[dcab-l] Rattlesnake Hill: My Home's Across the Blue Ridge Mountains

 

Songwriters & Music Lovers:

 

Here is a Rattlesnake Hill studio cover of the Carter Family’s classic My Home’s Across

the Blue Ridge Mountains.  I found the specific authors to be Clarence Ashley, Tom

Ashley, and A.P. Carter.

 

This song is a standard of Bluegrass, Country, and Folk traditions.  I changed words in all

three verses to reflect a Civil War theme.  “Bobby Lee” is what the North called Robert E.

Lee, but in this song, a southerner from the Blue Ridge Mountains uses this name.

 

Rattlesnake Hill Musicians:

 

Jack Sanbower     Banjo

Ed Schaeffer         Rhythm Guitar & Vocal

Carolyn Kellock     Bass

Heather Twigg      Fiddle & Harmony

Kevin Conroy        Lead Guitar

 

 

 

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

 

Ed

My Home’s Across the Blue Ridge Mountains

(Verses by Ed Schaeffer)

 

Chorus: My Home’s across the Blue Ridge Mountains    (3x)

              I never expect to see you anymore

 

I’m joining Bobby Lee this morning            (3x)

I never expect to see you any more

 

These rebel boots are torn and tattered         (3x)

I never expect to see you any more

 

I’ll die here in this Yankee prison                (3x)

I never expect to see you any more