• shivaree album cover
    Folk,  Indie

    Getting Shivaree in Here

    For this post, I hand the reins over to my buddy Richard, who has introduced me to some cool music, including this band fronted by a talented woman. Take it away Richard! Just a word of warning, this writing is…

  • Folk

    Quiet Time with Townes

    So it was my turn to put my little one to sleep tonight. Usually an ambient/space music internet station does the trick. Tonight, it was random shuffle on Winamp. So with my daughter laying across my lap in the dark,…

  • Folk,  Funny

    When you’re chewing life’s gristle

    No disrespect intended, but for some reason, since the passing of the Pope yesterday at the age of 84, this Monty Python classic from ‘The Life of Brian’ has been swirling in my head. I am not very religious by…

  • Photo of Bruce Cockburn
    Folk

    I’ve Stood on the Street Corner – Bruce Cockburn

    It’s a dreary, rainy holiday weekend here in the Arizona desert, so I’ll kick it off with something on the mellow side. For some reason or another, Bruce Cockburn – who is well known up north in his home country…

  • Acoustic,  Folk

    Patty Griffin’s version of “Stolen Car”

    Okay, so the ladies have not been represented as yet on this here mp3 music blog called IckMusic. Truth be told, my music collection leans far heavier towards male artists. Don’t know why, I fancy the ladies and all. Hmm,…