[dcab-l] Traditional Ballad: Fair and Tender Ladies

Songwriters & Music Lovers:

 

Fair and Tender Ladies, also called Tiny Sparrow or Little Sparrow, is known as an

Appalachian ballad, originating in W. Pennsylvania and West Virginia.  Early versions

include a 1904 recording by James Ashby from Missouri, and a version by CH Williams in

1906.  John Jacob Niles collected another version in 1912.

 

One of the earliest recordings was Jean Ritchie in 1948.  It was also recorded by the

Carter Family in 1952.  In 1957, Peggy Seeger recorded it on the album "Peggy Seeger".

 

Other recording artists include Joan Baez, Odetta, The Kingston Trio, Leon Bibb, Makem

and Clancy, Emmylou Harris, Bob Dylan, Dave Van Ronk, The Rankin Family, The Country

Gentlemen, Murray Head, Dolly Parton, David Bromberg, Gene Clark and Carla Olson.

 

 

Rattlesnake Hill Musicians:

 

Ed Schaeffer         Rhythm, Lead Guitar & Vocal

Peter Sittner          Bass (Special thanks to Peter!)

 

This song was recorded with an H4n handheld, including bass, guitar and vocals, but no overdubs.

 

To listen, click:  http://rattlesnakehill.org/Web_Music/edsmusic.html

 

Ed

 

(As always, turn up and headphones preferred)

Fair and Tender Ladies     G

"Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies"

(aka "Tiny Sparrow" or "Little Sparrow")

                            Appalachian

 

Come all ye fair and tender ladies

Take warning how you court your men

They're like a star on a summer morning   

They first appear and then they're gone

 

They'll tell to you some loving story

And they'll make you think that they love you well

And away they'll go and court some other

And leave you there in grief to dwell

 

I wish I was on some tall mountain

Where the ivy rocks were black as ink

I'd write a letter to my true lover

Whose cheeks are like the morning pink

 

Or I wish I was a little sparrow

And I had wings to fly so high

I'd fly to the arms of my false true lover

And when he'd ask, I would deny

 

Oh love is handsome, love is charming

And love is pretty while it's new

But love grows cold as love grows old

And fades away like morning dew

And fades away like morning dew

 

 

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[dcab-l] Rattlesnake Hill Cover: "Forked Deer"

Songwriters & Music Lovers:

 

This fiddle tune almost defies recounting due to its complex background.  First, the

variety of titles: Forked Buck, Forky Deer, Forked-Horn Deer, Forked Deer Hornpipe,

Forked Deer River, Hounds in the Horn, Long-Horned Deer, Deer Walk, Bragg's Retreat,

Old Pork Bosom, and Van Buren.

 

Also, the title may be a corruption of Fauquier Deer, the name of a county in N. Virginia

or may be association with the Forked Deer River in Tennessee (i.e. 'the forks of the

Deer'). Or possibly Forked Air, meaning a “crooked melody”. Or maybe  Forkadair from

Minstrel times.  Or even Frisky Deer to evade the meaning of “horney”.   Last thought

among many: the forked deer, or two-point buck, which was considered prime venison.

 

Second: The arrangements.  In D Major, there are a variety of arrangements: 

AB (Silberberg), AABB (most versions), AA'BB (Phillips), AA'BB'CC (Salyer).

 

This Rattlesnake Hill version is introduced by John Relph, an excellent mandolin picker

from the DC area.  I remember his telling me that he once won the State of California 1^st

Prize award for his Mandolin picking.  We never practiced this tune, but thought to

record it off hand, and you can hear John’s excellent performance.

 

 

Rattlesnake Hill musicians:

 

Carolyn Kellock      Bass

John Relph             Mandolin

Terry Wittenberg    Banjo

Ed Schaeffer          Guitar

 

To listen, click:  http://rattlesnakehill.org/Web_Music/edsmusic.html

 

Ed

 

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[dcab-l] Rattlesnake Hill Cover: In the Pines

 

Songwriters & Music Lovers:

 

"In the Pines", also known as "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?", "My Girl", "Hey Girl", or

"Black Girl", is a traditional American folk song originating from two songs, "In the Pines"

and "The Longest Train", both of whose authorship is unknown and date back to at least

the 1870s.  The songs originated in the Southern Appalachian area of the US.

 

Versions of the song have been recorded by many artists in numerous genres, but it is

most often associated with American bluegrass musician Bill Monroe and American blues

musician Lead Belly, both of whom recorded a version of the song in the 1940s, before

it achieved wide fame with the grunge band Nirvana  (not recommended!).

 

Recorded by almost every singer since the beginning of time, with a full slate of unending

lyrical variations, Bill Monroe's 1941 & 1952 recordings, both under the title "In the Pines",

were highly influential on later bluegrass and country versions.  The Louvin Brothers

recorded it for their debut album, Tragic Songs of Life, from 1956.

 

Rattlesnake Hill’s version was done live at Cactus Flats.  Barb Diederich joined her “hoot” with

Ed’s (and half the audience) “hoot” during the refrain.

