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Happiest Lion is the moniker used by the very talented Caleb Groh. If your like me and don't like feeling like you wasted your youth, then you probably don't want to know how old he is. No matter the number of years he's been on the planet, his music is wonderfully timeless and it will nestle itself into that part of your brain where all the good music hangs out. If you are still curious and want to know a bit more, check out the Q+A below.
Desert Island Top 5 albums (i.e. you can only have 5 albums to listen to and yes, there is a cd player and unlimited batteries on the island)
- Sigur Rós- Takk
- Ryan Adams and the Cardinals- Cold Roses
- Bright Eyes- I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
- Jónsi and Alex- Riceboy Sleeps
- Musette- Datum
Favourite albums of 2009
- Conor Oberst and the Mystic Calley Band- Outer South
- Jónsi and Alex- Riceboy Sleeps
- Sufjan Stevens- The BQE
- Fanfarlo- Reservoir
Your biggest musical inspirations (or things that inspire your writing). Travel, change, and walks through the woods.
What do you play and record with? I'll mostly bring out the banjo, guitar, mandolin, and snare drum. I use an M-Audio Fast Track USB.
Top 5 favourite books or movies. Winnie the Pooh, The Principles of Uncertainty.. I've come up short. I don't think I have any other favourites. Is that okay? Can I do that?
What is one song (or name a few) that you never seem to get tired of, no matter how many times you listen to it? Sooo many! I'll try to narrow that down.
- Ryan Adams & The Cardinals- When Will You Come Back Home
- Sigur Rós- Von and Gítardjamm
- and Dustin O'Halloran- Opus 12 and Opus 26
Top 5 artists / albums that you think more people should know about. Some of these aren't exactly unknown: Musette, Kathleen Edwards, Nathan Phillps, Jónsi Birgisson's solo Frakkur material, and Punch Brothers.
You can only have one thing for the rest of your life, which do you choose: cigarttes, coffee, wine, beer or ketchup? Coffee. ;)
If you would still like to know more about this happy lion, you can seek him out on the interweb.
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or take a seat and listen to some of this artists' fine music right here on our site
Mammoth Moon
this album belongs in your collection
so when people ask you can say
yeah of course I have it, i was one of the first
Homemade
features 17 songs recorded at home
hence the name of the album
wonderful and free
The Myspace Mix Tape Player - Covers Edition
features 10 great artists
singing songs that aren't theirs
caleb being one of them
Counting Stars with the Curtains Shut
features 15 songs great tunes
by 15 great artists
caleb being one of them
