Festival of Light and Dark
^ Mason Porter – Dark As A Dungeon ^
A Celebration is in order! For 2 reasons:
1. Hanukkah!
First of all, Hanukkah begins tonight at sundown. That being said, we should all be ready to light those candles at 4:37pm. The funny thing is that we’re gonna need all that candlelight, being that for this year, the special holiday begins on the 2nd shortest day of the year. A significant event indeed.
2. Winter Solstice
We have come to the darkest days of the year folks, the winter solstice. One might also say that we are entering the 2 longest nights of the year. For these next 2 days, Dec 20 and 21, everyone on earth will experience what it is like to live in Greenland during the winter. Today, we will have 9 hours and 19 minutes of daylight. Tomorrow will be 4 seconds shorter, clocking in at a whopping 9 hours and 18 minutes and 56 seconds of daylight.
So, here is the real kicker. After tomorrow, we begin the long awaited climb towards summer. Lighter days are on the way! Just to give you an idea of how fast we’ll be gaining light, by January 30 we will already have gained an extra 20 minutes. Let the light shine.
So, from The Shady Groove to you, keep the light shining. Have a great Hanukkah, and enjoy the solstice.
SG Podcast #44
Hey Hey, just dropped in to say, enjoy the funky fresh tracks. Podcast 44 was brought to you by your local record store and “songs made famous by Kenny Rogers”. Play it loud.
Traffic – Medicated Goo ++ Eric Clapton – Blues Power ++ The Wood Brothers – Glad ++ Those Darlins – The Whole Damn Thing ++ Blitzen Trapper – Might Find It Cheap ++ Cake – Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town ++ Sharon Jones & The Dapkings – Just Dropped In To See What Condition My Condition Was In ++ The Black Crowes – Thorn In My Pride ++ Amos Lee – Sweet Pea ++ Bob Marley – Rocking Steady ++ Aretha Franklin – Rock Steady ++ The Rolling Stones – Beast Of Burden ++ Bob Dylan – Maggie’s Farm ++ Ween – Roses Are Free ++ Ronnie Hawkins – Don’t Tell Me Your Troubles ++ The Gourds – Moon Gone Down
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SG Podcast #43
Shady Groove is back with another great set of marvelous musical musings. Stimulate your ear lobes with these audibly pleasing tracks:
JJ Cale – Crazy Mama ++ The Avett Brothers – Let Myself Live ++ Deer Tick – Miss K ++ Cake – Ruby Sees All ++ Those Darlins – Screws Get Loose ++ Talking Heads – Found A Job ++ Neil Young – Barstool Blues ++ Dawes – If I Wanted Someone ++ Grateful Dead – St. Stephen ++ Gary Clark Jr. – Bright Lights ++ My Morning Jacket – O Is The One That Is Real ++ Middle Brother – Portland ++ Link Wray – Batman Theme ++ Shinyribs – Poor People’s Store
SG Podcast #42
Had a great time recording the podcast this week ladies and gents. I would even go so far as to say that this may be, just maybe, the best one yet. Enjoy.
Podcast #42 included the following SG-approved tracks:
Taj Mahal – Buck Dancer’s Choice ++ Cake – Haze Of Love ++ Those Darlins – Wild One ++ Blitzen Trapper – Fletcher ++ The Black Keys – Black Mud ++ Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa – Well, Well ++ Delaney & Bonnie – Medley-Come On In My Kitchen/Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean/Goin’ Down The Road Feelin’ Bad ++ Traffic – 40,000 Headmen ++ Amy Winehouse ft. Nelson Serieux – Our Day Will Come ++ Mayer Hawthorne – The Walk ++ Otis Redding – I’ve Got Dreams To Remember ++ The Decemberists – Calamity Song ++ My Morning Jacket – I’m Amazed ++ The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band – Long Gone ++ The Gourds – County Orange
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Be Thankful for SG Podcast #41
Happy Turkey Day from your favorite blogger. The Shady Groove would like to thank all our fans for continuing to support us. Keep listening.
SG podcast #41 includes these decadent tracks:
William DeVaughn – Be Thankful For What You Got ++ Sam & Dave – I Thank You ++ The Avett Brothers – Nothing Short of Thankful ++ Bob Marley & The Wailers – Give Thanks & Praises ++ Led Zeppelin – Thank You ++ Talking Heads – Thank You For Sending Me An Angel ++ G. Love & Special Sauce – Thanks and Praise ++ Arlo Guthrie – Alice’s Restaurant Massacree ++ Taj Mahal – Little Red Hen ++ Neil Young – Harvest ++ Adam Sandler – The Thanksgiving Song ++ The Gourds – Clear Night
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Eat, Sleep, and Be Merry.
