I'll let you all in on a little secret. Dear Wife doesn't love all of my Monday Musics. True fact. She's not partial to jazz, and I guess a lot of my picks lean jazzward.
But here I think I have one she might like. The style here is Western (not Country/Western, ick), or Cowboy. Valerie introduced me to that style when she turned me on to the Sons of the Pioneers, a love of hers since she was a young'un. I came to love their harmonies, and especially their hot fiddler — who (don't tell her) is very jazzy.
Reader Kurt Kroeker sent me to the Quebe Sisters, and now I send you. Their style is reminiscent of the Sons of the Pioneers, except hel-lo? "Sisters."
Here's for you, Valerie!
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homeschooled?
Yep.
Figured. Talent and the ability to work together gave it away... Well, that and the hair styles.
al sends
Cute girls. Classic sound. What's not to like? :o)
Squirrel
Cute girls. Classic sound. What's not to like? :o)
The singing.
No offense to Mrs. DJP, but this one was not up my alley.
But alas, that is the nature of eclectic, yes?
Yep! That's eclectic.
In case I wasn't clear, I like this, too. And love classic Sons of the Pioneers.
(It's not yet confirmed whether Mrs. P likes today's offering; it's a surprise, a Monday-morning gift to her.)
Sandman,
Aw, come on! They sound like the Andrews Sisters! Just pure sweetness!
Squirrel
Wow...I can't believe I haven't heard of them. Love this music.
Also love Sons of the Pioneers. If you ever have a chance to see them perform live, you won't want to miss it.
But if you haven't heard the original Sons, you need to get their stuff. There was a raw, electric sizzle that was lost in the later, slicker, more studio-tized recordings.
There's nothing like family harmony.
I love to see old styles of music brought back faithfully by kids. At one of my regular gigs, a scrawny 11-year-old girl came to audition, opened up her mouth, and out came - Patsy Cline.
What fun! Thanks for this one.
What a treat!
Would this be Western?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IpEnsdXwFM&feature=related
Here's another fun one by the Quebe Sisters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcRgdHASYz8&feature=related
Gosh, I love that sound. But it took a while to grow on me.
Never would have figured Don Sands to be the one to get Dean Martin on my site.
such a sad song, reminds me of the red river flood of 97 which destroyed downtown Grand Forks. sigh. so long to the red river valley.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Red_River_Flood
well, the most depressing monday music post yet Dan. congrats.
I hope Mrs. P appreciates your gift as much as the rest of us! I really didn't know there was a category called Western that was so different from Country/Western and so different from Bluegrass (both of which I enjoy in moderation). But I like it! It makes me want to buy a nice cute but practical pair of cowboy boots to wear while I'm doing the housework in my jeans and vintage apron.
: )
Thanks to your blog, I'm starting to like Mondays more than Fridays!
Yes, it was a "WIN" for my dear wife. It reminds her of the music her multi-talented grandfather used to play. Now she's going to get some Sons to listen to.
This makes me smile, Dan! :-)
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