Saturday, February 28, 2009

M.I.K.E. - Painted Town

February closes out with a spirited number from M.I.K.E. called Painted Town. Raise a glass and sing along!





Starting tomorrow (March 1), http://www.drinkingsong.org/ will feature the entire album Time For Another Round: Gold Edition, in album order, and that will take us right up to St. Patrick's Day. Stumble through March with us!

Friday, February 27, 2009

Jim Tyrrell - Sherman The Brave (live)

The Jim Tyrrell Trio tells the legendary tale of Sherman The Brave to the Weird Al fans at Meadowbrook. For more information about the artist visit http://www.jimtyrrell.net/.

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Jim Tyrrell - I Know My Rights

A song that's less about drinking than what happens afterward, I suppose. But I bet you can relate. From the album Permanent Record, available at Jim Tyrrell's web site. For more information about the artist visit http://www.jimtyrrell.net/.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Jim Tyrrell - Naked On The Meach (live)

Another song from the Jim Tyrrell Trio's live show at Meadowbrook last summer. A charming and only slightly drunken tale of a man with a speech impediment who finds true love. For more information about the artist visit http://www.jimtyrrell.net/.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Jim Tyrrell - Dizzy Spells

If Randy Newman were to go into the drinking songs business, the results might sound something like this. Originally written as a Song Fight entry, the song appears on Jim Tyrrell's album Permanent Record. For more information about the artist visit http://www.jimtyrrell.net/.

Monday, February 23, 2009

Jim Tyrrell - The Harvard Line (live)

Last summer the Jim Tyrrell Trio played the Second Stage at Meadowbrook US Cellular Pavilion in Gilford, NH, 'opening' for Weird Al Yankovic. Here's a live take of one of Jim's drinking songs from that show. For more information about the artist visit http://www.jimtyrrell.net/.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Jim Tyrrell - Bacon Wine

The strangest drinking song ever? Perhaps. Jim Tyrrell tells the tale of a foul-sounding substance and its effect on inventors throughout history. For some reason. For moreinformation about the artist visit www.jimtyrrell.net.