I interpreted the lyrics the same as Curtis had...a gang rape. I like Curtis' girlfriend's interpretation better.
********** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "emilymae.reyn" <emilymae.reyn@...> wrote: > > Yahoo is so bogged down! Back to receiving posts late and out of order - > email-wise. > > The link doesn't work - send another? > > Joe does some incredible things - he is a master of rhythm and plays many > genres of music. Thanks for clarifying the lyrics. Interesting take from > your girlfriend - I was curious as I wasn't sure how to interpret what I was > reading and my first take was a more sinister nature. I prefer your > girlfriend's thought and the last line = "try to tear my kingdom down" leaves > room for exactly what she's talking about. Ha. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltablues@> > wrote: > > > > Fantastic. The kora is more harp like than the fretted instruments I am > > most interested in, but I love that sound too. I like the guitarists like > > Ali Farke Toure who imitate the kora on guitar. Here is a song I am > > working on: > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJUE03aeaQ4 > > > > That is such cool percussion Joe Craven was laying down. That is the kind > > of rhythm that I am having difficulty with since it is so far off from my > > natural blues sense. I was jamming with a Malian percussion guy one time > > and he told me: you aren't leaving any space for my rhythm to come out. > > It really struck home. I need to regroove rhythms that African kids grow > > up with like 12/8 time if I want to play this style. I beat the rhythm to > > death with Delta ax song rhythms and it can't breath like this. > > > > The jury is still out on that happening. > > > > The lyrics are close. > > > > It is if I had wings like Noah's dove, I'd sail from pine to pine looking > > for my own true love. > > > > Much more poetic. > > > > The line "Some was near the dell" should be > > "Some was kneeling down." More sinister or more exciting depending on your > > take. I always interpreted it as sort of a gang rape until my GF suggested > > that she was having the the time of her life and she took it all as > > consensual. It fascinates me that we can have such a different take on it. > > (I am also cautious to keep an eye on the pines near my house whenever she > > stays over.) > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn <emilymae.reyn@> wrote: > > > > > > Nice. Â I particularly like the commentary. Â I looked for the Josh > > > Thomas lyrics online as I was having trouble hearing them. Â Not easy to > > > find, but here is someone's translation. Â Is this last verse the one you > > > mean? Â > > > > > > At Wintergrass this year, there was a guy Joe Craven who is an amazing > > > artist and educator who is forever reinventing himself and plays an > > > incredible array of instruments - he has previously done a one man show > > > there, but came with his new band - Mamajowali. Â This was one of the > > > pieces they played. > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgXnQpr6oJAÂ > > > > > > http://joecraven.com/mamajowali > > > > > > > > > Roustabout > > > > > > Oh you banjo roustabout > > > When you goin to the shore > > > I got a good gal on that other shore > > > Baby don't you want to go > > > > > > If I had an old pairs of wings > > > I'd go to Nora's town > > > I'd sail from pine to pine > > > Looking for my own true love > > > > > > I'd a listened to what my momma said > > > I wouldn't be here today > > > But me being young and foolish too > > > women lead me astray > > > > > > Who's gonna shoe your pretty little feet > > > And who's gonna glove your hand > > > And who's gonna do your rockabye > > > When your man's in a distant land > > > > > > My wife left home last night > > > I'll tell you where I found her > > > Lying down in the pines > > > A gang of boys around her > > > Some was higgin it > > > Some was kissin it > > > Some was huggin it > > > Some was near the dell > > > There more rascal hangin round > > > Try to tear my kingdom down > > > > > > Oh my lord. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >________________________________ > > > > From: curtisdeltablues <curtisdeltablues@> > > > >To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > >Sent: Wednesday, April 3, 2013 9:55 AM > > > >Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: To Curtis > > > > > > > > > > > >Â > > > >I loved everything about it, thanks for posting it. The lyrics totally > > > >rock, I love how she shifts from the personal to the philosophical > > > >questions. What a great model for songwriting. > > > > > > > >I especially appreciate her banjo riffs. I've been working on my > > > >African gourd banjo lately trying to expand my repertoire, and it has > > > >been really hard to find riffs that speak to me. There is so much what > > > >I call "diddly dee" vibe in most American banjo. I've been going to > > > >Mali Africa for inspiration but her musical choices really resonate with > > > >me. I could see making a song out of a riff like hers so that helps me > > > >focus my quest for cool riffs I can write over. Big help, thanks. > > > > > > > >Here is my beautiful gourd banjo. Pete Ross makes them for museums and > > > >musicians from paintings of plantation era gourd banjos. It has natural > > > >gut strings and the warmest tone. I plan to record on it for my next CD. > > > > > > > >http://banjopete.com/mandebanza.html > > > > > > > >Here is the late Mike Seeger who taught me this song which I perform in > > > >some of my adult shows, playing a gourd banjo. (special attention to the > > > >last verse). He learned if from a black man named Josh Thomas from VA. > > > > > > > >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNhokO8auCE > > > > > > > >Another version with some commentary > > > >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udSxPjk9EVw > > > > > > > >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn <emilymae.reyn@> wrote: > > > >> > > > >> Hi Curtis: > > > >> > > > >> What do you "think" of this song? Â > > > >> > > > >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQVOvRpI3rE&list=ALHTd1VmZQRNqgzJoiD3jr0XCh5QpQKiJa > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
