Great job -- you give this old number a fine feel. Especially enjoyed the vocals -- you give the song a bit of a haunting chill. very nice picking -- excellent!
This song tears me up. The picking is gorgeous but the lyrics are so emotional, it really pulls on my heart strings. One of the very best Political Folk songs ever.
Growing up in Ohio we used to see the signs the hoboes left on trees and mailboxes. Bits of ribbons and cloth-signifying friendly,and-cold hearted bastards who'd sic the dogs on you.
This song needed written. I'm glad the Fates choose to manifest this one through you. Thank you for delivering this message so tastefully, so righteously. ROCK ON!
My last rpm song - based on the police log in a local paper. The writer must have been feeling poetic - more than half of these are word for word and the rest were slightly changed to fit the rhyming scheme.
My incomparable musicians:
Dobro…
Ditty #9 for the RPMC album "Bones".
I'd had this rolling around in my head for about a year now, and even played it live with the SD&Q trio. Didn't quite turn out as planned, which is not unusual.
Written by Greg Connor
Lyrics:
Mini Van
I’m driving my Mini Van around
I’m driving it everywhere in town
I’m driving my Mini Van
Try to catch me if you can
I’m driving my Mini Van around
Seems Like I can always catch the eye…
3 guitar tracks followed by a track with the trap set. A lot of alt tuning lately posted on AT which I like. This guitar was tuned to an open G. After I did it, I thought the sound was more like a backwoods, hillbilly song.
Unfortunately…
One more instrumental before I move on to the vocals...
I came up with this riff one hazy night when I was 19. I'm in my 30s now, and rather more sober, but I still like playing this. It felt good to finally flesh it out.
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I miss you brother
Touching song...beautifully done. Thank you for listening to my songs.
Love this song. RIP my friend.
This version ROCKS! Rock on!
Great job -- you give this old number a fine feel. Especially enjoyed the vocals -- you give the song a bit of a haunting chill. very nice picking -- excellent!
This song tears me up. The picking is gorgeous but the lyrics are so emotional, it really pulls on my heart strings. One of the very best Political Folk songs ever.
That sure is a purty song! Love the diminished 7th. You sure can pick a guitar -- Rock on!
Picking-wise, perhaps the best rendition of this song I've heard, but the Darlings did sing it sexier! ;)
Delightful.....that's it I'm getting a job on the railway checking the tracks.......
Lovely stuff! Hemp used to be a big cash crop around here for rope. It's still everywhere!
This song needed written. I'm glad the Fates choose to manifest this one through you. Thank you for delivering this message so tastefully, so righteously. ROCK ON!
The picking is GORGEOUS. The lyrics are the most powerful I've heard in any song ever -- very-well composed. Your vocals reach in deep.
nice stuff, beautiful,
I stopped by for another listen. I love the "Two Old Ladys" verse.
Heeee hah! perfect!
Oh hell Yeah, can I get an AMEN? Oh yeah, diggin' this funky jam... and the percussion there just to make it real... Lg
S-ah-weet!!! Lovin' it baby, hell ya! LG
This is a good reminder of Doc. Nice picking John.
Nice playin ;)
You done rattled out a good-un.
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Very nice piece.
Applying the board of education to the seat of learning.Also a lost practise.
Recording an acoustic piano is quite challenging.
Drivin melody line.
Little ones grow up so fast,don't they?
Nice fiddle break.
Nice slidework
Lovin your mix. Gotta get a bicycle built for two,so I can get people asking about the empty seat. Give em somethin to talk about.
Yasgers farm is probably a subdivision now.
Relevant stuff.
Rocks
The old record effect works really well on this.
Aptly titled. The last song of the night should be a lullaby.
What gifted hands. You are so talented.
Love the wah-wah breakout.
I was twelve before I learned F'n Yankees was two words.
Very Yes-like groove.The ending caught me by surprise.
Great sonic properties.
The harp break was cool.
The echoharp sounds like a concertina. Nice touch.