Among the Oak & Ash

介绍: First off, yes, this is a real person. In 1900 or so, he immigrated to the United States from Sweden. Upon his arrival his nme would be shortened from Joseph Hillstorm to Joe Hill. He was a day laborer and songwriter who eventually went to work f

介绍: The canon of American music is defined largely by its journey through the ages and how the generations who carry it with them ultimately shape it. With that said, nothing added to the uniqueness of Appalachian music more than the influence of the

介绍: A song might visit you one evening while you're doing something mundane like the dishes and you're completely surprised because you know every verse even through it's been years since you've heard it. For us that sums up how "Pretty Saro" ca

Hiram Hubbard wasn't guilty, I heard great many say Hiram Hubbard wasn't guilty, lord I heard a great many say He was not in this county, he was forty miles away VERSES Oh they took him, cross the mountains and they wooped him on the hill Oh they too

介绍: This tun is likely Irish and/or Scottish and cam to these shores along with so many other wonderful songs which were carried here by the hard-working immigrants who originally settled in the foothills and hollows of the Appalachian Mountains. Our

Oh, sweetness Sweetness I was only joking when I said I'd like to smash every tooth in your head Sweetness Sweetness I was only joking when I said By rights you should be bludgeoned in your bed And now I know how joan of arc felt Now I know how joan

介绍: Love, like the human condition, has been pondered throughout our history. And unlike motality with its inevitable outcome, love has so many variations. "The Water Is Wide" may have started out all those hundreds of years ago as a quiet proc

介绍: This song has been covered many times over the years by various artists and for good reason - it's a beautiful song. We approached this song as if we had found a shoebox full of letters hidden in a seldom-used closet by someone who couldn't bear

介绍: As the legend goes, "All The Pretty Little Horses" was supposedly written by an African slave forced to work as a nursemaid. She was unable to care for her own child and had to let her die in order to follow her Master's demands. This song b

介绍: A very popular traditional song, "Shady Grove" is probably based on a much older song from the 16th Century called Mattie Groves. To our ears it represents a quintessential style that is very much entwined in Old Time music; a lyric that pla