Bluegrass songs involving farming
Ok, I searched and didn't come up with anything.... So our group is doing a gig at a old time tractor show, and I'm looking for possible bluegrass songs about farming. The only one that came right to mind was "Between the rows" by Blue Highway.... I know there are a ton of country songs that can be tweaked, but what are you bluegrass suggestions?Jess
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James King's "30 Years of Farming" (written by Fred Eaglesmith). Fred Eaglesmith's "John Deere B" (very fitting) or "Bailin'". Haggard's "In my next life". Marty Stuart's "Farmer's Blues". I can go probably think of a few more. They should all be on You Tube.
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30 Years of farming
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
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John Deere B by Fandango Sky
In my next life
Farmer's Blues
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
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I missed the "know tons of country songs that can be tweaked". Ignore those.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
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Thanks for all the suggestions! Funny thing is I went to a "new to me" jam and they played "30 years of farming", but I didn't catch the title or much of the lyrics as I was trying to figure out the tune.....
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The Old Home Place would be another.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
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Devil take the Farmer .... Dave Gordon ..... Dry Branch Fire Squad
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The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn - really a folk song with countless variations but Allison Kraus and Dan T established a BG version.
Gospel Plow - it's a metaphorical plow, but still…
Daddy Keeps On Plowin', Mark Johnson
Tiny Broken Heart - Louvins
The First Whippoorwill - 'Our love was planted… like the farmer plants his grain… but there will never be a harvest…
John Deere Tractor - Larry Sparks
Let the Harvest Go to Seed - Peter Rowan
Pig in a Pen
Nellie Kane - Hot Rize, I think they eventually get some farming done
Sharecropper's Son - Ralph Stanley
Last edited by BradKlein; Jul-01-2014 at 10:10pm.
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Bill Monroe: Lonesome Old Farmer, on Jimmy Campbell's pieces of Time CD
Larry Sparks: John Deere Tractor
Lost & Found: Hey it's good to be back home again (John Denver), ( for that matter you could do Denver's Country Boy too.)
Nashville Bluegrass Band: Blackbirds & the Crows
Danny Paisley: Raising cane in Texas (Gene Watson)
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Haggard's Farmer's Daughter.
And these guys have a farming tune or 2.
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One good one not mentioned yet is Dan Tyminski's "Makin' Hay" from his "Wheels" CD.
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Alabama - Louvin Brothers
begins: '...your beautiful sunlight. Your fields of sericea, potatoes, and corn…
And you get a good conversation starter, 'who knows what sericea is?'
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Sweet Allis Chalmers. I think Country Gazette did it.
We few, we happy few.
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Chris Warner's last album, Goin' to the Dance includes a song written by my friend, Carroll Swam, called "Taxes, Troubles and Heartaches" which tells a relevant, albeit sad, song about farming! Maybe too poignant for tractor folks, but give it a listen! It mentions the tractor being left to rust; where most tractor collectors get their collectibles!
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Hot Corn Cold Corn should go over well with tractor folks!
Mickey
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"Farms of Yesterday" by the Gibson Brothers is one of my favorites right now. No banjo but a nice mando break.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZWcRui9Rus
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I'm surprised this wasn't mentioned sooner. It's one of my favorites too. Eric Gibson puts a lot of emotion into the singing and Joe Walsh's intro, break and outro are VERY tasteful. The chorus "They build 'em bigger now, they got more land, they got more cows. Maybe they have found a better way. It's hard to say - but I miss that old farm of yesterday". Simple but BRILLIANT lyrics, a wonderful and heartfelt song.Originally Posted by mandomurph
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I'd second Farms of Yesterday-- The Gibson Brothers don't get enough love around here. Damn fine modern traditional Bluegrass.
You'd probably get a lot of people who laugh at 40 Acres and a Fool by Del McCoury Band.
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Georgia Mules and Country Boys (the Osborne Brothers) is a good 'un...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzdqYjRQQh4
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There's always this, particularly appropriate for this event:
Should be able to find a local percussionist.
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"32 Acres of Bottom Ground"
"Fields Have Turned Brown"
I like the more contemporary song, "John Deere Green."
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I wonder could you convincingly do a BG version of the blues song "Big Green And Yeller" by Seasick Steve?
Eoin
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Not quite bluegrass...
And Hill Farmer's Blues:
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