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26 Jun 10 - 02:03 AM (#2934984) Subject: Lyr Add: WATERBOUND (Dirk Powell) From: BanjoRay This is not the usual Old Time song but the superb one recorded by Dirk Powell on his Time Again CD, and beautifully performed with some tremendous musicians on the touring version of the Transatlantic Sessions Ray WATERBOUND (Dirk Powell) I went out late one night, The moon and stars were shining bright A storm come up and the trees come down, I tell you boys I was waterbound Waterbound on a stranger's shore River rising to my door carried my home to the field below I'm water bound, nowhere to go. Carved my name on an old barn wall Or no-one would know I was there at all Stable's dry on a winter's night If you turn your head you can see the light. Black cat crawling on an old box car A rusty door and a falling star Aint got no dime in my nation sack I'm waterbound and I can't get back It's I'm going and I won't be back If you don't believe me count my tracks The river's long and the river's wide I'll meet you boys on the other side So say my name and don't forget The water still aint got me yet Ain't nothing but I'm bound to roam I'm waterbound and I can't get home |
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26 Jun 10 - 08:38 PM (#2935338) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: BanjoRay The lineup for the link in the previous message is: Dirk Powell - vocals and banjo John Doyle - harmony vocals & guitar Bruce Molsky - fiddle Tim O'Brien - Mandolin Aly Bain - fiddle John McCusker - fiddle Jerry Douglas - dobro Mike McGoldrick - whistle Donald Shaw - piano Russ Barenberg - guitar Todd Parks - bass Pat McInerney - percussion James McIntosh - drums Ray |
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27 Jun 10 - 02:19 AM (#2935407) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: Eric Armstrong We were lucky enough to have Dirk along with members of Portland's Foghorn String Band performing in West Vancouver last Friday. Dirk sang Waterbound and preceded it with a very touching introduction in which he explained that as a teenager he felt isolated from his musical mentor grandfather who lived across the Ohio river in Kentucky. This show was part of the Vancouver Jazz festival which is really developing into something special |
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27 Jun 10 - 10:40 AM (#2935529) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: GUEST,BanjoRay I think Dirk and Foghorn have got together a few times to the benefit of everybody! You're very lucky to have seen 'em. Cheers Ray |
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27 Jun 10 - 11:34 AM (#2935554) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: Stringsinger OK, I like the song but here's what I posted on the YouTube video. stringsinger100 58 seconds ago I like Dirk and his playing and singing but this session is too much. All these instruments bog the song down. it's too heavy even with these fantastic musicians. it plods when it should dance. Too excessive. it doesn't have that lighter banjo touch that I've heard Dirk get. Also, Dirk's vocal gets lost in this big band. You don't hear the interplay between the banjo and the voice which marks the great folksingers' musicality. |
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27 Jun 10 - 11:38 AM (#2935555) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: Stringsinger Rather than have the whole band play throughout, smaller combinations could have been used. Banjo and guitar for one section. Banjo guitar and fiddle for another. Maybe a solo by the instrumentalists, (not all at once). There was for my taste a conflict in styles. The Irish approach doesn't always work with the Appalachian sounds particularly if they are combined in a heavy beat. It mashes everything together in a plod. Big is not necessarily better. |
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08 Sep 10 - 10:22 AM (#2982317) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: GUEST,skipper has any one got the chords , thanks |
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20 Feb 11 - 06:52 PM (#3099387) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: GUEST,NedLudd Sorry Stringsinger I must beg to differ - the Transatlantic version with Dirk is a fine example of fusion music. I saw the band in Gateshead a couple of weeks ago (unfortunately missing Bruce Molsky and Tim O'Brian)but it was a still tremendous night. The interplay on this song between whistle, fiddle and banjo is sublime - sometimes sounding Irish, other times almost Peruvian. This is a great song and must be dedicated to the poor unfortunate souls of New Orleans, the Ganges Delta, Queensland and dear old Cumbria in the UK. |
