"I Almost Lost My Mind"

 Whenever Michelle Hoge comes back to visit her old band mates, as she did last week, this tune is among the ones we trot out. Just listen to how Michelle’s superb harmonies seal the deal on this song that Ivory Joe Hunter recorded 77 years ago this month.

"Sloop John B"

 When Jim Rumbaugh and his sweet wife Donna dropped in at last week’s rehearsal, we drew them into our latest project. Listen to Jim join in on singing the chorus as well as contributing a cool bit of harmonica on this century-old siren song of the Bahamas.

"500 Miles Away from Home"

In the autumn of 1963, a new tune hit the charts that sparked the imagination of all of us aspiring young folksingers. It was 63 years ago this month that radio stations throughout our part of the world seemed to hourly played Bobby Bare’s new song. “500 Miles Away From Home” had a special meaning here, because Bobby was famously is of us, a native son of Ironton, Ohio.

 

"Darlin' Companion"

 As much as we try to use the rehearsals to work out arrangements to our regular tunes, we never drift too far away from The Flood’s original loose jam session vibe. That means there’s always room for “sometimes kinda tunes," like this one, heads-up, top-down and just flat-out rattling and rolling into the sunset!

"Abilene"

 This song got dressed up and went to town last week when Danny Cox came to the rehearsal with his sweet Gretsch Super Chet. Just listen to how Dan uses that classic 1970s hollow body guitar to bring sass and class to this long-time Flood standard.

"One Horse Town"

 Here’s the latest treasure that Randy Hamilton and Danny Cox have brought to The Flood’s table, a Charlie Starr composition from Alabama that resonates powerfully in our own Appalachian hills as well.

"Time in a Bottle"

 Here’s an audio snapshot of the end of last week’s rehearsal. We’d had a wonderful evening singing with Flood sweetheart Kathy Castner who had made one of her rare visits in from Cincinnati. At the beginning of this track you can hear folks packing up their instruments and saying their goodbyes. But at the same time, over in the corner, Danny Cox and his guitar have one more tune to do with Kathy. Listen as the guys realize what’s happening and join in for this sweet final moment of the night.