I love old folk tunes like this Norman Blake classic ..relaxed flat picking sequence is fun to watch and try to play along .. going to learn his style!
I was at a Blake concert years ago down in Nashville. One young man, an enthusiastic fan, called out a song title, hoping BLlake would play it. Instead, it hit a very sour chord in the man. and Blake's reponse practually reuined the concert fo rhis audience. He scowled in the direction of the young man and barked,"YOU're RUDE, that's what you are!" Those few words fell over the entire crowd like some toxic web and everyone was silent. He strummed and resumed the song. But it showed such disdain for his fans, that one in particular, that it's taye dwith me whenever I think of Norman Blake. Patience, I hope, in the future. I can understnad that it would annying of have folks call out a title but (I'm a novelist and story writer who gives an occasional reading), if someone alled out one of my titles, I'd be so grateful and happy! Just saying'. We're not all alike.
My favorite all-around guitar player and singer Thank you for posting
Pure Norman Blake cross picking mastery! Peace
Probably the best of hundreds of railroad songs.
What a great picker Norman Blake is. That's him you hear
playing dobro on many
Johnny Cash recordings back in the
1960s.🎸
A story of the testament to human courage and tenacity
my favourite Norman
This was the first old-time/bluegrass song I ever learned and 60 years on I still can't play it like that!
This is my favorite version !!!
I love old folk tunes like this Norman Blake classic ..relaxed flat picking sequence is fun to watch and try to play along .. going to learn his style!
Awesome thanks for the music
Love you Norman!
I sing that song but I never head that first verse before! Awesome performance -- so smooth and unrushed!
They're the best
He makes it look so effortless.
amazing talent!
Outstanding!
God damn, he's so good!
Norman Blake is awesome but what is that map he has taped to the top of his guitar
My mom used play that song
Awesome old Martins
👍🏻🎼🎵🎶🎸👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Belongs on the Mt Rushmore of flat pickers with Tony, Clarence and Doc
In the early days of recording about three minutes maybe three and half at the most, so many pieces were edited to fit.
I was at a Blake concert years ago down in Nashville. One young man, an enthusiastic fan, called out a song title, hoping BLlake would play it. Instead, it hit a very sour chord in the man. and Blake's reponse practually reuined the concert fo rhis audience. He scowled in the direction of the young man and barked,"YOU're RUDE, that's what you are!" Those few words fell over the entire crowd like some toxic web and everyone was silent. He strummed and resumed the song. But it showed such disdain for his fans, that one in particular, that it's taye dwith me whenever I think of Norman Blake. Patience, I hope, in the future. I can understnad that it would annying of have folks call out a title but (I'm a novelist and story writer who gives an occasional reading), if someone alled out one of my titles, I'd be so grateful and happy! Just saying'. We're not all alike.