https://community.pandora.com/t5/Community-Chat/Cultural-Story-Teller-Musicians/m-p/136439#M18181 <P><STRONG>Most musicians tells stories in their music. &nbsp;The one's I'm interested in learning from all of you are your favorite artists who frequently paint a picture of their city, region, people, wildlife, or unique lay-o-the-landwith in several songs. &nbsp;</STRONG>If you can, list several of their songs which taken together give you a good feel for where they're from?</P><P>My favorite from over the past 5 years or so has been Tyler Childers. &nbsp;He writes and sings about his Appalachian roots in Virginia /W. Virginia &amp; coal country with such clarity. &nbsp;He conveys broad drives and notions of the people where he grew up that I feel I known the place somewhere in my past. &nbsp;I'm able to relate his people to people I've known. &nbsp;His music knocks on several genres, but alt-country-grass-rock might be his center.</P><P><STRONG>Songs with stories of his raisin':</STRONG></P><UL><LI>Country Squire</LI><LI>Whitehouse Road</LI><LI>Follow You to Virgie</LI><LI>Bottles &amp; Bibles&nbsp;</LI><LI>Feathered Indians</LI><LI>Charleston Girl</LI><LI>Coal</LI><LI>If Whiskey Could Talk</LI><LI>Hard Times</LI><LI>The Gospel</LI><LI>The Harvest&nbsp;</LI><LI>Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven&nbsp;</LI><LI>Purgatory (widely differing versions)</LI><LI>Old County Church (also many versions)</LI></UL><P>I highly recommend you give Tyler's recordings a listen. &nbsp;If you have a similar story-teller artist who strikes you with emotions and understanding of somewhere they're from, please feel free to share here with me and everyone's else to discover.</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 26 Sep 2023 03:26:28 GMT Chan 2023-09-26T03:26:28Z https://community.pandora.com/t5/Community-Chat/Cultural-Story-Teller-Musicians/m-p/136439#M18181 <P><STRONG>Most musicians tells stories in their music. &nbsp;The one's I'm interested in learning from all of you are your favorite artists who frequently paint a picture of their city, region, people, wildlife, or unique lay-o-the-landwith in several songs. &nbsp;</STRONG>If you can, list several of their songs which taken together give you a good feel for where they're from?</P><P>My favorite from over the past 5 years or so has been Tyler Childers. &nbsp;He writes and sings about his Appalachian roots in Virginia /W. Virginia &amp; coal country with such clarity. &nbsp;He conveys broad drives and notions of the people where he grew up that I feel I known the place somewhere in my past. &nbsp;I'm able to relate his people to people I've known. &nbsp;His music knocks on several genres, but alt-country-grass-rock might be his center.</P><P><STRONG>Songs with stories of his raisin':</STRONG></P><UL><LI>Country Squire</LI><LI>Whitehouse Road</LI><LI>Follow You to Virgie</LI><LI>Bottles &amp; Bibles&nbsp;</LI><LI>Feathered Indians</LI><LI>Charleston Girl</LI><LI>Coal</LI><LI>If Whiskey Could Talk</LI><LI>Hard Times</LI><LI>The Gospel</LI><LI>The Harvest&nbsp;</LI><LI>Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven&nbsp;</LI><LI>Purgatory (widely differing versions)</LI><LI>Old County Church (also many versions)</LI></UL><P>I highly recommend you give Tyler's recordings a listen. &nbsp;If you have a similar story-teller artist who strikes you with emotions and understanding of somewhere they're from, please feel free to share here with me and everyone's else to discover.</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 26 Sep 2023 03:26:28 GMT https://community.pandora.com/t5/Community-Chat/Cultural-Story-Teller-Musicians/m-p/136439#M18181 Chan 2023-09-26T03:26:28Z