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 |
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| Week Ending: | Nov 2 | Oct 26 | Oct 19 | Oct 12 | Oct 5 | Sep 28 | Sep 21 | Sep 14 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
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
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 |