: #music #musicfeed #musicnews #nemsbk :

I am a member of Facebook's "Luna Tunes" music group. (Facebook has the great disadvantage of not allowing audio file attachments.) It's great and it seems to me there is potential for something similar, maybe better at Mastodon. Attached is a very short write-up of what Mastodon's inner circle is thinking about. Meanwhile, hashtag musicgroup is not in current use. Does anyone have or is anyone considering a Mastodon music group for people to share their music discoveries?

: #brattleboro #brattleboromusic #brattleboronews #music #musicfeed #nemsbk #newenglandmusic #thecommons #vermont #vermontmusic #vermontnews :

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BKo7GZGyt/

: #billjanovitz #boston #bostonbands #bostonmusic #bostonrock #buffalotom #cars #leonrussell #letthestoriesbetold #music #musicfeed #musicnews #nemsbk #newenglandbands #newenglandmusic #newenglandrock #newgirlsinging #thecars #thecarsletthestoriesbetold :

THE CARS:
LET THE STORIES BE TOLD
BY BILL JANOVITZ
Mastodon Post

https://www.facebook.com/share/1GGewpuVJo/

It is beyond me to explain the first phrase in the attachment's caption, but otherwise it seems to me this book announcement is likely to interest a lot of people. The Cars remains one of my all-time favorite bands.

Bill Janovitz also wrote a well received book about the great Leon Russell. The author picks great topics.

My latest Buffalo Tom purchase is "New Girl Singing." The official video is well worth seeing. You may come away with a crush on the "New Girl."

: #burlingtonvermont #burlingtonvermontnews #music #musicfeed #musicnews #nectars #nectarsburlington #nemsbk #newenglandmusic #vermont #vermontmusic #vermontnews :

NECTAR'S
BURLINGTON, VERMONT
Mastodon Post

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/197Wqg6cUn/

: #brattleboro #brattleboronews #davemadeloni #ironhorse #ironhorsemusichall #music #musicfeed #musicnews #nemsbk #newenglandbands #newenglandmusic #newenglandrock #northamptonmassachusetts #wareriverclub :

WARE RIVER CLUB REUNION
Mastodon Post

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16hNiYe9fS/

Drummer Don McAulay, who used to live here in Brattleboro, deserves better representation.

: #alisonturner #alit #brattleboro #music #musicfeed #musicnews #nemsbk #newenglandmusic #vermont #vermontmusic #vermontnews :

ALI T
(ALISON TURNER)
Mastodon Post

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BxQPy5g6f/

: #arimelber #boston #bostonbands #bostonmusic #bostonrock #democrats #donaldtrump #donaldtrumpmustresign #dropkickmurphys #eightysix47 #msnbc #music #musicfeed #musicnews #nemsbk #newenglandbands #newenglandmusic #newenglandrock #punkrock #uspol #uspolitics :

DROPKICK MURPHYS
"FIRST-CLASS LOSER" (Donald Trump)
Mastodon Post

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16BAYWZupD/

This morning, for me, was dedicated to writing various politicians and political organizations urging them to call on Donald Trump to

RESIGN

So, it really made my day when, this afternoon, I came across an Ari Melber MSNBC video short about Boston's Dropkick Murphys dedicating "First-Class Loser" to Donald Trump. Makes a feller want to get an 8647 tattoo or at least a T-shirt.

Eightysix47

DAVID MALLETT
"VITAL SIGNS"
Mastodon Post

Evidently "Vital Signs" is the David Mallett fan favorite. It starts strongly with "Midnight Madness" and ends with "Highways," which, according to an apparently knowing Amazon customer comment, was often a very big number in concerts. Side One's "April" and the title track are spoken of favorably by Mallett's followers. The first side ends with one of Mallett's best known songs, "Red Red Rose," which was covered to perfection by Emmylou Harris. It is surprising how many covers and interpretations of David Mallett songs closely follow the original arrangements. This may be seen as a testimonial to the production.

"Vital Signs" is notable for the team effort - from piano to drums - of the players, with each contributing catchy riffs.

"Vital Signs" is something like David Mallett's forbidden fruit album. It has never been reissued; and, as far as I am aware, it does not stream. (Some re-recordings do.) A track that once was posted to YouTube has been removed. Evidently the label, Flying Fish Records, made a mistake on the cover which is mirrored on the LPs label, crediting all words and music to Mallett. Judging by the publisher credits, the first song on the second side, "(Coming Apart) At the Seams," appears to be an exception. Evidently pianist Chris Neville claims a co-writer credit. The album got locked up by a lawsuit. Vinyl LPs and at least one cassette can be had online and, one would imagine, in used record stores.

