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Subject: RE: Looking for Farm Songs From: GUEST,Uncle DaveO Date: 30 Jun 05 - 12:15 PM Two nominees come to mind: The Farmer Is The Man is one. There are two references earlier in this thread that just might be referring to this song. and We're Up Against it Now This is a song, I think from about 1918 or so, bewailing what automobiles, trucks, and tractors--in sum, the internal combustion engine--has done to farming economics. I'll give two verses and the chorus: Since the aut-to's come Mules and horses won't sell The farmer's land is mortgaged down And the country's gone to hell! Cho: We're up against it now There's no need to raise a row Of all the times I've ever seen We're sure up against it now! A farmer bought him a tractor It raised quite an alarm He only broke one little piece And he had to sell his farm! Cho. We're up against it now etc. I think this was written by Uncle Dave Macon. Dave Oesterreich |
Subject: RE: Looking for Farm Songs From: GUEST,Uncle DaveO Date: 30 Jun 05 - 12:22 PM Then there's Springfield Mountain, and there's The Young Man Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn. Dave Oesterreich |
Subject: RE: Looking for Farm Songs From: Hyla Date: 15 Jul 05 - 09:34 PM Thanks again for all the great farm song suggestions folks. ~Jeff |
Subject: RE: Looking for Farm Songs From: Gene Date: 16 Jul 05 - 12:34 AM found this oldie by Vernon Dalhart on a R-T-Reel awhile back Farm Relief |
Subject: RE: Looking for Farm Songs From: open mike Date: 16 Jul 05 - 12:55 AM farm workers: deportees dirt made my lunch watchin' the apples grow--about Ontario |
Subject: RE: Looking for Farm Songs From: GUEST,FireweedFarm Date: 15 Sep 10 - 10:47 AM Here are some more farm songs: http://www.youtube.com/user/FireweedFarm#p/c/6A69251AD0413A0D |
Subject: RE: Looking for Farm Songs From: GUEST Date: 15 Sep 10 - 10:59 AM I'm sorry, that was farm issues. Here's the specific link for farm songs I'm collecting. http://www.youtube.com/user/FireweedFarm#p/c/06530C4CC691DE80 Here are some not on YouTube: Joe Kimmell (CDs? Seeds of Love, or? Rural Voices?) He has some great ones! I'm trying to get him on iTunes, etc. The Village Board Herbicide Man BsT Baby Hometown pride Where the Farms Used to B Dark Harvest Glenn Lonsdale, "Artist in Overalls," Dan Hunter (Walkin Beans may be album title) $15 beans Walkin beans the Futures Song Corn beans rotation |
Subject: RE: Looking for Farm Songs From: GUEST,fireweed Farm Date: 15 Sep 10 - 11:12 AM That was me last time. I'm trying to be useful, but don't want to go over limit. Here are some I like from Greg Brown, Iowa Waltz, (& title song) 3. Counting Feedcaps yea! 5. Out in the Country 6. Walking the Beans (compare Dan Hunter) 7. My Home in the Sky 8. King Corn 10. Four Wet Pigs Another favorite, John Pitney Farmchild Song (Cargill issue song) also Song for the Northern Plains (via Western Organization of Resource Councils) P. Seeger, Equinoxial also Parity also A Hayseed Like Me !! Rosies (via Missouri Rural Crisis Center?) Midwives in Overalls also Cow Patty The Old Songs (not the one online?) Joe Kimmell, Survivors, also What'll I do, etc. (via Wisconsin Rural Development Center) Charlie Maguire Gettin' in the Cows yea! Brad Wilson (Honoring a Heritage of Beauty unpublished collection, original) See: http://www.zcommunications.org/the-farm-bill-train-by-brad-wilson |
Subject: RE: Looking for Farm Songs From: GUEST,Fireweed Farm Date: 15 Sep 10 - 11:17 AM One last link: http://www.lavidalocavore.org/diary/3109/food-drama-organizers-writers-actors-cooks-board-members-wanted Farm songs, songwriters, singers too. Relates to my previous posts. |
Subject: RE: Looking for Farm Songs From: open mike Date: 15 Sep 10 - 11:41 AM this song writer has a few songs about farmers (and cowboys) http://www.fjellgaard.bc.ca/lyrics.php In his Farmer song he says "Straw hat and old dirty hankie, mopping his face like a shoe thanks for the meal here's a song that is real from a kid from the city to you " |
Subject: RE: Looking for Farm Songs From: Bettynh Date: 15 Sep 10 - 12:03 PM John McCutcheon sings (and recites):The Farmer is the Woman Mending Fences Water from Another Time It's the Economy, Stupid Ask Any Farmer Family Garden From William Elliot Whitmore: Dry Lee County Flood Red Buds |
Subject: RE: Looking for Farm Songs From: GUEST,EPB Date: 23 Aug 11 - 02:46 PM Another song inspired by love of land is the 1960s ballad by Jean Ritchie, "Cool of Day" My Lord he said unto me do you like my garden so fair? you may live in this garden if you keep the grasses green and i'll return in the cool of day... etc. I heard a minor-sounding version, like the original, and I've also heard it with major chords and both sound good. |
Subject: RE: Looking for Farm Songs From: GUEST,mg Date: 23 Aug 11 - 03:35 PM I have a sad one about losing the farm...you can email me at mgxxxxxx@yahoo.com and I can send an mp3. mg |
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