I'm stuck for inspiration so more painter songs today with no focus on the colour this time.
Elmer Gantry, Norah Jones, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot and Belle & Sebastian have all got their brushes out.
Please feel free to point out where they've missed a bit
Gordon Lightfoot - Painter Passing Through
Belle & Sebastian - Lazy Line Painter Jane
In our part of the street most of the front gardens have small white painted walls.
The neighbour's all take pride in maintaining and painting them. They can get damp from the soil and need repaired from time to time.
I finally got round to painting ours on Friday. Hopefully I can get away with only one coat. And yes that is paint on some of the leaves on the hedge. Collateral damage.
Here are some paint related songs with only Karine Polwart opting for white.
Karine Polwart - Painted It White
Lucinda Williams - Paint It Black
Billy Bragg - Must I Paint You A Picture
The Band - When I Paint My Masterpiece
Half Man Half Biscuit - Paintball's Coming Home
We start this week's Shuffle with a some from an album which is quite possibly the greatest of all time.
Yes, as you can see from the picture we are talking about The Byrds and Sweetheart of the Rodeo
An empty bottle, a broken heartAnd you're still on my mind
Let's face it you can't follow that. Nevertheless the Shuffle has come up with another two tunes with an Americana feel to them
Next up from Viva Amricana the CD which inspired my recent Americana Compilations series we have Kieran Kane and Table Top Dancer.
We conclude with the UK Americana act The Rockingbirds and Time Drives the Truck.
More shuffled tunes Americana or otherwise next Saturday
The Byrds - You're Still On My Mind
I'm pleased to say that I have come up with a 9th band for this series
Thrum are an indie rock band from Bellshill who were active from 1992- 1995 and then from 2011 to date..Monica Queen (vocals/guitar), Johnny Smillie (guitar) and Gary Johnston on Drums have been consistent members with Rory McGregor now on bass
I had the pleasure of seeing them at Cottiers in July when they put on a stonking show promoting a new remastered version of their 1994 classic album Rifferama
I have little more to add from that previous post other than I have chosen some different songs for this post.
I'm delighted to say that JC has come up with a couple of suggestions which will ensure that this series reaches double figures
2026 Charity Shop Purchases #30 - Brontës - Brontës (LP)
It was a bit of a surprise to see the eponymous album Brontës in the Oxfam shop in Clarkston as it was only released in April this year. Naturally I pounced given it seemed to be available for a reasonable price ( yes a reasonable price from Oxfam!).
They are part of the Last Night From Glasgow stable .They were founded in 2021 and released a double A single First Hand Arrogance/Groove in 2022. The album has been a long time coming but it is worth the wait.
The Skinny feels that it infuses nostalgia through lush harmonies and confident electric guitars.feel that it whereas LNFG ask you to Imagine The Tom Tom Club jamming with Chrissy Hynde. For my hyperbole I'll throw Tracyanne Campbell from Camera Obscura into the mix.
The line up (which I think may have already changed) is Amelia Haldane, Katie Forest, Erin Reidy and Eva Watt).
Given the fact that it is a really new album I'm only sharing one song today namely the opener Cognitive Dissonance which according to the Skinny hides darker emotions of jealousy under sunny pop-rock.
I wasn't aware that they had more than one album but it turns out they have these two plus Music For Ranch & Town: Hacienda Brothers Live (2007), Arizona Motel (2008) and Western Soul a compilation of demos, unreleased tracks, etc from 2019.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with What's Wrong With Right but for me unlike the debut on occasions it veers slightly more towards more mainstream country
Sadly Chris Gaffney, the lead singer died on early 2008 from liver cancer. I'm not sure whether I ever saw him or not on my couple of trips to Austin in the early 2000's for SXSW
If someone from Glasgow calls you a Big Jessie it is not particularly complimentary. It tends to suggest that you are a bit of a wuss.
These insults cannot be levelled as the artists below.
Jesse Malin is a streetwise New Yorker and no one would suggest that the Queen of the Underground is a big Jessie.
Jesse Sykes with her band the Sweet Hereafter deliver their songs in a sparse, dark Gothic sort of a way so they can hold their own.
Jesse Winchester may sing in a gentle Country sort of a way but he is nobody's fool. He has his eye on a Yankee Lady.
Jesse Ware is a Nu Soul star who shows Devotion to her art.
We may well be featuring our first Oscar winner in the shape of Jessie Buckley. She was certainly no Jessie when she played the part of Rose-Lynn Harlan in the film Wild Rose particularly when belting out Primal Scream's Country Girl.
No Wusses here.
Jesse Malin - Queen Of The Underground
Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter -The Dreaming Dead
