James Elkington & Nathan Salsburg cover "Reel Around the Fountain"; released Sep. 18, 2015

Somehow I can see the now-seemingly uppity Marr to not appreciate this at all, while Morrissey on his current country-kick would find some value in it and be quite humbled by it.
 
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Proof if needed that it is Morrissey's musical contributions that make The Smiths so special. Beautiful vocal melody.
 
Morran sends the link:

James Elkington & Nathan Salsburg - "Reel Around the Fountain" (Official Audio) - Paradise of Bachelors / YouTube



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James & Nathan's "Ambsace" will be released Sept. 18, 2015 on Paradise of Bachelors.

The second album of astonishing duets by guitarists James Elkington (who has toured and/or recorded with Jeff Tweedy, Richard Thompson, and Steve Gunn, among others) and Nathan Salsburg (an accomplished soloist deemed by NPR “one of those names we’ll all associate with American folk guitar”) is a sublime suite of nimble, filigreed compositions by two singular stylists. Belying its title—“ambsace” is the lowest throw of dice; snake eyes—the record thrives on a gentle empathy and generosity of spirit, sitting sneakily protean original compositions alongside gorgeous arrangements of songs by Duke Ellington and The Smiths at the same big hand-hewn table.

Official album page: http://www.paradiseofbachelors.com/pob-21
Official artist page: http://www.paradiseofbachelors.com/james-and-nathan
Official artist FB: https://www.facebook.com/nathansalsburg
Official artist Twitter: @twosandfews
 
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mcrickson said:
Somehow I can see the now-seemingly uppity Marr to not appreciate this at all, while Morrissey on his current country-kick would find some value in it and be quite humbled by it.
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I can't imagine Johnny Marr, Bert Jansch fanboy, hating on this.

Anyway, beautiful cover. Thanks for sharing, Morran.
 
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I liked that very much. But for me, the best one will always be...



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Nice, but can we forego the need to validate run-of-the-mill musicians by listing the other run-of-the-mill musicians that they've associated with? Same with on show bills: "Dick Johnson (of the Urethra Brothers, Scrotboy and the Horny Woodsmen) with (very) special guest Thom Peters (all the way from Bumf*** Egypt, formerly of the Peters 5, the Rough Peters and the Horny Scrotboy Collective).
 
All I got from this was the 60s sound of Trumpton and Windy Miller.

Benny-the-British-Butcher
 
It's beautiful. Elegantly highlights the extraordinary interplay between Morrissey and Marr's melodies. The production sounds superb, too, which adds a captivating depth that 'The Smiths' record obviously lacked.
 
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