Whistler’s Jug Band, date unknown Blind Blake : He‘s in the Jailhouse Now [ purchase ] On February 15, 1928, Jimmie Rodgers went into the st...

Jerry Garcia Band: I Shall Be Released [ purchase ] I could get lost in this song. The mournful vocals, the defiant lyrics, the curly-cues...

Tracy Chapman : For My Lover [ purchase ] There are many songs which make extravagant, even obsessive, declarations of love. Tracy Chapman’s...

Tracy Grammer: Blue Wing [ purchase ] - scroll down to Book of Sparrows EP One of the things I appreciate about the acoustic folk genre i...

Archie Shepp : Attica Blues [ purchase ] "If I had the chance to make the decisions, every man could walk this earth on equal condition...

Neil Young: Old King [ purchase ] Taj Mahal and Toumani Diabate: Queen Bee [ purchase ] The Kinks: She's Bought a Hat Like Princess M...

Cowboy Junkies: I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry [ purchase ] This post is dedicated to Paul (a Hank Williams fan of the highest degree), ...

Jeff Buckley: Hallelujah [ purchase ] It goes like this: the fourth, the fifth, the minor fall, the major lift the baffled king composing H...

Caviar: Tangerine Speedo Oh, what an image and song to be posted not only once, but TWICE. But alas, this was a favorite moment for me. It ...

R.E.M. : Burning Hell [ purchase ] Patterson Hood: Burning Hell [ purchase ] Although I visited Star Maker Machine from day one... my firs...

The first thing I wanted to celebrate in my history with Star Maker is the folk-blogger sub-group. Not that we have ever given ourselves a f...

Tom Waits: Looking For The Heart Of Saturday Night Purchase My first post on SMM was as a guest on March 8th, 2008. I had no idea what I wa...

Margo Guryan: Sunday Morning [ purchase ] Margo Guryan's Sunday Morning - a pleasant sixties pop-fluff track from 1968's Take A Pi...

Joni Mitchell: Chelsea Morning [ purchase ] "Chelsea Morning" is one of my favorite early Joni Mitchell songs - it appears on he...

Sometimes a week just gets away from you. Here it is Saturday, and I haven't had a chance to post anything yet. As I try to get out th...

Bonnie Dobson : Morning Dew [ purchase ] Einstürzende Neubauten : Morning Dew [ purchase ] "Take me for a walk in the morning dew my ho...

David Francey : February Morning Drive [ purchase ] I would like to thank Kat of Keep the Coffee Coming for introducing me to the wonderful ...

Bruce Cockburn : Hills of Morning [ purchase ] I first heard of Bruce Cockburn in 1979, when I read a review of Dancing in the Dragon’s Jaws...

Art Pepper : Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise [ purchase ] Art Pepper (´25-´82) was the west coast king of the alto saxophone. His career con...