Following popular concert attractions "Good Times" and "These Times," the album ends with Mallett's re-recording of "Highways," which first came out on the live "Hard Light" album. Mallett's singing here on "Highways" is so different that it ought to be considered as a rearrangement.

Jim Rooney did his usual excellent job with this production. David Mallett's home, Sebec, Maine, shares a town line with my old hometown, Milo. For me, then, it is more than a little ironic that Jim Rooney got his start performing on Boston's WCOP Hayloft Jamboree for Nelson Bragg, "The Merry Mayor of Milo, Maine."

A clean burn of the vinyl LP keeps me happily listening. Anyone who has read this far may want to hunt up a copy of the vinyl album. If you are a devoted singer-songwriter fan, chances are good that you have a friend who has burned it. A reissue would have been ideal but ways still exist to enjoy what may very well have been David Mallett's most popular record release, "Vital Signs."

Here are two of the best covers of David Mallett songs:

Summer Of My Dreams
Kathy Mattea - Topic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzFUG4zQWGU

Red Red Rose
EmmyLouharris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmL0QSPJhTo

And one by David Mallett:

David Mallet - Summer Of My Dreams
from Live At The Iron Horse Vol. 1 by Signature Sounds Recording Inc.

https://signaturesounds.bandcamp.com/track/summer-of-my-dreams

Music Museum of New England (MMone) Jim Rooney article

https://www.mmone.org/jim-rooney/

:

#april #bostonmusic #chrisneville #comingapartattheseams #davemallett #davidmallett #emmylouharris #flyingfish #flyingfishrecords #goodtimes #hardlight #hayloftjamboree #highways #jimrooney #kathymattea #mainemusic #merrymayorofmilomaine #midnightmadness #mmone #music #musicfeed #musicmuseumofnewengland #musicnews #nelsonbragg #nemsbk #newenglandmusic #redredrose #sebec #sebecmaine #singersongwriter #summerofmydreams #thesetimes #vitalsigns #wcop #wcophayloftjamboree

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DAVID MALLETT
"VITAL SIGNS"
Mastodon Post

Evidently "Vital Signs" is the David Mallett fan favorite. It starts strongly with "Midnight Madness" and ends with "Highways," which, according to an apparently knowing Amazon customer comment, was often a very big number in concerts. Side One's "April" and the title track are spoken of favorably by Mallett's followers. The first side ends with one of Mallett's best known songs, "Red Red Rose," which was covered to perfection by Emmylou Harris. It is surprising how many covers and interpretations of David Mallett songs closely follow the original arrangements. This may be seen as a testimonial to the production.

"Vital Signs" is notable for the team effort - from piano to drums - of the players, with each contributing catchy riffs.

"Vital Signs" is something like David Mallett's forbidden fruit album. It has never been reissued; and, as far as I am aware, it does not stream. (Some re-recordings do.) A track that once was posted to YouTube has been removed. Evidently the label, Flying Fish Records, made a mistake on the cover which is mirrored on the LPs label, crediting all words and music to Mallett. Judging by the publisher credits, the first song on the second side, "(Coming Apart) At the Seams," appears to be an exception. Evidently pianist Chris Neville claims a co-writer credit. The album got locked up by a lawsuit. Vinyl LPs and at least one cassette can be had online and, one would imagine, in used record stores.

Following popular concert attractions "Good Times" and "These Times," the album ends with Mallett's re-recording of "Highways," which first came out on the live "Hard Light" album. Mallett's singing here on "Highways" is so different that it ought to be considered as a rearrangement.

Jim Rooney did his usual excellent job with this production. David Mallett's home, Sebec, Maine, shares a town line with my old hometown, Milo. For me, then, it is more than a little ironic that Jim Rooney got his start performing on Boston's WCOP Hayloft Jamboree for Nelson Bragg, "The Merry Mayor of Milo, Maine."

A clean burn of the vinyl LP keeps me happily listening. Anyone who has read this far may want to hunt up a copy of the vinyl album. If you are a devoted singer-songwriter fan, chances are good that you have a friend who has burned it. A reissue would have been ideal but ways still exist to enjoy what may very well have been David Mallett's most popular record release, "Vital Signs."

