Last night the wind knocked out my internet access for a good couple of hours. I used my time away from the web to take a complete and uninterrupted listen to Buddy & Julie Miller’s Written In Chalk, released last week on New West Records. Recorded in Nashville, TN and including guest appearances by Robert Plant, Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, and Larry Campbell makes this one hard to pass up.

Invest the time to check out this great video of the making of the album and then download “Ellis County” below. Great stuff.

Buy: Buddy & Julie Miller – Written In Chalk
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MP3: Buddy & Julie Miller – “Ellis County”

There are plenty of great Ryan Adams live recordings to mine in your spare time. I can kill hours perusing both the depths of YouTube and the Live Music Archive in search of my Ryan Adams fix. This morning I’ll start you off with one of my favorite songs, penned by Gram Parsons, made famous by its countless adaptations by others since his early and unfortunate exit.

Below, you’ll find Ryan Adams with Emmylou Harris for a gorgeous video version of the song only to be followed (and possibly topped) with another Ryan take on the classic enhanced by the lovely Gillian Welch.

Ryan Adams & Emmylou Harris :: “Return of the Grievous Angel”

MP3: Ryan Adams (with Gillian Welch) – “Return Of The Grievous Angel” (Nashville, 1999)

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