Welcome aboard, Scooter.

The Red House Painters are one of my absolute faves.

All of their musical output is very good. I am particularly fond of their latest, 2001, effort "Old Ramon". They are definitely worth seeking out.

Btw, I too started on this board by reading the posts and threads for a month and, eventually posted -- that was 4 years ago.

You will find the RaveRec people to be some of the friendliest and most knowledgeable on the net.

Cheers,
audiobill