I was struggling for something to post today until I read Tuesday's post from our dear friend Walter featuring the album Dead By Dinner by Michael Hall and the Woodpeckers.
Now I don't have this album but I do have a number of their songs courtesy of various compilations from the great German Americana label Blue Rose. This in turn led me down a rabbit hole for a very pleasant couple of hours.
Blue Rose are from Abstatt which is close to Stuttgart which may well explain how they crossed Walter's rader. They have released records by the likes of Steve Wynn,Chuck Prophet, Jason Ringenberg and Edinburgh's very own Wynntown Marshals.
Another great German Americana label is of course Glitterhouse who hail from Beverungen in North Rhine - Westphalia which is a good distance from Stutgart.
Don't be confused by Munich Records who describe their CD Awesome as a compilation of Americana bands on a Dutch label named after a German town.
There you go a geography lesson as well as some great music
Thanks for the inspiration Walter.I may get around to featuring some stuff from Glitterhouse and Munich shortly
Meanwhile here are a few more from MH&W courtesy of Blue Rose compilations and downloads from their website
Michael Hall & the Woodpeckers - Sometimes I Wish I Never Heard the Rolling Stones
Michael Hall & the Woodpeckers - A Heart Needs a Home
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