Ebony Hillbillies / Barefoot And Flying
Album: Barefoot And Flying   Collection:General
Artist:Ebony Hillbillies   Added:Sep 2014
Label:Self-Release  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2014-09-05 Pull Date: 2014-11-07
Week Ending: Nov 2 Oct 26 Oct 19 Oct 12 Oct 5 Sep 28 Sep 21 Sep 14
Airplays: 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Nov 19, 2021: Traditions
Buckets Of Rain
4. Jun 15, 2018: Traditions
Old Sage Friend, Big Fat Daddy
2. Aug 17, 2021: Traditions (rebroadcast from Jun 15, 2018)
Old Sage Friend, Big Fat Daddy
5. Nov 01, 2014: Clean Copper Radio
Buckets Of Rain
3. May 24, 2019: Traditions - Bob Dylan's birthday
Buckets Of Rain
6. Oct 28, 2014: That's Not Bluegrass
Leather Britches

Album Review
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2014-09-05
Black string band from NYC, started playing in the subways then on to concerts and festivals.
violin, banjo, dulcimer, acoustic bass, washboard & percussion.
"The group seeks to revive interest in the true origins of American country music & bluegrass"
****1: 3:25 the N word, fast male vocal, fast fiddle, about slaves running away
****2: 2:52 fast, fast fiddle, some gunshots & yells
3: 2:24 mid tempo, male vocal, fast fiddle,
****4: 2:35 the N word, faster, "I'd Rather Be (A Nigger Than a Poor White Man)" "an early example of Black Pride, a tune composed to boost the morale of African Americans"
5: 4:50 mid to faster male vocal "Shady Grove" great fiddle
6: 2:03 fast, INSTRUMENTAL, fiddle is sizzling
7: 3:37 mid tempo, male vocal with chorus "Green Green Rocky Road"
****8: 4:57 mid tempo, female vocal with male chorus "Big Fat Daddy"
9: 2:44 fast, INSTRUMENTAL, fiddle is sizzling
****10: 3:09 mid tempo, Garland Jeffries vocal on Dylan's "Buckets of Rain"
11: 1:54 mid to fast a cappella , fem vocal with chorus, hand clapping
12: 4:08 INSTRUMENTAL, slow soulful fiddle

Track Listing
1. I Got A Little Home To Go To   7. Green Green Rocky Road
2. Shady Grove   8. Big Fat Daddy
3. Pateroller   9. Old Sage Friend
4. Everlasting Love   10. Buckets Of Rain
5. I'd Rather Be   11. Sometimes
6. Leather Britches   12. Ashokan Farewell