Folkie

After perusing my most recent playlist at the gym this morning I realized that I can no longer claim that bluegrass is my favorite music. I am officially a Folkie, aka a folk music fan.

Basically I make these mixes by adding a song to them when I realize I'm in love with it. I fall in love. A lot. With songs that is. They are my favorite thing in the whole wide world. One of the hardest things about living abroad is finding and discovering music. Thankfully I've managed to discover 8-tracks, and I have the best brother in the whole wide world who add music to my drop-box for me at the most needed times. The following songs are my favorites on my Indonesia mix, which is a work in progress, still after 5 months.

This is my most recent love. My brother dropped it in my box 2 days ago and I know all of the lyrics. My roommate even recognizes it. Put it on repeat right?
Quotable:
"As I sit on the edge of this dirty old bar
Trying to work some things out and not getting too far
As I drown out the voices that are keeping me down
There's a muse all alone on the other side of town
And if I was thinking I'd be thinking thank God, whoever you are
For all the whiskey in this dirty old bar.
The times like these, so sad and so true
Thinkins the last thing that you want to do."
Sometimes I just wish I could get out of my head and enjoy things as they come. I tend to way over-analyze everything. Incredible moments happen and I feel like I'm on the brink of discovering something about myself, but I just can't grasp it. Maybe I need to drink more whiskey or find some dirtier bars.

I have days dedicated to Bob Dylan now. I always enjoyed his music, but since moving to Indonesia I have been falling in love with songs all the time. This song is the ultimate break-up song, and while I haven't broken up with anyone in a very long time, I truly feel the lyrics of this song now.
Quotable: "Well it ain't no use to sit and wonder why babe."
               "I'm walking down that long and lonesome road babe.
                Where I'm bound I just can't tell."

Last year, post Christmas trip I listened to one Willy tea song on repeat 76 times without a break. I was obsessed. I finally purchased an album upon my arrival here. My mix currently has 3 Willy Tea songs on it.
Quotable: "I ain't perfect you can tell by my songs."

Sufjan is probably one of the best artists ever. When I listen to his music, I always have to pause what I'm doing and just feel it. And I always seem to find lyrics I want to get tattooed on my body. Dang!
Quotable: "Trusting things beyond mistake."