An old friend, Jim Strother, once said, “Remember back when you’d see a fella ramblin’ along carrying a guitar case, and he’d have his coat collar turned up against the wind and a cap pulled down over his eyes. With just one look you knew everything you needed to know about that guy.” And the soundtrack in your head when you saw that was always an early Bob Dylan tune, like this one.
Friday, July 17, 2026
"Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"
Friday, July 10, 2026
"Yellow Dog Blues"
There’s nothing like a good old train song to capture the crossroads in a man or a woman’s life. Here’s one of the best in our repertoire.
Friday, July 3, 2026
"This Land Is Your Land"
We’re celebrating America’s 250th birthday with Woody Guthrie’s best-loved tune, a song that many of us think ought to be the national anthem. And we’re happy to be joined on this week’s podcast by Cap’n John Ace, who rambled into the band room from Alexandria, Va., by way of Florida with Floodster Emeritus Dave “Bub” Ball.
Friday, June 26, 2026
"Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues
When the room needs a respite from the band’s frequent fare of loud and raucous tunes, Randy Hamilton and Danny Cox always have just what the doctor ordered.
Friday, June 19, 2026
"Brown's Ferry Blues"
Dave Peyton, Roger Samples and Charlie Bowen used to play this tune back in the ‘70s, but it’s only recently come back into the Floodipshere. Here’s the 1933 signature tune of The Delmore Brothers, featuring Danny Cox’s guitar and Jack Nuckols’ fiddle.
Friday, June 12, 2026
"I Am a Pilgrim"
Our Flood brother Danny Cox and his sweet wife Tami are on vacation this week, but before they hit to the road, we had to give Dan a good Flood set-off. Here’s a little traveling music, the last tune of the evening’s rehearsal.
Friday, June 5, 2026
"Opus One"
We’ve said it before. We’ll say it again. Much of the music made at our weekly rehearsals is conversations that aren’t burdened with so many words. This particular conversation is saying, “Damn, man, it’s good to see y’all again!”
