Chase The Kangaroo

Editor's Note: I fell in love with this song the first time I heard it.  The lyrics are unmistakably Mark Heard.  The catch is I heard the song for the first time, on a Mark Heard tribute album.  The album was primarily put together by the founding members of the band, The Choir.  Below the lyrics you'll their version of the song on Spotify. "Tip of My Tongue" |   Satellite Sky  ~Mark Heard There's an oasis in the heat of the day  There's a fire in the chill of night  A turnabout in circumstance makes each a hell in its own right I've been boxed-in in the lowlands, in the canyons that think  I've been pushed to the brink of the precipice and dared not to blink  I've been confounded in the whirlwind of what-ifs and dreams  I've been burned by the turning of the wind back upon my own flames Knock the scales from my eyes  Knock the words from my lungs  I want to cry out  It's on the tip of my tongue I've see...

A couple of days ago I purchased Derri Daugherty's (of the Choir) instrumental album, Clouds Echo In Blue . Since high school, Derri has been one of my favorite guitarists.  I say "one of" because he comes in a very close second to the Edge.  Both have been extremely influential to my own guitar playing, as well as on my appreciation of music.  They've influenced who I listen to, how I listen and why I listen to music. Derri's Clouds Echo In Blue is a world of guitar soundscapes, both ethereal and pensive. One review describes it as a, "sonic treasure" and where the "music is rich, compelling and delicate. At times the soundscape is relaxed and reflective, with an ambience that feels quite pensive and brooding. He strikes a balance that straddles depth and delivery that offers back a genuinely comforting collection of songs. The trademark ring of his guitar is here in abundanc." - Down The Line. Fans of the Choir will hear, in true ...