Wednesday, November 10, 2010

On the Road Again (Bonus)


Filmed on the traditional land of the Wathaurong people, on the Great Ocean Road, in southern Victoria, Australia.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms Take 2!


Take 2. Also filmed just off the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia, but a little further down the line, next to the Wye River where it meets the big old southern ocean.

Authorship: Traditional American
Rise Up Singing chapter: Mountain Voices, p.149
Chords: G - / - D7 / G C / D7 G

Ain't going to work on the railroad
Ain't going to work on the farm
I'll just lay around the shack till the mail train comes back
Then I'll roll in my sweet baby's arms

Chorus:
-Roll in my sweet baby's arms
-Roll in my sweet baby's arms
-Lay around the shack till the mail train comes back
-Then I'll roll in my sweet baby's arms

Where was you last Friday night
While I was locked in jail?
Walking the streets with another man
Wouldn't even go my bail

Some other verses I didn't sing (there are lots):

Can't see what's the matter with my own true love
She done quit writing to me
She must think I don't love her like I used to
Ain't that a foolish idea?

Sometimes there's a change in the ocean
Sometimes there's a change in the sea
Sometimes there's a change in my own true love
But there's never no change in me

Mama's a ginger cake baker
Sister can weave and can spin
Dad's got an interest in that old cotton mill
Just watch that old money roll in

They tell me that your parents do not like me
They have drove me away from your door
If I had all my time to do over
I would never go there any more

Monday, November 8, 2010

Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms


Take 1. There's a take 2 coming up tomorrow. Different location, a story about my Grandpa, the whole shebang. You'll probably prefer it, but I thought this one was a little charming in its scatteredness.

Authorship: Traditional American
Rise Up Singing chapter: Mountain Voices, p.149
Chords: G - / - D7 / G C / D7 G

Ain't going to work on the railroad
Ain't going to work on the farm
I'll just lay around the shack till the mail train comes back
Then I'll roll in my sweet baby's arms

Chorus:
-Roll in my sweet baby's arms
-Roll in my sweet baby's arms
-Lay around the shack till the mail train comes back
-Then I'll roll in my sweet baby's arms

Where was you last Friday night
While I was locked in jail?
Walking the streets with another man
Wouldn't even go my bail

Some other verses I didn't sing (there are lots):

Can't see what's the matter with my own true love
She done quit writing to me
She must think I don't love her like I used to
Ain't that a foolish idea?

Sometimes there's a change in the ocean
Sometimes there's a change in the sea
Sometimes there's a change in my own true love
But there's never no change in me

Mama's a ginger cake baker
Sister can weave and can spin
Dad's got an interest in that old cotton mill
Just watch that old money roll in

They tell me that your parents do not like me
They have drove me away from your door
If I had all my time to do over
I would never go there any more

Sunday, November 7, 2010

There's a Tavern in the Town: Trio


Rise Up Singing chapter: Golden Oldies
Recorded with Bob Hornett (piano accordion) and Hector Awol (harmonica) in Bendigo, VIC, Australia.

-Matthew

Saturday, November 6, 2010

I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover: Trio


Rise Up Singing chapter: Golden Oldies
Recorded with Bob Hornett (piano accordion) and Hector Awol (button accordion) in Bendigo, VIC, Australia.

-Matthew

Friday, November 5, 2010

Take Me Home, Country Roads: Trio


With accordion harmonica and guitar, by Hector, Bob and Matthew (me) respectively. We recorded this down in Bendigo, Central Victoria, Australia. Country roads around there have kangaroos on them. It's a weird place ;)

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Polly Wolly Doodle (Bonus)


Traditional American
This ukulele arrangement from the Ukulele songbook "Uke'n Play Ukulele"

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Plaisir d'amour


Rise Up Singing chapter: Love
There's another part to sing to this. Nana Mouskouri sings it pretty sweetly. My dad really liked Nana Mouskouri. I never really got into her. Anyway, Hector and I didn't know it, and though I've listened to Nana Mouskouri do it, I couldn't internalize it well enough for the track here. So you get the... verses, let's call them. And no bridge, if you will.

Recorded, of course, with Hector Awol and Bob Hornett down in Bendigo, Australia.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

The Happy Wanderer


A.K.A. Vaderi, Valdera
Rise Up Singing chapter: Outdoors
Recorded, with Hector Awol and Bob Hornett down in Bendigo, Australia. Their channel (these trios all appear there too, along with about close to a thousand of their duets) is http://www.youtube.com/user/bertosvids