Red Wing (#6/11)- Empty Bottle String Band at Pickin' In The Park, Natural Tunnel SP

[@nolanbowen8800]

Thank you thank you. My dad taught this sad but wonderful song to me years ago when I was a boy. Years later when I became a performer, a partner and I sang it to many people.

[@jimhart1818]

This was my grandpa's favorite song. I used to listen to it on the old islanders phonograph it brings back memories thank you and God bless you 🙏❤

[@christojansevanrensburg6795]

I love this band. I love the two pretty girls. The Guys are quite to Beautiful music Cant get enough of them. From south africa

[@flagwaver7650]

My grandmother played this on her piano a lot when I was a boy nearly 60 years ago. I love it!

[@kathyleslie1903]

Wonderful. Just wonderful. My parents both used to sing this song, and this was perfectly done. Brought tears to my eyes.

[@lindaberg1695]

I keep coming back to this, can't get enough!!! Love it so much!! ♥

[@moisesalvarado3610]

Awesome, the music of my grandmother comes back, and performed with natural instruments... Congratulations band 👏

[@annasmucker4870]

Love this tune and performance

[@jconatser22]

Perfect harmony, perfect lead, perfect playing, perfect everything! This is music that blesses the soul, especially when it's done as perfect as this!

[@danhouy4626]

A classic tune performed well.Nicely done.

[@dukapaducha]

Such perfect harmony!!! Rare to hear such talent nowadays, play this song every time I see it on KZbin.

[@rayparsons1062]

Fantastic, beautiful playing and singing, they are the tops just love them.

[@froggiechar]

Wow! Words can't explain how great this performance is. I loved it, and I could play it over many times! Thanks, "Empty Bottle String Band." This is GREAT! God bless you, Brother Charlie

[@georgeannhannan194]

Absolutely lovely! I loved this song as a young girl and Empty Bottle String Band did a lovely job of it!!

[@moonoggin]

Love hearing Ryan play any instrument. Beautiful young girl singing & the harmony singer nailed it too! I do hear a bass too!

[@johnmaisonneuve9057]

Let’s salute our beautiful musical heritage and as carried on with these superb young folks!

[@twopuddingslu7]

sweet! I love these lyrics. The dance is popular in UK but the words are different. This is a beautiful rendition and it is good to know the roots and the real thing.

[@lindaberg1695]

That's some mighty fine picking and singing!! Bravo!! ♥

[@harryryandennis8165]

Great job! This was a staple of my dad on harmonica. Love the way yall did it!

[@gwynstephen9689]

My fav version on You Tube like WV grandma and grandpa used to play on fiddle and guitar back in the 50’s bless you all

[@gmwillis2000]

Really good fiddle shuffle. Relaxed and great dynamics and intonation. Truly talented. Singer has a good strong voice in that key

[@jla7blue]

I can't get enough of this video. the girl sang this song beautifully and when the guy joined in it sounded even better. All four of them did a wonderful job.

[@ChinaAl]

Beautiful. Thank you

[@excellinkus]

Best version I've heard yet, great fiddle and harmonies. I used to think Red Wing was a bird when I heard this song a young kid. I didn't make the connection that Red Wing was the Indian maid. My father used to sing it this way: "There once was an Indian maid, who lived in a house in Spain." I think that was his own original cover of the song. T.S. Eliot in The Wasteland quotes another version: "Oh the moon shines bright on Mrs. Porter And on the daughter of Mrs. Porter They wash their feet in soda water And so they oughter, To keep them clean."

[@ronwisman1767]

beautifully done, thanks for sharing

[@thomasburns8972]

Wonderful vocals...danceable music...lovely!!

[@russsmith5267]

OUTSTANDING !!!!!! BRAVO!!! Love it. Thank You!

[@kennethwalker1909]

I love to hear you sing I listen over and over

[@johnboger6]

For those who may be interested, the melody to Redwing and Union Maid are, yes, the same, as others have noted. Both however are taken from Schumann's opus 68. The melody was also used by Arlen in the score for Wizard of Oz. Great melody and great adaptations.

