Lately

I have been tinkering with this mix for over a year now. It began as a simple compilation for country driving, an excuse to put a couple of songs about Elvis on the same disc. The roadtrip that originated the first draft is long past, but the idea has lingered with me. In my mind, it has now evolved into a strange meditation on remembering and reimagining parts of my father, my father-in-law, and my grandfather in the face of love and loss and death.

My Old Man
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Volume 1
1. Main Title Theme : Bob Dylan
2. One Life Away : M. Ward
3. He Was the King : Neil Young
4. Elvis Presley Blues : Gillian Welch
5. My Winding Wheel : Ryan Adams
6. Wagon Wheel : Old Crow Medicine Show
7. The Cuckoo : Hem
8. Poison Cup : M. Ward
9. Turkey Chase : Bob Dylan
10. Harrisburg : Josh Ritter
11. Things that Scare Me : Neko Case
12. Dusty Boxcar : Gillian Welch
13. The Hardest Part : Ryan Adams
14. You Don't Make It Easy Babe : Josh Ritter
15. The Coo Coo Bird : The Be Good Tanyas
16. Trampled Rose : Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
17. Old Man : Neil Young
18. I Taught Myself How to Grow Old : Ryan Adams
19. Knockin' on Heaven's Door : Bob Dylan
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Volume 2
1. To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High) : Ryan Adams
2. Chinese Translation : M. Ward
3. I've Been Everywhere : Johnny Cash
4. Rollin' and Tumblin' : Bob Dylan
5. White Freightliner Blues : Gillian Welch
6. Oh My Sweet Carolina : Ryan Adams & Emmylou Harris
7. Lawrence, KS : Josh Ritter
8. Bob Dylan's Dream : Bob Dylan
9. I Dream a Highway : Gillian Welch
10. I Hear Them All : Old Crow Medicine Show
11. I Want to Sing that Rock n' Roll : Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
12. To Go Home : M. Ward
13. Empty Hearts : Josh Ritter
14. Pearls on a String : Ryan Adams
15. Black Eyed Dog : Nick Drake
16. Dead Man : M. Ward
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If you want a copy let me know. I'd be happy to send you one.