We play a mix of classic covers and someday-classic originals.
You can find recorded version of many of our songs on...
-T. Ferrell's (guitar, vocals) albums, Jesus Year and
Southerly.
-John Lindeman's (mandolin, vocals) debut album, Sun & Rain.
Covers currently in our rotation include...
-"Turtles All The Way Down" (Sturgill Simpson)
-"Everybody Knows This Nowhere" (Neil Young)
-"Mama Tried" (Merle Haggard)
-"Tennessee Jed" (Grateful Dead)
-"Dire Wolf" (Grateful Dead)
-"I Know You Rider" (Grateful Dead)
-"Come Pick Me Up" (Ryan Adams)
-"Tonight I'll Be Stayin' Here With You" (Bob Dylan)
-"Chunk of Coal" (Billy Joe Shaver)
-"Moonshiner" (trad/Uncle Tupelo)
-"New Madrid" (Uncle Tupelo)
-"Forget The Flowers" (Wilco)
-"Where Did You Sleep Last Night" (Leadbelly)
-"Cripple Creek" (The Band)
-"Nellie Kane" (Hot Rize)
-"Country Honk" (Rolling Stones)
- "Wild Horses" (Rolling Stones)
-"Dead Flowers" (Rolling Stones)
Some of our songs are based on historical or recent events. Here are the lyrics for a couple of them:
"Newton Knight (Free State of Jones)" -- a mostly true story
Tell you a tale if I might, about my Captain Newton Knight
Humble farmer of the clay, he'd tell you he don't know no other way
Down here in the Piney Woods, owning slaves don't do much good
We ain't got much land to grow, a couple acres for our corn
When President Lincoln was sworn in, they passed Secession Ordinance
Conscription man knocked on the door, said "come on Newt, fight for your home"
Newt said "this ain't no war of mine, I think honest Abe will do just fine"
But conscription man wouldn't let him be, so he signed up as an orderly
He marched due North with the ih, and saw the blood at Corinth
Word came about a drought at home, he deserted ranks and went back to Jones
Cotton ain't no king around here, we is free men to the bone
And we ain't gonna fight your rich man's war in the free state of Jones
Life was hard on the run, move all night and avoid the sun
Can't use the road, can't use the rail, can't shake the hellhound on his trail
Newt made it home all right, but he was right mad when he saw the sight
Rebels had taken all his stores, Newt said they won't take no more
Captain rounded up some kin, deserters and wanted men
With ragged shoes and clothes all torn, they took up arms to fight for the North
General Maury had best think twice before they send in that Cavalry
Them yeoman farmers fight like hell in Jones County