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Title: Folk America on BBC4 right now Post by: Karabiner on August 29, 2009, 08:13:14 PM This is fantastic imo tune in now !
Title: Re: Folk America on BBC4 right now Post by: Karabiner on August 29, 2009, 08:23:39 PM "I'd rather go to heaven and ride in a waggon than go to hell in an automobile"
Title: Re: Folk America on BBC4 right now Post by: RED-DOG on August 30, 2009, 11:21:02 AM .
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tFetm5mTQA Title: Re: Folk America on BBC4 right now Post by: Karabiner on August 30, 2009, 11:27:47 AM Yeeha, what a great old boy !
Title: Re: Folk America on BBC4 right now Post by: RED-DOG on August 30, 2009, 12:13:17 PM My dad was a huge Jimmie Rodgers fan. When I was a little boy he was always singing snatches of Jimmie's songs.
I must have lerned them parrot fashion, because even though I've never heard Jimmie sing them (until now) I know all the words. If you're so inclined, take a listen to"Wating for a train" (First song) and "T for Texas" (aka "The Blue Yodel") which starts about 6 minutes in. Great lyrics. I wish I had found this clip while my dad was alive, he would have loved to see it. Oh I know it's corny now, but in his day, Jimmie was the man. YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyHulWOZBpk Title: Re: Folk America on BBC4 right now Post by: Somerled on August 30, 2009, 06:12:41 PM Listened to that and thought to myself that sounded like it must've influenced the Proclaimers, and did a wee googling and found this.
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBVdMobXCXI Title: Re: Folk America on BBC4 right now Post by: RED-DOG on August 30, 2009, 06:47:54 PM Yes. I did a bit of googling myself, and the people who list him as an influence include such notables as Elvis, Bob Dylan and Buddy Holly.
Title: Re: Folk America on BBC4 right now Post by: lazaroonie on August 30, 2009, 08:29:06 PM he was the very first inductee into the country music hall of fame, which is a fascinating place to visit if you like that kind of thing.
Title: Re: Folk America on BBC4 right now Post by: Tonji on September 08, 2009, 03:34:16 PM Just found this: The Coo Coo Bird
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlOOUBZ77tA apt lyrics for a poker forum. Gonna build me a log cabin on a mountian so high So I can see Willie as he goes on by Um hmm hmm... Oh the coo-coo is a pretty bird She wobbles when she flies She never hollers coo-coo 'Til the fourth day of July I've played cards in England I've played cards in Spain I'll bet you ten dollars I'll beat you next game Jack of diamonds, Jack of diamonds I've known you from old Now you've robbed my poor pockets Of my silver and my gold Um hmm hmm... I've played cards in England I've played cards in Spain I'll bet you ten dollars I beat you this game Oh the coo-coo is a pretty bird She wobbles when she flies She never hollers coo-coo 'Til the fourth day of July Title: Re: Folk America on BBC4 right now Post by: RED-DOG on September 08, 2009, 03:48:39 PM I've heard this before, the next verse is
If the ocean was whisky and I was a duck I'd dive to the bottom and never come up But the ocean aint whisky and I aint a duck so I'll play Jack of diamonds and trust to my luck |