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Sat Nov 2, 2024, 06:19 PM Nov 2024

Shifting gears from the psychedelic and classic rock of the last few posts.

Tonight is country, folk, or southern music including one from a piano player from the south of England.

The Band - The Weight from their album Music From Big Pink released 1n 1968. Nazareth is a town in Pennsylvania, home of C. F. Martin & Co, the makers of the guitar Robbie Robertson used to come up with the song. The characters in the song were real people the members of the band knew.




Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, another song by Robbie Robertson of The Band. The Baez version peaked at #2 in 1971.




Elton John - My Father’s Gun from the album Tumbleweed Connection released in 1971. As if we needed another reminder that we already had a civil war in this country.

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Shifting gears from the psychedelic and classic rock of the last few posts. (Original Post) surfered Nov 2024 OP
Listening to some kinder, gentler music during these stressful times... ultralite001 Nov 2024 #1
Which reminded me of another tune not heard in a while... ultralite001 Nov 2024 #2
Don't you love stories wrapped up in a song??? ultralite001 Nov 2024 #3
Another song I've not heard in a while... ultralite001 Nov 2024 #4
When troubles come, hope comes w/ a song... ultralite001 Nov 2024 #5
I had that Izzy CD surfered Nov 2024 #6
Seems like we played that CD... ultralite001 Nov 2024 #7
Speaking of Martin guitars... ultralite001 Nov 2024 #8

ultralite001

(1,443 posts)
1. Listening to some kinder, gentler music during these stressful times...
Sat Nov 2, 2024, 07:52 PM
Nov 2024

Missing John Denver this weekend... + the Muppets...

ultralite001

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2. Which reminded me of another tune not heard in a while...
Sat Nov 2, 2024, 07:56 PM
Nov 2024

Another voice, gone too soon... Nanci Griffith... This Old Town...

ultralite001

(1,443 posts)
3. Don't you love stories wrapped up in a song???
Sat Nov 2, 2024, 08:03 PM
Nov 2024

Greg Brown... Canned Goods...

It's Fall + a bit past harvest time... + I'm missing my Gramma...

ultralite001

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5. When troubles come, hope comes w/ a song...
Sat Nov 2, 2024, 08:11 PM
Nov 2024

I love Eva Cassidy's version of "Somewhere over the Rainbow", however,
when times are tough, Brother Iz soothes my soul + stirs the heart...

ultralite001

(1,443 posts)
8. Speaking of Martin guitars...
Sat Nov 2, 2024, 09:43 PM
Nov 2024

It's the centerpiece of this much loved Gordon Lightfoot song, sung by Nanci Griffith...




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