LittleJohn (duo)
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Bring a Torch Jeanette Isabella
We'd love to share our rendition of this old French Christmas carol, Bring a Torch Jeanette Isabella. How fun it was to shoot this video on a snowy day in mountains! This arrangement includes instrumentation on both the mandolin and guitar played by Mark Geslison and fiddle melody and harmonies by Lindsay Davis.
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Billy in the Lowground - LIVE!
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This traditional fiddle tune is an old tune that has been played and loved by many fiddlers. We decided to film a live version of our arrangement with Mark Geslison on mandolin, Lindsay Davis on fiddle, guest Jesse Christopher on bodhrán.
Whiskey Before Breakfast
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Whiskey Before Breakfast is a traditional fiddle tune that we have always enjoyed playing! Here is a LIVE version of this tune that showcases our fiddle and mandolin arrangement.
Gorge & Holler
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This tune is an original written by Lindsay Davis and arranged by LittleJohn (duo). Inspiration for the name of this tune came from a common ancestor of both Lindsay Davis and Mark Geslison, which is the same family line that inspired the duo's name "LittleJohn." When Samuel Walton Utley and Marie Berry Utley took their family of 6 children to Winter Quarters, Iowa (1847) to join fellow saints ...
Minstrel Boy
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The Minstrel Boy is a song composed by Thomas Moore in 1813. Thomas Moore was a poet and writer from Dublin, Ireland. The song became a statement against slavery, tyranny, and suppression of people in general. But, more specifically, Thomas Moore felt that slavery was a great evil. He wrote about American slavery with disdain. He saw that enslaved people had very little reason to hope for freed...
Candy Mountain Hoedown
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Candy Mountain Hoedown is available for download or streaming on all online music platforms. Follow us on Facebook: LittleJohnduo Instagram: @littlejohnduo Candy Mountain Hoedown is a tune Mark composed in the 1990s. He named it Candy Mountain Hoedown in honor of his mother, Marabeth Julander Geslison, who was born and raised in south Sevier County in central Utah. Just south of th...
The Spider & the Fly
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Available for Streaming: Amazon Music: music.amazon.com/albums/B0BT8RHDB2 Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/52bCWm7Z1KBygH8sqIJut3 Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/album/hand-me-down-my-fiddle-bow/1668507298 Follow us: Facebook: LittleJohn - duo Instagram: @littlejohnduo The song "The Spider & the Fly" was written and produced by Mark Geslison & Lindsay Davis - LittleJohn (duo). Though the song is...
Neil Gow's Lament
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Get "Neil Gow's Lament" Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/1LKX8Nquzqwa800nL98Bdr Amazon: music.amazon.com/artists/B09DTSWCVC/littlejohn-duo AppleMusic:music.apple.com/us/album/hand-me-down-my-fiddle-bow/1668507298 Follow LittleJohn (duo): Facebook: LittleJohnduo Instagram: littlejohnduo #littlejohnduo Filmed by: Isaac Geslison Instagram : @the_isaacg Neil Gow was born ...
Rockin' Irish Reels (Michael McAuley's & Upstairs in a Tent)
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We love Irish traditional music as much as we love American traditional music. We also love many of the sounds of contemporary music like Rock, Country, Jazz, and more. With this project we wanted to combine the sounds of traditional Irish reels with 1980s Rock. This is not unprecedented. If you’d like to hear more of this sound you can refer to the family band from Ireland called the Corrs, or...
Major George Morrison & Nighean na Cailliche (Scottish Pipe Set)
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These tunes are typically played by pipe bands so our special touch is that we added fiddle and guitar to the tune set. The first tune is a march, while the second tune is a jig, which are typical with Scottish piping music. Alex Morrill was our guest piper for this video while Erik Abbott recorded the original bagpipe audio. The filming took place in the Wasatch Mountains of north central Utah.
Little Liza Jane
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Little Liza Jane is an American folk song likely from the early or middle 19th century. This rendition of the song is about places in the U.S. “I’ve got a friend in Tennessee, who plays the fiddle just like thee” is actually accurate for LittleJohn Duo because they have a friend in Tennessee who plays the fiddle. Hampton town is a reference to Hampton, New Hampshire-not far from the hometown of...
Hand Me Down My Fiddle & Bow
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Hand Me Down My Fiddle & Bow is Lindsay Davis' and Mark Geslison’s rendition of an old American song. It was highly adapted from the original to fit the instruments played in the video, namely, fiddle and mandolin. This is fun way to arrange a song for a duo where both musicians sing and play their respective instruments. The mandolin is Mark’s 1921 Gibson F4 model. For an instrument over 100 y...
Be Thou My Vision
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Be Thou My Vision is of Irish origin and is known by the tune name "Slane." It is not known just how old the melody is, but variations on the melody date back hundreds of years in both Ireland and Scotland. Slane is a town located in northeast Ireland in county Meath. The melody was named after that town at some point in its history and is well known across the British Isles. Though we didn't s...
Leather Britches
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This tune is a traditional American tune that has been a favorite of ours. Leather Britches is most often heard as a hoedown style piece that is more upbeat, but we decided to take a more ethereal approach and loved what we came up with! We hope you enjoy listening to this arrangement as much as we had creating it!
Hard Times Come Again No More
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Hard Times Come Again No More was published in 1854. It was composed by Stephen Foster perhaps only a year or two prior to its publication. The song predates the American Civil war by several years, but it became more widely known during the war. Over time it became an emotional anthem for Americans-especially those who study the Civil War and the post war reconstruction era. This song has been...
Old Joe Clark
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Old Joe Clark
Arkansas Traveler
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Arkansas Traveler
The Hunter's Purse & The Willow Tree
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The Hunter's Purse & The Willow Tree
Sevier County Breakdown
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Sevier County Breakdown
Down 'a Louisiana Way
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Down 'a Louisiana Way
The Kid on the Mountain
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The Kid on the Mountain
Georgiana Moon
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Georgiana Moon
Kerry Reel & Lady on the Island
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Kerry Reel & Lady on the Island
El Santo Niño & The Coventry Carol
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El Santo Niño & The Coventry Carol
Long Gone John from Bowling Green
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Long Gone John from Bowling Green
Traditional Fiddle Tune Medley
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Traditional Fiddle Tune Medley
Donnybrook Fair and George White's Favourite
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Donnybrook Fair and George White's Favourite

