The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #23495 Message #334942
Posted By: GUEST
05-Nov-00 - 12:45 AM
Thread Name: Origins: I Am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Wayfaring Stranger
I agree 100% Richlmo, Monroe's version is downright ethereal...I first heard him perform it live one night at his Beanblossom Bluegrass festival when I was still a teenager. It's been more than twenty years now, but I can still remember the hush that came over the rowdy Saturday night crowds, the intense look on his face as he played the incredible mandolin break, and the goosebumps on my arms that I still get when I hear the recording of it. I miss 'The Mon'..:-(