Things People Do is Danielle Ate the Sandwich aka Danielle Anderson's new self produced and distributed album that she made in her very own kitchen. How's that for down home? While there are no fancy production effects on this recording, Danielle Ate the Sandwich is a pleasant pleasure to listen to. Anderson's voice is sweet and a little sassy as she slides confidently through this album of all original material.
One of the best songs on Things People Do by Danielle Ate the Sandwich, is Goodbye Frankie, which sounds like a tribute to a deceased dog. Danielle sings a languid farewell to the canine who is "more of a lady than I'll ever be." There is poetry on this album as well. Where I'll Be begins, "I'm drunk on puddles laid thick inside the gutters lined with leaves, and some unfortunate 4th graders math homework that blew away." Danielle celebrates everyday life with a candid yet passionate eye. This chick has got soul, and she's superbad. (That's good!)
Danielle on YouTube
Danielle Anderson also has nice body of work on YouTube many of which are covers that begin with a trademark comedy nod from this quirky original artist. In Danielle's cover of the Hall and Oates hit Rich Girl, she ends with a comment for her framed picture of Tom Selleck which sits in the background on her sofa as she plays her ukulele. Danielle also plays a rocking cover on her uke of the Tina Turner classic What's Love Got To Do With It.
Daughters of Arlo Guthrie and Willie Nelson
Folk Uke (2005) is the debut album from Cathy Guthrie and Amy Nelson. If their last names sound familiar it's because their dads are Arlo Guthrie (of Alice's Restaurant fame) and Willie Nelson, respectively. From FU Records, this album is independently produced by Arlo and Willie who provide backing vocals and tasty guitar licks. They have got to be some proud dads to have their daughters follow in their musical footprints.
Headquartered in Austin and Nashville, the biography of Folk Uke reads: "Nearly a decade ago, Amy took Cathy to buy her first ukulele, and since then there's been no stopping this duo."
It is a very rare old-time record that has a Parental Advisory for explicit lyrics. There is nothing virtuoso and bluegrass-fast about these girls, but the thing that makes Folk Uke great is the sweet, angelic voices singing humorous and obscene lyrics. The contrast is divine. This is a pleasant, sitting-out-on-your-back-porch kind of album, but don't play it when your little ones are around.
Mary Rayme - Mary Rayme is a graphic designer and arts educator with a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore.
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