Hello all...
Since we're on a somewhat of a video kick, I thought I'd share a little performance a co-worker/friend/bandmate and I did at the Milford United Methodist Church. Mike and I did this as a little warm up for the annual Pamoja talent show that Stevo so graciously invited us to. Which was grreat fun, by the way (it was this past weekend). We did this song, a few instrumentals of our own, and "Remember the Mountain Bed" from the Mermaid Avenue (Billy Bragg/Wilco/Woody Guthrie) sessions.
I was also excited to see several other unique and enjoyable performances there, including a rendition of "Hey Jude" done in the voice of a chipmunk, three beautiful classical guitar pieces, a little jig on the violin, a short piece on the guitar which sonically represented a "fly hitting a barn", and three carefully crafted songs by a folky/fingerpicker songwriter named Dean (wow). It was so refreshing to be in that kind of atmosphere again. Don't get me wrong, I love the guys in the factory, but yea.
Anywho...I found out about this traditional (spiritual) song through the Uncle Tupelo album "March 16-20, 1992". I love that album. The song is interesting to me, through the lens of how I've listened to Tweedy grapple with religious stuff, and how he's evolved as a songwriter. It's also interesting historically, and the attitude it conveys. Tweedy has said that he hears a lot of fear in it. So, this is the stuff I think about a lot and get obsessed with.
