The Voice of New England in Autumn

Well it's finally feeling like fall, and once there's a little chill in the air, I start thinking back to living in Boston. Someone said something today that made me think of Passim, the folk institution in Harvard Square, where I once saw Bill Morrissey. I really love a few of his Rounder albums -- his voice is so perfectly matched to his very New-England backwoods themes. A wonderful storyteller and songwriter.

A quick trip to his not-quite-maintained, very 1995-looking site yielded a few gems he's offered up for our collective enjoyment:

http://www.billmorrissey.net/BMInside2000Apr.mp3
http://www.billmorrissey.net/bmsmalltown830130s112.mp3
http://www.billmorrissey.net/bmwinterlaundry970111s112.mp3
http://www.billmorrissey.net/bmifyoudontwantmebaby.mp3

And it seems rather incongrous to me, but he has a myspace page too.

Bag of Reds

Well it's 90 damn degrees here in the swamps of Jersey. October 8. WTF? Anyway I'm coming off an amazing weekend of Fenway Friday (Manny Moonshot), Boss Magic in Philly (more on that later, but a quick shout out to the great h9/le/nbc crew, and the preacher's daughter who helped me navigate the subway...sort of :), and finally, the Giants blood-pressure-raising win in the Meadowlands Sunday (is there any other kind?) and thanks to Brendan and Tony D for the great tailgate.

I won't need to go out for months after that, but definitely a three for three weekend! And hey Yankee fans, make no mistake, I'm rootin' for 'em now; it just wouldn't be right for the the Sox to cruise through the AL without facing off against the Empire. (And who the hell wants to face the Tribe pitching staff?)

Today I'm resisting the temptation to write that inevitable Bruce post, just because catching up on an archive.org blog feed, I noticed an amazing sounding vintage Feat show. One of my favorite old Feat boots was named "Bag Of Reds", Halloween 75, Orpheum, Boston. It's now been "liberated", as they say. Enjoy, and Brendan, watch this space for The Goblin Girl by month's end!

Bag Of Reds mp3Long Distance Love mp3

Whole Show - totally worth the download & burn; definitive show of the era. Just do it!