I grew up more or less in the foothills of Appalachia in northern Georgia and Alabama. I always felt that the richest, most nourishing part of the cultures around me was the music. As a child I did not form those words or know that consciously, but I certainly knew it. It was not something I thought about, but something I just followed. In a sense this song is a distillation of those childhood impressions and fascination with one of the major strands of the music I heard. The mountain music . There were other strands and other voices but the music of the mountains was one of the richest. I think the Jig is life itself. We attempted to record this song in a much faster more upbeat way, but for the time being it insisted on coming into this form. After failing to make it work in the fast way, Al and Andy (bass & drums) started playing this kind of rhythm and I joined in. We recorded it and this is about he first time I tried to sing it in this feel. It has some imperfections, but other more perfect cuts didnt seem as good. J.C. (producer) had some great ideas on the instrument parts on this as you can hear.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 03:12:34 +0000
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