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  • @goatladygletha792
    @goatladygletha792 2 дні тому

    What a beautiful voice. So smooth and rich.

  • @givenjoy512
    @givenjoy512 6 днів тому

    Outstanding!!!!

  • @gordoncollins1286
    @gordoncollins1286 8 днів тому

    I always enjoy listening to your music. This is beautiful. Thank You

  • @allenshepard9556
    @allenshepard9556 Місяць тому

    Beautiful, I need this for a friend who’s going through hardship

  • @cnvnative
    @cnvnative Місяць тому

    Far cry 5 brought me here

  • @richardwedlich1021
    @richardwedlich1021 Місяць тому

    Great. Thanks.

  • @victoriacuervoo
    @victoriacuervoo Місяць тому

    Love this! Greetings from Mexico, I love this historical music. Are you uploading soon? Please don´t stop making videos. They give me a very amazing vibe :) You are truly artists Thank u so much

  • @Tma-p9o
    @Tma-p9o Місяць тому

    I think this song is America ! . ..... America have "Thanks giving day" .

  • @mountainben88
    @mountainben88 Місяць тому

    An old man in a dress attempting to draw homos.

  • @sandiegosherlock
    @sandiegosherlock 2 місяці тому

    Very lively! Love the cool edgy arrangement!!!

  • @dawndare3949
    @dawndare3949 2 місяці тому

    Beautiful. Thank you.

  • @johnmaisonneuve9057
    @johnmaisonneuve9057 2 місяці тому

    I believe this song/melody comes out of the Civil War times; one can understand why! I read or learned that more soulful, sad songs came from that period than any other time.

  • @thevelvetvoiceofgarymathes1326
    @thevelvetvoiceofgarymathes1326 3 місяці тому

    he played a phenomenal waltz....something that not every fiddler can do...one of the best ever to play the instrument.

  • @lucycooper9475
    @lucycooper9475 3 місяці тому

    I have known, loved and performed this Stephen Fosrer classic. This is Hans down the best rendition I have heard. Thanks for recording it.

  • @jeantuholski6817
    @jeantuholski6817 3 місяці тому

    Just lovely.

  • @jeannelange4820
    @jeannelange4820 3 місяці тому

    Great fun! Thank you so much.

  • @communismwillbeeradicated.6128
    @communismwillbeeradicated.6128 3 місяці тому

    is there a instrumental version of your version of this song, want to hear both the vocals and a instrumental versions of this.

  • @lindaadelbai5946
    @lindaadelbai5946 4 місяці тому

    Beautiful!

  • @wimdonkers7448
    @wimdonkers7448 4 місяці тому

    Beautiful version.

  • @gordoncollins1286
    @gordoncollins1286 4 місяці тому

    Still some of the most beautiful music I’ve ever heard

  • @johnmaisonneuve9057
    @johnmaisonneuve9057 5 місяців тому

    You can feel the sorrow, from the Civil war period. You can feel the pathos. So beautiful. More sorrowful songs come that period, as we can surely understand.

  • @juventinorodriguezespinoza4266
    @juventinorodriguezespinoza4266 5 місяців тому

    hard times come again no more me lleva muy cerca deDios

  • @bernadettelinfoot
    @bernadettelinfoot 6 місяців тому

    Beautiful

  • @TokihisaHatakeyama
    @TokihisaHatakeyama 6 місяців тому

    大好きです✨大好き❤

  • @patrickcockett5863
    @patrickcockett5863 6 місяців тому

    Beautiful

  • @fixius7746
    @fixius7746 7 місяців тому

    You have your own style, no matter what song. That is great respect coming from my side. I love the peace and the natur. Thank you :)

  • @suzannevanderheyden5110
    @suzannevanderheyden5110 7 місяців тому

    Beautiful- this song came to me at the very moment I needed it - thank you ❤️

  • @ceciliaatkinson5092
    @ceciliaatkinson5092 7 місяців тому

    Nicely done!

