SXSW2015, Susan's picks of the day, folk and steel drums

This will be my fifth and Susan's first trip to SXSW. She's been gracious about accepting my showcase suggestions and today, she shared a few good ones of her own, including five from the folk list and one steel drum band.

Here are Susan's SXSW picks of the day:

1. Luluc (NPR Tiny Desk Concert)

2. Ben Caplan - Down to the River. 

3. Skinny Lister

Skinny Lister, Tiny Desk (NPR)

4. Ruby Jane - Ticket Out

5. Madison Ward - If I Ain't Got You (cover)

And now for some steel drum...

6. Codrington Pan Family

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Jay Nash, "Blame it All on the Wind"

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Swedish Americana? Swedish Alt-Country? The Swedish Indigo Girls? Sounds like sweet music to me. See you at SXSW, Good Harvest.

"Long Way Around"

"Exile"

SXSW 2015, The List: Delaney Davidson

"I Slept Late," chka-chka-chka guitar, deep in the holler vocals and-out of-nowhere the horns with a tinge of Mediterranean twirl: Delany Davidson makes my SXSW list.

Lots of songs about sleep and sleeping too. Never a bad thing. "Sleeping Woman,":

SXSW 2015, The List: American Aquarium

I've been a fan of American Aquarium since my friend Kevin saw them live a few years back and sent me a couple of their CDs. A few years ago, the band recorded a great Daytrotter session with a cover of one of my favorite tunes, Miss Ohio. They make my "want to see" SXSW list for 2015.

SXSW 2015, The List: The McCrary Sisters

Yes, I like my gospel with a double dose of soul. The McCrary Sisters may make my final SXSW schedule. 

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Now this is more like it. If I'm looking for a gospel act, my tastes run to those groups likely to rattle the rafters. I think The Jones Family Singers qualify.

And at The Continental Club...

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