Shelby Lynne, I can’t imagine. Feels like a great way to start my Sunday. 
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Natalie Merchant - Wonder: Introducing Natalie Merchant
Natalie Merchant (Vocals), Stephen Barber (Strings), T-Bone Burnett (Acoustic Guitar), Sharel Cassity (Tenor Saxophone), Matt Chamberlain (Drums, Percussion), Logan Coale (Acoustic Bass), Gail Ann Dorsey (Vocals), Mike Elizondo (Bass Guitar), Katie Goldberg (Vocals), Gabriel Gordon (Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals), [Megan Gould (Violin), Adrian Lopez Guevarra (Percussion), Marandi Hostetter (Viola, Violin|), Judy Hyman (Fiddle), Lokua Kanza (Acoustic Guitar), Katell Keineg (Vocals), George Laks (Organ, Piano), Joakim Lartey (Percussion), Greg Leisz (Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin), Graham Maby (Bass Guitar), Allison Miller (Drums, Percussion), Scott Moore (Viola, Violin), Shawn Moore (Violin), Stanley Moore (Cello), Jesse Murphy (Acoustic Bass), Eleanor Norton (Cello), Van Dyke Parks (Accordion), Erik Della Penna (Acoustic Guitar, Vocals), Craig Ross (Electric Guitar), Craig Ross (Electric Guitar), Uri Sharlin (Piano), Richie Stearns (Banjo), Elizabeth Steen (Organ, Piano), Simi Stone (Vocals), Patrick Warren (Chamberlin, Organ) and Peter Yanowitz (Drums).
Streaming on Qobuz (44.1/16)… continuing on this afternoon with Natalie and she and the band are sounding mighty sweet!
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This is more like it!
Inspired by @TheKevster and @Dreadatthecontrols I had to try this earlier Abbey (I had only Straight Ahead). Sorry it’s only the CD, chaps!
Includes her previous album It’s Magic which is beautiful too.
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Er…she was on Eurovision? 
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Here’s a little recap. 
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Last of night nick drake bryter layter
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Sean Rowe - The Salesman and the Shark
Sean Rowe (Acoustic Guitar, Vocals), Rob Bochnik (Guitar), Mike Bolger (Trombone, Trumpet), Isobel Campbell (Vocals), Chris Carey (Bass, Drums, Electric Guitar), Hammond Organ), Paul Cartwright (Violin), Davey Chegwidden (Castanets, Bass Drums, Percussion, Tambourine, Timpani), Daphne Chen (Violin), Danny Frankel (Drums), Geoff Gallegos (String Arrangements, String Conductor), Inara George (Vocals), Cara May Gorman (Vocals), Petra Haden (Vocals), Markéta Irglová (Piano, Vocals), Woody Jackson Upright Bass, Bells, Clavinet, Electric Harpsichord, Guitar, Marxophone, Percussion, Timpani, Vibraphone, Wurlitzer), Chris Kyle (Electric Guitar), Living Sisters (Vocals ), Frank Moscowitz (Whistle), Octetto Magnifico (Strings), Clinton Patterson (Trumpet), Sarah Pedinotti (Organ, Piano, Vocals), Zac Rae (Dulcitone, Farfisa Organ, Hammond B3, Piano), Reiko Nakano (Violin), Gus Seyffert (Bass,Upright Bass, Double Bass), Aida Shahghasemi (Daf), Jennavive Varga (Violin) and Ina Veli (Violin).
Streaming on Qobuz (44.1/24)… returning from a long afternoon walk with my wife and continuing on with Sean and this fabulous group of musicians and they are sounding sublime! A beautiful day…
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Sean Rowe - New Lore
Sean Rowe (Accordion, Clapping, Harmonica, Percussion, Vocals), Ken Coomer (Drums, Percussion), David Cousar (Electric Guitar), Richard Ford (Pedal Steel), Susan Marshall (Background Vocals), Gaylon Patterson (Violin), Jerry Phillips (Clapping), Jeff Powell (Clapping), Matt Ross-Spang (Clapping, Mellotron, Percussion), Reba Russell (Background Vocals)Neal Shaffer (Viola), Dave Smith (Bass), Rick Steff (Hammond B3, Mellotron, Organ, Piano, Wurlitzer), Heather Trussell (Violin) and Elen Wroten (Cello).
Streaming on Qobuz (96/24)… spinning a night cap with Sean and a the talented group of musicians working him up on this album, and they are sounding sublime!
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If you have a spare year then check out his work with John Zorn he’s also been the guitarist for Tom Waits and he’s on my favourite Youn Sun Nah track Driftin’
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Little sparrow
LP 3 of the quadruple Impulse Records: Music, Message & The Moment box set. Artists include Mr and Mrs Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Ahmad Jamal , Charlie Haden and Albert Ayler. Glorious!
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And now… LP four of the Impulse! box set. Highlight is of course Alice Coltrane’s “Blue Nile” but there’s also Archie Shepp, Pharoah Sanders, Michael White, Dewey Redman, Marion Brown and John Handy…
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