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Post by millring on Jan 29, 2015 20:13:46 GMT -5
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Post by Marshall on Jan 30, 2015 9:09:44 GMT -5
They sound cool.
I'm struck by the fixation in bluegrass for coal mining songs. I realize it can be a metaphor for life in general. But truthfully the average american life in no way resembles that of a coal miner. It's almost like bluegrass needs coal mines like Country needs pickup trucks.
But the music sure is nicer.
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Post by millring on Jan 30, 2015 10:00:52 GMT -5
They sound cool. I'm struck by the fixation in bluegrass for coal mining songs. I realize it can be a metaphor for life in general. But truthfully the average american life in no way resembles that of a coal miner. It's almost like bluegrass needs coal mines like Country needs pickup trucks. But the music sure is nicer. I realized one day just how many coal mining songs I play for a guy who's never mined coal. I don't even live near Harlan County. But they sure are great songs. |
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Post by millring on Jan 30, 2015 10:05:09 GMT -5
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Post by Marshall on Jan 30, 2015 10:07:16 GMT -5
Ha, ha.
I just decided to try to work up an arrangement (well, a rendition) of "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive." I just plunked through it and think I can make it happen. I need a couple covers (as I've said before). and that's a great song that (almost) everybody knows. It's already been covered by 1/2 dozen or more real artists. And I am going to be sitting at the feet of the man himself this May so I ought to give a tune or two of his a try.
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Post by drlj on Jan 30, 2015 10:10:41 GMT -5
I grew up in coal mines. Used to go down in the hole every morning before school. I used to specialize in #9 coal. I would pry it loose with my tiny fingers, put it in my Lassie lunch box and bring it to the surface. I never knew anyone to sing in the mines. Might cause a cave in. Potters don't know nothin' about coal mining.
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Post by millring on Jan 30, 2015 10:15:14 GMT -5
This may be my favorite coal mining song -- and this is my favorite take on it. I LOVE the guitar mando unison figure that's repeated throughout. (Jim Hurst on guitar)
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Post by millring on Jan 30, 2015 10:16:39 GMT -5
This is my favorite to play (though I play it quite differently)
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Post by millring on Jan 30, 2015 10:17:35 GMT -5
I love to play this one too.
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Post by Doug on Jan 30, 2015 10:24:28 GMT -5
This may be my favorite coal mining song -- and this is my favorite take on it. I LOVE the guitar mando unison figure that's repeated throughout. (Jim Hurst on guitar) Learned that in 1966 from George Warcheck. One of those write it on a napkin in a coffeehouse by candle light. |
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Post by brucemacneill on Jan 30, 2015 11:16:15 GMT -5
I wonder why they left out the sort of anti-union verse where he stood by the union but they didn't stand by him. I always thought that was important to the song.
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Post by RickW on Jan 30, 2015 11:55:46 GMT -5
I love to play this one too. One of the great protest songs of all time. "St Peter don't you call me, because I can't go. I owe my soul to the company store." |
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Post by patrick on Jan 30, 2015 12:24:33 GMT -5
I don't even live near Harlan County. But they sure are great songs. Stay away. You'll never leave Harlan alive. |
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Post by Marshall on Jan 30, 2015 18:34:43 GMT -5
This may be my favorite coal mining song -- and this is my favorite take on it. I LOVE the guitar mando unison figure that's repeated throughout. (Jim Hurst on guitar) Well I just played along with it. Quite nice in capo 2. That syncopated mando part would be VERY tasty, but tough to recreate on a guitar. I know a couple of mando players, but that would complicate things. |
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