 

Rattlesnake Hill Musicians:

 

Keith Arneson         Banjo

Ed Schaeffer          Vocal & Rhythm Guitar

Barb Diederich       Harmony

Lou Janesco           Fiddle

Tom Grey               Bass

 

 

 

To listen, click:  http://rattlesnakehill.org/Web_Music/edsmusic.html

 

Ed

 

In the Pines  E

 

The longest train I ever saw
Went around Joe Brown's Coal Mine
The engine passed at twelve o’clock
The caboose at half past nine.

 

Chorus:

In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun never shines
And we shiver when the cold wind blows;
[D] Whooee-whoo-[D7] hoo; [G] whoo-hoo-[D] hoo
Whoee-whoo-[A7] whoo hoo-[D] hoo!

 

I asked my captain for the time of day
He said he throwed his watch away
A long steel rail and a short cross tie
I’m on my way back home.

                       

Chorus:

 

Little girl, little girl, what have I done
That makes you treat me so?
You caused me to weep, you caused me to mourn
You caused me to leave my home.

 

Chorus:

 

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[dcab-l] Nothin’ Fancy 10/3 Hylton Center Manassas on sale tomorrow!

Today we remind you that Nothin' Fancy Bluegrass tickets at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas go on sale TOMORROW at 10am! Please make a note of it and see you there! Shows at 5pm and 8pm on Saturday October 3rd. https://hylton.calendar.gmu.edu/nothin-39-fancy Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DCAB-L" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dcab-l+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/dcab-l/0D93DB70-58DE-4F0D-9193-0E6E490981E7%40erols.com.

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[dcab-l] Rattlesnake Hill Cover: What a Ways We've Come

 

Songwriters & Music Lovers:

 

Here is a Rattlesnake Hill version of an original song by Philadelphian songwriter Fred Moore:

What a Ways We’ve Come.  This version, featuring Ed’s solo vocal and guitar, was recorded

before the excellent version done later by The Gibson Brothers.

 

What a Ways We’ve Come is a wonderful story of a family through 5 generations!  The singer

recounts being with his Grandpa on the tracks of the C&O Railroad, crying from the roar of

locomotives and being comforted by his Grandpa.  Later in the story, this same singer is now

the Grandpa himself, revisiting the C&O with his own grandchild, but with no more locomotives

rushing by, and no tears from his grandchild.  Now, grass grows between the railroad ties and

the rails are rusted red, illustrating how life and times change.  Add up these generations,

yielding 5!

 

Special thanks to Fred Moore for creating this wonderful song.

 

 

 

 

To listen, click:  http://rattlesnakehill.org/Web_Music/edsmusic.html

Ed

 

                    What a Ways We've Come        Ab

                               Fred Moore

 

            When I was a young lad

            My old grandad would take me out on the C&O

            When a locomotive on a fast freight exploded by

            He'd hold me up 'n yell "Boy, there she goes!"

            Big wheels turnin', side rods churnin'

            Moanin' whistle always made me cry!

            Grandad'd hold me tight 'n when the train pulled out'a sight

            He'd wrap me in his arms 'n dry my eyes

 

            And Oh!  That reminds me of the time

            When the railroad used to run....(Yodel)

            Down along the mountainside......(Yodel)

            And Oh!  Those silver rails are rusted red

            And the railroad's almost dead...(Yodel)

            What a way we've come!    

 

Summer's we'd go fishin'

            Cross the tracks 'n cross the ditchin'

            To the Manatawney where the rainbow run

            Sittin' there a'waitin' countin' cars on all the freight

            Grandaddy knew where every car come from.

            He'd ridden every train from the Santa Fe to Maine

            Told a tale for every summer day

            Then the year that I turned ten I'd found that I'd lost my best friend

            My old grandaddy passed away....

 

            Chorus:

 

            Last year my daughter had a little baby

            They named him after his grandad

            Yesterday the two of us went down to see where I grew up

            The visit left me feelin' kinda sad.

            There's no traffic on the C&O, didn't hear a whistle blow

            Grass a'growin' through the old crossties.

            Little one was wide awake but never got to see a freight...

            Grandaddy wasn't there to dry my eyes!

 

            Chorus:

 

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[dcab-l] Nathan Stanley live at Drum & Strum this weekend, July 10th and 11th!

The Gloria Faye Dingus Music Alliance is proud to welcome Nathan Stanley to the Listening Room at Drum & Strum for two special evenings on July 10th and 11th. These two special performances will pay tribute to the life and music of Dr. Ralph Stanley, featuring many of the songs that helped shape traditional bluegrass and touched generations of fans around the world. Tickets are $30 and seating is limited, so advance purchase or reservations are highly recommended. Doors will open at 6:30pm and the concerts will begin at 7:00pm. Children 12 and under are admitted free with a parent or guardian. All proceeds benefit The Gloria Faye Dingus Music Alliance, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to making the world a better place through music.

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