Our Raucous Christmas Gift

 Christmas is usually a pretty raucous time in our band room, with old friends coming back around and new friends ... well, new folks just starting to figure us out. Yes, indeed, we do tend to take those tidings of comfort and joy at their word. And our holiday celebration is especially memorable if we’ve got that jolly ol’ Jim Rumbaugh in the room, as we did at a festive gathering at the Bowen House last weekend. To make the season bright, we have to get Jim doing his bluesy Christmas contribution that he calls, “Got My Yule Log Burnin’.

"For Baby (For Bobbie)"

 One of the first tunes that my cousin Kathy Castner and I did when we started singing together more than 30 years ago is this lovable love song from early in John Denver’s writing career. So it’s only natural that “For Baby” is in the mix whenever Kathy gets to make one of her rare trips from Cincinnati to Huntington to sit in with the band. Here’s a take on the tune from last weekend.

This Week's Freebie from The 1937 Flood

 Whether it comes at the beginning of an evening of music or at the end, this old 1929 hokum classic is always good for a few laughs.

"Yas Yas Duck"

 Whether it comes at the beginning of an evening of music or at the end, this old 1929 hokum classic is always good for a few laughs.

"Spoon River"

 While it’s not specifically about the holidays, a song that says “all our lives were entwined to begin with” seems especially relevant right about now. Happy Thanksgiving, dear friends.

"Baby's Coming Home"

 Here’s another tune that Danny Cox has brought to us from his decades of lovingly listening to the landmark recordings of Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed.

"(When She Wants Good Lovin') My Baby Comes to Me"

 Here’s another tune we’re working up to include on the new album when we start recording in the next few weeks.