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All right. It's Friday.... saw Will Kimbrough and Tommy Womack doing their Daddy (duo) thing last night at The Family Wash. Lisa Oliver Gray joined them for a couple of songs. Always great to see the two of them. There are working on the third DADDY record and it is open to pre-orders now - through Will Kimbrough's PayPal account.
I'm going to jump right into the Featured Friday shuffle...
"Funny Feeling" by Luxury Mane
We start things off with the last track we have to feature from Lux Runnin Out - the 2016 album by this band from St. Petersburg, Florida. I look forward to what's next from this band.
"Gluten Farmer" by Discount Ravioli
It's becoming a regular Friday thing to have a Discount Ravioli track or two or four as part of every Friday's shuffle. This is (apparently) a sequel to the classic Circus Propaganda song, "Gluten Farm" What is a Gluten Farmer? Check out Discount Ravioli's Baby Arm Sessions and find out.
"I Know" by The Maxx
Next up, we have another track from Funk Box - the latest album by this long-running 70s-style funk/soul band from Atlanta. Adding some groove to my Friday commute.
"id" by Ugggy
This is the opening track from Ugggy's May 2017 release, STŒND ALŒN (uncollected thots), (the third of seven so far this year). It is a fifteen second introduction to the release.
"Stagger Lee" by Taj Mahal
or "Stack-o-Lee". The first of two tracks from the Labor of Love album released in conjunction with the Music Maker Relief Foundation. Taj Mahal originally recorded a version of this song (which dates from 1911) on his De Ole Folks at Home album in 1969.
"Warning Sign" by Black Needle Noise with Kendra Frost
Next up, we have another track from Black Needle Noise - which features John Fryer of This Mortal Coil. The most recent album, called Lost in Reflections features a number of collaborations included this one with Kendra Frost.
"News Blackout" by Tim Easton
Next, we have another cut from Strange Freedom: Songs of Love and Protest which Cafe Rooster put out recently. This track was originally released on Easton's 2008 album Ammunition. The words seem pretty appropriate today.
"Song for Brenda" by Taj Mahal with Cool John Ferguson
Next, we have an instrumental - and a cool one at that - from Labor of Love featuring Taj Mahal and Cool John Ferguson. Ferguson is a frequent collaborator with Taj Mahal (and others). Taj Mahal has said that Cool John Ferguson is among the top five guitar players in the world. He is also the Director of Creative Development at Music Make Relief Foundation.
"Nedobity" by The Foresters
And we close out the shuffle with a track from the latest album (House Stories) by E2TG faves, The Foresters. There is some crossover between Discount Ravioli and The Foresters. Near as I can tell, "Nedobity" is a reference to something or someone or somewhere in Connecticut. In other words, it's a Connecticut thing. Follow E2TG on Facebook and maybe someone from The Foresters camp will explain what it means or not.
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