Comments | pdlloyd: Discovering Billy Bragg

pdlloyd

Discovering Billy Bragg

Mar 22, 2009 21:04

My husband walked in a few minutes ago and told me that he'd just discovered a folk musician who's work he really liked, and had me search for Billy Bragg on YouTube. Karl kept saying that he couldn't figure out how he'd managed to miss this guy all these years. (Wikipedia states that Bragg has been performing for more than thirty years.) I thought ( Read more... )

billy bragg, music

Comments 7

asakiyume March 23 2009, 10:34:58 UTC

wakanomori introduced me to Billy Bragg (well, to his music, not to him, personally) when we were first going out--he's great!

pdlloyd March 23 2009, 13:18:38 UTC

Isn't it wonderful to be able to share a love for music with someone? :)

asakiyume March 23 2009, 13:27:17 UTC

absolutely!

billy bragg anonymous March 23 2009, 14:30:44 UTC

I heart Billy Bragg and have been listening to him since "ideologies" received radio play in the US in about 1984. Check out his Woody Guthrie collections with Wilco. Awesome. BTW, Billy writes for the Guardian UK. http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/billybragg

Re: billy bragg pdlloyd March 23 2009, 21:13:35 UTC

Hi! Welcome, and thanks for the link. :)

intertext March 23 2009, 14:41:01 UTC

One of my favourite albums is "Mermaid Avenue" by Billy Bragg and Wilco. Check it out!

pdlloyd March 23 2009, 21:14:13 UTC

Ooh, that sounds like fun. I'll do that! 8D