The Lone Prairie (Traditional Cowboy Ballad - Full Version) - Sam Shackleton

[@seismixx]

Singing this for my cat. I buried him in my lone backyard. RIP Nips, my cowboy.

[@caelanshong3765]

RIP Nips 💜

[@kelseygrisham5941]

RIP to a true compadre

[@PunkDogCreations]

❤

[@John_marston-l2h]

RIP Nips ❤️

[@paulsmeltzer4414]

I cat stop laughing. Rip, Nips.

[@gloriousdeadman2127]

To sing an old tune to old souls in a graveyard is such a beautiful thing.

[@djeggy6916]

now i don’t have to get my phone to replay the short version over n over again :) [i probably still will cause it has its own charm]

[@I_Wanna_Fuck_My_Fiance]

You can always go to the settings on the video at the top right and press loop and it will play it over and over to your hearts desire

[@gameguy199]

somebody get this man to the Grand Old Opry anyone who can sing such an old song with such passion and power deserves to sing it on country music's highest stage

[@abujabartheinsurgentstar206]

Truely the song of a youthful America

[@Xull41st]

Truly a mournful performance, here I think of my grandfather after a long day of work, knowing I will soon follow him. I hope all who see this know that you are loved and thank you for reading.

[@nicholasiacono5227]

American folk song with a Scottish/Irish folk sound to it, a mix I never knew I needed to hear so bad. It’s great, dude 👍🏻

[@swamp-yankee]

I believe most of our music is Scotts Irish influenced. Second only to the influence of American black folks. That’s a big part of who we are. At least in my valley music gets pretty Celtic and the young people still show up to dance. Less than our grandmother’s generation, but it’s unbroken tradition at the granges limping along. We’ve got other scenes too. Quite a bit of metal around when I was a kid, but I think that crowd has been transitioning to something a little more punk rock for a while now.

[@sonny_jins]

I hope to god above that you never have a financial worry again in your life, nor your children if you have any. To study so hard and be driven and passionate enough to choose to share your 'church' with the world in the way you have should be rewarded more than we do currently I dont know you but i love you and what you do, thank you from the bottom of my heart

[@_Bryant.R]

We'd love to have you play in the hills of Kentucky when you come to The States.

[@cpt.taselbymc8400]

My grandmother, may she rest peacefully, sang this to my mother frequently

[@lukeesposito3537]

Great version of this song. Going through a tough time and this song has helped

[@E6EN]

It matters not; I have been told, where the body lays when the heart goes cold. Thanks for this song man it was running through my head the entire time through losing my grandad who was basically my father. Thank you

[@DimitriosDoulopoulos]

Listening from Greece,it's great❤❤❤

[@S0meRndmDude]

I want this song to be played at my funeral

[@leoispunk]

this song always reminds me of red dead 1, beautiful rendition of this song.

[@a_soundhead2480]

Came for rdr1 stuff got this absolute banger.

[@thebigblah13]

As Country Boy from the Carolinas, please keep making music like this.

[@GroovyGrandpa2]

I love your dance moves 😊😊. Great song Sam . 🎵

[@douglasw2077]

I have heard this song since I was a child, but this is the first time hearing the full version. Thank you!

[@peterfoleyeire]

What a great version, looking forward to your next gig in Ireland

[@kylekay9009]

This song and your rendition spark something so deep and true in me. Thank you for playing and singing

[@karategirl97]

The full version makes me even sadder! I love it tho. I hope his soul knows I cry for him. ❤

[@blitz2659]

Where do I find the full version?

[@sonny_jins]

​@@blitz2659this is it sweetheart

[@olijamrock]

Thousands of songs of all kinds in my playlists but this one song in particular, interpreted by you, is one of my favorite, can't get it out of my head, such dept to it. Beautiful.

[@BardofCornwall]

Great job!

[@andrewp8284]

I know Sam is Scottish, but this reminds me of the 2 Irish brothers who join Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call’s cattle drive up to Montana in “Lonesome Dove.”

[@Oldbanjoman]

Beautiful performance,,,, love your banjo style. You are a great singer to

[@dinosaoursmaydie]

I need a tab for this asap. Beautiful playing.

[@LibertyLion1776]

You have such an amazing version of this song. I can't find a better version than this one.

[@EnderLord007]

I love that such a simple story can carry such a complex feeling when you set it to music. It’s a shame that young man wasn’t buried at his home, but it’s almost like the prairie is his home now. It’s a world that’s harsh and difficult to make a life in, but one that’s full of love and companionship nonetheless.

[@ZachD831]

This is your best version of this song. And the other version is amazing so I appreciate this and you. You’ve helped my recovery and maintain my sobriety.

[@courtneyhuber9811]

Holy shit now this right here is a MUSICIAN. Your voice and picking is lovely. Keep it up! I’d love to see you in a studio one day

[@theredview]

Absolutely love this song. Randomly came across it on spotify.

[@mrvanntabulous]

Absolutely love this version. The tempo and lyric arrangement is phenomenal

[@steezgames93]

Hey Sam! Just discovered your craft and I can't describe the emotions I get listening to this song. I'm forever grateful for musicians like yourself.

