>> ^spoco2:

Man, I was sure this would have been here... kudos for making it so


I'm positive that I've seen it here before. Maybe it was killed at some point.

Alright this is the last one I swear: Here's stringbean and granpa jones playing together. There are playing one of my favorite folk songs, 'lonesone road blues'. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHlCyEPlVRc Grateful dead also played this song but titled it, 'going down the road feeling bad': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpWU990r_Ro

That's all I swear...keep me away, folk and bluegrass is my jam.

Happy to be of service and that is a bittersweet little story, thanks for it

In reply to this comment by RhesusMonk:
This is one the great songs of my childhood. Growing up, my sister and I had it a bit rough, but we always had our Irish folk songs tapes. She and I would act out all the verses to this song, and then do a little arm in arm jig during the chorus. When I picked up the guitar a few years ago, this was one of the first songs I learned. I can't believe someone Sifted it. You've made my weekend, sir.

This is one the great songs of my childhood. Growing up, my sister and I had it a bit rough, but we always had our Irish folk songs tapes. She and I would act out all the verses to this song, and then do a little arm in arm jig during the chorus. When I picked up the guitar a few years ago, this was one of the first songs I learned. I can't believe someone Sifted it. You've made my weekend, sir.

Say what you will about the Russians, those bastards have got heart.

You know what else is funny?

The Chinese are very fond of 1800's American folk songs.

I take it as a good sign.

Thanks for the quality! And yes, I had seen that one. Beautiful music, Eastern European folk music in general, very beautiful sounds. This is another one of my favourites, and is also on the Voyager record.

In reply to this comment by Haldaug:
This is great! Have you seen this other *quality Georgian folk song?

http://www.videosift.com/video/Beautiful-Georgian-folk-song

This is great! Have you seen this other *quality Georgian folk song?

http://www.videosift.com/video/Beautiful-Georgian-folk-song

This video has been declared a duplicate; transferring votes to the original video and killing this dupe - dupeof declared by arvana.

*dupeof=http://www.videosift.com/video/Hugh-Laurie-Folk-Song-with-no-Answers

Not technically a dupe, but still...http://www.videosift.com/video/Hugh-Laurie-Folk-Song-with-no-Answers

I'm speechless. Amazing. That first piano bit it showed him playing (not the gospel folk song the one before that where he is in the dark) is absolutely beautiful!

One side of the family came from a mix of Hungary and northern Turkey (Laz) area. Both my aunt and uncle were musicians and singers, my cousin continued the tradition. As a small child I remember my uncle paying a similar instrument singing folk songs that had a very similar sound to them. A great find. Though I don't understand that language, it would be nice to have a translation. Even if rough. Anyone?

Very sad folk song, all the best ones are, not really sure it's english I'd heard it used with dublin. But it's one of those old songs that was sung before being written down, so who knows the origins.

Thank you! I love that song so much. I listen to it almost every day, sometimes several times a day.

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*promote

Regarding Dan White's trial and future life from Wikipedia:

Trial

At his trial, White's defense argued that his mental state at the time of the killings was one of diminished capacity due to depression. Therefore, they argued, he was not capable of premeditating his act of violence, and thus was not legally guilty of first-degree murder. Forensic psychiatrist Martin Blinder testified that White was suffering from depression and pointed to several behavioral symptoms of that depression, including the fact that White had gone from being highly health-conscious to consuming sugary foods and drinks such as Twinkies and Coca-Cola. A remark by Blinder that the sugar might have worsened such a depression was widely reported as a claim that the sugar had contributed to the depression, giving rise to the derisive label the Twinkie defense. The prosecution played a recording of White's confession expecting it to all but guarantee a first degree murder conviction. However, several jurors wept as they listened to what was described as "a man pushed beyond his endurance." The jury found White guilty of voluntary manslaughter rather than first degree murder. Outrage within San Francisco's gay community over the resulting seven-year sentence sparked the city's White Night Riots; general disdain for the outcome of the court case led to the elimination of California's "diminished capacity" law.


Imprisonment and death

White served five years of his seven-year sentence at Soledad State Prison and was paroled January 6, 1984. Fearing he might be murdered in retaliation for his crimes, California State Corrections Officials secretly transported him to Los Angeles, where he served a year's parole. White's release prompted another round of demonstrations; protesters still outraged by the brevity of his sentence publicly ate Twinkies, implying that they themselves might not be responsible for any violence they engaged in. After satisfying the terms of his parole, White indicated he wanted to return to his lifelong home of San Francisco; this prompted Mayor Dianne Feinstein, who feared for his safety, to issue a public statement formally asking White not to return. Nevertheless, White did move back to San Francisco and attempted to restore his life with his wife and children.

His marriage soon disintegrated. On October 21, 1985, less than two years after his release from prison, White committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning in his garage by running a garden hose from the exhaust pipe to the inside of his car. White's body was discovered by his brother, Thomas, shortly before 2 p.m. the same day. The Irish folk song "The Town I Loved So Well" was playing on a continual loop on the car's cassette player.

White was buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, California.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_White