I’ve never posted Christmas music on this blog…with the possible exception of Weird Bob Dylan performing Must be Santa Claus. Here’s an Appalachian take on a Christmas song. Hooray Jake, Hooray John Breakin up Christmas all day long Way back yonder a long time ago… Read More
I know of just one tune in Old Time music that mentions Christmas, and that’s an old fiddle tune called Breaking up Christmas. This song is usually associated with the Round Peak style (this refers to the particular way old time music is played in… Read More
A Steel-driving man is not the same as a man of steel. This song is about THE steel-driving man, John Henry. He was going to beat that steam drill through the mountain if it killed him, which it did….Great tune. Here’s an instrumental version played… Read More
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