KnoxVegas (Is a Stupid Band Name) Mix

Okay, this mix has a bit of a story behind it. First off, you might notice a lot of these songs are recycled from earlier mixes I've made. That's because this is a "songs I'd like to play" mix for the "band" I play with. (I use that term loosely, meaning mostly a "group of friends who jam regularly.") I deliberately stayed away from traditional Bluegrass, since I'm always up for playing that. I've instead tried to get some Bluegrass or old-time-inspired new music. (Okay, some are very old songs, but done in a new way.)

The mix name is an evil jab at James, who's always trying to come up with band names. He heard me call Knoxville "KnoxVegas" at some point (an old, old K-town joke), and he decided it was a great band name. He's been going on and on about it, and instead of doing the "good" thing and just telling him I didn't like it, I decided instead to burn CDs of this mix, with this name on each, and pass them out to our "bandmates." Ha! (It is, after all, Evil Larry month, is it not? Got you again, Trebeck!)

Anyway, I hope you enjoy it, this is, right now, the "best of the best" of all of my favorite songs. Almost all of these are five-star selection in my iTunes library!

1. Wayside/Back In Time - Gillian Welch
2. WSM (650) - Chatham County Line (Chapel Hill local!)
3. Gentle On My Mind - Tim O'Brien and Kathy Mattea
4. More Pretty Girls Than One - Lyle Lovett & Alison Krauss
5. Forget About It - Alison Krauss and Union Station
6. 1952 Vincent Black Lightning - Del McCoury Band
7. Amtrak Crescent - Scott Miller (my boy!)
8. Mary - V-Roys
9. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning - Tim O'Brien and Darrell Scott
10. Walk Beside Me - Tim O'Brien and Darrell Scott
11. Little Sadie - Tim O'Brien and Darrell Scott
12. Papa Made A Livin' - Blue Moon Rising
13. Moonshine Hard Times - Blue Moon Rising
14. Waterbound - Kathy Kallick (from the Faces of Merlefest 2003 album)
15. Rock That Cradle Lucy - Reeltime Travelers
16. Raven - Reeltime Travelers
17. Raleigh And Spencer - Tim O'Brien
18. I've Got No Honeybabe Now - Rayna Gellert (I highly recommend this album to any old-time fiddle-lovers out there!)
19. Virginia's Reel - Guy Clark
20. Friend Of The Devil - Grateful Dead
21. Winter's Come And Gone - Gillian Welch
22. Red Clay Halo - Gillian Welch
23. Will There Be Any Stars In My Crown - The Cox Family (from Down From the Mountain)