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Topic: Getting Back to Simplicity |
Alan Brookes
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Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 20 Apr 2015 10:05 am |
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http://picosong.com/Vpsw
Sometimes we try to get too complicated, and it's good to get back to our roots; completely acoustic with no wiring to worry about. Here's a song which everyone knows. Like all my other recordings I just recorded all the instruments one track at a time and mixed it down into stereo. Just don't ask me to perform it live. 
(Dobro, Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle ..don't expect any virtuoso work.  ) |
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Bill Leff
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Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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Posted 20 Apr 2015 10:28 am
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| I like it. Nice and rootsty. Reminds me of the music in "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" which is one of my favorite movies. |
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David Knutson
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Cowichan Valley, Canada
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Posted 20 Apr 2015 10:39 am
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Oh ya. You are so right, Alan, about keeping it simple. That has the feel of a bunch of people playing in the kitchen.
And your timing couldn't be better. A welcome balm after last nights ACM Award show. When did light shows become more important than the music? Just MHO.
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Michael Greer
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 20 Apr 2015 1:55 pm
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Alan
I enjoyed that piece a great deal.
thanks for posting. |
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Edward Meisse
From:
Santa Rosa, California, USA
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Posted 22 Apr 2015 9:19 am
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Simplicity. I couldn't agree more. I have settled on one tuning and one acoustic instrument with no pedals.
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Amor vincit omnia |
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Bishop Ronnie P Hall
From:
Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 22 Apr 2015 11:51 am
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One of my favorite simple folk songs. Well played, Alan!
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Steel Guitar Books! Website: www.volkmediabooks.com |
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David Matzenik
From:
Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 22 Apr 2015 12:41 pm
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"Poor Jessie had wife, she was a lady all her life'
The children they were brave,
But that dirty little coward who shot poor Mr. Howard
Has laid Jessie James in his grave."
They don't write 'em like that anymore.
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Don't go in the water after lunch. You'll get a cramp and drown. - Mother. |
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 23 Apr 2015 9:51 am
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Thanks folks, and my friend Ronnie.
I've played this as an instumental. I've always been a little sceptical about the words of the original. After all, the guy was a murderer and a thief, and the words portray Ford as a "dirty little coward", but he executed a legitimate court order to apprehend a wanted felon, at risk to his own life.
Here's another one, if you're interested:-
http://picosong.com/VpnP |
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David Matzenik
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Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 23 Apr 2015 12:31 pm
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Folk songs never let the truth get in the way of a good story. 
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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