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What’s up Sorry State readers? I hope everyone has had a nice week. This week I’d like to talk about something you probably never expected to read about in the newsletter, gospel and folk music. Specifically, I’d like to talk about this tape, Who’s This Living In My Soul?, a compilation of songs from artists ranging from North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio. This tape was lovingly put together by friend of Sorry State, Grant Bisher, with the tracks taken from his extensive collection of gospel, folk, and bluegrass records. Something I really love about this tape is that it includes an insert with all the track listing info, complete with the artist’s hometown. I really enjoy knowing where the music comes from when I’m listening to it, as it adds a lot of insight, especially when it’s from local artists in small mountain towns around North Carolina. It sounds amazing too. Even though a lot of these songs are pulled from records that are 50+ years old at this point, it still sounds crisp. There’s some really great banjo and fiddle playing on some of these tracks, which I’m always here for. The title for this tape is pulled from the lyrics of a song on here I’m particularly a fan of, If God Is Dead by Peggy Caudill. Most of this music isn’t even available to listen to anywhere online, so it’s nice to have a tape compiling all these rare deep cuts you normally would never hear. I’ve really enjoyed listening to this in the morning while having my coffee. It’s a real peaceful start to the day. Something about it just feels good. If this sounds like anything you would be interested in at all, I highly recommend you pick up a copy while we have some. I promise you won’t be disappointed by it.