On New Year's Eve I ended up DJing some at
The Ottobar's "If That Aint Country" party. I spent that morning going through my records, noting the best "party" songs, and wondering to myself if an aural deluge of banjos, mandolins and fiddles would go over with a crowd who probably wanted to hear nonstop Johnny Cash and rockabilly.
Turns out I really underestimated people. I played a few tracks off of the legendary
Will The Circle Be Unbroken triple-LP. I played some Stanley Brothers, some Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, some Flatt & Scruggs. By far, the thing I played that garnered the most comments was
J.D. Crowe and the New South. People were dancing and requesting more. What a satisfying feeling!
The song I'm sharing here is an upbeat country tune off of their self-titled 1977 LP. Once again, this mp3 might not be the best quality, because I'm sure you can and should find this and other J.D. Crowe songs on CD.
Whether country-bluegrass is "
the next hispter trend," or people are just coming around to appreciate some neglected musical heritage, nothing beats enjoying music with people. (That's why I do this blog, actually.)
Instead of posting an actual picture of the record, I'll post a picture from New Years', of my drunken self and the lovely Angie (who organized the evening), posing with the record.
J.D. Crowe and the New South
You Can Have Her
1977 Gusto Records, Inc.Labels: country
