I wrote Howlin' At My Door during the Polar Vortex. It was a cold winter. I was newly disabled. I wasn't going anywhere. I stumbled upon a songwriting contest for the John Hartford Memorial Festival in Bean Blossom Indiana. The rule was your song had to include a lyric from a Hartford tune. When I saw the title, I thought about…
January Skies was written in 2012 in response to a friends concern that everything as going to end soon at the solstice. This song suggests that it is all cyclical and the end is always another beginning. The version on Something to Believe is amazing with the collaborations with Avin Baird, Cindy Langmack, J Scott Franklin. This one is simple solo…
The Water Is Wide is a traditional British folk song also known as Waly Waly.I developed my version from Avin Baird. I always loved when she performed it and eventually developed my own with her help. As my finger picking became more intentional, this song became a staple in my sets. Today it appears from time to time in my live…
I bid You Goodnight is a Bahamian spiritual by Joseph Spence. It's origins go further back than that, but his take on the song was picked up by a string of others. Mine mostly resembles the Grateful Dead or Aaron Neville versions because that is what I was listening to when I first heard it. The song quickly became my automatic…
This is a recording I did last night of the Elizabeth Cotton song Shake Sugaree. Other recordings that I love include one of her granddaughter singing the song. There is also a great video of Rhiannon Giddens performing it. When I share that with young students they are always mesmerized. The song is said to be the inspiration for the Grateful…
https://madewellmusic.com/songs-from-the-heartland https://madewellmusic.com/files/1381106/mosbrook-what-r-we-waiting-for.pdf What Are We Waiting For? It’s Time Album Review by Steve Madewell Charlie Mosbrook is a Cleveland-area songwriter who performs his original material on a handful of instruments. What Are We Waiting For? It’s Time, is a lovely addition to Charlie’s catalog of recordings, offering insightful lyrics, subtle yet catchy melodies, and engaging arrangements. I met Charlie shortly after…
Troubled in Mind is an old traditional blues song. It was written by Richard M Jones, first recorded in 1924. It is a song of deep sadness, but followed with hope in the line "I Won't Be Blue Always".
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