Hardly Strictly Bluegrass begins today, Oct. 4 and runs through Sunday. I’m pleased to see the Meat Puppets are playing. Here’s the lineup:
From the olden times:
Category Archives: Folk
By and By (225/303/310/485)
Here’s the song The Boss killed a man for singing:
This is a parody of In the Sweet By and By sung by Cisco Houston and written in 1911 by Joe Hill, a Wobbly who was killed by the State of Utah for a crime he didn’t commit. Given Twain’s irreligiosity and his hatred of economic inequality, he probably would’ve liked Hill’s song.
You’re Dead (303/485)
Woman if you want to keep that arm you better get it off of my husband (485)
Great cast. William Sanderson as a Butcher Holler moonshiner, Levon Helms as Daddy. Beverly D’Angelo kills as Patsy Cline, plus Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones.
Gamblin, ramblin, back-slider (485)
“Some people go to church just to signify/ Tryin’ to make a date with the neighbor’s wife/ Brother let me tell you just as sure as you’re born/ You better leave that woman alone.”
The Cool Room
Kate McCannon
Video’s out of synch but this is a great song:
Blacktop
Big voice for such a skinny dude.
As I Roved Out
Hit ‘Em Up style
Bluegrass and Beatbox:
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