Found Vinyl: Mary McCaslin - Goodnight Everybody

Growing up, i listened to a lot of the old folk records that my father used to love, and thus i've always held folk pretty close to my heart.  I dig on the old traditional stuff, but i also love seeing the different directions that any number of artists take the genre in.  Mary McCaslin bridged a lot of the old country-influenced folk music with more contemporary sounds, incorporating some elements of pop and psych, and covering a variety of different songs.  1969's "Goodnight Everybody" is a mellow and wistful record, filled with heartache and longing.  It's fantastic, and features a moving cover of The Supremes' "You Keep Me Hangin' On."  Listen below.



And, here's her bluegrass-tinged cover of "Blackbird."



Unfortunately, those are the only songs from the album i've been able to find for sampling purposes, but i implore you to seek the record out.  It's a fun one.