Here are two of the best covers of David Mallett songs:

Summer Of My Dreams
Kathy Mattea - Topic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzFUG4zQWGU

Red Red Rose
EmmyLouharris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmL0QSPJhTo

And one by David Mallett:

David Mallet - Summer Of My Dreams
from Live At The Iron Horse Vol. 1 by Signature Sounds Recording Inc.

https://signaturesounds.bandcamp.com/track/summer-of-my-dreams

Music Museum of New England (MMone) Jim Rooney article

https://www.mmone.org/jim-rooney/

:

#april #bostonmusic #chrisneville #comingapartattheseams #davemallett #davidmallett #emmylouharris #flyingfish #flyingfishrecords #goodtimes #hardlight #hayloftjamboree #highways #jimrooney #kathymattea #mainemusic #merrymayorofmilomaine #midnightmadness #mmone #music #musicmuseumofnewengland #musicnews #nelsonbragg #nemsbk #newenglandmusic #redredrose #sebec #sebecmaine #singersongwriter #summerofmydreams #thesetimes #vitalsigns #wcop #wcophayloftjamboree

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THE REMAINS ON PBS
Mastodon Post

https://06880danwoog.com/2025/02/21/roundup-board-of-finance-budgets-earth-animal-project-staples-stem-champs/

We had nothing quite like The Remains until this band came along. Widely known for loudness - loudest band I ever heard was a common expression - The Remains ought to be at least as well known for tightness. One of the bootlegs had a track that, no doubt, was not intended for the public to hear. Vern's bass started out too loud, Barry's vocal was a little tentative. It sounded to me like a song they had just reworked and they recorded it promptly to get the arrangement down for reference in future sessions. Then they came to the refrain and the four just hammered it in really close formation. They transformed instantly from four guys working out a song to THE REMAINS ready to take on the world. It was a terrific thing to hear. Some of the available film footage shows a young Vern Miller characteristically hopping about on stage and Barry answering with hops of his own. "Remains Nights" at the early-1960s incarnation of The Rat were where Boston's highly productive rock scene got its start. When Chip Damiani left the band in the lead-up to the Beatles tour, The Remains added a remarkable drummer, ND Smart II. ND was subsequently in a John Hall group, Kangaroo; and then he was in one of my all-time favorite bands, The Great Speckled Bird with Ian and Sylvia. Chip is the drummer The Remains wanted but the band, nonetheless, aced the percussion position with ND, easily one of the very best drummers I ever heard live. Bill Briggs, as The Remains tech guy, was a big part of the band's success. The best equipment and knowing stage set-up were fundamental to what made these four musicians The Remains. This was a highly professional, focused band with what Nancy Neon calls "garage spirit." "Ticket To Ride" by Barry Tashian is one of New England rock history's essential books. A music store in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, displayed a collage made up of various newspaper headlines and notices, each in its own way speaking of The Remains blowing The Beatles off stage. It was great! RiP Chip Damiani.

[This is an expanded version of a comment I posted at the Music Museum of New England's Facebook page. One attachment is a scanned image of a concert poster, of a reunion of The Remains and The Lost, given to me by my friend, Susan Green (RiP), who produced the reunion show.]

Music Museum of New England Remains article

https://www.mmone.org/the-remains/

:

#1960sbands #1960smusic #1960srock #barryandtheremains #barrytashian #beatles #billbriggs #billybriggs #bostonbands #bostonmusic #bostonrock #chipdamiani #garage #garagerock #garagepunk #greatspeckledbird #ianandsylvia #johnhall #kangaroo #lost #mmone #music #musicmuseumofnewengland #musicnews #nancyneon #nemsbk #newenglandbands #newenglandmusic #newenglandrock #pbs #remains #susangreen #thebeatles #thelost #theremains #tickettoride #vernmiller #westportconnecticut #williambriggs

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THE REMAINS ON PBS
Mastodon Post

https://06880danwoog.com/2025/02/21/roundup-board-of-finance-budgets-earth-animal-project-staples-stem-champs/

We had nothing quite like The Remains until this band came along. Widely known for loudness - loudest band I ever heard was a common expression - The Remains ought to be at least as well known for tightness. One of the bootlegs had a track that, no doubt, was not intended for the public to hear. Vern's bass started out too loud, Barry's vocal was a little tentative. It sounded to me like a song they had just reworked and they recorded it promptly to get the arrangement down for reference in future sessions. Then they came to the refrain and the four just hammered it in really close formation. They transformed instantly from four guys working out a song to THE REMAINS ready to take on the world. It was a terrific thing to hear. Some of the available film footage shows a young Vern Miller characteristically hopping about on stage and Barry answering with hops of his own. "Remains Nights" at the early-1960s incarnation of The Rat were where Boston's highly productive rock scene got its start. When Chip Damiani left the band in the lead-up to the Beatles tour, The Remains added a remarkable drummer, ND Smart II. ND was subsequently in a John Hall group, Kangaroo; and then he was in one of my all-time favorite bands, The Great Speckled Bird with Ian and Sylvia. Bill Briggs, as The Remains tech guy, was a big part of the band's success. The best equipment and knowing stage set-up were fundamental to what made these four musicians The Remains. This was a highly professional, focused band with what Nancy Neon calls "garage spirit." "Ticket To Ride" by Barry Tashian is one of New England rock history's essential books. A music store in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, displayed a collage made up of various newspaper headlines and notices, each in its own way speaking of The Remains blowing The Beatles off stage. It was great! RiP Chip Damiani.

