Expression of the Poet's Grief At Death

I am Commiserate.

Expression of the Poet's Grief At Death by Texhobart on Mixcloud

Bob Dylan-All I Really Want To Do

I ain’t lookin’ to compete with you
Beat or cheat or mistreat you
Simplify you, classify you
Deny, defy or crucify you
All I really want to do
Is, baby, be friends with you

No, and I ain’t lookin’ to fight with you
Frighten you or tighten you
Drag you down or drain you down
Chain you down or bring you down
All I really want to do
Is, baby, be friends with you

I ain’t lookin’ to block you up
Shock or knock or lock you up
Analyze you, categorize you
Finalize you or advertise you
All I really want to do
Is, baby, be friends with you

I don’t want to straight-face you
Race or chase you, track or trace you
Or disgrace you or displace you
Or define you or confine you
All I really want to do
Is, baby, be friends with you

I don’t want to meet your kin
Make you spin or do you in
Or select you or dissect you
Or inspect you or reject you
All I really want to do
Is, baby, be friends with you

I don’t want to fake you out
Take or shake or forsake you out
I ain’t lookin’ for you to feel like me
See like me or be like me
All I really want to do
Is, baby, be friends with you

Bob Dylan-All I Really Want To Do by Texhobart on Mixcloud

The Treatment

My therapist is leaving me after 7 years. She is going on to private practice and bettering herself. It would be selfish of me to want her to stay. I will always look back on our time together and think about what she has taught me. She helped me when I was at my lowest points & she celebrated with me when everything came together, income, car, job & love. I know how much I mean to her because, she always took my mixes, poetry & she listened to me talk about my feelings. Sitting In Therapy is dedicated to her. I will miss her. I have learned and life has taught me to let go of the people & things I love the most because, it's the right thing to do. Enjoy!

1. Kenny Rogers- The Gambler
2. Guy Clark- Hank Williams Said It Best
3. Mary Gauthier- Prayer Without Words
4. Todd Snider- Sunshine
5. Old Crow Medicine Show- We're All in This Together
6. Lou Reed- Hang on to Your Emotions
7. Solomon Burke- Like a Fire
8. Eric Bibb- In My Time
9. Bill Pillmore- Let the Rain Fall Down
10. Beck- It's All in Your Mind
11. Bruce Springsteen- Reason To Believe
12. Nina Simone- I Think It's Going To Rain Today
13. Jim White- Keep It Meaningful You All
14. Donna The Buffalo- Life's A Ride
15. Joni Mitchell- The Circle Game
16. Bob Marley- Pass It On
17. Patrick Sky- Who Am I
18. Tom Waits- A Little Rain
19. Parliament- Fantasy Is Reality
20. George Waldrop- Sitting In Therapy

The Treatment by Texhobart on Mixcloud

All The Thin Young Men

This is for all the ladies here at ZeRO. The good hearted women who encourage my mixing experience. Y'all are dear to my heart. You make this community feel soo welcoming, thanks, for that. You never know how you look through other peoples eyes. You never really know how another person may view you. You beautiful women really give me a hint with your kindness. Enjoy!

1. Ben Weaver- Grass Doe
2. The Be Good Tanyas- Scattered Leaves Don't Lie
3. Cat Stevens- I Think I See the Light
4. Ray LaMontagne and The Pariah Dogs- Old Before Your Time
5. Bright Eyes- Old Soul Song
6. Frank Turner- Love Ire Song
7. Jenny & Tyler- Through Your Eyes
8. First Aid Kit- Hard Believer
9. Bill Fay- Dust Filled Room
10. Eric Bibb- Turning Pages
11. Joe Beard- Holding a Losing Hand
12. Bing Futch- Run On
13. Greg Brown- Driftless
14. Cuff The Duke- Instant Karma (John Lennon Cover)
15. Ryan Bingham- The Poet
16. Simon Joyner- My Life Is Sweet

All The Thin Young Men by Texhobart on Mixcloud

It's Therapeutic!

