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Alan Brookes


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Brummy living in Southern California
Post  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. Laughing

(Dobro, Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle ..don't expect any virtuoso work. Wink )
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Bill Leff


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Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Post  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
Post  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


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Ontario, Canada
Post  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


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Brummy living in Southern California
Post  Posted 21 Apr 2015 10:07 am    
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Thanks folks. If you're interested, here are another couple:-
http://picosong.com/Vpwj
http://picosong.com/Vpsx
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Edward Meisse

 

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Santa Rosa, California, USA
Post  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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Bishop Ronnie P Hall


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Detroit, Michigan, USA
Post  Posted 22 Apr 2015 11:17 am    
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Go get them Allan,
A man of gifted abilty, and my friend. It is sounding good, keep up the good work!
Ron
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Andy Volk


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Boston, MA
Post  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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David Matzenik


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Cairns, on the Coral Sea
Post  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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Alan Brookes


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Post  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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Post  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. Rolling Eyes
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Doug Beaumier


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Northampton, MA
Post  Posted 23 Apr 2015 1:57 pm    
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Ford was an outlaw in the James gang. He shot James in the back when James was unarmed. Hence the "coward" label. They were holed up in a house, and James set his gun down on a table and turned around to dust off a picture on the wall... and Ford shot him in the back. Ford himself was killed at age 30 in a bar brawl.
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Alan Brookes


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Brummy living in Southern California
Post  Posted 24 Apr 2015 9:38 am    
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http://picosong.com/4MeV
Here's a cowboy song for you to digest. Very Happy
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