Down in the Valley

Written/Posted by G-no

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A song about salvation

Freight Train

Posted by G-no, written by Elizabeth Cotton

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More known as a finger picking song it was written by a young lady around 18 years of the age at the time by the name of Elizabeth Cotton. She was left handed and played on a right handed guitar which gave her an unusual style of playing sometimes referred as Cotton Picking. , no racist pun intended . She grew up in North Carolina and the song became popular in the 50's by the growing Folk music scene and has been recorded by many artist including one that is well known among flatpickers, Doc Watson. One day trying out some different things I got this train a rollin. So it's different then any version I think anyone has ever heard.

Jesus Christ

Posted by G-no, written by Woody Guthrie

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I find it interesting that the political views of the left is somewhat more in line with the teachings of Jesus. The far right moral crusader christian teapartier types seem to have an different interpretation of the bible. This is Woody Guthrie take on Jesus

Morning Prayer

Written/Posted by G-no

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An Instrumental that was totally improvised by myself one evening when I first got a looper and was having a blast

Nine Pound Hammer

Posted by G-no

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Nine Pound Hammer is a variation of an old prison work song Take This Hammer" (Roud 4299) i It was collected by John and Alan Lomax. The song "Nine Pound Hammer" has a few phrases in common with this song, and the same Roud number. "Swannanoa Tunnel" is similar, and this group of songs are referred to as 'hammer songs' or 'roll songs'. According to the Columbia State University, the earliest collected version was made by Newman Ivey White in 1915. I'm just learning to play fiddle so make of it what u want, it's all on the spot improvesation. I added the sound effect like it's an old record to help cover up my poor recording techniques

ST James Infirmery

Posted by G-no

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This is more of a blues song then folk song, though blues is folk music. So I do double duty on my Guild and for a little flavor my ( gasp ) not a top or near the top of the line electric guitar. Also I wrap a little peny whistle in the mix for my version of a well covered tune, St James Infirmery. Orginally from an 18th century folk song of the risk of, not church going type behaviour but more of a risque ribald personality ,.well be often to an early demise. I first heard this song it was Louis Armstrong laying the tracks. It is a popular and well known tune.

The Farmer is the Man

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This song came out after the civil war when the Midwest was filling up with farmers turning it into the breadbasket of the world. When the railroads raised their freight and storage rates and the price of corn and wheat tumbled the railroads and the banks began to forecdlose on the newly developed farmlands. This gave birth to the Farmer Alliance and the Greenback-Labor Party. The Great West , a paper distributed at the first Populist convention said "Men of the West, the party of the common people has come ande it's a giant at birth. It's sledge hammer swings with the muscle and the toil of an army , it's songs will come out of the oppressed." Songs were sang at the convention undeer placards that reade " WE DO NOT ASK FOR SYMPATHY OR PITY. WE ASK FOR JUSTICE " This song is one of the songs from the Populist conventions. And the farmer is still the man who feeds us all. I got two guitars going. Flat picking on the 12 string and finger picking a 6 stringer

The Wolves of Rose Creek

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This based on a true story

Tom Duley

Posted by G-no

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This song made popular by Kingston Trio is based on a true event in North Carolina. in Wilkes county. Tom Dula was wild young American who fought in the Civil War. He romance and courted Laura Foster but soon had eyes for another lady who most believed was involved in the murder. Again picking on a 12 string. I threw in some fidedle licks but I'm a novice onthe fiddle so I got it turnedreal low except in the intro. I also threw in some harmonies cuz it seem to fit

Why Mothers Cry

Written/Posted by G-no

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