Found this song through a Canadian favourite of mine who covered it, The Dead South. I enjoy both versions though, as they're both quite alike. A similarly good band (with a violinist/mandolin player!) is The Fabulous Poodles from the late 70s and early 80s. They're not really bluegrass or anything, but they're quite the catchy band, with some of the funniest lyrics that I've ever heard in my life. Check them out if you're interested in that kind of thing!
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@@ethanhayes676 not sure what you mean. In this tradition of music the best vocals have good cut and bite to be heard above the instruments... so neither singer here is trying to sing ... smoothly. They're belting.
Saw them playing at a street corner in Toronto back in the day. Everyone stopped even the traffic. Literally Everyone. When they cracked out this song. On a hot summer afternoon. You had to be there.
The fondest memory in my life is 'Folk Fest' in Wellington, New Zealand in 2009. This was the hottest song at the time, and everyone started covering it. Everytime I hear it, I am transported back to a weekend where there were no worries, no combat, no toxicity or strife. I remember borrowing someone's ipod so I could listen to this song as I walked around the campsite. In short, this song means a lot to me. I honestly pray that I will achieve the feeling of comfort and joy that I experienced that weekend in 2009. 'If I die in Raleigh, at least I will die free'.
Ahh, man! 2003 or so when I was 18 and hearing this song, I totally echo your sentiments. Things just don’t seem the same anymore. This song also brings me back to a specific point where laughter and good times were had by all. I feel an empty pit in my stomach thinking about it ☹️
2022 and I love the harmonies in this song. Nice mix of bluegrass and country. The guy in the jacket has that high lonesome sound of classic bluegrass.
I've heard this song well over 500 times in my life. I swear this song could never get old. Reminds me of simpler times visiting my grandparents for the weekend.
My wife and i went to see them at Newport folk festival. it was pissing down rain. The bar was almost a 5 min walk from the stage. Cut a long story short, my wife while fetching beer was buying Alex and Ani jewellery for our nieces, they gave her 2 complimentary tickets to their undercover bar in front of the stage because she spent $100. Free beer and food. Couldn't believe my luck, English man and free beer.
Will is not a backup singer - one of the great things about OCMS is thae way they share the mic, taking lead on different songs. He has a great voice, which is intentionally in a bluegrass style. You may not like the style, but it fits well in the tradition.
Frank Gray - It's as much a reflection on the original recording/ mixing , and the absense of autotune, time alignment, pitch correction , overdone effects, etc .
Their harmonies are a little better here. I expect they didn't use AutoTune in the studio. But you're right about the mark of a pro. I wish the bass was a bit closer to the mic, but for a single mic mix in the middle of a field, this is solid.
I don't know about you guys, but this was practically the anthem of my teenage years. I could turn this song for anyone I grew up with and they would start singing. No party or night out at the bar was complete without everyone singing along to this song.
Andrew Frey: Do you guys realise that OCMS performed it with Darius Tucker at the Grand Old Oprey. How about you guys stop being so judgemental. I love blue grass, not so much mainstream country, but Ruckers just trying to do his thing and the guys from OCMS absolutely gave Darius their blessings and credited him with "dumbing it down".
I can't tell you how much I appreciate the harmony vocals of this song. The whole collaboration on this song makes my eyes well up with tears of appreciation and my genre of choice is metal.
If you have a chance to see this band live, DO IT! I saw them at a nice intimate venue in Jackson, MS a few years back and it was amazing. One of the best shows I have ever seen.
I'm not a big fan of country or bluegrass music but this tune is really, really good. The Darius Rucker version is okay but too commercial for me. The Old Crow version is just perfect.
john s I'm going to give you more info than you probably want but I don't know how to give you less, actually I could give you a lot more. If you like OCMS, you will probably like The Avett Brothers (alternative country/bluegrass, indie rock, high energy...put on a great show, see them if you ever get a chance), Trampled by Turtles (alternative country/bluegrass, indie folk, high energy), Fleet Foxes (indie folk/rock w/ bluegrass leanings...broke up 2012 but getting back together 2014, put on Fantastic Show...Love Them!) Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings (Dave produces OCMS, he's also Awesome on guitar!, Alt Country/Bluegrass, Indie Folk...Loved their show!), Justin Townes Earle (Indie Folk/Blues/Rock...Awesome musician, one of my favs), SO Many More....