[@Rudy7179]

Well I found the video I'm gonna play on repeat for the next few weeks. Awesome picking and singing mate! I'm trying to learn this song on my 5 string.

[@MrIzzyjackson]

I appreciate your beautiful renditions guiding me to the stories of so many of our ancestors, who were displaced from any sense of home, and who still haunt the lands of turtle island with all the horror they experienced, as well as the horror they caused. I take my studies of these histories very seriously because the FULL story needs to be remembered if we want to compost the trash that poverty, displacement, imperialism and colonialism leaves in its wake.

[@watchingman5385]

Ah god the full version is even better. Really gets me inspired to work on my cowboy story even more. Keep up the good work my guy!

[@bluesageful]

I think I've listened to close to EVERY version of this song..... yours is by far THE BEST! I can feel the grief and sorrow in your voice. It's just phenomenal!❤

[@Ennuae]

3rd time this has popped up in my feed now and I’m thankful

[@tbut155]

been listening on repeat. Think i've got the picking pattern down on banjo as well. What a hauntingly beautiful song.

[@Oldbanjoman]

hi sir,,,,you found the picking pattern? I would like to know and what banjo tuning does he use? thank you very much. greetings from belgium

[@ericavagian]

"O bury me not on the lone prairie." These words came low and mournfully From the pallid lips of the youth who lay On his dying bed at the close of day He had wasted and pined 'til o'er his brow Death's shades were slowly gathering now He thought of home and loved ones nigh As the cowboys gathered to see him die "O bury me not on the lone prairie Where coyotes howl and the wind blows free In a narrow grave just six by three- O bury me not on the lone prairie" "It matters not, I've been told Where the body lies when the heart grows cold Yet grant, o grant, this wish to me O bury me not on the lone prairie." "I've always wished to be laid when I died In a little churchyard on the green hillside By my father's grave, there let me be O bury me not on the lone prairie." "I wish to lie where a mother's prayer And a sister's tear will mingle there Where friends can come and weep o'er me O bury me not on the lone prairie." You might also like WILDFLOWER Billie Eilish So Long, London Taylor Swift Peter Taylor Swift "For there's another whose tears will shed For the one who lies in a prairie bed It breaks me heart to think of her now She has curled these locks, she has kissed this brow." "O bury me not..." And his voice failed there But they took no heed to his dying prayer In a narrow grave, just six by three They buried him there on the lone prairie And the cowboys now as they roam the plain For they marked the spot where his bones were lain Fling a handful o' roses o'er his grave With a prayer to God his soul to save

[@davidjerezgomez]

I have listened to this song in various versions and I can say this is my favorite. Thank you, Sam!

[@1799to1815]

Thank you. I always want to watch 'She Wore a Yellow Ribbon' after hearing this.

[@matthewdevlin8601]

Vocals lovely and remind me of “The Corries” - great sound and great playing! 💪

[@roriehollywood4947]

Dude got goosebumps, felt soo at home listening to this so credit to ye boy🙌

[@jimmyrustler2282]

Beautiful

[@LandoIV]

I found this on Ifunny and was worth it. Very into old cowboy/ and folky music like this. Reminds me of National Park Radio

[@joshmilner8456]

Incredible voice and a beautiful rendition of a great song

[@frankcelaya5238]

Dude I need a guitar lesson for this banjo version. This is the best and most fast pace version of this song.

[@zaxxyy736]

It’s on spotify yes!!!!! Thanks brother

[@Ezyki11er_187]

Absolutely fantastic my man. Never knew I needed this ❤

[@IainBrown-bj5wb]

Outstanding

[@eliehorsman7901]

Love harmonizing with ya this is beautiful you've got a great voice my friend

[@gavinseekon9261]

Would it be rude to ask what tuning you play this out off I really wanna try and learn this , my best guess is a doc Boggs tuning like fDGAD or fCGAD but that’s only a guess.

[@Wahatoyas]

Just learned this just as you play it, on my banjo

[@TheFrog864]

Where did you learn? Can you link the video or tabs please I'm dying to learn

[@Wahatoyas]

@TheFrog864 I learned by ear. But I'll post a slow video of me playing it later today, I'll let you know when it's up!

[@TheFrog864]

@@Wahatoyas okay thanks

[@Oldbanjoman]

Can you send me the link to,,,, thank you sir,,,, gonna learn this one,,,,,please send me the link sir.❤

[@mitchwelch996]

Love that you added this as well !!!!!

[@clippedwings225]

this is beautiful!

[@not_a_therapist]

absolutely gorgeous song

[@pugsniper81]

Beautiful rendition 🎶

[@kylefox-d2y]

You are awesome man! What a killer voice!! Keep up your hard work man! I’m a fan!!!

[@remytherat1357]

chords are: Fm (maybe Fm7?) Ab, Db. trying to figure out tuning, 4th string is probably C

[@remytherat1357]

any help would be appreciated

[@JudgeHam]

@@remytherat1357can’t offer too much help (I’m trying my best too) but In the video it almost appears he has tuned down all his strings a full step. I believe you can see him holding down the B (A) and D (C) strings on the second or third fret, but the video is quite blurry.

