LESTER FLATT: CABIN IN CAROLINE

[@petercharles9676]

this is the real deal....an amazing performance that takes me back to Water Street in Santa Fe where I performed it with Ronnie Hollis and Steve Keith at the Mt. Ararat Coffee House in the early '70s. I truly believe it to be one of the greatest, if not THE greatest (as obscure as it may be) bluegrass tunes of all time.

[@joelparshall80]

Just classic. I love this one. Lester's incomparable singing and a really funky backup by Earl's banjo and the fiddle. Was that Jim Shumate? What a tight ensemble.

[@bretthowland1716]

And Watts' walking the base on the breaks! Brillient!

[@arthurogle7581]

My fave Flatt and Scruggs tune, and have done it hundreds of time was "Have you come to say goodbye" Also "Wandering Boy". Few FMB our group hasnt performed..2nd fave tune is "Some how tonite"

[@JennysCountryChannel]

Awesome song! Thanks so much for sharing Gloria :-) Have a wonderful new week, Jenny

[@bjay1956]

So enjoyed this golden oldie song, another super upload, John

[@AndrewMarloweTV]

Love this song, reminds me of going to west virginia as a kid to see family:)

[@sawmilljim01]

This is beautifully played and sang. One of my favorites. Awesome !

[@gloriaboyd6366]

Thank you James so much

[@gloriaboyd6366]

James are you on Facebook?

[@JUSTCOUNTRY54868845]

Nice one Thanks Gloria like Lester Flatt a lt Cheers,Keith

[@johnherndon614]

Great tune

[@peterdigiovanni3172]

Pure bluegrass.

[@heckgravity3558]

West Carolina is best Carolina

[@melmacneill2786]

Great stuff Gloria. Thanks for sharing.....Mel

[@gloriaboyd6366]

Thank you Mel always good to hear from you, ,Going to Nashville tomorrow for a visit, all the best Gloria

[@melmacneill2786]

Have a good and safe trip to Nashville. Say hi to Mac form me. Mel

[@melmacneill2786]

Sorry we are going to miss you. We will be in Winchester the night of Jan 29 on our way to Florida. Perhaps we can hook up on our way home in early April. Would love to meet you in person. Mel

[@bobharris7046]

Good bluegrass by Flatt/Scruggs.

[@wesleyfeltner4397]

A dying art...listen to that sweet pickin.

[@duglife2230]

North Carolina is best Carolina.

[@arthurogle7581]

All you 1st Gen Bg players out there gotta admit Lester mustive written "Cabin in Carolina" and "Gonna Settle Down" the SAME DAY!!! Chord progression and melodies are identical. Just like the Osborne Bros "Reuben" and "Ruby" and "Train 45" I sang low harmony on "Gonna Settle Down" and without realizing it, I'd use words from "Cabin in Carolina" instead!

[@easterntradition]

Done it many times. Cabin in the pines was the first tune I learned. I think gonna settle down was my second

[@VivianGH1]

Actually, my dad, Ralph Pennington, was the writer on "Cabin in Caroline". Lester & Earl needed original songs when they left Bill. Jim Shumate was my mom's cousin. He and my dad played a lot together in those early years. Dad wrote several songs as a member of the Church Brothers (they were my dad's cousins). Ralph and Carter also recorded at least one of his songs. In those early years he like so many others, weren't thinking anything about writer's credits or royalties.

[@trukeesey8715]

Didn't control pitch well.