Summertime in Appalachia
It’s summertime in Southern Appalachia. The sun is beating down like the oven door has been left open or someone…
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Until Then
Pap and Paul playing in Gainesville GA Paul’s still working through old music recordings and videos of Pap. He’s been…
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Cash on the Barrelhead
Today’s guest post was written by Paul Wilson. Paul – Murphy, NC – July 2017 In one of our Youtube…
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Chasing Dreams
A few years back I shared one of Chitter’s original songs Where the Wind Blows with you. Its still one of…
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Branded
Since I first started the Blind Pig and The Acorn we’ve put so many videos on Youtube that sometimes…
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Ragtime Annie
Ragtime Annie is a fairly common fiddle tune-its catchy beat makes it easy to see why the tune has stood…
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I’ll Fly Away
The old standard I’ll Fly Away was written by Albert E. Brumley aka gospel song writer extraordinaire. According to the Brumley website, I’ll Fly Away was…
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Remembering on Memorial Day
Memorial Day was created to honor fallen soldiers of the Civil War and was originally called Decoration Day. John L….
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Crying Holy Unto the Lord
The girls have been doing the old gospel song Crying Holy Unto the Lord for more than a few years….
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Sing that one about that Ole Boy that went and got in Trouble
The Pressley Girls – Fall 2016 Marble, NC We’ve been learning the Steeldrivers song If it hadn’t been for Love for the…
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Blackberry Blossom
With the blackberries blooming behind the chicken house and Blackberry Winter making me wish I hadn’t put up all…
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In That Morning
Quay Smathers Excerpt from the Quay Smathers Memorial Singing School Website: “Quay Smathers was born in Dutch Cove south of…
