North Country Girl (continued)
Regular readers know that I've been a bit obsessed with this song of late. I've posted on it not once, but twice in the past week.
And so when I came upon this cover (on the HypeMachine of course) by M Ward, Conor Oberst and Jim James of My Morning Jacket (complete with the Johnny/Bob ending that I love so much), I had to post it for all of you.
North Country Girl - M Ward, Conor Oberst and Jim James - Monsters of Folk Tour - 2004
Thanks to Chromewaves for showcasing and hosting this song.
UPDATE: Justin provides a link in the comments to this post from My Old Kentucky Blog with, count 'em, 16 different versions of this song. Thanks Justin! Now if I could just get these into one podcast, that would be fantastic.
Thanks for the link - I keep believing Conor Oberst is a great talent, the next big thing and deserving of all the hype - so I like to hear everything with which he is associated.
Posted by: Rich | August 30, 2006 at 08:53 AM
Wow. Never knew that version existed.
Posted by: Raj Bala | August 30, 2006 at 11:04 AM
Don't forget about the Secret Machines version of that tune...
http://hype.non-standard.net/track/111617
I'm too much of a fan of theirs to note throw this your way. :)
Posted by: Justin Ward | August 30, 2006 at 12:09 PM
Too slow for my taste, but then I'm a traditionalist. It's tempting in general to graft an emo-edge onto Dylan (I'm surprised more folks don't) but what I like about this tune is the old English folksong of yore vibe, with its traditional chord structure and wistful state of longing.
Anyhow, that's my 2 cents. Seth's Blog brought me over here and I'll think I'll stay for a bit.
Posted by: RubenRemus | August 31, 2006 at 12:05 AM
i have never noticed you calling out Lampchop - which is a bit surprising, on listening to this mward tune. if you dont know lambchop head over to emusic and knock yourself out. the album How I Gave Up smoking just rocks
Posted by: james governor | August 31, 2006 at 06:37 AM
Hi all, check the url in my sig for a Tunefeed I just setup - sorry, I only have 4 versions in my own collection... :-)
Posted by: Jonathan | August 31, 2006 at 07:56 AM
HEY, can ANYONE help me find where to get the cover of "girl from N. Country Fair" by Conor, M ward & Jim James? I'm dying...been looking for months. No idea where to find it!
Thanks...if you're able to help me.
Posted by: JAY | July 02, 2007 at 01:59 AM