Started getting into underground country around this time as I mainly listened to indie like Elliott Smith/Bright Eyes. Thank God for Chris Knight, OCMS, and my uncle or I would’ve never known there was great country music outside of the older artists. Wish this song hadn’t been so damn overplayed.
My friends a I play this down at the local coffee house and people love it. It really is a great sing along tune. These fellas can really sing. Thanks for posting this version of the song where you can really hear the high harmony.
I have loved this song for 11 years. Sang my daughter to sleep with it when she was a baby. We would watch the music video with the girls all dancing and she'd just be dazed and then fall asleep. Found the original version of this song after I heard Against Me!"s cover of it. Never knew this video existed. This is incredible. Thanks for whoever uploaded it.
This is still, in my opinion, the absolute best performance of Wagon Wheel. It's such a shame it cuts off early. I can't find a full version of this anywhere.
The reason so many people hate the Darius Rucker version is because it's oversaturated with auto tune and other garbage computerized effects. That song being "good" had nothing to do with raw talent. And I don't blame people for hating it. People like Darius Rucker need to stop getting praise for their half assed talent.
I doubt I'm much different from most people, in that the version of a song that I hear first, becomes the standard version for me. Rucker is a talented musician and does a good job with the song but it will always be OCMS' s song to me, and their version, which is the original will always be the best in my mind.
ALWAYS a GREAT song, I can not get enough of this song, I am trying to learn to play guitar, and this is the song I want to play. Keep up the great work guys
"We took our name from a medicine show - from minstrelsy. That’s an entertainment form that predates vaudeville [and] that sort of swept the American South and many other environs across America starting up at the Civil War." -Ketch Secor
Bi God I Live in the Cumberland Gap and work at times in Johnson City which is really east of the Gap. so this song has a whole meaning for my baby and myself......
A big howdy Doo from your neighboring Kentucky. Lol... I really thought your comment was quite cool. Love to see these guys. They Damm near sound better hear than the original. Hehe......Well anyway love and peace to all and like O'l Hank used to say if the good Lords willing and the Creeks don't rise.....
Thanks for this! My small (but London-based) organisation involved in teaching kids about outdoors life and traditional songs uses this song a lot & the kids love it. Oddly, I've just come across your recording, in a place that's just a mile or so from where I live!
Dangit! Wish it was the whole song... so in love with this song, have been for 6-7 years now. I'm glad these guys are finally getting some recognition, they deserve it! Even if it took Darius to help.
I love their studio version, but this one speaks to me. It evokes a certain set of feelings from down deep inside. I wish I could hear the full version.
My favorite version of this song. Rucker did a good job with it also. I enjoy both versions but these guys, (OCMS) deserve respect and that opening fiddle riff, ,,,I've never heard this version,,,,,, dang. I can't get it outa my head.
The Darius Rucker version is garbage. I really enjoyed this video except for the abrupt ending. It's funny these brits don't know what to do - dance or just stare.
Tor Didriksen it's taken from the unfinished Dylan song called Rock Me Mama which is on the bootlegs album. ketch Secor is the fiddle player who added the lyrics to the verses along with Critter Fuqua (who isn't in this video as Gill Landry is stepping in for him on banjo) so many people have covered this, but like most songs the original is by far the best.
wow, I remember this. This was the performance that had a mate of mine, who uptill then had been a confrmed rocker, become a sudden convert to folk and old time music. He couldn't believe how good music could be, just 5 performers and a mic. Top stuff.
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Almost 2023, still love them, if you searched for this, you have great taste in music, Dilly Dilly
Found this song through a Canadian favourite of mine who covered it, The Dead South. I enjoy both versions though, as they're both quite alike. A similarly good band (with a violinist/mandolin player!) is The Fabulous Poodles from the late 70s and early 80s. They're not really bluegrass or anything, but they're quite the catchy band, with some of the funniest lyrics that I've ever heard in my life. Check them out if you're interested in that kind of thing!
Well into 2024 and this is still incredible
This song is really awesome. One of my favorites ❤
They sound so damn good without any studio bullshit. Just raw talent. I love it.
