Photo: Hamed Masoumi
Some folk music to unwind a bit and softly roll into a more reflective state of mind. But certainly no dreamy stuff either, there’s plenty of foot tapping and head nodding going on. Based on the photo, it was supposed to be much more ambient-folk oriented but once the list started to take its definite form, more and more traditional song-based pieces forced their way in. These songs did a good job in accompanying me into the countryside in the weekends over the last couple of weeks. Great for staring off into the distance.
It was this morning I led my horse through a field of sunken arrows
From a river to its source an open quarry aflood in crimson
And from a thicket I watched you there
Letting down your great rolls of golden
Your eyes were flashing and nostrils flared
As there before me you dove in deeply
And when upon the shore you swam
I was waiting with warm embracing
~ Micah Blue Smaldone / The Red River ~
- Silent Land Time Machine – The Contours of Perfect Distance
& Hope Still (Time-Lag, 2008) - Anne Briggs – Willie O’ Winsbury
Anne Briggs (Topic, 1971) - Micah Blue Smaldone – The Red River
The Red River (Immune, 2008) - Fire on Fire – Flight Song
The Orchard (Young God, 2008) - Trembling Bells – Willows of Carbeth
Carbeth (Honest Jon’s, 2009) - Head of Wantastiquet – Mortange
Mortagne (Ecstatic Yod, 2008) - Karen Dalton – Katie Cruel
Green Rocky Road (Delmore, 1962) - United Bible Studies – Hellical Rising
The Shore That Fears The Sea (Deadslackstring, 2006) - Peter Delaney – If You Become Impossible
Duck Egg Blue (Self released, 2007)
