Nanci Griffith – More Than A Whisper
Great Songs More Than a Whisper — a quiet song that carried a woman’s voice from small rooms into the wider world When “More Than a Whisper” first appeared in 1984, it…
Nanci Griffith – Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness
A Poignant Lament of Longing — Speed of the Sound of Loneliness At its core, “Speed of the Sound of Loneliness” is a gentle but devastating reflection on the silent…
Nanci Griffith & James Hooker – Gulf Coast Highway
A beautiful, wistful portrait of enduring love clinging to a small piece of Texas coast. For those of us who came of age with the gentle, literate strains of what…
Nanci Griffith & Guy Clark – Desperados Waiting for a Train
A poignant, autobiographical sketch of a fading Western hero, symbolizing the end of an era and the wisdom passed down to a young boy. If the previous song felt like…
Nanci Griffith & Arlo Guthrie – Tecumseh Valley
The Woven Tapestry of Sorrow: A Ballad for the Lost Girl of the Heartland Ah, “Tecumseh Valley.” The very title settles in the soul with the weight of rich, dark…
Nanci Griffith & Kathy Mattea – Love at the Five and Dime
A Beautifully Worn Tapestry of Small-Town Romance and Enduring Hope There are songs that capture a moment, and then there are songs that capture an entire lifetime. “Love at the…
Nanci Griffith and Townes Van Zandt – Pancho and Lefty
The Mythic Ballad of Two Outlaws, a Medley of Betrayal and the Road-Weary Soul Few songs cast a shadow as long and as mournful over the American folk and country…
Nanci Griffith – From Clare To Here
An Epic Ballad of the Longing for Home, Carried Across the Sea on a Whispering Voice The late, great storyteller Nanci Griffith had a profound gift for finding the universal…
Nanci Griffith & Emmylou Harris – Are You Tired of Me, Darling?
The Quiet Ache of Yesteryear: Nanci Griffith and Emmylou Harris‘s Melancholic Duet For those of us who came of age with the heartfelt strains of folk, country, and the burgeoning…
Nanci Griffith & Emmylou Harris – It’s a Hard Life Wherever You Go
An Anthem for Empathy: The Enduring Plea Against Division From the moment the opening acoustic guitar chords begin, and especially when the velvet harmony of two legendary voices intertwines, you…