Before there were ‘weekends’ it was a common practice for working class folks in the Industrial Revolution to take off on Monday. Saturday was often half a day and it was pay day at that, so with money in one’s pocket, the time of leisure got extended, often due to overindulgence at the tavern. Michael Fracasso captures the melancholy, extending the moment into this century as he ascribes that behavior to hookers and musicians in the song “Saint Monday.” It is the title track from his latest album, which came out last year. Michael came to see Music Fog during the Cherokee Music Festival outside of Llano, Texas in 2011. His voice is a thing of beauty, jewel-toned, gentle, haunting. That he draws the parallel to musicians is a sad commentary on how hard it is for our artists to make a living these days. There are some Texas tour dates coming up for you to see him.
-Jessie Scott