Colors of Country: Artists

The record-setting snowfall this winter has turned my world monochromatic.  It's time to rectify that with some colorful country artists.  We've got everyone from the well known Zac Brown Band to some hidden gems, like Gold Heart whose beautiful music is deserving of much more popularity than the meager 29 Youtube views it currently has.


The Napster playlist is here.
The Spotify playlist is here.
The Youtube playlist is here.

1. Redhead Express-- "When I Find It"
2. Mandolin Orange-- "Rounder"
3. The Yellow Kites-- "A Tree Love Song"
4. Green Mountain Grass-- "Going Nowhere"
5. Blue Broussard-- "Muddin'"
6. Indigo Summer-- "Not To"
7. Nina Violet-- "Way Down Washing Dirty Dishes"
8. Purple Mountain-- "Jesus, When You Return, Bring Elvis" (Not on Youtube playlist)
9. Little Pink-- "Rocking Horse" (Not on Spotify playlist or Youtube playlist)
10. Zac Brown Band-- "Chicken Fried"
11. Blackhawk-- "Goodbye Says It All"
12. The White Ghost Shivers-- "White Ghost Shivers Ball"
13. Gray Stream-- "Bull Rider"
14. Tin Silver-- "Dear Susan"
15. Gold Heart-- "Memories of My Past"
16. Crimson County-- "Cold as Hell"
17. Cerulean Groove-- "Second Thought"
18. The Scarlet Furies-- "Young Goodman Brown"
19. Brian Lavender-- "Good Ole Country Boy"
20. Maggie Rose-- "Preacher's Daughter"

Country Artists Cover The Eagles

The Eagles were a pretty impressive group of musicians.  Rolling Stone Magazine listed them as number 75 in their list of 100 Greatest Musicians of All Time--I'm frankly surprised they weren't higher. Regardless of where they are ranked, their music has certainly inspired a lot of other musicians across multiple genres. The following playlist is a collection Eagles songs covered by various country artists.  For this list, I chose to order the songs the same way as the Eagles Greatest Hits Volumes 1 and 2.  I was unable to find country covers of some of the songs (so I just left them out) and the last two songs on the list are covers of songs that were not on their Greatest Hits albums.

The Napster playlist is here.
The Spotify playlist is here.
The Youtube playlist is here.


1. "Take It Easy" by Craig Wayne Boyd
2. "Lyin Eyes" by Diamond Rio
3. "Already Gone" by Duck Gang
4. "Desperado" by Clint Black
5. "One of These Nights" by The Sunny Cowgirls
6. "Tequila Sunrise" by Buck Owens
7. "Take It To the Limit" by Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings
8. "Peaceful Easy Feeling" by Little Texas
9. "Hotel California" by Eliza Neals (Not on Spotify Playlist)
10. "Heartache Tonight" by Conway Twitty (Not on Spotify Playlist)
11. "Seven Bridges Road" by Alan Jackson
12. "Life in the Fast Lane" by Darryl Lee Rush
13. "I Can't Tell You Why" by Vince Gill
14. "The Long Run" by Pickin' On

15. "Love Will Keep Us Alive" by Jacqui Sharkey (Not on Youtube playlist)
16. "Please Come Home For Christmas" by Gary Allan

Celtic Snow

I'm sitting here staring out my window at the snow-covered fields and marveling at the fact that we still have a solid week of snow storms predicted.  This is easily the snowiest winter I can recall so it only seems fitting that my next playlist should be about snow.  I present to you a collection of lovely, snowy Celtic songs

The Spotify playlist is here.
The Youtube playlist is here.
The Napster playlist is here.

1. "Amid the Falling Snow" by Enya
2. "And Then Snow Fell" by West of Eden
3. "Angels in the Snow" by David Arkenstone
4. "Celtic Snow" by WhiteStone Rev. 2:17
5. "Dust of Snow" by Matt & Shannon Heaton
6. "First Snow" by The Columba Minstrels
7. "First Snow/ Snowshoes/ Clear Skies" by Katherine Moller
8. "First Snowfall of December" by Matt & Shannon Heaton
9. "Frost and Snow/ Snow On the Hills" by Magpie Lane
10. "Gently the Snow is Falling" by Bandari
11. "January Snows/ Laura Lynn Cunningham" by Lunasa (Not on Spotify Playlist)
12. "Like Melting Snow" by Paul Daly Band (Not on Youtube Playlist)
13. "A Raven in the Snow" by Brian Dunning, Jeff Johnson
14. "See Amid the Winter Snow" by Ceoil Cu Chulainn
15. "The Sheep Are Neath the Snow" by Magpie Lane
16. "The Silence of Snow" by Ashley Davis
17. "Snow" by Ardyth & Jennifer
18. "The Snow and Frost Are All Over/ Paddy Fahey's" by Horslips
19. "Snow Is Lightly Falling" by Nightnoise
20. "The Snow Lay on the Ground" by One Harp and a Flute
21. "Snow on Valafield/New Year's Eve" by Kith (Not on Spotify or Youtube playlist)
22. "The Snow Storm/Christmas Eve/Snow on the Hills" by Golden Bough
23. "Snowdance" by David Arkenstone
24. "Snowfall" by Marc Gunn
25. "Snowflake Hornpipe/ Bottom of the Punch Bowl/ Hogmanay Reel" By Katherine Moller
26. "Snowplow Set" by The Barra MacNeils
27. "The Snows" by Maighread Ni Dhomhnaill/Triona Ni Dhomhnaill
28. "The Snows They Melt the Soonest" by Cara Dillon
29. "The Snowy Path" by Altan
30. "Through the Bitter Frost and Snow" by Susan Mckeown and Lindsey Horner
31. "Whiter Than Snow" by Nightnoise