[This is an expanded version of a comment I posted at the Music Museum of New England's Facebook page. The attachment is a scanned image of a concert poster, of a reunion of The Remains and The Lost, given to me by my friend, Susan Green (RiP), who produced the reunion show.]

Music Museum of New England Remains article

https://www.mmone.org/the-remains/

:

#1960sbands #1960smusic #1960srock #barryandtheremains #barrytashian #beatles #billbriggs #billybriggs #bostonbands #bostonmusic #bostonrock #chipdamiani #garage #garagerock #garagepunk #greatspeckledbird #ianandsylvia #johnhall #kangaroo #lost #mmone #music #musicmuseumofnewengland #musicnews #nancyneon #nemsbk #newenglandbands #newenglandmusic #newenglandrock #pbs #remains #susangreen #thebeatles #thelost #theremains #tickettoride #vernmiller #westportconnecticut #williambriggs

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DAVID MALLETT
"VITAL SIGNS"
Mastodon Post

While working on a clean burn of David Mallett's "Vital Signs" vinyl LP, I got to wondering whether this album may be the fan favorite. My own favorite has always been "Pennsylvania Sunrise" since its release. What about you. Do you have a favorite David Mallett album? Please let me know your pick if you have one.

Also, do you know anything about the middle customer review in the attachment from Amazon? My Web searches have turned up nothing else about this rift, though other factual information does seem to bear it out.

:

#davemallett #davidmallett #mainemusic #music #nemsbk #newenglandmusic #pennsylvaniasunrise #singersongwriter #vitalsigns

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DAVID MALLETT
Jim Rooney on the Death of Singer-Songwriter David Mallett
MASTODON POST

Attached are Jim Rooney's memories of David Mallett.  This is no small thing.  Rooney is a very long-time and prominent professional in the music and recording businesses.

https://www.mmone.org/jim-rooney/

He got started performing on Boston's WCOP Hayloft Jamboree for my own personal merry mayor, Nelson Bragg, the "Merry Mayor of Milo, Maine" (the place of my very own birth).  He has produced Grammy-nominated albums by Tom Paxton, John Prine, and Peter Rowan.  Rooney was one of the key players in the rise of Nanci Griffith.  Rooney produced at least three albums for a singer-songwriter I much admire, Iris DeMent.  Jim Rooney has done a lot since his 1950s start.  So, to get a little context here, Rooney's recollections of David Mallett have a great deal of professional weight behind them.  This Facebook post by Rooney came from a Web search hitlist on a related but different topic.  While going through the hitlist, it was apparent his post had been reposted I don't know how many times. David Mallett was from Sebec, Maine, which shares a town line with my old hometown, Milo. Being easily among his first fans, I have three singles by his 1960s group, The Mallett Brothers, and two tracks by his next duo, Hinkley and Mallett with memorable guitarist Don Hinkley.

:

#bostonmusic #bostonradio #davemallett #davidmallett #donhinkley #hayloftjamboree #hinkleyandmallett #irisdement #jimrooney #johnprine #mallettbrothers #merrymayorofmilomaine #milomaine #mmone #musicmuseumofnewengland #music #musicnews #nancigriffith #nelsonbragg #nemsbk #newenglandmusic #peterrowan #radio #sebecmaine #singersongwriter #themallettbrothers #tompaxton #wcop #wcophayloftjamboree

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PHISH NOMINATED
FOR THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME
2025
Mastodon Post

Please see the attached from Vermont's own Phish

endorsed by Champ

:

#brattleboro #burlingtonvermont #music #musicnews #nemsbk #newenglandmusic #phish #rockandrollhalloffame #vermont

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JEANNE FRENCH
"WILD HORSES"
Mastodon Post

http://www.jeannemariefrench.com/data/documents/wildhorses.mp3

I have been listening to Jeanne French a lot lately: - tracks from this concert CD ("Mean Man Blues") and all of her debut album, "Diamond in the Rough" (Columbia Records), which is among the finest first albums to my experience. Jeanne is a terrific singer and this interpretation of "Wild Horses" (Rolling Stones) is one of the very best. It is my hope a lot of people will give it a listen.

