This week’s Monday Morning Brew is filled with some of the gentlest of pastoral vibes from the likes of Mark Fry, Cinder Well & Jim Ghedi, Adrian Crowley, David Dondero, Joshua Burnside, Roy Harper, Laura Gibson, Vic Chesnutt, The Innocence Mission, The Weather Station, Bert Jansch & Hope Sandoval, Nora Brown, Michael Chapman, Jessica Pratt, Sam Amidon, Smog, Daisy Rickman, John Fahey and more. While the likes of Vic Chesnutt’s Flirted With You All My Life remains as devastating as ever. All perfect company for a contemplative start to the week.
Included in the playlist is a track from Marina Allen’s 2021 debut album, Candlepower. To quote from KLOF’s Thomas Blake, Allen is from a “rarefied group” of singer-songwriters…if you are unfamiliar with her work, check out our deep dive in the latest Substack Newsletter below, which includes an interesting detour – a Meredith Monk video house tour (there is a link).