10.15.2010

WILD MOUNTAIN THYME, an autumn mix

There are plenty of reasons to hate Fall. All the swimming pools are closing, school is beginning, things are dying, and winter is coming. But the general mood and overall spirit of the season make it my favorite time of year. It is a season of remembrance.

So here is a digi-mix for those who enjoy sustaining the color of autumn with some tunes. Enjoy!


1. Been So Long / Vetiver
2. Graceland (Paul Simon cover) / The Tallest Man On Earth
3. Spanish Pipedream (John Prine cover) / The Avett Brothers
4. Ol' Man River (cover of the Show Boat tune) / The Beach Boys
5. Sweet Black Magic / Ryan Adams
6. Jens Lekman's Farewell Song To Rocky Dennis / Jens Lekman
7. 1979 (Smashing Pumpkins cover) / HoneyHoney
8. Salvador Sanchez (Acoustic) / Sun Kil Moon
9. Thirteen (Big Star cover) / Wilco
10. Crayon Angels / Judee Sill
11. Sally Goodin / Heron
12. Saro (Traditional) / Samamidon
13. Dump The Dog / Loudon Wainwright III
14. Toboggan / Breathe Owl Breathe
15. Les Champs-Élysées / Joe Dassin
16. Into The Mystic / Van Morrison
17. Ooh La La / The Faces
18. Roll On Babe (Derrol Adams cover) / Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance
19. Buffalo / Mountain Man
20. Back to Tennessee / Christabel & The Jons
21. Walk Out / Justin Townes Earle
22. Horn / Nick Drake
23. Wild Mountain Thyme (William McPeake cover) / White Antelope
24. Communion Cups and Someone's Coat / Iron and Wine
25. The Beginner / Wheat
26. 1 John 4:16 / The Mountain Goats
27. You Should've Seen The Other Guy / Nathaniel Rateliff

Download the full mix here.

3 comments:

Wade Holmes said...

Dude, thanks for the sweet mix. First of all, Wilco singing Big Star (and, not just Big Star, but "Thirteen" of all songs... that's a win-win-win for me), that's like buying me a steak while giving me a back-rub and doing my taxes for me for free all at the same time.

But, also, I have never heard that song "Saro" before and I honestly thought that it was BEAUTIFUL. I have no clue who in the world Samamidon is but I was seriously LOVING that song. That's what a perfect folk song sounds like. I guess it's some old song (since it says "Traditional" on your mix) but I'm just not familiar with it... but, I really loved it.

Also, I loved "Back to Tennessee" I had never heard that before either, but I was really digging it.

Thanks for sharing the tunes... and, I definitely love allowing the season of the year to dictate the music so this was an extra good mix to ease me into Autumn.

P.S... I definitely LOVED the Beach Boys' version of "Old Man River"... that was delicious.

benjamin said...

Thanks Wade, I much prefer making mixes than doing other people's taxes.

If you want to hear more Samamidon, just click here.

"Back to Tennessee" comes straight outta Knoxville, TN. When I worked at WDVX there, Christa(bel) and her band would hang out at the station all the time. Her voice is like honey.

ALSO, I noticed a little glitch in my file today, so I fixed it just now. Two of the songs wouldn't play before, but now they do, if you care to re-download.

Anyway, glad you're digging it.

grantly said...

Thanks for making this mix available for download!