world cafe.....

ok, so while i do not especially like working late, i do relish the opportunity to listen to world cafe on my way back home from wherever....this evening th emiddle piece was about an illinois native named abigail washburn who plays the banjo and sings in chinese......not your usual combination of influences.....but breathtakingly lovely......especially the piece she played with cello as backup.....wow....makes me want to understand chinese....just to know what she was actually singing to the angelic melodies....i like david dye.....he has this organic knowledge/appreciation/enthusiasm for world music that is so engaging.......i could see someone like honestlyold doing something similar with her considerable talents......maybe as oldlyhonest....her nom de plume........and thewinding wheel already has his own radio spot.....maybe the two could partner up for a tagteam format of banter and indie ballads.......just a thought.....