Under the AMEN CORNER site, the Audio link on the bottom left corner opens a player which currently has Been Down This Road, Hard Livin’ and Lovin’ You. We’ve been hearing Lovin’ You for over a year now, but I like the other two, especially Been Down This Road.
Yeah, new tunes!
Filed under: Amen Corner, Music, Railroad Earth on April 29th, 2008 | No Comments »
The new video from the upcoming AMEN CORNER.
Timmy on electric guitar!
Filed under: Amen Corner, Music, Railroad Earth, Video on April 29th, 2008 | No Comments »
Today’s tune is my new favorite cover by the band, Dixieland. This is a Steve Earle tune that they broke out a couple weeks back and it’s awesome. John plays zouk on it and live, it feels like it’s close to a Pogue’s tune.
I love me this one big much.
I am Kilrain and I’m a fightin’ man and I come from County Clare
And the Brits would hang me for a Fenian so I took me leave of there
And I crossed the ocean in the “Arrianne” the vilest tub afloat
And the captain’s brother was a railroad man and he met us the boat
So I joined up with the 20th Maine like I said my friend I’m a fighting man
And we’re marchin’ south in the pouring rain and we’re all goin’ down to Dixieland
I am Kilrain of the 20th Maine and we fight for Chamberlain
‘Cause he stood right with us when the Johnnies came like a banshee on the wind
When the smoke cleared out of Gettysburg many a mother wept
For many a good boy died there, sure, and the air smelted just like death
I am Kilrain of the 20th Maine and I’d march to hell and back again
For Colonel Joshua Chamberlain - we’re all goin’ down to Dixieland
I am Kilrain of the 20th Maine and I damn all gentlemen
Whose only worth is their father’s name and the sweat of a workin’ man
Well we come from the farms and the city streets and a hundred foreign lands
And we spilled our blood in the battle’s heat
Now we’re all Americans
I am Kilrain of the 20th Maine and did I tell you friend I’m a fightin’ man
And I’ll not be back this way again, ‘cause we’re all goin’ down to Dixieland
Filed under: Covers, Lyrics, Music, Railroad Earth, Scott's Picks on April 24th, 2008 | Comments Off
Something very different today — some Umphrees McGee. I’ve actually linked to a few tracks which are exceptional. I don’t normally listen to their stuff, but for the end of this show — 03.17.2007 — Adrian Belew sat in. They did some Crimson (Red), they did some Beatles (I Want You (She’s So Heavy)). Here’s the song, Ringo, with Adrian on guitars and vocals.
If you don’t know Belew, check out modern-era King Crimson. Yeaaaah…. this is the shit.
This sort of makes me want to see Crimson this summer.
Filed under: Music, Scott's Picks on April 17th, 2008 | Comments Off
April 11, 2008
The Warsaw at the Polish National Home
Brooklyn, New York1st set:
Elko
Where Songs Begin
Dixieland *
Happy Song
For Love
Crossing the Gap
17592nd set:
Bird in a House
Bread and Water
The Green Roofs of Eireann –>
Like a Buddha
Daddy-O
The Hunting Song
Saddle of the Sun
Storms
Cuckoo’s Medley
Reuben’s TrainEncore:
Peace on Earth
2nd Encore:
A Day on the Sand **
* First time played (Steve Earle cover)
** First time played (written by Todd Sheaffer)
Wow, that was simply a fun show! John played the zouk on five tunes (bolded above), and the entire second set was simply blazing.
We get to do it all over again next Friday and Saturday in Northampton and Woodstock! Yeah!
Filed under: Music, Railroad Earth, Show Review on April 12th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Looks like some new songs were debuted at Springfest: Happy Song, by Andy and Todd, The Lonecroft Ramble by John, and another John intro to Buddha named The Green Roofs of Eireann.
If I were a gambling man, I’d say Happy Song is on the new album, AMEN CORNER. Which, by the way, was recorded in The Lone Croft, ergo John’s tune of the same name. However, as history shows, John writes new tunes at the drop of a hat. Which is a good thing, I might add.
I see they did a Warhead>1759 combo this weekend, too — I bet that was killer.
Filed under: Music, Railroad Earth on March 31st, 2008 | Comments Off
Sorry for the lack of activity lately, but life’s been keeping me busy. Today I’m going to pull up some of Grubb’s singing with Moonshiner from 2.2.08. I’m not sure if these are the exact lyrics, but I snagged them from a Dylan lyrics site — apparently he’s played it a bit.
Moonshiner
Trad.
I’ve been a moonshiner for seventeen long years
I’ve spent all my money on whiskey an’ beer
I’d go to some hollow and set up my still
And if whiskey don’t kill me then I don’t know what will.
I’d go to some bar room and drink with my friends
Where the women can’t follow an’ see what I’ve spent
God bless them pretty women, I wish they was mine
Their breath is as sweet as the dew on the vine.
Let me eat when I’m hungry, let me drink when I’m dry
Hmm, dollar when I’m hard up, religion when I die
The whole world’s a bottle an’ life’s but a dram
When a bottle gets empty it sure ain’t worth a damn.
Filed under: Music, Railroad Earth, Scott's Picks on March 13th, 2008 | Comments Off
As I mentioned below in comments, we didn’t make it out there. We were too busy preparing for our trip down to the Keys the following day and the time just got away from us. Ah well, it’s not like we’ll never see them again. 
We’re looking at Brooklyn and Long Island as our next shows, and we may go see John solo in Jersey in a few weeks. Well, solo in that he’s not with the band, but rather, with Todd Collins, his mando teacher.
Looks like one of my photos of John playing his zouk will be put up on Phil Crump’s website — Phil made the zouk and asked if he could use one of my shots. John’s also asked for use of one of the photos by the folks who did the pickups on it. I think that’s pretty cool.
Filed under: Railroad Earth on March 7th, 2008 | Comments Off
Railroad Earth, 2.01.08, originally uploaded by Kyrion.
Probably during Seven Story Mountain.
Filed under: Music, Photography, Railroad Earth on March 7th, 2008 | Comments Off
Talk about coming at the perfect time. We could use a night of dancing to the boys, and then we jet off to the Keys on Sunday.
Looks like Northampton and Woodstock are going to be no-gos. We’re saving our pennies for a trip to the Isle of Skye in September.
Filed under: Music, Railroad Earth on February 26th, 2008 | 2 Comments »