Monday, July 27, 2020

Larkin Poe - Yet Even Still More Tip O' the Hat - Various Cover Versions (2020)

I am so very, very glad to post this album. I've been steadily collecting Larkin Poe's "Tip O' the Hat" video performances since the start of 2020, waiting for enough to make up an album that's about 45 minutes in length, and I finally have enough.

If you haven't listened to any of these "Tip O' the Hat" albums, what are you waiting for? They're great. I'm a big fan of acoustic music, and it's fun hearing these sisters do acoustic versions of what are often full band songs, even including hard rockers like "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath or "Carry On Wayward Son" by Kansas.

Like the previous albums in this series, most of the songs are classic hits, but there are a few unexxpected choices, such as "Highland Wedding" or "Stealin'." Once again, I'm impressed by their musical tastes.

This is the list of the original artists that made each song famous:

01 Stealin' - traditional / Grateful Dead
02 Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
03 Highland Wedding [Instrumental] - Steve Morse
04 Ramblin' Man - Allman Brothers Band
05 Iron Man - Black Sabbath
06 Kokomo Blues - Mississippi Fred McDowell
07 Southern Cross - Crosby, Stills and Nash
08 Ballad of Curtis Loew - Lynyrd Skynyrd
09 Man of Constant Sorrow - traditional / Stanley Brothers
10 Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh
11 Nights in White Satin - Moody Blues
12 Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
13 The Dance - Garth Brooks
14 Bell Bottom Blues - Derek & the Dominos
15 Lean on Me - Bill Withers

As an aside, when this album series started, I named the first one "Tip O' the Hat," then the second one "More Tip O' the Hat," then "Still More Tip O' the Hat." Things kind of got out of control with "Yet Still More Tip O' the Hat" and this one, "Yet Even Still More Tip O' the Hat." I'm having silly fun with the increasingly long-winded titles. If you have any suggestions on what I should name the next one, please let me know.

Here's the usual song list:

01 Stealin' (Larkin Poe)
02 Sharp Dressed Man (Larkin Poe)
03 Highland Wedding [Instrumental] (Larkin Poe & Mike Seal)
04 Ramblin' Man (Larkin Poe)
05 Iron Man (Larkin Poe)
06 Kokomo Blues (Larkin Poe)
07 Southern Cross (Larkin Poe)
08 Ballad of Curtis Loew (Larkin Poe)
09 Man of Constant Sorrow (Larkin Poe)
10 Rocky Mountain Way (Larkin Poe)
11 Nights in White Satin (Larkin Poe)
12 Carry On Wayward Son (Larkin Poe)
13 The Dance (Larkin Poe)
14 Bell Bottom Blues (Larkin Poe)
15 Lean on Me (Larkin Poe)

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For the cover art, I used a photo of Larkin Poe at a Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles in January 2020. Rebecca is on the left (with the darker hair) and Megan is on the right.

7 comments:

  1. As an aside, while I was on vacation, it looks like I missed one of Norah Jones's mini-concerts. On July 10th, she did one for Amazon Live instead of her own YouTube page. Apparently it was only posted for a few days and then disappeared. If anyone has it, please let me know. I'm referring to the concert detailed here:

    https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/norah-jones/2020/private-venue-brooklyn-ny-1b84e54c.html

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  2. "Yet Further Even Still More ...."

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    1. Interesting idea. I may use that further down the road.

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  4. hi
    I've been looking all over for a Larkin Poe demo of theelvis Costello song "Love Field"
    Youtube has it but its "private" for some reason. Im not after the live version with Elvis Costello...just the solo demo
    any ideas?
    thanks

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    1. Thanks for that tip. I'd never heard of this before. I just did a little Googling, and I could only find dead or private links. But the demo you speak of used to be available through both the Elvis Costello and Larkin Poe Facebook pages, so someone must have it. You might want to try PMing some of the many people who commented here, for instance:

      https://www.facebook.com/larkinpoe/posts/have-you-ever-wondered-what-megans-voice-sounds-like-heres-your-chance-to-find-o/10152461659943370/

      If you find it, please let me know and I'll be sure to post it here.

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