Apr 16, 2014

Le Guess Who’s annual May Day event goes down on Saturday, May 24 in Utrecht, Netherlands. Ahead of that, we’re featuring mixtapes from a few of the artists performing. Why? Because we love Le Guess Who. And mixtapes. The first in our series comes from Hiss Golden Messenger.

“These selections are going to be familiar to my friends, because they’re songs I reference a lot,” says Mike, “MC” Taylor. “They each in their own way touch on certain things that I love about music—rhythm, desperation and suffering, redemption and love. I’ve spent a lot of time with each of these tunes. And this may be the only place that Curtis and Bocephus ever rub shoulders.”

Take a listen to Hiss Golden Messenger’s tape below. Are you going to be in the Netherlands in May? Be sure to grab your ticket to the festival here.

HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER by Bamshakalah on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

1. Cass McCombs: Big Wheel

2. Graham Nash & David Crosby: The Wall Song

3. Jaki Whitren: A Little Bit Extra Please

4. David Wiffen: Smoke Rings

5. Curtis Mayfield: When Seasons Change

6. Hank Williams, Jr.: Feelin’ Better

7. The War on Drugs: Eyes to the Wind

8. William Tyler: A Portrait of Sarah

9. Karen Dalton: Same Old Man

10. Kate & Anna McGarrigle: No Biscuit Blues

11. Ralph Stanley: I’ve Just Seen the Rock of Ages

12. Jody Stecher: I’m Going Up on the Mountain

13. George Jones: I Just Don’t Give a Damn

14. Ann Peebles: Run, Run, Run

15. Bert Jansch: The Blacksmith

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