The out-of-this-world sounds made by waddell seals in Antarctica from the movie “Encounters at the End of the World” by Warner Herzog.
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John Hartford & Glenn Campbell on the porch
Gentle on My Mind was written by John Hartford and won two 1968 Grammy Awards. Hartford himself won the award for Best Folk Performance. The other award, Best Country & Western Solo Vocal Performance, Male, went to Glen Campbell for his version of Hartford’s song. Glen Campbell’s version has received over 5 million plays on…
Smokey Mountain Bill and His Song
[audio:http://earshotpresents.com/sounds/within-earshot/smokey-mountain-bill.mp3|titles=Smokey Mountain Bill and His Song, Delmore Brothers (1934)] Taken from a brilliant 4-disc Delmore Brothers collection called Classic Cuts: Chicago, 1933-1941. This song is even more fun when you know the words, so I’ve done my best to transcribe them here.
Dave Kennedy’s All By Myself
[audio:http://earshotpresents.com/sounds/within-earshot/all-by-myself.mp3|titles=David Kennedy – All By Myself ] Dave Kennedy was obviously really psyched to show the world how multi-track recording worked. What’s absolutely fascinating is that–as the story goes–he really did record “All By Myself” all by (him)self.