For those of you in Greensboro, NC, you should say you want a burger like this the next time you go to Fincastles Diner downtown on Elm Street; the establishment is actually named for the town of Fincastle, Va., a hamlet of about 800 folks near Roanoke. My mom taught middle school there for about 11 years.
We are actually going with this hamburger image because another Greensboro institution, my friend and folk singer Bruce Piephoff's cd "Hamburger Square," which was produced in 2001 but features material recorded prior to that year, is one of the last ten I've listened to.
Since I had a chance to see the indie punk Superchunk from Chapel Hill, NC, perform in their backyard at Cat's Cradle last night, I picked up their 1991 recording "No Pocky for Kitty." Superchunk happens to have a loyal following in Japan, and pocky is a popular snack there.
Bluegrass Singer Tim O'Brien's 2008 cd "Chameleon" is also on the list. Right now, O'Brien, a native of West Virginia, is quite far from home as he is performing in New Zealand and then Australia in the next few days, according to his web site.
Closer to home, the folk band Eddie from Ohio (they are actually from Virginia) is going to be performing at the Rams Head Tavern in Annapolis, Maryland, from March 18-19. Their 1997 recording "Big Noise" featuring one of my favorite folk songs by someone besides Mr. Piephoff "Juan in the Rear View Mirror" is on that album.
Les Blank, a great documentary filmmaker who I met a few years ago, got me introduced to Lightin' Hopkins (1912-1982) as he made a short film about the blues legend which I saw on Link-TV a few years back.
Most Americans are probably not familiar with the Turkish instrumentalist Okay Temiz, but he is more well-known in Europe. In fact, at one time, he lived in Finland. His 1994 recording "Fish Market" is quite exceptional, and there is no true way to describe his unique sound, so I guess I'll just have to recommend you check out his videos on Youtube.
Anyway, here is the list, I better post this before I wake my mom up as I'm visiting her this weekend:
1. "Night Song" (1995. Nusret Fateh Ali Khan and Michael Brook. World/Inspirational).
2. "No Pocky for Kitty" (1991. Superchunk. Alternative/Punk).
3. "Chameleon" (2008. Tim O'Brien. Bluegrass).
4. "Big Noise" (1997. Eddie from Ohio. Folk).
5. "Hamburger Square" (2001. Bruce Peiphoff. Folk).
6. "Very Best of Lightin' Hopkins" (1999. Compilation of music recorded many, many years ago. Blues).
7. "Drummers of Burundi" (1993. Drummers of Burundi. World).
8. "Fish Market" (1994. Okay Temiz. World. Instrumental/Jazz).
9. "Yuru Anca Gidersin" (2003. Yildiz Tilbe. Turkish pop).
10. "Vacation" (1982. The Go-Gos. New Wave/Pop).
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