Ironic how things get to be more timely the more they are left alone. Also ironic is how sometimes the importance of recorded works is amplified during changing times. Barbed Wire Records cd releases by Fred Eaglesmith and David Olney being cases in point.
Hard times. People looking to make sense of the economic collapse of their world and their dreams. Music that nurtures and harkens to viewing the world through a prism that allows us to take a deep breath and move forward.
from the paradise motel is just such a work. Ah yes, Fred Eaglesmith and the Flying Squirrels were artists on the cusp when this was recorded. Years of hard work, song writing, and endless hours of performance and practice seemed to all come to fruition for Fred, Willie and Ralph. A work so timeless as to recall Dorthea Lange and her depression shots of Okie's and migrant's. And something about that music is once again important. It's about the songs and the struggles of the characters in those songs.
So here we are, seven years after this recording was "temporarily" shelved to make way for other projects, yet paradise motel is as timely as ever.
No more inflated prices at Ebay or Amazon. It's been asked for for a while by those who listen and long for simpler times. Thanks for waiting for this old jewel, and remember to keep searching, always, for those little pearls that speak directly to your heart.
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I am glad to be reminded of the La Casa days again. I am also glad I was privileged to be a part of them, even just on the sidelines. Then, and now, I appreciate your and Burr's attention to the essence of the music, and keeping the sound clean, and the message real.
Anytime you hear anything you want to share about the artists, or any new discoveries you make, I would like to be able to read about it on your blog. I appreciate your descriptions, which evoke an atmosphere I like but have not come up with an apt description of why, yet.
Thanks.
Marylk
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