I love this performance of Old Bunch of Keys by Chicken Train. These guys really cook. Found this on the YouTube machine posted by Dean Barber.
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Have I featured the music of Pokey Lafarge here before?
If not, it’s about time I did. He’s got a lot happening if you ask me. Here is Pokey Lafarge with his very hot band performing Sadie Green… and how about Going back to Arkansas, featuring Dom Flemons, who you may know from the original… Read More
Skillet good and Greasy
I was surprised when I came across this video. I know Cedric Watson as a button accordion and fiddle player. Turns out he plays banjo too. Here he is playing a gourd banjo. Here is Cedric Watson playing button accordion…
Mean it too…
I’ve been listening David Bromberg’s music quite a lot lately. I really appreciate how eclectic he is, rambling all over the music landscape. He’s a wonderful guitarist and he plays other instruments such as mandolin as well. Here’s a live performance of You’ve got to… Read More
Sandy Boys
I love this tune. Here’s Alan Jabbour and Ken Perlman How about a version of this one on pipes? Here are Jerry O’Sullivan and Tim Cummings. And finally here’s Mark Gilston performing it on mountain dulcimer.
Why traditional music, #8468
There are new “old-time” tunes written from time to time, but many players prefer to find their own way to play songs that have been with us for a long time. Why write new songs where there are plenty of good ones around to play… Read More
My Blue Heaven
When I was a kid, my father liked to sing bits and pieces of songs around the house. He never remembered whole songs – mostly just choruses with an occasional verse. One of the tunes he like to sing was My Blue Heaven. After I… Read More
Been all around this world….
Here are Law and Hargreaves… Clifton Hicks does a great job of this one on solo banjo… This is another very old tune that goes back to Civil War days in America. It’s been very well recorded over the years.
The Yellow Rose of Texas
The Yellow Rose of Texas was a Confederate Civil War song that somehow or another evolved into a square dance tune. The two “versions” of the tune share a title, but are really strikingly different. Here’s Bob Wills…. And now here’s Cathy Fink playing it… Read More
Time for a Hurtin’ Country Tune
I first heard this tune on David Bromberg’s superb CD, Slightly Mad. Here’s Mr. Bromberg performing it live…. I don’t know who wrote this one, but I believe Conway Twitty had a hit with it…here he is…(even if you hate hurtin’ country tunes, check this… Read More
27th Street 