This here is my second Music of the Month post, in which I share some of the music I have been listening to recently (February's post here). It is funny and slightly depressing looking back on the last post, for there I am just getting excited for the coming of spring. Oh how wrong I was! The weather now has decided to revert back to arctic midwinter here in Britain - most of the country is covered in snow and it is very cold. The flowers which I planted last week in a bout of luckless optimism have now promptly died from the blanket of snow which mercilessly crushes their fragile stems... I may be slightly exaggerating there but, yes, my flowers are not looking to good, and it has been snowing pretty bad. Even as I type there is a boding black cloud lurking on the horizon, no doubt full of snow again...
Anyway, enough of my moaning about the weather, it is Britain; what can we expect? On with the music!
David McCaffrey - Your Old Ways and Stars
I was very pleased to see the wonderful David McCaffrey this month, supporting Joe Banfi (featured on my last music post). I love listening to live music and watching David, equipped with only his voice and guitar, was spellbinding. His voice is beautiful and he plays guitar very well. I feel very lucky to see this amazing artist just starting out on what will be a lovely career.
Lord Huron - Time to Run and Ghost On The Shore
I was recently introduced to Lord Huron by a wonderful and beloved friend, and I am so very grateful. I love this music - it is wonderful and deeply atmospheric. It is great music to have echoing around the house, and listening to the lyrics is like listening to old stories on summer nights. I love the video for Time to Run - it is like an old western - they are, strangely, my favourite kind of film; you can't beat The Magnificent Seven! Ghost on the Shore has to be my favourite of Lord Huron's songs; it is truly beautiful.
Pokey LaFarge and The South City Three -La La Blues and Hard Times
Oh, how have I only started listening to this music again this month? I discovered Pokey LaFarge a few years ago, but only rediscovered it last week after a friend reminded me of this beautiful music. I love old-timey American music and Pokey LaFarge is a shining example of America's wealth of musical talent. The music he and his wonderful band create is amazing - old-fashioned yet always new; it is the kind of music that will never get old and everybody can relate to in some way.