The following Music Museum of New England article has only a brief mention of Jeanne but it is an example of a common occurrence: - hearing a pretty good band fronted by a sizzling Jeanne French.

https://www.mmone.org/parker-wheeler/

:

#blues #bluesmusic #columbiarecords #diamondintherough #jeannefrench #meanmanblues #mmone #music #musicmuseumofnewengland #nemsbk #newenglandmusic #parkerwheeler #rollingstones #singersongwriter #therollingstones #wildhorses

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JOHN COSTER
"THE WORLD HAS CHANGED"
Mastodon Post

The World Has Changed
from The World Has Changed by John Coster

https://johncoster.bandcamp.com/track/the-world-has-changed

"The World Has Changed" by John Coster is one of the very few topical songs written in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks that have held up well in the time since. John Coster would easily make the short list of my favorite songwriters. The lines from this song, quoted in the attachment, are among my favorites from any song. BtW, the attractive woman in the green photo on the Bandcamp page is Susannah Keith.

:

#911 #2000smusic #bandcamp #johncoster #massachusettsmusic #music #nemsbk #newenglandmusic #september11 #singersongwriter #susannahkeith #theworldhaschanged #worldhaschanged

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JOHN COSTER
"THE WORLD HAS CHANGED"
Mastodon Post

The World Has Changed
from The World Has Changed by John Coster

https://johncoster.bandcamp.com/track/the-world-has-changed

"The World Has Changed" by John Coster is one of the very few topical songs written in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks that have held up well in the time since. John Coster would easily make the short list of my favorite songwriters. The lines from this song, quoted in the attachment, are among my favorites from any song. BtW, the woman in the green photo on the Bandcamp page is Susannah Keith.

:

#911 #2000smusic #bandcamp #johncoster #massachusettsmusic #music #nemsbk #newenglandmusic #september11 #singersongwriter #susannahkeith #theworldhaschanged #worldhaschanged

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LAURIE SARGENT
"I FEEL YOU MOVING"
Mastodon Post

I Feel You Moving (feat. Laurie Sargent)
from Further On: The Songs of Billy Conway by Various Artists

https://songsofbillyconway.bandcamp.com/track/i-feel-you-moving-feat-laurie-sargent

My Comment at Bandcamp :
Laurie Sargent at her best with light echoes of Treat Her Right / Morphine. "I Feel You Moving" is one of the best recordings I have heard lately. Five Stars

:

#bandcamp #billyconway #bostonmusic #danacolley #furtheronsongsofbillyconway #ifeelyoumove #jabebeyer #jimfitting #krisdelmhorst #lauriesargent #music #musicnews #nemsbk #newenglandmusic #russgershon #songsofbillyconway

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JACK SMITH AND THE ROCKABILLY PLANET
"ROCKABILLY ON THE RADIO"
Mastodon Post

Rockabilly On The Radio
Jack Smith And The Rockabilly Planet - Topic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8QlSK9GaqQ

"Rockabilly On the Radio" by Jack Smith and the Rockabilly Planet is a personal favorite from sometime around the late 1980s.

This is in a somewhat similar vein:

Rockabilly Man
John Lincoln Wright & The Sour Mash Boys - Topic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltt8pqJlVnQ

Its topic alternates between Elvis Presley and Sleepy LaBeef.

:

#bostonmusic #elvispresley #jacksmithandtherockabillyplanet #johnlincolnwright #music #nemsbk #newenglandmusic #rhodeislandmusic #rockabilly #rockabillyman #rockabillyontheradio #sleepylabeef

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MARK ERELLI
"AIN'T NO TIME OF YEAR TO BE ALONE"
Mastodon Post

Ain't No Time Of Year To Be Alone
from Hillbilly Pilgrim by Mark Erelli

https://markerelli.bandcamp.com/track/aint-no-time-of-year-to-be-alone

One of my all-time favorite Christmas songs.

:

Music Museum of New England Mark Erelli article

https://www.mmone.org/mark-erelli/

:

#aintnotimeofyeartobealone #bandcamp #christmasmusic #christmassongs #hillbillypilgrim #markerelli #mmone #music #musicmuseumofnewengland #nemsbk #newenglandmusic #singersongwriter

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