Emmylou Harris - RockPeaks Daily Vlog, 2011 05-17

A new record from Emmylou Harris is always cause for celebration, and the April 26th, 2011 release of "Hard Bargain" is no exception. The twenty-sixth record from the country music legend is a beautiful, if bittersweet affair, touching on absent friends as well as personal and historical recollections. "Darlin' Kate" is a sorrowful lament for her friend Kate McGarrigle, beautifully captured by NPR's cameras during SXSW in March, while Six White Cadillacs is an groovy, upbeat country blues number that clearly impressed the audience on the David Letterman Show. We also play a little of "This is Us" from her underrated collaboration with Mark Knopfler in 2006, as well as "Boulder to Birmingham", the song that first distinguished her as a lyricist back in the 70s.

Links to full-length performances:

http://www.rockpeaks.com/video/h/Harris-Emmylou/Late-Show-With-David-Letterma...

http://www.rockpeaks.com/video/h/Harris-Emmylou/Late-Show-With-David-Letterma...

http://www.rockpeaks.com/video/h/Harris-Emmylou/NPR-Music-Tiny-SXSW-Concert-2...

http://www.rockpeaks.com/video/h/Harris-Emmylou/Musikladen-1977/Boulder-To-Bi...

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