Racing Towards Zero – Day 9:
Bright Light Quartet – Sweet Roseanne

I don’t know if I’ve mentioned it before, but I count myself extremely fortunate to have gone to a school that had a fantastic sound & image library, full of vinyls spanning the 20th century. I grew up listening to “oldies”, hip hop, pop and alternative, but I had absolutely no idea what lay out there in the unheard musical genres of the world.

Today’s pick comes from the Alan Lomax collection. Alan Lomax was an ethnomusicologist and field recorder who travelled the globe, recording thousands of songs covering an incredible array of styles, sounds, and nationalities. This particular song was recorded some time in the 1960′s near Virginia’s eastern shore, but I’m not sure exactly what album it’s from, as his work has been re-issued a few different ways over the years. Maybe “Voices from the American South” off Rounder Records.

There’s something simple and pure about this song, and it’s rich harmonies are like a relaxing massage on my ears, the ginger to cleanse my ear-palette before sampling another bite of delicious music. Give a listen and see if it does the same for you!

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