I’ve never been one to shy away from banjos, so after becoming informed of Dawn Landes‘ cover of Peter, Bjorn & John’s “Young Folks” I was rightly impressed. Though not something typically covered on this site, that being bluegrass, to this day I find it to be a thorn in the side of music that it takes something like O Brother Where Art Thou to revive a scene…but if it weren’t for the movie there would be far less people caring about this segment of Americana. Please take a listen and check out this ridiculously amazing bluegrass version of “Young Folks.”
Dawn Landes feat. WST “Young Folks (PB&J)”
Dawn Landes - Official Site
Dawn Landes - MySpace Site
previously - PB&J on Late Night with Conan
Yeah, this is great. If you’re looking for more in the way of bluegrass covers, you should track down some albums from the Pickin’ On series. You kinda have to wend your way through some gimmick cheese in order to find the really clever tracks, but they’re in there. There are also some good ones on “Fade to Bluegrass”, the bluegrass tribute to Metallica.
Phil
May 21st, 2007