Originally posted by sonhouseOriginally posted by sonhouse
Here are the lyrics.
http://www.namethathymn.com/hymn-lyrics-detective-forum/index.php?
a=vtopic&t=5879
This song was recorded in a shorter version by the Carter family.
It was composed by A, P. Carter. I take it back, the Carter family was well known to copyright songs by the hundreds when there was a weak copyright system. A version I found says it w ...[text shortened]... beautiful?
I wish I had run into them when I lived in Alaska. They could use a mandolin player🙂
"Here is a version by John McCutcheon with vocals by Iris Dement:
This is from a great album of his ( ALL his albums are great) called "Sprout wings and fly".
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Lovely song. Thank you.
Originally posted by sonhouseOriginally posted by sonhouse
Here are the lyrics.
http://www.namethathymn.com/hymn-lyrics-detective-forum/index.php?
a=vtopic&t=5879
This song was recorded in a shorter version by the Carter family.
It was composed by A, P. Carter. I take it back, the Carter family was well known to copyright songs by the hundreds when there was a weak copyright system. A version I found says it w ...[text shortened]... beautiful?
I wish I had run into them when I lived in Alaska. They could use a mandolin player🙂
"Here is the inauguration song John was talking about with Pete Seeger and Bruce Springstreen:
Gad, I got tears watching this one. Pete was a great man. He was 90 years old in this performance.
BTW, that Alaska band, isn't that girl with the pig tails totally beautiful?
I wish I had run into them when I lived in Alaska. They could use a mandolin player"
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Yes, Pete Seeger's staying power was incredible; and the "girl with the pig tails" certainly is beautiful.
Thanks once again for this entertaining thread.