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21 Feb 11 - 08:04 AM (#3099660) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: GUEST,Hootenanny I'm with Stringsinger on this. All excellent musicians accepted. But surely it would have been more in keeping with the spirit of the song if it had been done solo. Personally I feel the same about most of the Transatlantic sessions, much too cluttered and heavy. I watched some of the programmes recently and the addition of piano and drums and percussion were completely unneccesary on most items. Personally I feel that drum kits and percussion completely ruin this series - in fact this music. It would be nice at times to have the American artists and Irish or Scottish artists doing what they do best without the "help" of those from other traditions. OK so you can argue that they have the same roots but there are differences which I feel should be shown and not all just thrown into one musical melting pot. Hoot |
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21 Feb 11 - 07:14 PM (#3100016) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: GUEST,NedLudd Hoot, I respect your opinions but I do think that we can sometimes become too precious about the type of music that we enjoy. The genre of 'Folk Music' is a dynamic tradition by definition for it is constantly evolving. What passes for Irish traditional music in the pubs of Temple Bar today is a long way from the traditional playing of Michael Coleman and Gorman in the past, and has been influenced by the eastern European rhythms introduced by the likes of Moynihan, Irvine, Lunny et al in the 1960s. Likewise, Bluegrass as a genre is little more than 65 years old. With regard to instruments, sixty years ago you would hardly have seen a mandolin or mandola played within a folk context either in Britain or in Ireland; and the most people thought at that time that a bouzouki was a military weapon for killing tanks! Yet these instruments are now accepted as traditional folk instruments. I agree with you that the Transatlantic Sessions do not always get it right, but when they do, they get it beautifully right; and the latter occasions far outnumber the former. I am grateful to the Sessions for introducing me over the years to such great musicians from across the pond as Gerry Douglas, Russ Barenburg, Iris Dement, Darrell Scott, Joan Osborne, Tim O'Brien, etc. This is simple honest music that packs a mighty emotional punch; it often tells of love, death, disease, privation, famine and dispossession, a message which sadly is as relevant today as it was in the 1840s or 1930s. So relax, TS gives great players and singers from different traditions the chance to play together. If the result doesn't come up to your expectations, then stick with your preferred format; for all this is only a matter of personal taste – there is room for everyone here. Ned |
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22 Feb 11 - 06:05 AM (#3100225) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: GUEST,Hootenanny Ned, What do yo mean relax? I have been relaxing to and participating in music for many many years. Long enough to know the music and various styles which I prefer. If by "relax" you mean listen to performances which I don't particulary care for then I ask why? Hoot |
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21 Apr 11 - 11:17 PM (#3140085) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: GUEST,SaddleYourOwnHorse If all you experts would take a break and and give us beginners the chords so we could play along, I would appreciate it. I'd just like to strum along on my guitar. Chords anyone? |
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13 May 11 - 08:46 AM (#3153295) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: GUEST chords to water bound are start with c sharp minor e b a b c sharp minor have fun |
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13 May 11 - 09:50 AM (#3153314) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: open mike what an all-star line up!! |
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24 Jul 11 - 02:49 PM (#3194394) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: GUEST This chord arrangement works for me. Em G I went out late one night, D Em The moon and stars were shining bright Em G A storm come up and the trees come down, D Em I tell you boys I was waterbound |
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24 Jul 11 - 02:59 PM (#3194403) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: freddfish sorry, I wasn't logged in for the above post http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob0ZGHi8M_Q&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL This is a vid of a band out of Florida called Jubal's Kin, who do a good version of this tune...their arrangement is worth a look. |
