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Name: gadaya

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I have created a few blogs to share my interest on traditionnal and roots music: -The Old, Weird America (my exploration of Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music) -Times Ain't Like They Used To Be (mostly lps and out-of-print records from my personnal collection...) -The World's Jukebox (some favorite tracks of ethnic and regional music...)

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"Kisses Sweeter Than Wine"

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Another great folk song I rediscovered through Larry Hanks (and Deborah Robins) on their fine cd "Old Days". It was originally sang by The Weavers in the 1950's. Here's the complex genesis of this song (from Wikipedia): In his 1993 book Where Have All the Flowers Gone, Pete Seeger described the...

"Days of 49"

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A song from the Gold Rush days that haunts me since I heard Larry Hanks sing it in his « Tying A Knot In The Devil's Tail » album. I play it here with my Collings guitar in dropped D tuning and added some fiddle in the background. Here are some historical notes from "Traditional American Folk...

"Falls of Richmond" (Flatpicking guitar version)

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Here's a video to show a friend how I flatpick the fiddle tune "Falls of Richmond" on the guitar. I play it on a beautiful Collings DS1-A (12-fret slope shoulder with Adirondack on top and mahogany back and sides). I play the melody first on the treble and after on the bass strings. It's maybe...

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Bob La Beau "My Creole Belle"

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Mississippi John Hurt may not have realized what a classic he had composed. But this piece has found it's way into the repertoire of multitude of both armature and masterfully guitarists. A simple melody lends itself to a variety of interpretations. Here's Bob's interpretation, I think you will...

Bobby Taylor plays the famous Ed Haley fiddle

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Galax, Virginia. August 11, 2010.

KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE - Larry Hanks Deborah Robins

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The original music and lyrics were adapted for The Weavers in 1950 by Pete Seeger, Fred Hellerman, Lee Hayes and Ronnie Gilbert. Larry Hanks- vocals guitar Deborah Robins - vocal guitar www.larryhanks.com 2011 ROOTS FEST - San Diego CA May 1, 2011

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