Hell yes. Real music. Pure joy.
This might be outside but it's produced. Just look at all the different camera angles.
There may be just one mic but there is most certainly processing after the recording.
But, of course, you've got to start out with a great sound when all you have to work with is a single mic.
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In my opinion this is the best version. A band with just their instruments and their vocals jamming out to a song.
Wish vocals were better
Are you high? This guy can't sing.
I agree I like this version the best.
I really like the tent in background and the girls dancing. Makes me feel like I'm at a fair before they went to shit
@@ethanhayes676 not sure what you mean. In this tradition of music the best vocals have good cut and bite to be heard above the instruments... so neither singer here is trying to sing ... smoothly. They're belting.
Five guys with instruments creating a masterpiece on the spot. So glad this was recorded and posted. Amazing
this should be the only band allowed to perform this song
I agree SO MUCH. Darius Rucker ruined it.
Awesome!!!
@@gravytrain416 LOL We'd have never heard this if it weren't for Darius. I vote Darius for President!
You need to listen to Matt Andersen's cover!
Not rly I didn't even know Darius played this song till I seen ur comment lol
Saw them playing at a street corner in Toronto back in the day. Everyone stopped even the traffic. Literally Everyone. When they cracked out this song. On a hot summer afternoon. You had to be there.
The fondest memory in my life is 'Folk Fest' in Wellington, New Zealand in 2009. This was the hottest song at the time, and everyone started covering it. Everytime I hear it, I am transported back to a weekend where there were no worries, no combat, no toxicity or strife. I remember borrowing someone's ipod so I could listen to this song as I walked around the campsite. In short, this song means a lot to me. I honestly pray that I will achieve the feeling of comfort and joy that I experienced that weekend in 2009.
'If I die in Raleigh, at least I will die free'.
Mad love detected.
Ahh, man! 2003 or so when I was 18 and hearing this song, I totally echo your sentiments. Things just don’t seem the same anymore. This song also brings me back to a specific point where laughter and good times were had by all. I feel an empty pit in my stomach thinking about it ☹️
2022 and I love the harmonies in this song. Nice mix of bluegrass and country. The guy in the jacket has that high lonesome sound of classic bluegrass.
Willie Watson
Willy Watson is great performer!! 👍🏻👌🏻😄
I've heard this song well over 500 times in my life. I swear this song could never get old. Reminds me of simpler times visiting my grandparents for the weekend.
This guy's voice is legit.. I love that subtle Bob Dylan mixed with his own unique tone.
I love the people standing around. It looks like they're there because they were promised free beer.
My wife and i went to see them at Newport folk festival. it was pissing down rain. The bar was almost a 5 min walk from the stage. Cut a long story short, my wife while fetching beer was buying Alex and Ani jewellery for our nieces, they gave her 2 complimentary tickets to their undercover bar in front of the stage because she spent $100. Free beer and food. Couldn't believe my luck, English man and free beer.
Its Cambridge, they are students waiting for a free beer!
Will is not a backup singer - one of the great things about OCMS is thae way they share the mic, taking lead on different songs. He has a great voice, which is intentionally in a bluegrass style. You may not like the style, but it fits well in the tradition.
This is what I call music, no blinding lights, no sound effect. Beautiful.
True!
🤣🤣🤣
Only real musicians can play it live like that and make it indistinguishable from the studio version.
Frank Gray - It's as much a reflection on the original recording/ mixing , and the absense of autotune, time alignment, pitch correction , overdone effects, etc .
My compliments on your spelling.
Their harmonies are a little better here. I expect they didn't use AutoTune in the studio. But you're right about the mark of a pro. I wish the bass was a bit closer to the mic, but for a single mic mix in the middle of a field, this is solid.
Pretty easy to sound like the album when album sounds like shit.
@@matthewshirts9523yet, here you are, jamming to their tunes anyway.
EXCELLENT!! WAGON WHEEL- unplugged, outside, WOW they're singing and playing their hearts out 👏 👏 👏
Pickers know that ain't easy...🎶
It's easy for me...I'm playing on the street nearly every day!
The best Old Crow...with Willie and Gill.
