Peter Keane

If you regularly read my Friday iPod Random playlists, you've probably seen the name Peter Keane come up frequently. I can't understand why this guy doesn't get more recognition. I think he perfectly captures the musical style of Mississipppi John Hurt—and also does a good job with his own style too. We saw him perform live some years ago and I recently sent a friend to see him in Austin (where he lives and plays almost nightly—I think he's stopped touring). Anyhow, he's now put free MP3s up of most of his stuff here. One of my favorites of his CDs is missing, though, and you can't find it at Amazon. It's called "Walkin' Around" and is definitely worth listening to if you like what you hear from the other CDs. I'm happy to e-mail you the MP3s or burn you a CD if you want. "The Goodnight Blues" is my other favorite, followed by "Another Kind of Blue" and then "Milton Street."

Comments

[Leah]

"Walkin' Around" isn't on Amazon, but you can still find copies on half.com. I'll have to check him out.

[Mark]

Okay, as soon as I start downloading songs again I'll check him out.

I had to laugh about that one song - in Philly we know Milton Street as the ethically-challenged brother to our ethically-challenged mayor, John Street.

[Rick Wilson]

I missed seeing Peter a couple of years ago so my wife told me to take the ticket money and buy one of his cd's. I bought "Walkin' Around" and it has turned out to be one of my favorites.
Rick