  • @ceciliaatkinson5092
    @ceciliaatkinson5092 7 місяців тому

    Most beautiful

  • @fiddlemusik
    @fiddlemusik 7 місяців тому

    Another favorite...fun lyrics! 😄

  • @leonciohernandez7639
    @leonciohernandez7639 7 місяців тому

    Simple, pero bello!!

  • @fiddlemusik
    @fiddlemusik 7 місяців тому

    Lovely arrangement and playing. A favorite of mine to play also. :) TY!

  • @zuzu2416
    @zuzu2416 8 місяців тому

    A lovely, delicate and moving performance. Brings me to tears and joy at the same time. Thank you.

  • @fixius7746
    @fixius7746 8 місяців тому

    The peace in that song sang by you is mighty and deserves respect. Furthermore you can see how they liked that song and how they felt in to there soul. How they moved how they played and sang is calming and deep. Thank you for that video.

  • @eriksekishev4612
    @eriksekishev4612 8 місяців тому

    Spectacular play

  • @louzander
    @louzander 8 місяців тому

    Does this singer, James Mangan, have a UA-cam channel or social media? I'd love to hear more of his singing.

    • @littlejohnduo3543
      @littlejohnduo3543 6 місяців тому

      Unfortunately no, but so happy you enjoyed it!

  • @bs6028
    @bs6028 8 місяців тому

    Beautiful. I would love to hear more James Mangan but can't find him anywhere. Any ideas?

    • @littlejohnduo3543
      @littlejohnduo3543 6 місяців тому

      He doesn't have much of a presence online...hopefully we can include him on more!

    • @bs6028
      @bs6028 5 місяців тому

      @@littlejohnduo3543 Please do. I'll makke sure I follow more closely. I love your music.

  • @MrJafredderf
    @MrJafredderf 8 місяців тому

    Thanks for doing the last verse. Folks tend to leave it out. Very lovely rendition. Foster never got the financial recognition he deserved despite his music being sung and loved by everyone.

  • @Marc443
    @Marc443 8 місяців тому

    This is simply brilliant. So full of harmony. This combination of the musicians is making this fantastic song very unique.

  • @fiddlemusik
    @fiddlemusik 9 місяців тому

    This is just lovely. I am a living historian for stories and the music of the Civil War and I play this often, as well as the parody the soldiers sang; "Hard Tack..." I do think this is my favorite cover for this - vocals and instruments. TY!

    • @littlejohnduo3543
      @littlejohnduo3543 6 місяців тому

      Thanks so much!!! We loved doing this arrangement so I'm glad you enjoyed it!

  • @davidmickelson5216
    @davidmickelson5216 9 місяців тому

    This one put a little pep in my step!

  • @davidmickelson5216
    @davidmickelson5216 9 місяців тому

    Very peaceful. Thank you for sharing!

  • @davidmickelson5216
    @davidmickelson5216 9 місяців тому

    Beautiful rendition and beautiful scenery!

  • @kathleensteeves488
    @kathleensteeves488 9 місяців тому

    If there was one thing the Irish came over the pond for it was their love of the land❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊 beautiful country beautiful music 😊😊

    • @OnlyVisitingU
      @OnlyVisitingU 6 місяців тому

      This song always reminds me of the Famine - an event which would have had an effect on Stephen Foster with his Irish roots - I wonder if this song was influenced by the Famine?

    • @littlejohnduo3543
      @littlejohnduo3543 6 місяців тому

      Thanks!

  • @kathleensteeves488
    @kathleensteeves488 9 місяців тому

    Perfect❤❤❤❤❤thankyou

  • @retepd1e
    @retepd1e 9 місяців тому

    Who’s cutting onion here?! 😢 Oh my this is soft, sweet n bitter but so soothing. Exquisite. ❤️

  • @robertdavis1255
    @robertdavis1255 10 місяців тому

    Just played again as I love this performance...I play & sing on guitar however there are at least four verses & most singers I hear only sing two or maybe three versus....pity as the words are so meaningful.... cheers from Australia 🦘🦘😊

  • @carolinegrant7924
    @carolinegrant7924 10 місяців тому

    One of my favorite songs and one of my favorite versions.

  • @nandogarza8807
    @nandogarza8807 10 місяців тому

    I love his voice.

    • @littlejohnduo3543
      @littlejohnduo3543 6 місяців тому

      Yes! His voice is great and he was so fun to work with!

  • @ltodd79
    @ltodd79 10 місяців тому

    Love me Stephen Foster and this is a beautiful rendition!