I’ve long had a soft spot for Hank Snow. It goes back to when I was a kid. My father and my brother taught me the words to Hank Snow’s version of the Wreck of the Old 97. Even as a child I knew there… Read More
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John Brown’s Dream…the devil is dead
Here’s an entertaining version of the old time standard John Brown’s Dream performed by the Turf Rollers, a band from Copenhagen.
Warning: Hardcore Old Time music
I stumbled across this great performance by Riley Baugus: Roustabout. Dangerous business.
D Tunes
In Old Time music, most standards are by convention usually played in particular tunings. It doesn’t mean they have to be played in certain keys, just that they usually are. This simplifies things for players jamming, for instance. If the tune is going to be… Read More
Sandy River Belle
April Verch is a great Canadian fiddler from the Ottawa Valley. She is also a fabulous step-dancer, as you can see in this clip featuring the April Verch Band performing Sandy River Belle. Now here’s nice version played on the cookie tin banjo, by morbanjo… Read More
Dance Around Molly
Do you know Cathy Barton Para and Dave Para’s music? Old time music from Missouri… I could pretty much listen to them all day. Here’s one more, Saddle Old Kate
1000 miles
The first 500… Bobby Bare The 2nd 500…..The Proclaimers
Wingy
My dad liked a lot of old jazz when I was a kid. He was one of those guys who could hear a horn player on a jazz record and tell you who the player was. And if you gave him the name of a… Read More
Iko
Anyone remember the Dixie Cups version?
Aretha
We had a great time tonight at the Aretha Franklin show at Roy Thomson Hall. At 72, she looks great and sounds great. Aretha came to Toronto with a big band including a full horn section, vibes, B3, guitar, bass, a couple drummers, some singers… Read More
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