Here’s how Leadbelly did it… https://youtu.be/nnsUvmsFMxs Check out these covers….. Pharis and Jason Romero…. Meredith Axelrod and Craig Ventresco
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All posts tagged “Daily Dose”
Time for some button accordion music….
It’s been a while since I’ve posted button accordion music here. This morning I’d like to feature Yves Lambert. A few years ago we were lucky enough to enjoy M. Lambert and his group at the International Accordion Festival in San Antonio. He is a… Read More
West Fork Gals
Here’s a bunch of guys playing West Fork Gals on somebody’s front porch. This tune has one of the prettiest melodies. I sometimes wonder where that particular West Fork might be….
Always trust your cape….
Here’s a dose of Guy Clark, just because…. https://youtu.be/XQGjkBuMGAU
Sandy River Belle
Sandy River Belle is a well-known fiddle tune, but it also has a special distinction. There is a particular banjo tuning – The Sandy River Belle tuning – named after it. I should say tunings with an s because there are variations on the Sandy… Read More
Two great covers
Time for a daily dose of country & western. Let’s start with Iris DeMent covering Merle Haggard. I could listen to this tune about 100 times in a row. Funny how some music does that to you, grabs you where it counts and won’t let… Read More
Forked Deer
A fiddle tune is like a cool drink of ice water – always welcome here at 27th Street. Here’s Spencer Branch playing the Forky Deer. Check out the way Kelley Breiding attacks the tune on clawhammer. Wow! Spencer Branch do songs too, not just tunes.… Read More
Boxcars
Cold Sunday morning – let’s warm up with some music from Texas. Here’s Butch Hancock And here’s Texas Tornadoes performing Mr. Hancock’s best known tune, She Never Spoke Spanish to Me.
Off to play Go…
I’m off to play some Go this evening so I’ll leave you with a little something to listen to. Here’s Kilby Snow playing autoharp and singing Troubles….
Delia was a gamblin’ girl…
Time for an old folk song. Here’s David Bromberg playing the old murder ballad, Delia. It’s a true story… This tune has been around the block a few times. There are many versions of of it around, and curiously enough, most of them are excellent.… Read More
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