Tag: Colter Wall
17APR2026 – Country Song for the Morning – Colter Wall – Henry and Sam
Apologies! I was out and about and didn’t notice this didn’t post this morning.
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Colter has cancelled his concert schedule because of mental health concerns. I wish him a swift recovery. But maybe it’s just the nature of music touring that it messes with a man’s head. So I hope he does what’s right for him. And thanks for all the music.
Too Long a Day for a Post. Let’s Go With Some Music
A great party. Lots of fun. A really long day and no chance to write. Some good tunes will have to do.
And here’s one I posted not too long ago. But I really love this song.
Another Long Day
Another very long day. Nothing left in the tank. Here’s a Colter Wall tune.
Reverse Engineering an Ending
I’ve been trying to figure out how to end my book. Today I’ve been reading the last third of the book to see if I can force an exit strategy into the story. The good news is I’m enjoying the narrative. It’s almost as if someone else wrote it. So that’s good. The bad news it’s taking a while to figure out a satisfying ending that leaves all the major characters with a satisfying “landing.”
But I’m glad I’ve re-engaged with the writing on a more robust schedule. I think the story is well written so it gives me motivation to get the darned thing out there. Onward and upward.
So, has Trump really ended the Iran/Israeli War? Well, here’s hoping.
19JUN2024 – Country Song for the Night – Cowpoke – Colter Wall
Colter Wall updates the concept of the cowboy song. Well, maybe not updates. It sounds like classic western.
24MAY2024 – Country Song for Today
Well, maybe it should be western song for today ’cause on OCF we have both kinds of music; country and western. Play Colter.
Little Songs by Colter Wall – A Country Music Review by JT
I’ve listen to ‘Little Songs’ a couple of times in the past few days. The first thing that I noticed was the audio improvement compared to his last album. My second takeaway after two listens was that I like all the songs and the flow of the album. I don’t recall a standout cut yet, which gives me the feeling that there may not be one, but I don’t care about hits when I listen to Colter. I like the laid back peaceful honesty in his originals, and his covers are always carefully selected and originally performed. I do miss his previous vocal style, that is what was partially responsible for my becoming a fan, but I respect the fact that he is the leading authority of his instrument and the minor changes he made don’t really affect my listening pleasure very much. He is one gifted vocalist to be sure. And songwriter extraordinaire!, especially in the almost extinct genre he has revived.
I’m a fan, I just ordered the vinyl version of this offering, and I’m looking forward to the next 20, something listens. Colter is the real deal, and has been big favorite of W.B Walkers Old Soul Radio Show for years now. W.B.knows a class act when he hears one, and I like to think sometimes I do too.
07AUG2023 – OCF Update
I’ll be out and about this morning. I must venture outside of Dunwich’s accursed borders. Like everyone else I’m a creature of circumstance and must get some things done. But I’ll be back to work this afternoon and I’m sure to provide brilliance and mirth aplenty when I reapply my shoulder to the wheel and my nose to the grindstone.
In the meantime I provide this classic tune for your listening pleasure.
Little Songs by Colter Wall – A Country Music Review
I’ve been a fan of Colter Wall since a friend of mine introduced me to his eponymous album, “Colter Wall.” That collection had some very strong songs like Kate McCannon and Bald Butte. And in general, that was a big album. This month I got ahold of his album called “Little Songs.” And that is surely an honest title. The longest title clocks in at 4:32 and the shortest is 2:25. And more than that, none of these songs is big in its impact. They’re quiet, almost subdued.
They’re of the western genre in the country/western alliance and they have the understated manner of the modest inhabitants of the Great Plains, especially the northern expanse of the plains in Canada where Colter Wall hails from. We hear about ranchers and cowboys and farmers and their work and their romances and their blues. But there’s no shouting unless you count a little yodeling in one song.
So, this isn’t a collection to get you all stirred up. It’s quiet and small. I’m a fan of colter Wall so I’ll add these songs to my MP3 player and they’ll leaven my collection of country music with some of the softer notes that provide a counterweight to all the fussing’ and shouting’ that some of my other songs provide. Your mileage. of course, may vary.