M.C. Taylor

M.C. Taylor is a musician and folklorist. He lives in Durham, North Carolina. His most recent release—under the moniker Hiss Golden Messenger—is titled Poor Moon.

Ten Things I Can’t Do Without

1. My wife, Abby, and my son, Elijah, of course
2. Delta Wedding by Eudora Welty
3. I Can’t Stand the Rain by Anne Peebles
4. 16 Greatest Hits by Reno & Smiley
5. James Lee Burke’s Dave Robicheaux series
6. Charles Willeford’s Hoke Moseley series
7. Ring of Bone by Lew Welch
8. Anything by the Dead circa 1972; anything by Ronnie Lane ever
9. Heirloom tomatoes (esp. Brandywine variety), fresh loaf of bread, beer, cheese
10. “Make Cornbread Not War”