This is real music🥃
Love from Norway 🇳🇴
Glad we could share our folk music with the world.
Doesn't get any better then a Willie Watson harmony! Oh boy!
Right at the top of his range just to make that beautiful harmony work!
rizlaahmad Yeah I don't think he was even getting into his falsetto yet.
Amen!
Let’s hear it for willie!
Steve Anger Willie is the Uncle of my best friend. He's an amazing dude!
I don't know about you guys, but this was practically the anthem of my teenage years. I could turn this song for anyone I grew up with and they would start singing. No party or night out at the bar was complete without everyone singing along to this song.
It's funny old crowe medicine shows version of this song is too country for mainstream country music so darius rockers had to dumb it down.
Andrew Frey: Do you guys realise that OCMS performed it with Darius Tucker at the Grand Old Oprey. How about you guys stop being so judgemental. I love blue grass, not so much mainstream country, but Ruckers just trying to do his thing and the guys from OCMS absolutely gave Darius their blessings and credited him with "dumbing it down".
I love this performance of Old Crow. It is the best Wagon Wheel as far as I am concerned.
I can't thank you enough for "salvaging" this. It's absolutely amazing!
These guys are just awesome. They should be way way way more popular.
I NEVER get tired of this version!
me too Katherine, I can play it all night long :)
Oh my god that fiddle solo was beautiful. So powerful and emotional. This is real talent right here
The soul and passion put into that brings a tear to my eye.Anyone wanting to be a singer and be good at have to feel it like these boys.
I can't tell you how much I appreciate the harmony vocals of this song. The whole collaboration on this song makes my eyes well up with tears of appreciation and my genre of choice is metal.
They really can sing, really like that! And the feeling of countryside in the attitude to music. And the violin is so very honest. Really good job!
I love this version - they really put feeling into it - Yeah this is the Best 💕
🎉I'll never forget me and my boys JAMMING to this song in 2005 backroading lovin' life. Im loyal to OCMS. God bless
Simply a masterpiece!
Absolutely. Every time I hear it it's magical.
My girlfriend bought me this CD when it first came out, we’re still married 💃 🕺…
This is such a great song, a classic of its genre and bless you boys for bringing it to us.
It's amazing how good a 4 chord song can sound.
I never get tired of this version,,, Old Crow Medicine Show has it going on!
Some of the best vocal harmonising I’ve ever heard
wow these guys are great...i've been playing music for years and years but these guys really put the passion back into it
The amount of real talent here is staggering, great music and musicians make it look simple and have fun with it. :)
Could somebody come and take my hand from the replay- button, plz?
You're funny but they are great!
Sad that Bluegrass does not get the attention it deserves! There is talent there!!!!!!
The only thing more beautiful than Ketch's fiddle is his voice.
I dunno.... I love that fiddle a lot.... it's close between the two. ;)
Just discovered these guys...Love the sound and the talent is of the charts!!
Hi, I’m Johnny Nashville and welcome to Old Crow Medicine Show
Just discovered this & I love it!! As others say, just vocals & instruments. These guys are always fantastic...then and now!!!
This tune simply rocks, and that high tenor makes my arm hairs stand up. Shame it cuts off.
that's Willie Watson!
If you have a chance to see this band live, DO IT! I saw them at a nice intimate venue in Jackson, MS a few years back and it was amazing. One of the best shows I have ever seen.
I'm not a big fan of country or bluegrass music but this tune is really, really good. The Darius Rucker version is okay but too commercial for me. The Old Crow version is just perfect.
Sounds like you may be on your way....Don't fight it
I love dylan's open ended jam that this song was created from. his version of the chorus is my favorite
*****
Yeah, I think I'll be listening to country/bluegrass a lot more. I saw these guys in concert and loved them.
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what are some examples im very interested i liek the up beat stuff like this, if you dont mind
john s I'm going to give you more info than you probably want but I don't know how to give you less, actually I could give you a lot more. If you like OCMS, you will probably like The Avett Brothers (alternative country/bluegrass, indie rock, high energy...put on a great show, see them if you ever get a chance), Trampled by Turtles (alternative country/bluegrass, indie folk, high energy), Fleet Foxes (indie folk/rock w/ bluegrass leanings...broke up 2012 but getting back together 2014, put on Fantastic Show...Love Them!) Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings (Dave produces OCMS, he's also Awesome on guitar!, Alt Country/Bluegrass, Indie Folk...Loved their show!), Justin Townes Earle (Indie Folk/Blues/Rock...Awesome musician, one of my favs), SO Many More....
