The Folksmen- Old Joe's Place

Part two of the look at the film A Mighty Wind brings us to folk trio The Folksmen.

The group features director and co-writer Christopher Guest as Alan Barrows, Harry Shearer as Mark Shubb and Michael Shearer as Jerry Palter.

Their big hit is today's featured cut, "Old Joe's Place" is about a run-down greasy spoon diner.

I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that all performers sing and play their instruments in all the songs from the movie. Unlike most live concert scenes in film, "A Mighty Wind" saw it's talented cast actually perform live in those parts.

In addition to the live track, I've included The Folksmen's hilarious cover of "Start Me Up" by the Rolling Stones.

Mitch & Mickey- Kiss At the End of the Rainbow

Not that I need justification to write or to bring something to your attention, but the following is being done because it's awesome.

If you've never seen the film A Mighty Wind you're most certainly missing out.

Directed and co-written by Christopher Guest (This Is Spinal Tap, Best In Show) the movie is a mockumentary following the production of a folk music reunion concert held in honor of recently deceased folk producer Irving Steinbloom.

It brings together his three most famous acts in The New Main Street Singers, The Folksmen and Mitch & Mickey.

Since there are lot's of people in these groups, I'll feature them one at a time as we progress through the week.

First comes the duo of Mitch & Mickey featuring Mitch Cohen (Eugene Levy) and Mickey Crabbe (Catherine O'Hara).

Their most famous song is "A Kiss At the End of the Rainbow" (written by Michael McKean and his wife Annette O'Toole). In reality, it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song.

This is probably the most legitimate song featured in the film, as the lyrics aren't hilarious and therefore could easily be viewed as a classic folk tune. Observe: