Song for the Weekend
It's the first weekend in November. You might be bogged down with lots of work-so why not take a load off and listen to Jason Isbell's stunning live performance of his 2015 song "Something More Than Free"? Here, Isbell is accompanied by his wife, Amanda Shires, who plays a fiddle that manages to add some beautiful atmosphere to this rock-solid folk tune. "Something More Than Free" stands as a living testament to all the workers out there in the world, longing, and thankfulness-touched with just the right amount of sadness and hope. For a beefed up, full band version of the song, listen to this cut: Here, Isbell is totally alone. I recently heard Neil Young state, in an interview, his appreciation for any artist who can deliver a song directly with just a guitar and their voice. There's just something about that simple form of communication that is transcendent: Lastly, I'd not that the phrase "something more than free" is deep...