Barefoot And Flying

Ebony Hillbillies
Self-Release
General | Sep 2014

Reviews

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

Recent airplay

Buckets Of Rain
TraditionsNov 19, 2021
Old Sage Friend, Big Fat Daddy
Buckets Of Rain
Old Sage Friend, Big Fat Daddy
TraditionsJun 15, 2018
Buckets Of Rain
Clean Copper RadioNov 01, 2014
Leather Britches
That's Not BluegrassOct 28, 2014

Charting

2014-09-05 — 2014-11-07
Week EndingAirplays
Nov 2 2
Oct 26 1
Oct 19 1
Oct 12 1
Oct 5 1
Sep 28 1
Sep 21 1
Sep 14 1

Track listing

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