hi everyone,

its been a while but the EBS shows keep coming every Sunday.   We're up to 25 this week believe it or not!   This week - we take a look at the Cuckoo and its not pretty!   Check it out:

The Cuckoo with He Mistook Her For A Swan Episode 25

Its episode 16 and it's national Daiquiri day!   Talking a bit today about our upcoming album release, a bit about our friend over at Parallel Universe and his on-line shop launch, a little bit about folk guitar gods John Martyn and Nick Drake.   Then we pull out all the stops and give you an actual live performance from the deck with Colleen and myself. 

Episode 16

No! not the Broadway show, the actual musical world of Oklahoma!   And its pretty deep.    From Woody Guthrie to Hoyt Axton to modern day Red Dirt music, it is happening in OK and we'll take you there.   

Willie's got anew album out you might want to check out - if you love Willie Nelson, you'll love this:

Willie Nelson - First Rose of Spring

Its Pierre Berton's birthday and I've gotta revisit my favorite clip from the Rick Mercer show where Pierre at 84 shows a youngster the correct way to roll a coner.

Pierre Berton on Rick Mercer

Mostly I'm thinking about Woody Guthrie and the seismic impact he has had on American music.  Here's the link to Episode 15:

He Mistook Her For A Swan - Episode 15

I did a take of Walking Down The Road Feeling Bad which is a Traditional folk song 'of uncertain origin' which is my favorite kind of origin.   Lots of people have done it before and after Woody but he kind of owns it doesnt he?

Steve

Episode 14 is out and we're doing the Townes!    Townes Van Zandt - one of the greatest song writers of recent times and a fascinating guy.    Lets dig it!   And then we do a traditional song Townes had in his set - Cocaine.    Check it out!

Episodes 11 and 12.   Good Grief - its an even dozen now!     Episode 11 is all about Karen Dalton and we have a performance of Katie Cruel by HMHFAS, and Episode 12 is about the Cameron Public House, Handsome Ned and the great Ned song Steel Rail Blue.    Check it out on the tube of you.

Here's the link to the channel (its on our home page too!): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjAcj81GRqWRoyzo--cnnOA/

Here they are :

Episode 11

Episode 12

holy schmoley - 2 more episodes of the EBS...    

9 digs into the gruesome tale of the 2 sisters with an actual performance by HMHFAS for ya

10 sets the way back machine to 1982 and we see what's going on in Rock'a'Billy world until Herald Nix comes to down and burns our playhouse down.

Episode 8 is out and its a good one.   A new smash folk rock much music video by the Parkdale branch of He Mistook Her For A Swan kicks it off!   Then we get into the meaning of life via Open D tuning believe it or not.   In our stream of consciousness travels I we touch on Elmore James, Jelly Roll Morton, Elizabeth Cotton, Calgary Glam in the 70's, Johnny Lovesin and more! 

Here's the link:: 

Episode 8

Here's the link to the channel: 

HMHFAS Emergency Broadcasting System Channel

as you can see - we're still called UCjA81 blah blah blah instead of something normal cause we dont have 100 subscribers.   HELP!   Call your uncle - get him to subscribe.... 

Hope you're all well, safe and sane and not in jail.   Love hearing from you so feel free to reach out any time.

hi everyone, 

happy Victoria day, happy Wreckless Eric's birthday, happy National Cheese Soufle day!    Today I'm off on a bit of a tangent talking about the Viletones, punk rock, rock'a'billy, Gang of Four and Elizabeth Cotton. 

Hope everyone is doing well and hanging in there.    We've got a bunch of stuff in the works for next week but in the meantime check out Episode 7! 

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Dont forget to subscribe if you haven't already.   Let us know how you're doing - always great to hear from everyone! 

Here's the link: 

Episode 7

And here's a few other interesting things for you if you're bored: 

Wreckless Eric

Skiffle Version of Elizabeth Cotton's Freight Train

Elizabeth Cotton Shake Sugaree

hi Everyone, 

here's the new episode of the Emergency Broadcast System.  Thanks to everyone who is keeping in touch and everyone who has subscribed to the YouTube Channel!   If you haven't subscribed yet please do.    Hope everyone is safe and sane and not in jail! 

This week I'm taking a dive into the strange and mysterious song Nottamun Town.   I've added out latest recording of that song at the end of the video as well so be sure to check that out.    I wanna hear what you think. 

Here's the link: 

https://youtu.be/F3ykXg6aGk4 

Other cool stuff this week: 

New song by Nick Cave! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc7mDChiiNU 

Keep well everyone - its going to stop snowing one day!   Keep in touch! 

Steve

hi everyone, 

Hope everyone is safe and well and staying out of jail.   We've posted a new Episode today on National Paranormal day so appropriately we talk about some ghostly stuff like the song Polly Vaughn which is where we got out name.   Also the Rime of the Ancient Mariner believe it or not.   And we round it off with a beautiful video and song by our friend and collaborator Brian and as if that wasnt enough - we've got Screamin Sam on the singing saw on that song!   Dont forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel.

Check it out: 

Emergency Broadcasting System - Episode 5

Here's a couple of other links if you're interested: 

Polly Vaughn by Anne Briggs

Anne Briggs - singing Polly Vaughn

The Big Read - Ancient Mariner

https://www.ancientmarinerbigread.com/readings 

keep safe, keep sane, keep on rockin in the free(ish) world