I don't know what it was about this week's themes, but it's been a mad week on Get It On. 'Journeys' and 'The Other Side of Love' were among the busiest shows we've had.
Sometimes, I look forward to doing Brand New Country on a Friday for the rest! The fact that I am able to update the blog during the show tells you about the change of pace on this show.
It's partly because I am sitting back listening to the interview and session I recorded with Allison Moorer when she was in the country for Celtic Connections.
If you get the chance then check out her cover of the wonderful Kate McGarrigle song, Go Leave. It was on The McGarrigle's , which I had got out of the library this week to play Heart Like A Wheel.
I was interested to see in the sleeve notes there was a thank you to the babysitter who took care of baby 'Rufus' while Kate was making the album. That's Rufus Wainwright of course.
Talking of covers I sneaked a couple into the show at the last minute.There was a great bluegrass treatment of Young Folks by Dawn Landes which I came across the other day. Search for Dawn Landes and Young Folks and watch it online. Brilliant.
I also found a bluegrass cover of Hey There Delilah from a band called Pickin' On. It really works as a bluegrass song. They also do an all singing, all dancing version of You're Beautiful. Mmmm - I don't think that even my eclectic Brand New Country listeners are quite ready to hear James Blunt on the banjo!