Song of the Week #2

This week has been insanely busy. It’s also been one full of emotion. My Uncle’s Celebration of Life was yesterday. While it was lovely to see my extended family again I hate meeting under these circumstances yet again.

So without much surprise I’ve had some problems falling and staying asleep as my brain would not shut off. I was glad I brought my iPod and headphones with me so that I could listen to something and turn my brain off. For this, I turned to one of my current favorites, Johnny Flynn. Johnny Flynn was one of the acts that rose out of of the British Folk revival called Nu-Folk/Indie Folk along with Mumford & Sons and Laura Marling. In recent years Flynn has focused more on his acting career than music but this shouldn’t distract from his musical genius. Not only does he sing and play guitar but he is classically trained in violin and trumpet. He has taught himself to play multiple other instruments, such as the banjo, mandolin, and multitude of traditional folk instruments. His lyrics are spiritual but not in an in-your-face-Christianity kind of way. They revolve around loss, nature and love.

One of my favorite songs is Country Mile. This particular version on that’s on YouTube is not on his album. It’s just him and his guitar. Stripped down to the very basics. Give it a listen. Check out his work if you like it.