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25 Jul 11 - 02:31 PM (#3195118) Subject: Chords Add: WATERBOUND (Dirk Powell) From: Crowhugger In the Transatlantic Sessions recording these are the chords I hear, almost consistent from verse to verse but with a few variations; I found only twice using F# bass with G chord (but my speakers aren't the best), and once the last Em of the verse comes early, maybe to emphasize the sadness: Em G I went out late one night, D C The moon and stars were shining bright C D G A storm come up and the trees come down, D Em I tell you boys I was waterbound Em G Waterbound on a stranger's shore G C River rising to my door C D G Carried my home to the field below G G/F# Em I'm waterbound, nowhere to go. Em G Carved my name on an old barn wall G D C Or no-one would know I was there at all C D G Stable's dry on a winter's night G Em If you turn your head you can see the light. Em G Black cat crawling on an old box car G C A rusty door and a falling star C D G Ain't got a dime in my nation sack G Em I'm waterbound and I can't get back Em G It's I'm going and I won't be back Em C If you don't believe me count my tracks C G The river's long and the river's wide G Em I'll meet you boys on the other side Em G So say my name and don't forget G C The water still ain't got me yet C D G Ain't nothing but I'm bound to roam G G/F# Em I'm waterbound and I can't get home |
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21 Nov 11 - 09:18 AM (#3260861) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: reynard Black cat crawling on an old box car A rusty door and a falling star Aint got no dime in my nation sack I'm waterbound and I can't get back Shame nobody has anything to say about the words. Did Dirk Powell write this based on the traditional bluegrass song? My first take on this was that it is a metaphorical description of our current economic plight. Aint got no dime in my nation sack. But then I googled "nation sack" and got this (Catherine Yronwode): The "nation sack" is a particular kind of mojo hand that is of special interest to women, because it is used to keep a man faithful and true. It so happens that the Nation sack is also of special interest to blues fans (many of whom are men) because it is mentioned in what may be Robert Johnson's finest song, "Come On In My Kitchen," recorded on November 23, 1936. A mojo hand is... a flannel bag containing one or more magical items. The word is thought by some to be a corruption of the English word "magic" but it more likely is related to the West African word "mojuba," meaning a prayer of praise and homage. It is a "prayer in a bag" -- a spell you can carry. (Nice picture of one here: http://www.luckymojo.com/mojo.html |
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21 Nov 11 - 12:27 PM (#3260971) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: BanjoRay In this song I believe it's a 'nation sack , short for donation. Why would one keep dimes in a mojo hand? Ray |
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01 Dec 11 - 01:41 PM (#3266807) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: GUEST,Barney Boy Looking to find correct tuning for the Banjo for this song. |
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01 Dec 11 - 07:31 PM (#3267019) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: BanjoRay Well, I don't know the "correct" tuning, but I find that gEADE seems to work well - puts it into a sort of E minor mode. Ray |
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03 Dec 11 - 11:51 AM (#3267853) Subject: Chords Add: WATERBOUND (Dirk Powell) From: GUEST On Dirk's Home Again album the chords seem to be- (capoed at 2 so the played B minor is actually C# minor)- best played in drop D to get the low base in the first line and there are some nice runs between some of the odd base notes: Bm BmA DF# D I went out late one night, A Bm AF# G The moon and stars were shining bright G A D A storm come up and the trees come down, D DC# DF# Bm I tell you boys I was waterbound |
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04 Dec 11 - 10:06 AM (#3268276) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: GUEST,gillymor I like the big band TS version and Dirk's album version but my favorite one was done by Mike McGoldrick on his Aurora album with spare instrumentation and some lovely back up vocals. |
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07 Mar 12 - 12:57 PM (#3318756) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: GUEST,Dave I'm a beginner so forgive me if I made a mistake but Russ Barenburg definitely used capo fret 4 on a Youtube video of this song. First chord is C#m, so then you can use Am,C,G,F open chord shapes. It sounds OK to me and I can play it! |
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15 Jan 13 - 09:09 PM (#3466748) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: GUEST,Guy Wollff On the Transatlantic session clip I believe Dirk is in sawmill tuning -1 or f sharp (Dorian) . The banjo tuning wouild be gDGCD but tuning the G down a half step to F# and so on . You can see in the tape that the guitar is plaing at the 4th fret (3:10) All the best , Guy |
