Singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith died last week. At time of writing the cause of death has not been released, but she was only 68. That’s way too young for someone with her gifts, yet here we are.
You might call Griffith a country-folk-traditional-activist performer. She handled the material of other writers with as much ease as she did her own. Her voice sounded of West Texas grit backing up Celtic purity; there’s no other like her.
There are so many of her songs and covers I could give you; it’s a hard choice. So I’m giving you two from her 1993 album, Other Voices, Other Rooms. First up is Woody Guthrie’s “Do Re Mi”, a duet with Guy Clark.
And we’ll close with Malvina Reynolds' “Turn Around”.
You’re on your own, here, because I’m weeping.
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