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Hip Hug-Her

Adding this one to the bourbon list - crazy that it hasn’t yet appeared. Connection to bourbon? Well, for starters, the bourbon genre simply loves a good instrumental (and if you look at the various cd’s we’ve put together, this fact … Continue reading

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Wall of Hillbilly Sound Takes Me South

Adding to the bourbon playlist. This song is simply spectacular: Northfield, by the Alabama Sacred Harp Singing Convention which we have in our collection thanks to the Appalachians disc that we picked up some years ago. It was the soundtrack … Continue reading

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Dylan Leblanc – Paupers Field

Spinning on the bourbonhours juke right now is Dylan Leblanc’s Paupers Field, the debut release from the 20 year old Shreveport Louisiana native. Initial reactions are very positive: the music is low and slow, the lyrics seem engaging, and the … Continue reading

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Bourbon Playlist: One For Geoff and one for Frisco

We have a couple of songs to add to the bourbon playlist and there is a bit of a story associated with one. Several years ago an acquaintance of mine who was a good friend to some good friends of … Continue reading

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Carolina Chocolate Drops Added to Bourbon Playlist

We’ve been listening to the Carolina Chocolate Drops Genuine Negro Jig a fair bit lately. Really digging the old-time jug-band feel and rootsy vibe of the band. Love the cover of Blu Cantrell’s Hit ‘Em Up Style. However, the song … Continue reading

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The Bourbon Playlist

The Bourbonhours Playlist is a list of songs that satisfy three simple criteria. To make the list, each song: 1) is an example of the bourbon genre, 2) has not appeared on any version of the Julep Sessions drinklist previously … Continue reading

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The Drinking Song from Hamlet

Don’t know much about this opera or the composer, but I just heard it on CBC Radio Two’s Shift with Tom Allen. The opera is by Ambroise Thomas. Here is some dude singing it on Youtube, and here is a … Continue reading

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