"Play those old tunes, the music that never dies"
Traditional/folk music has always served as an inspiration to me. Here are a few of my Appalachian favorites:
"The Blackest Crow"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrilRFhh0p4
"Hard Times"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emjp6bBhHSo
"The Dying Californian" Vocal + Fiddle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DiHM8c37sk
Another version, done in the style of a shape note hymn:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWGLmZjAwW0
I hope you enjoy these pieces and the experience of their transcendent power. I'm constantly disheartened by the proclamation of vanity commonly found in modern music. Traditional music held a much higher connection through story telling rather than being based upon rhythmic speaking to electronic sounds.