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06 Apr 13 - 10:08 PM (#3499848) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: GUEST Open your mind and ears, all songs can be played in endless ways, they do not have to be done in only one style ,tempo or instrument combination. |
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07 Apr 13 - 06:07 AM (#3499957) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: GUEST,Hootenanny Further to my posting above about two years back, I was fortunate to see Dirk live last night in a small venue. He performed this song with just guitar and fiddle accompanying him and his banjo. It just re-inforced my belief that the Transatlantic Sessions presentation recipe just suffocates so much beutiful music. However I do agree it's horses for courses. Give me the simple life. Hoot |
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07 Apr 13 - 08:34 AM (#3500004) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: GUEST,Hootenanny Re above post I should have said Mandlolin instead of banjo. Well it was early. Hoot |
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27 Aug 13 - 07:47 PM (#3553521) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: GUEST For me, the hard part of this song is the rhythm. I had the hardest time trying to count it out, as it doesn't seem that the bars are quite regular. I finally ended up counting: 123456, 1234. Doe anyone else agree? |
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27 Aug 13 - 11:24 PM (#3553562) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: GUEST http://uk.video.search.yahoo.com/video/play;_ylt=A2KLqIl5ax1S70IAg8V1BQx.;_ylu=X3oDMTBvbWZjYWNkBHNlYwNjZC1leHAEc2xrA2V4cAR2dGlkAw--?p=transatlantic+sessions+john+martyn&vid=5a1b8a38ca16b3276b9240253e202b22&l=6%3A28&turl=http%3A%2F%2Fts4.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DV.4997062432260215%26pid%3D15.1&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DuvCU1U2rhB0&tit=John+Martyn+-+Transatlantic+Sessions+-+Solid+Air&c=4&sigr=11a8nrk32&back=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%3Fei%3DUTF-8%26p%3Dtransatlantic%2Bsessions%2Bjohn%2Bmartyn&sigb=12f1d7hji&ct=p&age=0&&tt=s i know its a bit random - but if you want something simple (and quite stunning) from transatlantic sessions here is the great john martyn with his song about nick drake. |
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27 Aug 13 - 11:26 PM (#3553563) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: GUEST,achmelvich or perhaps not - sorry about that |
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03 Dec 13 - 12:19 AM (#3580897) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: GUEST,topband all bout the ears and the key boys....ciao C#m E I went out late one night, B A The moon and stars were shining bright A B E A storm come up and the trees come down, B C#m I tell you boys I was waterbound C#m E Waterbound on a stranger's shore E A River rising to my door A B E Carried my home to the field below E E/D# C#m I'm waterbound, nowhere to go. C#m E Carved my name on an old barn wall E B A Or no-one would know I was there at all A B E Stable's dry on a winter's night E C#m If you turn your head you can see the light. C#m E Black cat crawling on an old box car E A A rusty door and a falling star A B E Ain't got a dime in my nation sack E C#m I'm waterbound and I can't get back C#m E It's I'm going and I won't be back C#m A If you don't believe me count my tracks A E The river's long and the river's wide E C#m I'll meet you boys on the other side C#m E So say my name and don't forget E A The water still ain't got me yet A B E Ain't nothing but I'm bound to roam E E/D# C#m I'm waterbound and I can't get home |
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20 Jun 15 - 04:57 PM (#3717837) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: stevewise I know it's been a while since anyone posted in this thread but I was also intrigued by the use of 'nation sack'. I'd always assumed it was slang for a wallet or purse - something to carry money in. But I looked it up and found the same 'lucky mojo' page which reynard quotes above - and it's clear that the real meaning of the word is nothing to do with money per se - it's a bag of voodoo charms which a woman uses in order to keep her man true. Since she keeps it hidden from everyone by hiding it in her skirts - where nobody will look - if it's code for anything it's code for what in English folk songs is referred to as the 'cuckoo's nest'. So I think Dirk is simply using it slightly incorrectly here. This is not a criticism at all - it's a great song and the words sound great - they just don't mean quite what he thought they meant. |
