[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzA68Ohwke4[/youtube] Tony Rice, Alison Krauss, David Grisman, J.D. Crowe, and Mark Schatz at Rounder Record's 20th Anniversary The origin of Bury Me Beneath The Willow has yet to be established, though it is thought to be a parlor song from the mid 1800s. There are similar themes, like Stephen Foster’s Under The...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6jh1vqNvMs[/youtube] Bruce Molsky and Julie Fowlis sing the old-timey way. The origin of The Blackest Crow is hard to pin down. It has the air and feel of an Irish ballad but there are no reports of it having been played there until modern times. The tune was widely heard in both...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFRI4MflwrA[/youtube] Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt sang from their hit CD Trio on The Tonight Show in 1987. Hobo’s Meditation is a classic Jimmie Rodgers tune first recorded in September 1932. It was included in the wildly successful Trio album recorded by Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt in...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5OiMfM3txk[/youtube] Kate McGarrigle and Anna McGarrigle sing "Hard Times Come Again No More" with Sylvan, Lily and Dane Lanken, Martha Wainwright, Rufus Wainwright, and Joel Zifkin. From "Songs of the Civil War" directed by Jim Brown. Stephen Foster is one of America’s most well known songwriters. Even though he was from Pittsburgh, he...

Keep on the Sunny Side is an American Old Time song often heard in Bluegrass circles today. It enjoyed a new popularity when it appeared in the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? That version was performed by The Whites. RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD LYRICS WITH CHORD CHART in the chord family...

You'll easily memorize the melody to Beautiful Brown Eyes. The most well-known early recording of this Old Time classic is by The Carter Family, but it's been recorded by scores of Country Music and Folk artists throughout the years. Use a CAPO to find your perfect SINGING KEY. Try putting your...

Old Paint is an American folksong from the Old West. Linda Ronstadt gave us girls a sweet and brief arrangement; it only requires two chords so this is easy to pull off. It's also a great harmony number with a sister singer. The song has been recorded by many and there...

Don't This Road Look Rough and Rocky is an American Old Time song often heard in Bluegrass circles today. It has been recorded often in contemporary music history and is always welcome in a jam. Be mindful to hold tightly to the melody if there happens to be a lot...

Stewball is an English folksong, a true story about a horse named Skewball who lived in the 18th Century. Several versions exist including one that has the horse losing the race. There are pick-up notes at the beginning of each verse, noted in parentheses; this means those notes are sung ahead...

Down in the Valley is a true American folksong. No one seems to know where it comes from, though it is rumored to have originated in the hills of Kentucky. Its reference to the "Birmingham Jail" could also lead us to believe the tune was written further south in Alabama. In...