Notes
13 eclectic versions of one of my all-time favorite American standards, "900 Miles" -- including cuts by Billy Merman, the Illinois All-State Chorus & Terry Callier. [TRT: 40:33]
Art: Close-up of an Empire State train pastel lithograph. Artist unknown.
8 comments on 11,700 Miles From Home
ANADELIA August 12, 2013
this was genius. bravo.
⃠Space bunny btrxz August 20, 2013
Glad you dug it!
⃠LogLadyDay August 10, 2013
Love it! Great music for a summer road trip
⃠Space bunny btrxz August 12, 2013
Fun! I wish you and your Log the best of times!
⃠kubeczko July 19, 2013
Love it !!! Keep these coming. Can't wait till your next one. Thanks !!!
⃠Space bunny btrxz July 20, 2013
Thanks! I'll definitely be making more of these collections of my favorite standards, though I'm not sure which song is up next at the moment. My next mix is #200, so I believe that one will have a celebratory atmosphere.
⃠cozy July 17, 2013
Oh man, oh man. This is a "must-listen".
⃠Space bunny btrxz July 17, 2013
Glad you dig it man! I try! (most of the time) =)
⃠Btrxz btrxz July 16, 2013
Is that Terry Callier singing sounds very much like Nina Simone or Odetta
⃠Btrxz btrxz July 16, 2013
Best for last! though really liked Tony's version as well very much
⃠Space bunny btrxz July 17, 2013
I was pleased to find that Tony version while making this. The Terry Callier track is my absolute favorite (which is indeed, why it's last!). I love his whole "New Folk Sound of Terry Callier" record. Amazing versions of standards. And I would have put Odetta's version in this, but I found that Illinois choir one and I didn't want two acapella versions, and I was pretty sure no one outside of Illinois has ever heard that version.
⃠Btrxz btrxz July 16, 2013
almostaghost is doing a similar thing with beck's songreader
⃠Space bunny btrxz July 17, 2013
Just followed him. Will have to look in to that. Thanks!
⃠Btrxz btrxz July 16, 2013
Let's give this a whirrl
⃠Space bunny btrxz July 16, 2013
Well thanks for letting me (potentially) waste 40 minutes of your time! =D
⃠no_such_thing July 16, 2013
Very nice, i must have been distracted, i didn't realize that it was the same song!
⃠Space bunny btrxz July 16, 2013
Pleased you liked it! I hope the fact you didn't notice is a good sign the mix is diverse enough!
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