Mixing for my new friend from work, Jessica

1. Mavis Staples- You Are Not Alone
2. The Beatles- Norwegian Wood
3. Emiliana Torrini- I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You
4. Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros- Silver And Gold
5. Sarah Lee Guthrie- Young Girl's Mind
6. Leonard Cohen- Sisters Of Mercy
7. South Austin Jug Band- Little Wing
8. Iris DeMent- My Life
9. David Grisman+Jerry Garcia- Off to Sea Once More
10. Hedy West- Single Girl
11. Martha Scanlan- Ten Thousand Charms
12. John Prine- People Puttin' People Down
13. Neko Case- Buckets Of Rain
14. Todd Snider- Lonely Girl
15. Cassette- Hold You
16. Bill Pillmore- Piece of Mind

It's Therapeutic! by Texhobart on Mixcloud

Old-Time Christian Love

Try Jesus Without Fantasy

1. Ola Belle Reed- I Saw The Light
2. Tom Paley- Rev.Gary Davis Medley:Light of this world/I belong to the band
3. Rev. Gary Davis- I Feel Just Like Goin' On
4. New Lost City Ramblers- God's Going To Ease My Troublin' Mind
5. Guitar Gabriel- Do You Know What It Means to have a Friend?
6. Leon Pinson- He'll Understand And Say Well Done
7. Norman And Nancy Blake- I'd Rather Be An Old Time Christian
8. Ron Campbell- John The Revelator
9. Negro Fife and Drum Bands- I Love Jesus, Yes, I Do
10. Sonja bird Yancey- Simple Gifts
11. Rev.Pearly Brown- Its a mean old world to try to live in
12. Mike Seeger- Blood-Stained Banders
13. Corey Harris- God Don't Ever Change
14. Mother McCollum- Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
15. Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- Run Down, Eli
16. Ralph Stanley- "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"
17. Mississippi Fred McDowell- I Want Jesus to Walk With Me
18. Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver- The Wayworn Traveler
19. The Little Brothers- Mother's Prayer
20. The Be Good Tanyas- Diamond In My Crown

Old-Time Christian Love by Texhobart on Mixcloud

Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver

Meeting In The Air-Songs Of The Carter Family

1. Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver- Anchored In Love
2. Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver- While The Band Is Playing Dixie
3. Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver- The Stern Old Bachelor
4. Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver- The Winding Stream
5. Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver- The School House On The Hill
6. Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver- The Wayworn Traveler
7. Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver- Meeting In The Air
8. Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver- I Ain't Goin To Work Tomorrow
9. Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver- One Little Word
10. Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver- Dixie Darling
11. Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver- Lula Walls
12. Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver- Are You Tired Of Me, My Darling
13. Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver- Give Me The Roses
14. Tommy Thompson,Jim Watson & Mike Craver- When The Roses Bloom In Dixie Land

Meeting In The Air-Songs Of The Carter Family by Texhobart on Mixcloud

Serendipity of Mental Illness- Emotional Index of Feelings

1. Eric Bibb- Sittin' in a Hotel Room
2. John Mellencamp- Save Some Time To Dream
3. Kelly Joe Phelps- Lead Me On
4. I'll Take You There- The Bastard Song
5. Leo Kottke- Everybody Lies
6. Peter Case- Beyond The Blues
7. Tom Waits- Long Way Home
8. Pops Staples- Why Am I Treated So Bad
9. Bright Eyes- When the President Talks to God
10. Moondog- I'm In The World
11. Kris Kristofferson- Here Comes That Rainbow Again
12. Mimi & Richard Farina- Hard Lovin' Loser
13. Sandy Denny- The Last Thing On My Mind
14. Madeleine Peyroux- Everybody's Talkin'
15. Bill Pillmore- Let the Rain Fall Down
16. George Waldrop- Serendipity of Mental Illness

Serendipity of Mental Illness- Emotional Index of Feelings by Texhobart on Mixcloud

