The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #160090   Message #3798912
Posted By: Richie
03-Jul-16 - 06:37 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Drowsy Sleeper
Subject: RE: Origins: Drowsy Sleeper
Hi,

I'm posting my version of "Drowsy Sleeper" which I call "Silver Dagger" that I learned in North Carolina in the 1980s when I backed up a traditional singer- it's got two extra beats in a measure but that's how she sang it. I found several other versions that also had the extra two beats :) I changed the words somewhat and added an obscure stanza that is also sung by Mary Lomax (Northern Georgia):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx0WNYh_2Vc

There are also clips of my painting. All my youtube vids were one take -hit or miss :) and I'd do 5 or 6 in a session -one after another in 20 minutes.

I almost have 200 North American version on my site now:

http://www.bluegrassmessengers.com/us--canada-versions-2-the-drowsy-sleeper.aspx

Should be finishing that up soon.

Richie