Started getting into underground country around this time as I mainly listened to indie like Elliott Smith/Bright Eyes. Thank God for Chris Knight, OCMS, and my uncle or I would’ve never known there was great country music outside of the older artists. Wish this song hadn’t been so damn overplayed.
"Lost my money playing poker so I had to UP AND LEAVE"
Take notes Darius
Best version of the song ever !!!!
Wow, here it is Christmas Eve ‘22, and I just found this. Good song to dance to! Great Group, has more than the other version.
I saw these guys in concert in Nashville a couple of years ago and it was an excellent show. Great band!
Jus some good ol boys making wonderful music. Outstanding.
Gotta love the one dancing woman who appreciated good music!
Eric Seeds always a nutty broad om the loose
The Brits don't lose their minds when the hear good music.
She has the soul of a southern belle.
My friends a I play this down at the local coffee house and people love it. It really is a great sing along tune. These fellas can really sing. Thanks for posting this version of the song where you can really hear the high harmony.
I have loved this song for 11 years. Sang my daughter to sleep with it when she was a baby. We would watch the music video with the girls all dancing and she'd just be dazed and then fall asleep. Found the original version of this song after I heard Against Me!"s cover of it. Never knew this video existed. This is incredible. Thanks for whoever uploaded it.
This is an amazing version. Mt favourite song. Even had it played during my wedding service!
They are Brilliant Musicians! I feel Blessed to have seen them in Louisville KY. I live in the West. They need to please come to Colorado more often!
Really beautiful -- made me smile big. I was sad when it cut off at the end, but appreciate what I got to enjoy of it!
What a fantastic song! I get emotional listening to it and not sure why. Their harmony is magical.
This is still, in my opinion, the absolute best performance of Wagon Wheel. It's such a shame it cuts off early. I can't find a full version of this anywhere.
I love this song only when played by O.C.M.S. All other versions can't compare!
+Alma Russ Marteka and William Lake do a good cover of this one too. Very talented young brother and sister Bluegrass duo.
Take a look of the cover of mumford And sons ;)
Darius rucker cover is so great too, but i wanna list
en DYLAN VERSION
The reason so many people hate the Darius Rucker version is because it's oversaturated with auto tune and other garbage computerized effects. That song being "good" had nothing to do with raw talent. And I don't blame people for hating it. People like Darius Rucker need to stop getting praise for their half assed talent.
I doubt I'm much different from most people, in that the version of a song that I hear first, becomes the standard version for me. Rucker is a talented musician and does a good job with the song but it will always be OCMS' s song to me, and their version, which is the original will always be the best in my mind.
ALWAYS a GREAT song, I can not get enough of this song, I am trying to learn to play guitar, and this is the song I want to play. Keep up the great work guys
I know the chords just having a hard time strumming
fireman372003 you could also play a,e,f minor, d. thats the key old crow plays it in i think, and I know darius definatley plays it that way.
fireman372003
Capo it up one fret.
I have the capo on the second fret, the problem is with the strumming, I cant seem to get that down
fireman372003 maybe you're trying too hard or thinking too much, just try to go with the flow of the music.
Funny, when we pass on, this tune will play...guiding our way....its perfect. Thank you Medicine...stay kind and love each other.
"We took our name from a medicine show - from minstrelsy. That’s an entertainment form that predates vaudeville [and] that sort of swept the American South and many other environs across America starting up at the Civil War." -Ketch Secor
New fan here and I am hooked. Tenor guy's voice has an amazing appeal(I am told that is Willie). Good stuff!!
Oh yeah a new fan! Who couldn't love this!
It is indeed Willie. He plays "the Kid" in the Ballad of Buster Scruggs...so don't try to outdraw him! Or out sing him.
This has become our family song. My wife sings it as a lullaby to my children. When it comes on, we all sing it, from gram down to the youngest.
Are you from north caroline?
