LISTEN: Friday Nights Lights and West Virginia

In October I wrote about Friday Night Lights, and how the first season closed with Bright Eyes' rendition of Daniel Johntston's "Devil Town." It was exciting as a new fan of the show that a song by a West Virginia (and Austin) native had been used.

Last night, with bittersweet emotions, I finished the series. (Best ever.) In one of the final episodes, though, it wasn't football that made me sit up and cheer (it rarely is on this fantastic show). Instead it was hearing Daniel Martin Moore's "Flyrock Blues" playing in the background of a quiet scene between two characters. With anticipation, I listened for the line where he sings, "In West Virginia the water's bad, and there just ain't no peace to be had." I was excited to clearly hear the name of my home state on my favorite show. It's a good song, so give it a listen, but if you haven't watched FNL, do.

WATCH: Daniel Martin Moore - Flyrock Blues

I recently posted a video of Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore performing "Dear Companion", a song about a miner's letter to his wife. It is the title track from their collaborative album, which was produced by Jim James of My Morning Jacket. Also on the album is the soft-spoken track "Flyrock Blues," which is played by Moore alone. It is one of my favorite tracks on the album - probably because he mentions West Virginia. Nevertheless, here is Moore very elegantly playing the song in a shed.

WATCH: Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore - Dear Companion

Danny Chiotos of the Keeper of the Mountains Foundation is always posting good stuff on Facebook (see the photo below). This video he posted today was especially enjoyable. It is Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore. Sollee is a classicly-trained cellist and Moore is a singer/songwriter. Both are from Kentucky and collaborated on the album Dear Companion, which was produced by Jim James of My Morning Jacket. Here is the duo performing the title track from the album for KEXP in Seattle. The song is about a letter from a coal miner to his wife. I'm excited to hear more from the album.