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20 Jun 15 - 11:49 PM (#3717891) Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: WATERBOUND (Dirk Powell) From: Joe Offer Gee, I wish I had seen this thread before the Rise Again songbook went to press. We have "rations sack," but it sure does sound like "nation sack" on the live YouTube recording. Listening to it again on a studio recording, I can hear it either as "nation" or "ration." Here's what we have: Waterbound (Powell) I went out late one night The moon & the stars were shining bright A storm come up & the trees come down I tell you boys I was waterbound Am - - C - / G C - F - / - - - C - / - G C Am - - - Waterbound on a stranger's shore The river rising to my door It carried my home to the field below I'm waterbound, nowhere to go Carved my name on an old barn wall But no one would know I was there at all The stable's dry on a winter's night You turn your head, you can see the light A black cat crawling on an old boxcar A rusty door & a falling star Ain't got a dime in my rations sack I'm waterbound & I can't get back It's I'm gone & I won't be back You don't believe me, count my tracks The river's long & the river's wide I'll meet you boys on the other side So say my name & don't forget The water still ain't got me yet Ain't nothing, but I'm bound to roam I'm waterbound & I can't get home Dirk Powell On his Time Again (up 4) |
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21 Jun 15 - 05:48 AM (#3717927) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: GUEST,Hootenanny Joe it is definitely Nation Sack, abbreviation of Donation Sack it turns up in various blues recordings. You can read of the possible origin of the phrase in Stephen Calt's book Barrelhouse Words. |
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21 Jun 15 - 10:27 AM (#3717986) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: Joe Offer Sounds credible to me, Hootenanny. I submitted the correction. I hope it's not too late. -Joe- |
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04 Oct 16 - 12:52 AM (#3812647) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: GUEST But he plays it in gm ie mountain tuning on the banjo |
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04 Oct 16 - 03:25 AM (#3812656) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: Keith A of Hertford The word "waterbound" is used in the Dillon Bustin song Rolling To Cairo Town, but hyphenated in DT version. "Boat's up the river, she won't come down I believe it in my soul, she is water-bound" So what does it mean please? |
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25 Jan 17 - 04:10 PM (#3834840) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: GUEST can someone let us know the meaning of this song?? |
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27 Jan 17 - 02:56 PM (#3835220) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: Joe Offer I'd say "waterbound" means "stuck in a high spot in a flood," and unable to go anywhere without getting wet - and I'd say that sums up the meaning of both the Dirk Powell song and the traditional one (click). -Joe- |
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22 Mar 18 - 12:20 PM (#3912483) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: GUEST,Seamus the Pie eater Gtars Capo 2 confused as fok abouut Banjo tuning , anybody got a lonk for sawmill chords Squeal like a pig boys |
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24 Feb 19 - 04:21 PM (#3978804) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: GUEST,GUEST The banjo tuning Dirk uses is e-low b-f#-b-c# |
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25 Feb 19 - 10:20 AM (#3978959) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: Guy Wolff WHen you take Dirk's wonderful idea back to his playing fretless you see how open the song is to interpritation .. I have played around with this one in 5 tunings and a lot of years .. He is playing in a sawmill tuning with the fifth string down a note and then tuned down for his voice .. (We used to call that CUmberland Gap Tuning .. The chords are pretty straight forward but the wholes song is so open you can do lots of different things to it depending on what you are hearing .. I used a relative minor instead of the sub dominant 5 for years .. Here is a link to a clip on the chords behing the melody to fit with the big band take .. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt117M4AfHk |
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25 Feb 19 - 10:22 AM (#3978960) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: Guy Wolff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt117M4AfHk |
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06 Jan 20 - 07:48 PM (#4026654) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Waterbound (Dirk Powell) From: GUEST,Sam Arthur Note that the song is in 5/4 meter. That's why the chords seem to change at funny times. |