I have a band called Nigel Ewan and the Orange Vic, and we just released an album called VicCafé. I’ll be posting some songs here later today, but you can download the whole album for free now! The included digital booklet explains everything.
Rich Mullins died 15 years ago today. His work is as great as ever.
As a kid, I used to dislike the sound of uilleann pipes, but lately I’ve been really into them. Today I’m rocking out to Séamus Ennis.
Inspired by Valerie, here’s my year in music. As you can see, the Mountain Goats have completely dominated my chart. They deserve all the plays they got. In other news: my annual chart features two great bands I’d never listened to before 2011: the New Pornographers and Lambchop! in addition, I grew to love some bands even more in 2011: Superchunk! the Hold Steady! Ted Leo! Bonnie Prince Billy! And all the rest are good too, but have maintained an expected position in my top 20. Especially the Mountain Goats.
