JOAN SHELLEY – ” NPR Tiny Desk Concert “

Originally posted on The Fat Angel Sings:
From Kentucky, Joan Shelley is one of the most refreshing singer-songwriters of today, with her lilting voice and melodic guitar often accompanied by Nathan Salsburg. We compare listening to her newest album, “Over And Even”, to eating a bag of potato chips: You can’t just listen to one song,…

Spirits Of The Red City

There was a time when I would buy every cassette,record and cd I wanted.Then ,I turned 70 and time seemed more precious.Music became even more special.Elephant Micah is very special.Jason Molina,Small Sur, and Pillars & Tongues are also special.Then, last night I discovered Spirits Of The Red City, by chance and this song. When I […]

HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER – ” Live Meter Sessions “

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Live session with Hiss Golden Messenger. Recorded May 24, 2014 in Hilversum. Setlist: Lucia (0:54), Jesus Shot Me In The Head (5:44) and Brother, Do You Know The Road? ft. Amsterdam Klezmer Band (12:10).

Hiss Golden Messenger’s fifth album, ‘Lateness Of Dancers’, was one of 2014’s most under the radar gems: “an Americana record of immense spiritual and musical grace”, It was also MC Taylor’s first for fabled North Carolina indie label, Merge Records. Clearly wanting to make the most of their new signee (known to his folks as Mike), next week they’re releasing the gorgeous ‘Southern Grammar’ EP: with the version of the title track (originally on ‘Lateness Of Dancers’) taken from a session for the Philadelphia radio station WXPN, while ‘Brother, Do You Know The Road?’ and ‘He Wrote The Book’ were both orphan songs.

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Discovering Elephant Micah

Did you ever have a horrible year? Sometimes, friends because they really want to help, ask questions.Two, almost impossible to answer are ‘What’ and ‘Why’. Last year when I discovered Elephant Micah,I realised again that music is very public but also very private. As a teenager I heard ‘Only The Lonely’ by Roy Orbison, and knew he was […]

Why an Elephant Micah site?

Alienated Folk Song comes from the first track on the Java Jazz bootleg, where Elephant Micah asks,’Do you want to hear another alienated folk song’? As a new Elephant Micah fan I had difficulty finding information,and felt the need to put it together in one place.I hope this site will encourage new fans and have […]

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