@@BKHILL420 actually no...haha
omg, I love LOVE this version, it is now my favorite!!
This band is way underrated. What a talented group!
When we rid this world of the devil and his madness: I would love to go back to pure music such as this.
Well put. If I listen to them it remembers me of my year of busking in Philly and New York. These guys are the real thing. Great inspiration!
Such a great live version, thank you salvaging this gem!
Oh my gosh this music is amazing I'm in love with his voice❤️❤️
What a great unique band!!! Love these guys
This is my favorite version of this great song. Pre talent.
Saw them live in London about two weeks ago. Hands down the best performers I've ever seen. Shame old willie ain't in it any more though!
this version is awesome!!! so raw & homegrown...
just like how country should be
Bi God I Live in the Cumberland Gap and work at times in Johnson City which is really east of the Gap. so this song has a whole meaning for my baby and myself......
Ain''t it so?! I'm from the outskirts of Roanoke! I'd sure love to see them come through here!
Norris lake here! Ain't nothing like the hills of the smokies
A big howdy Doo from your neighboring Kentucky. Lol... I really thought your comment was quite cool. Love to see these guys. They Damm near sound better hear than the original. Hehe......Well anyway love and peace to all and like O'l Hank used to say if the good Lords willing and the Creeks don't rise.....
Born an raised in Johnson city. Live in Knoxville now though.
Such a fantastic performance of this tune
Thanks for this! My small (but London-based) organisation involved in teaching kids about outdoors life and traditional songs uses this song a lot & the kids love it. Oddly, I've just come across your recording, in a place that's just a mile or so from where I live!
Such a beautiful song. Old Crow’s harmonization and the beautifully written lyrics make me as giddy as a child every time I listen.
These guys sound great. They remind me of some of the bands that I heard in West Virginia.
The best!
Amazing, great band. Beautiful song.
These guys are fantastic! Great vocals, great instrumentals, thanks for this!
the test of a good band is how they play at the drop of a hat and sound great with no tricks or studio gadgets
Dangit! Wish it was the whole song... so in love with this song, have been for 6-7 years now. I'm glad these guys are finally getting some recognition, they deserve it! Even if it took Darius to help.
Thumbs down? How can anyone not like this song?
WOAH! What a GREAT video and version of that song! Thanks for sharing this iconic video!
You saved something priceless. Would have loved to be there when they recorded. Summer!! It's COLD Here.
Chance's vocal harmony on this version kills me :'~)
Bless you for saving and sharing this. There's real mountain in them there voices.
What a nice guy you always have a good hint when people try to talk a little softer then most like he did.
One of those warm Southern nights out in the back yard.
I love their studio version, but this one speaks to me. It evokes a certain set of feelings from down deep inside. I wish I could hear the full version.
Thank you for sharing this. Damn, absolutely perfect in the rough.
KILLER find! Thanks so much for sharing, put a huge smile on my face!
My favorite version of this song. Rucker did a good job with it also. I enjoy both versions but these guys, (OCMS) deserve respect and that opening fiddle riff, ,,,I've never heard this version,,,,,, dang. I can't get it outa my head.
The Darius Rucker version is garbage. I really enjoyed this video except for the abrupt ending. It's funny these brits don't know what to do - dance or just stare.
well the fiddle player did write it.... taken from some unfinished dylan lyrics
Have you heard Mumford & Sons version? My personal favorite.
Tor Didriksen
it's taken from the unfinished Dylan song called Rock Me Mama which is on the bootlegs album. ketch Secor is the fiddle player who added the lyrics to the verses along with Critter Fuqua (who isn't in this video as Gill Landry is stepping in for him on banjo)
so many people have covered this, but like most songs the original is by far the best.
Logan Edwards these guys wrote this song and eventually let rutcker run with it.
It's just a shame that the bass never seems to come through on these informal recordings; it adds so much depth to the sound.
Wow, thanks for the upload, this is incredible.
wow, I remember this. This was the performance that had a mate of mine, who uptill then had been a confrmed rocker, become a sudden convert to folk and old time music. He couldn't believe how good music could be, just 5 performers and a mic. Top stuff.
Nieghbors , be glad, this is as loud as I can nmake it
Thanks 2