There was a song I once loved for a fleeting moment, but I became distracted and forgot about it. Then I was sitting in the Union Chapel the other week, waiting to see an artist who goes by the name of Final Fantasy when this chap called Sam Amidon came on stage…
It was his album “All is well” I picked up in 2008, recommended by the musically obsessive Boomkat record store. I did like it but it ended up a little lost with a lot of other music I was listening to at the time. So it was a real pleasure to see and hear him again. Especially to hear the song Sugar baby. Man that hit the spot. He is an amazing performer. And it was also extra special to see Beth Orton play songs with him too.
The Mountain Goats released a nice album last year called ‘The Life of the World to Come’. Each track on the album is inspired by a different bible verse. I like themed albums - another one I just picked up is the Darwin Song Project, a collaboration of eight artists who were sent on a retreat to write an album of songs that have a resonance and relevance to the life of Charles Darwin - this was part of the Shrewsbury Folk Festival - the town where Darwin was born.
This is from another Mountain Goats album called Get Lonley…
Today I will learn to play a song by Daniel Johnston, one of the great song writers of our time. Then I will read a little and see my friend. Today will surely be a good day…
