Music Mondays and Train Tuesdays [combined this week] One of the world’s most famous fiddle tunes happens to be a fine train song entitled the Orange Blossom Special by Ervin T. Rouse. Here are links to fine fiddle versions of Orange Blossom Special available on iTunes, including a version by The Johnson Mountain Boys featuring [...]
Music Mondays and Train Tuesdays [combined this week] When I hear the whistle blow, I want to pack my clothes and go… One of my favorite train songs is entitled I’m Blue, I’m Lonesome. I believe Bill Monroe wrote the song and I offer up his version as well as these by other fine artists [...]
Music Mondays and Train Tuesdays [combined this week] Continuing the series of train songs here on The Low Tech Times, here’s a good acoustic number by Critter Fuqua entitled New Virginia Creeper. The song was recorded by the Old Crow Medicine Show, on their Big Iron World album. The song features some not-too-subtle double entendre [...]
Music Mondays and Train Tuesdays [combined this week] Continuing the series of train songs here on The Low Tech Times, here’s a good bluegrass number entitled Wave Goodbye by the Alan Munde Gazette from their Made to Last album. To preview the song, simply click the iTunes links. My favorite hard-driving version of Wave Goodbye [...]
Music Mondays and Train Tuesdays [combined this week] Today I’m featuring one of my favorite train songs by one of my favorite artists. The train song is Streamline Cannonball by Doc Watson. Doc Watson is not only an awesome flat-picker, but he also has a great voice. I’m fortunate to have seen him perform live [...]