Barefoot And Flying
General
| Sep 2014
Reviews
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2014-09-05
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
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
Traditions — Nov 19, 2021
Old Sage Friend, Big Fat Daddy
Traditions (rebroadcast from Jun 15, 2018) — Aug 17, 2021
Buckets Of Rain
Traditions - Bob Dylan's birthday — May 24, 2019
Old Sage Friend, Big Fat Daddy
Traditions — Jun 15, 2018
Buckets Of Rain
Clean Copper Radio — Nov 01, 2014
Leather Britches
That's Not Bluegrass — Oct 28, 2014
Charting
2014-09-05 — 2014-11-07
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| 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 |