The Sampler for 8 July 2014

Nick Bollinger reviews the London jazz of Zara McFarlane; local collections of vernacular balladry from Phil Garland and Alan Downes; and talks to Old Crow Medicine Show’s Ketch Secor about writing songs with Bob Dylan and how it feels to see your name on a bomb.

Music Details

Artist: Zara McFarlane
Songs: Open Heart, Her Eyes, Move, Spinning Wheel, Police & Thieves
Album: If You Knew Her
Label: Brownswood

Artist: Phil Garland
Songs: Boys Of The Track, Black Billy Blues, The Kokatahi Band, Ballad Of The Kiwi
Album: Billycan Ballads
Label: Kiwi

Artist: Alan Downes
Songs:Huiarangi Jack, Wild Mountain Stew, Monday, Moving On, Hill Country Boy
Album: Moving On
Label: Independent

Artist: Old Crow Medicine Show
Songs: 8 Dogs 8 Banjos, Firewater, Sweet Amarillo, Brushy Mountain Conjugal Trailer, Dearly Departed Friend, Mean Enough World
Album: Remedy
Label: ATO