MP3 Jim Kirsling - Minstrels of the Wild

Bluegrass arrangements of original Folk songs both humorous and serious.

16 MP3 Songs
COUNTRY: Bluegrass, FOLK: Modern Folk



Details:
Songwriter/singer Jim Kirsling is a Milwaukee native but has been living in Minnesota since 1979, where he has his own carpentry business. He is a long time fan of Bluegrass Music, a member of Minnesota Bluegrass and Old Time Music Assoc. and Nashville Songwriters Assoc. International. His favorite Bluegrass artists are Ricky Skaggs and Ralph Stanley. Inspired mainly by the storytelling skills of Tom T. Hall, he has been writing songs for the past ten years.

The songs relate stories of both local Minnesota and universal people, places and events. They are recorded with the help of artists from local Bluegrass bands, namely Geoff Schley (guitar/vocals) Dave Tousley (bass) of âFree Range Pickinâ Katryn Conlin (bass/vocals) Ben Manning (guitar) of âLong Time Goneâ, Phil Nusbaum (banjo) of âThe Blue Driftersâ and host of local radio show âBluegrass Saturday Morningâ (JAZZ88FM.com).

1. âBaby Boomer Bluesâ is a humorous look at the delights of aging, and also explains the enhanced nose and ear hairs, and shaved head, on the cover photo.
2. âHat of Many Cheeses,â is a comic story of a Packer fan growing up in rural Wisconsin.
3. âDriving Out To Richmondâ describes traffic congestion problems that plague all major metro areas, with the setting of driving to Minnesotaâs Summer Bluegrass Festival near Richmond, MN.
4. âThereâs Nothing Like a Bluegrass Tuneâ is an anthology of and tribute to Bluegrass Music.
5. âBluegrass Saturday Morningâ is a theme song for the radio show of the same name.
6. âAlways Grateful and Trueâ basically states that we should be darn thankful that weâre among the 6 of the worldâs population who are born in America, as opposed to Calcutta or Bangladesh.
7. âThe Shepherdâs Storyâ is the life and times of a Bedouin shepherd.