Poetry Book

Cool Drink of Water Is Much Obliged

1. Mavis Staples- You Are Not Alone
2. Eric Bibb- Dig a Little Deeper in the Well
3. Carolina Chocolate Drops- Pretty Bird
4. Old Crow Medicine Show- Back To New Orleans
5. Aaron Neville- Louisiana 1927
6. Steve Earle- This City
7. Corey Harris- Station Blues
8. Patrick Sky- To Find A Way
9. Emaluna- Forgiveness
10. Lucinda Williams- Tryin To Get To Heaven
11. Greg Brown- My New Book
12. Mother Maybelle Carter- Gold Watch and Chain
13. Dave Van Ronk- St. James Infirmary
14. Bill Keith- No Expectations
15. Crooked Still- Last Fair Deal Gone Down
16. Willam Elliott Whitmore- Everyday
17. Fairfield Four- Amazing Grace & The Prodigal Son
18. Keb Mo- What a Wonderful World

Poetry Book by Texhobart on Mixcloud

Conversation with Jimmie Strothers

Jimmie Strothers was a blind banjo and guitar player from Virginia who recorded 15 tracks for Alan Lomax and Harold Spivacke in 1936. Biographical details are sketchy, but Strothers was apparently a medicine show entertainer for a time before going to work in the mines, where an explosion took his eyesight, forcing him to earn a living as a street singer. Things changed even more drastically when he was convicted of murdering his wife with an axe and was sent to the state penitentiary in Lynn, VA, which was where Lomax and Spivacke, working on a field recording project for the Library of Congress, found him. Strothers recorded a total of 13 songs (plus alternate takes of "Jaybird" and "Poontang Little, Poontang Small") over the course of two days on June 13 and June 14, 1936, often with fellow inmate Joe Lee sharing vocal and guitar duties. In what may have been a crowd-pleasing gimmick from the medicine show days, Strothers and Lee even play the same guitar at the same time on "Do, Lord, Remember Me."

The songs recorded over the two days were split between secular pieces and stripped-down versions of sacred hymns, all reflecting an era of post-Reconstruction rural black culture, and what is most remarkable is the variety of song forms that Strothers had in his repertoire, and the eerie passion and energy he brought to his singing and banjo playing. The odd "Keep Away from the Bloodstained Banders," the first track Strothers recorded, is a variant of a John Adam Granade hymn from the 1800s, "Let Thy Kingdom, Blessed Savior." At the other end of the spectrum, Strothers delivered two takes of the bawdy "Poontang Little, Poontang Small," which earned a "Delta check" (the designation for erotic material) when it was entered into the Library of Congress archives. "I Used to Work on the Tractor" is a caustic comment on working for an exploitative contractor, while the six-minute "Goin' to Richmond" is a long blues. Strothers also recorded an interesting version of "Cripple Creek" on his second day with Lomax and Spivacke called "Thought I Heard My Banjo Say," which fleshes out a song that is usually only done in brief fragments. In two days of recording, Jimmie Strothers managed to leave behind an edgy, singular, and fascinating group of songs that explore the boundaries between the sacred and the profane.

Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- Keep Away From The Bloodstained Banners
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- Tennessee Dog
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- Run Down, Eli
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- We Are Almost Down To The Shore
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- Jaybird (take 1)
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- Jaybird (take 2)
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- Corn-Shucking Time
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- Daddy, Where You Been So Long?
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- I Used To Work On The Tractor
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- Thought I Heard My Banjo Say
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- House Done Built Without Hands
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- Dis Ol' Hammer
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- Shines Like A Star In The Morning
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- Do, Lord, Remember Me
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- Poontang Little, Poontang Small
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- Oh The Lamb Of God Done Sanctified Me
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- I'll Go On
Jimmie Strothers & Joe Lee- Rise, Run Along, Mourner

Jimmie Strothers + Joe Lee Conversation with Jimmie Strothers by Texhobart on Mixcloud