SONG LIST
16 TONS... written by Kentuckian Merle Travis and popularized in the 1955 Tennessee Ernie Ford hit.
DEATH... inspired by the traditional Appalachian folk song "A Conversation With Death".
It's often credited to Lloyd Chandler. The original music employed by Mountain Sam is by Knoxville area native Joseph Patrick Moore. The feeling is dynamic and is akin to a movie soundtrack.
(can't take my) DIGNITY... is an original song. It is a reflection of a marriage to a sociopath. The lyrical conclusion is dignity cannot be taken rather it must be given.
DON'T WAKE ME UP... a Mountain Sam composition which was inspired by time hospitalized. Neurologists advised rest while other medical personnel routinely awakened the writer resulting in the statement, "Don't wake me up just to die".
FAREWELL TO SORROW... Dick Burnett's 1913 lyrics from "The Farewell Song". The folk process sometimes calls the song "Man Of Constant Sorrow". It's original music in a calypso vibe.
FORGIVE ME MOTHER... music by Joseph Patrick Moore. Lyrics and melody by Mountain Sam. It's a redemption song about regret for not being a better son.
I'LL TWINE MID THE RINGLETS... an effort to bring proper credit to Irving and Webster who wrote the song many think of as "Wild Wood Flower".
MATCH BOX BLUES... revisits the iconic Blind Lemon Jefferson tune and notes Jefferson's busking on the streets of Johnson City, Tennessee.
MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT... an original song which deals with depression. "Is it the middle of the night? I don't know".
SUNNY SIDE... written around 1900. The lyricist, Ada Blenkhorn, observed a handicapped nephew's request that his wheelchair be pushed on the sunny side of the street. The lyrics have been retained but original music has a reggae feeling.
THAT'S THE WAY IT WILL BE... is a Mountain Sam work about desire for forbidden fruit... the longing for a sensual encounter which cannot be.
THE UNCLE DADDY BREAKDOWN... a guitar instrumental with jazz overtones. Composed by Mountain Sam.
WAYFARING STRANGER... is a folk song published in 1858 and popularized by Burl Ives in 1944. Sam's treatment takes the song from a traditional A Capella introduction to a lonesome feeling of loss.
WHEN WE DANCE... written by Mountain Sam. It's a love song to his partner who is very social and loves to dance. Sam does not dance. Doesn't even sway. Still he imagines how happy she would be if he were an excellent dancer, like Fred Astaire.
16 TONS... written by Kentuckian Merle Travis and popularized in the 1955 Tennessee Ernie Ford hit.
DEATH... inspired by the traditional Appalachian folk song "A Conversation With Death".
It's often credited to Lloyd Chandler. The original music employed by Mountain Sam is by Knoxville area native Joseph Patrick Moore. The feeling is dynamic and is akin to a movie soundtrack.
(can't take my) DIGNITY... is an original song. It is a reflection of a marriage to a sociopath. The lyrical conclusion is dignity cannot be taken rather it must be given.
DON'T WAKE ME UP... a Mountain Sam composition which was inspired by time hospitalized. Neurologists advised rest while other medical personnel routinely awakened the writer resulting in the statement, "Don't wake me up just to die".
FAREWELL TO SORROW... Dick Burnett's 1913 lyrics from "The Farewell Song". The folk process sometimes calls the song "Man Of Constant Sorrow". It's original music in a calypso vibe.
FORGIVE ME MOTHER... music by Joseph Patrick Moore. Lyrics and melody by Mountain Sam. It's a redemption song about regret for not being a better son.
I'LL TWINE MID THE RINGLETS... an effort to bring proper credit to Irving and Webster who wrote the song many think of as "Wild Wood Flower".
MATCH BOX BLUES... revisits the iconic Blind Lemon Jefferson tune and notes Jefferson's busking on the streets of Johnson City, Tennessee.
MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT... an original song which deals with depression. "Is it the middle of the night? I don't know".
SUNNY SIDE... written around 1900. The lyricist, Ada Blenkhorn, observed a handicapped nephew's request that his wheelchair be pushed on the sunny side of the street. The lyrics have been retained but original music has a reggae feeling.
THAT'S THE WAY IT WILL BE... is a Mountain Sam work about desire for forbidden fruit... the longing for a sensual encounter which cannot be.
THE UNCLE DADDY BREAKDOWN... a guitar instrumental with jazz overtones. Composed by Mountain Sam.
WAYFARING STRANGER... is a folk song published in 1858 and popularized by Burl Ives in 1944. Sam's treatment takes the song from a traditional A Capella introduction to a lonesome feeling of loss.
WHEN WE DANCE... written by Mountain Sam. It's a love song to his partner who is very social and loves to dance. Sam does not dance. Doesn't even sway. Still he imagines how happy she would be if he were an excellent dancer, like Fred Astaire.