[@weatherboi]

They're good, thanks for posting!

[@lachlanfrost2812]

The bees knees and the ants pants simply wonderful, thank you so much.

[@rayparsons1062]

They are fantastic.

[@jameshenrymurphy]

Wonderful.

[@sidneypearson7137]

I do play it over and over It is priceless.

[@lokotasioux]

This is excellent! Really enjoyed it, and wish I had some of their talent.

[@joesmith-jb4ls]

Great rendition of an old song

[@glennweiser7465]

Mighty fine!

[@spikeduval]

I like this version of it on the fiddle very well done, great singing too

[@richardsafranski6942]

My mother (God rest her soul) sang this sweet song to all 7 of us many years ago.I'm 85 and have 5 living siblings who grew up listening to this kind of music

[@CrampedGrampy]

Terrific renditions of this beautiful music; I recall Hank Snow playing this tune with Chet Atkins on an album from about 1960. Great music.

[@billedwards8249]

Love it!!!

[@steby123]

Traditional music rules for me and my string collection.

[@clydejames6444]

an instrumental version on "Broadcast recordings" featuring Ken Giffin came out in the fifties.

[@dustyandchelseamcclellan5670]

Well done. Still strange to hear it this way for me though. Never realized it was an old folk song. I knew this as the lullaby my mother sang me to sleep with, sang about 100x slower.

[@origamigirl95]

My grandma sang this to me as a kid. Her version was a bit different tho. Good times. :)

[@smartasasackofhammer]

The lyrics for this song are a challenge!

[@bacsi19461]

Best Redwing I have ever ever heard. My brother used to play it on his guitar. He was killed in car crash in 1961 in Calif.

[@Eighttigjskxm]

That's neat

[@cheesenoodles8316]

Just a masterpiece for pretty red wing...

[@WorldBluegrassDay]

Good job!

[@jpb252]

That's some mighty fine pickin' & singin'!

[@deniserainville2624]

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[@kennethswayne7045]

Good job.

[@Grundsau47]

Excellent!

[@lorrygilbert1436]

My grandmother sang this song to me when, I was a little girl.

[@AntónioSantos-g8m]

Muito bom😊

[@SaunieHolloway]

Grandma! They're playing for you❤

[@Mandolin1944]

This is great stuff love to catch this band! Thanks for posting!

[@joycesanders1325]

Gunnsmoke

[@joycesanders1325]

WEATHERFORALLENDALE AND A

[@steveroberts8719]

Always have loved this great song. Woody Guthrie used the melody to write one of the greatest union songs of them all, "Union Maid." I always preferred Slim Whitman's cover but the Empty Bottle String Band's is every bit as enjoyable to listen to. Well, done--guys and girls!!

[@TheAdventuresofMrMrsB]

Love It!

[@cricketbat09]

Brilliant!

[@grumblebumgunzals7651]

I love this version of this song.. hopefully you will have Red Wing (studio version) on your next CD -- yes that's a subtle request from over here in Australia

[@ianspiers8298]

....a great band....love Kristal singing....come to England again soon....

[@javi80mx]

excelent!!!!!!!!

[@JustinZimmermann-mh8kj]

Such a sweet sweet chune

[@williamevans4612]

This melody originated from Schumann’s “The Happy Farmer”

[@Mcrafty1]

I love this group, however I fear they are no longer collaborating. The latest video I can find on KZbin is 2019....Whoa Mule, which is my favorite by this group. If any knows of anything newer please post that here in these comments.

[@kennethwalker1909]

awesome

[@lanslay7342]

Very beautiful and very beautifully done!!👏💕👍✝️🌹💓💓🛐❤️💗✡️☦️🔯🕎🎆☮️💞☸️✋

[@johnd9031]

Nice

[@steveroberts8719]

Woody Guthrie loved this song and used a variation of of the melody to write his classic union song, Union Maid.

