The spirit of music discovery and perennial hope in the promise of the new. The names have changed but the spirit abides. Back in those days it was Ryan Adams and John Moreland, Will Johnson and Justin Townes Earle and Matthew Ryan. Let's open the hymnal of the first half of (2018) and bellow like wounded calves or sing like angels, ranting against all that worries and angers us or whooping foolishly about the fact that we're still here, against all odds. īut if you're part of our congregation, let's celebrate. Or just ignore it because you don't like twangy stuff. Let it lift you up, let it drive you forward, let it embolden and comfort and calm you. Which makes me an evangelist, shining the light and showing the way to music that matters. Like god, it's there when you want it and when you need it. Music can keep us afloat, can give us the energy to keep going or even to fight back. Even when we're having to try harder to avoid negativity and reasons for despair, great music surrounds us like angel wings. To quote the early 80s British new wave band Talk Talk (which I don't do often enough), Baby life's what you make it / Celebrate it. So I'll quote myself by way of welcoming you to my favorites for the first half of 2018: I was looking back at last year's halfway list, and really like how I introduced it. WHAT's SO GREAT ABOUT the FIRST HALF OF 2018?!! Featuring the very best of americana, alt.country and roots music
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