When You Awake - Indie Folk, Classic Country and Roots Music Blog » Video of the Day http://whenyouawake.com For your daily dose of twang music Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:37:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 Video of the Day: Ahab http://whenyouawake.com/2012/02/01/video-of-the-day-ahab/ http://whenyouawake.com/2012/02/01/video-of-the-day-ahab/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:19:35 +0000 jody http://whenyouawake.com/?p=31523 Click here to view the embedded video.Ahab- Rosebud

Ahab making sweet harmony-filled music on Brick Lane in East London in February 2010.  The band starts playing around the 1:20 second mark. Check out more videos from the same session after the jump.

Click here to view the embedded video.Ahab – Dockers Hands

Click here to view the embedded video.Ahab – Run Me Down

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Brook Benton & Booker T & The MGs recording “Time Is Tight” and the The The Mar-keys working on a horn arrangement (with Isaac Hayes playing sax) at Stax Studios.

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Francoise Hardy covering Leonard Cohen’s “Suzanne” in 1968.

]]> http://whenyouawake.com/2012/01/23/video-of-the-day-francoise-hardy/feed/ 0 Video of the Day: Etta James http://whenyouawake.com/2012/01/20/video-of-the-day-etta-james/ http://whenyouawake.com/2012/01/20/video-of-the-day-etta-james/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:00:06 +0000 jody http://whenyouawake.com/?p=31494 Click here to view the embedded video.Etta James- Take It To The Limit

The great Etta James passed away today of complications from leukaemia at the age of 73. Take a minute to watch this video of her performing The Eagles’ “Take It To The Limit” and to reflect on the genius of this soul legend. What’s your favorite Etta moment/ track?

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Swedish sisters First Aid Kit performing their beautiful song “Emmylou” live on KCRW in November 2011. The official music video is after the jump, though while it’s shot beautifully,  I found the whole “Gram Parsons in Joshua Tree” imagery to be a bit much. Thoughts?

Click here to view the embedded video.First Aid Kit- Emmylou

]]> http://whenyouawake.com/2012/01/19/video-of-the-day-first-aid-kit-5/feed/ 2 Video of the Day: Langhorne Slim http://whenyouawake.com/2012/01/17/video-of-the-day-langhorne-slim-9/ http://whenyouawake.com/2012/01/17/video-of-the-day-langhorne-slim-9/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:29:22 +0000 jody http://whenyouawake.com/?p=31393 Click here to view the embedded video.Langhorne Slim- Song For Sid

Langhorne Slim performing his new tune “Song For Sid” in Brooklyn, New York in Summer 2011.

]]> http://whenyouawake.com/2012/01/17/video-of-the-day-langhorne-slim-9/feed/ 0 Video of the Day: Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three http://whenyouawake.com/2012/01/16/video-of-the-day-pokey-lafarge-and-the-south-city-three-3/ http://whenyouawake.com/2012/01/16/video-of-the-day-pokey-lafarge-and-the-south-city-three-3/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:38:17 +0000 jody http://whenyouawake.com/?p=31457 Click here to view the embedded video. Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three – Drinkin’ Whiskey Tonight

Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three performing “Drinkin’ Whiskey Tonight” from their album Middle of Everywhere live on Jools’ Annual Hootenanny on December 31, 2011.

 

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Scott Avett of The Avett Brothers singing “The New Love Song” from 2004′s Mignonette for Crackerfarm in December 2011.

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Fionn Regan performing “North Star Lover” with The Staves in the Workman’s Club in Dublin, Ireland in November 2011.

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Wilco, Nick Lowe & Mavis Staples rehearse “The Weight” backstage at the Civic Opera House in Chicago, Illinois in December 2011.

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