[@philipr1567]

In 1915 Edward Stanning adapted the lyrics in response to English newspaper criticism of Charlie Chaplin (originally English) wealthy and safe in the USA instead of coming back to volunteer for war. Check out: "the moon shines bright on Charlie Chaplin". There are several other less well-known versions set to this music - but I don't think they have been recorded.

[@GarColga]

Help I can't stop watching this.

[@judybochek9706]

Love that picking. My mother sang this to me. Great

[@terentius1000]

Real deal

[@squarenecked]

Do you guys still perform?

[@briannolan823]

Didn't understand a word the lady sang sounds great.

[@ratnashakya3178]

I think the problem is with the sound recording rather than her articulation.

[@ren8554]

It’s the song it’s self it’s quite hard to sing x

[@rueridge7597]

Brian Nolan Must have carrots in your ears

[@johnharris9395]

Turn your hearing aids on

[@DanPurdy1]

My hearing at the center of human speech is fine. It goes down fast after that. With my hearing aids in, I understand her much better.

[@53Betsy]

Run Toto RUN!!!!

[@timothyjordan5731]

Krystal is playing an Art & Luther guitar.

[@williamadams9867]

Don`t know who was the orignal group was, this group does an excellant job. Does any body know when this song was published & by who. I remember it from back in the 1950`s??

[@jlw37663]

Most sources say 1907 for these lyrics and the melody by a different composer of that era.

[@patrickgermond2750]

You guys are soooo good. I want to buy your music. But where?

[@jlw37663]

There are two CD's currently offered through the Empty Bottle web site "Shop" page. www.emptybottlestringband.com/shop/ (There was another limited production CD sold the first year the band formed that is no longer listed for sale.)

[@patrickgermond2750]

jlw37663 Sonibchecked it out and I didn't see, "Stop kickin my dog around".

[@trukeesey8715]

She has had singin leçons?

[@barefoofDr]

I know this as Union Maid.

[@larkatmic]

Love to see untriggered youth.

[@lukep8171]

This is going to show my age but I remember John Wayne sang this song in on of his movies these young folks do a much better job sorry Duke

[@eugenekesner8762]

Saw the band in Knoxville today. I really enjoyed listening to them. When did the band change from four girls to two guys and two girls?

[@jlw37663]

To my knowledge there were never four girls. Early on Hasee Ciacco appeared occasionally but she was starting to tour with "The Barefoot Movement" but made only occasional appearances such as Song Of The Mountains.. Tyler Hughes (a guy) has always been there. The fiddler Ryan Nickerson came along shortly after the band formed and has been there ever since. Stephanie and Kristal have been there since the beginning.

[@TheMemphisSlim]

Can I marry your pretty Bass player or is she already taken?

[@jims.6767]

In general, bass players are either broke and homeless or married. She doesn't look destitute, so . . .

[@DanPurdy1]

Dr. Stephanie Jeter is married. Doctor of Physical Therapy.

[@huliniswhoiam]

The fiddle player looks like Ben Foster!!

[@riverthecat]

wow...not plugged in..

[@manuambisexton2466]

How could I purchase Empty Bottle String Band music

[@shoutingatclouds1050]

She has it all great voice great face. Someone give her some money to get all that hair under control and she is pretty much a star. Her and the guy appear to be on Oxytocin her eye's are sinking so far back and the guy appears to nod off a bit.

[@7550375503]

The dancers dancing' is trying to pull the players tempo down.

[@sonnypruitt6639]

Sounds like someone was trying to turn a stapler into a musical instrument.

[@jlw37663]

The sound is the dreaded taps plague that contaminates old time music venues of SW-Virginia such as The Carter Fold. The flat foot dancing (many with the dreaded taps) is actually a big audience draw but to me the taps really spoil the ability to enjoy the music. I don't frequent the nearby Carter Fold for that reason. I think the gentleman with the loud taps in this video had something like staplers loosely attached to the bottom of his footwear.

[@cjsb22lr]

the moon shines bright on Charlie Chaplin his boots are crackin for want of blacking and his awd fusty coat wants a mendin before they send him to the dardanelles!