From a
new album of songs adapted from an old Baptist hymnal written by my great-great grandfather, who was deacon of a church in Weatherford, Texas many years ago.
posted by swift
on Jan 4, 2013 -
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Ever since I first saw John Lee Hooker's utterly captivating, almost terrifyingly powerful
performance of it, I've been a lover of this song. RL Burnside
covered it as well. This is my humble (and following those two performances, I
really mean that) offering, from a little house in the hills of Nagano prefecture, Japan. Video
here.
posted by flapjax at midnite
on Aug 20, 2012 -
1 comment
This is the title track off an EP I just finished. Pedal Steel, shakers, and icy vocals.
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posted by pedmands
on Mar 6, 2012 -
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Those familiar with relatively obscure early blues, and/or those who've seen the R. Crumb documentary
Crumb might know this one, originally recorded in 1930 by
Geeshie Wiley. Here's the
Ghost Steppers (duo incarnation) performing the tune on August 16, 2010. The one-year-old who was gleefully running about the room and occasionally trying to ascend to the stage may occasionally be heard in this recording. He was
damn cute. Video at
YouTube.
posted by flapjax at midnite
on Aug 18, 2010 -
10 comments
In the very first hour of the brand new year of 2010, I was on a stage in Tokyo, part of Mike Watt's yearly "We Jam Econo" event, singing about death. Video of this same performance can be seen at
YouTube or
Vimeo.
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posted by flapjax at midnite
on Jan 7, 2010 -
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This is a wicked rough, one take demo of one of the seven songs I will be recording with a full band for my EP. I would love to hear about what you think.
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posted by pazazygeek
on Oct 13, 2009 -
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More "americana" from that woodshed in Sweden.
Recorded on a battered radio/cassette player in 1984(?) so its low fi.
We called ourselves The Early Puritans on the occasions we actually got paid for a gig.
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posted by jan murray
on Oct 9, 2008 -
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My band recorded this in my basement the night before our show at the blind pig. (The second song is
Wasted Hearts.)
posted by Tlogmer
on Aug 28, 2008 -
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This is one of my favorite songs off our new album. It's kind of a country rock power ballad about a mom and her little girl trying to find a new life for themselves.
posted by platinum
on Jul 30, 2008 -
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Another song from yet another band I'm in, The Eric Weiler Band. Generally the quick-and-dirty go-to description many people find for us is along the lines of "Tom Waits singing for the E Street Band." Make your own call. I play the Hammond.
posted by sourwookie
on Feb 11, 2008 -
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The song people always play to their darlin'.
Those verses though, so heartbreaking.
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posted by Sreiny
on Oct 10, 2007 -
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We were going for a John Cougar Mellencamp, Americana, country-rock thing. We have no interest in having a message, hence the stupid words. And we think vague singing about "Uncle Sam", "the war", "the factory", etc., is funny.
posted by erikgrande
on Jun 28, 2007 -
5 comments
Here's my version of this most haunting of American folk songs. It's very stripped-down: just voice, drone, a bass drum and a shekere. In the time-honored folk tradition, I've made a few minor lyrics changes here and there, and the melody I'm using is different from the Dock Boggs or Stanley Brothers versions of the tune. Anyway, it's one of my very favorite traditional songs. Hope you enjoy.
posted by flapjax at midnite
on Jan 31, 2007 -
18 comments
Hey all. This is my band out in Philly, we're called the
BUICKS. The band has been together for quite a while but this is our first recording with our new label Teletone Records. It's a mish mash of blues, soul, r&b etc....philly style. We call it Americana for lack of a better word. Anyway, this is one of the slow songs featured on the cd. Hope you all enjoy.
posted by j.p. Hung
on Aug 4, 2006 -
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