[@dannymcdermott4189]

Hello Sam ..It is me ..Danny Mangos from Florida...Sounds good...I got the can drum fire waiting over her. When ya going to come tour and Busk FL with me. I got all my washboard rigs ready and waiting to fire off.

[@alanbelmont2044]

song for my trips 🇲🇽, thanks so much boy!!!

[@StewartFletcher]

The Colter Wall cover is impeccable, but I love this traditional rendition

[@KKev]

The older one is slower...

[@skylarhurst4093]

Can I get some tablature of this song cuz I really want to learn it

[@JustAnotherTradie]

Mate, you're bloody stellar. Keep it up, your pipes soothe me.

[@jordanweber7398]

This is my favourite rendition of this song !! Great work.

[@jamescoughlan8193]

Class love it

[@matthewpolito8611]

Pronounced coyotes correctly. I’m impressed.

[@kami0v0]

Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!

[@tweekuncut41]

Been waiting for this one!

[@tragicslip_2]

I'll throw a 🌹 to the youth that lays.

[@Paladin_Green]

Reminds me of a pioneer sitting in front of a camp fire singing out west

[@Fingnars]

Absolutely love this version! Think I'm going to get myself a banjo! Sam have you ever considered making a little tutorial/lesson video for this song?

[@mdc1988]

I am an eternal pessimist who thinks good country is dead and anything that isn’t Texas country sucks…. This version of this song is phenomenal. Sam is an instant legend. Fair play to you, Sir!

[@ShaneHewlin]

I want this one played at my Funeral

[@SatinRoses-k4b]

Sam where could I find the chords you use for the song? Learning banjo and YOUR music has inspired me to learn this, and more, on my open back

[@DaNoon69]

Let me know if you figured it out. I also wish to learn this song

[@remytherat1357]

Fm , Ab , Db. the opening lick is F->G F Eb C

[@JackieTheRaccoon]

Lovely stuff my dude!

[@JDiaz21]

Goodjob men! 🤠

[@baker276]

man I wish i could find a decent video tutorial so I could learn this song. Your rendition is amazing brother, Love your work Sam, keep it up!

[@makeeverydaycinematic]

Can you read tableture? I worked out a pretty close arrangement!

[@zachsmith5399]

Same

[@ThugBoat]

@@makeeverydaycinematicI would love a link to that if you don’t mind

[@DanDan_revolution]

@@makeeverydaycinematic do you have a link to the tab?

[@primus473]

@@makeeverydaycinematic a link would be much appreciated 🙏

[@shaunrussell4662]

Heard this in an old school cartoon, can't remember exactly but this my shit

[@ashleyritchie3913]

Ah cheers man, the full version!

[@chickenindoubleC]

I found another verse that reminds me of your recent loss. I'm thinking of incorporating it into my rendition of the song, which is based on yours: "'I've often wished to be laid, when I died/In the little church[sic] on the green hillside;/By my father's grave there let mine be--/O bury me not on the lone prairie." I first saw it in the Lomaxes' record. I'll have to tweak it to fit, but thought you might be interested.

[@saorsa5]

Sgoinnell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@John613-ro6ms]

His version is the best. Even Johnny Cash bombed on this song. I tip my hat to you sir.

[@TheKastus17]

Its odd hearing this in your accent, beautifully done my man!

[@davidjerezgomez]

Long Live Scotland! Is there where Thomas De Quincey is buried? More than 20 years ago with a friend we had the idea of lifting up his tombstone which at the time was face down in the ground. We wanted to honor the writer but the stone weighted a ton!

[@timothymartin3672]

Reminds me of Blevins in All the Pretty Horses

[@OwainKorp]

any way you could give us the banjo tabs??? song looks so fun to play.

[@MrSlumped]

YESSSSSS, IVE BEEN WAITING!

[@keltongaskey]

Something that this makes me wonder about is how many of these songs were written to be sung by foreign voices. Early American would have been such a melting pot of voices and accents and cultures that many of these songs probably sound a little different with modern American accents.

[@longingspider7028]

Considering it's a cowboy ballad and around then a lot of Americans would've had stronger british descent I imagine some of the people singing this wouldn't be too far of sam

[@CL-vb2qt]

A melting pot for sure but the bulk of American ancestry is from the British isles

[@valenges3317]

Twin peaks, I just watched, and then suggested, KZbin?

[@JC101Zero]

You know the slightly slower tempo of the shorter version i enjoyed alot more

[@simondenelzen]

I wish so much I had the tabs to play this 2 finger thumb lead!

[@maxwelltaylor521]

Imagine seeing a stranger in an old duster coat, cowboy hat, and boots, playing this song and singing in the middle of a haunted graveyard. Then, once the song finishes, the stranger seems to turn into dust and drift away with the wind.

[@sorleythebard]

Just wait till I come back to this graveyard once I’m finished this USA tour, dripped out in cowboy gear and film this exact video haha!

[@tragicslip_2]

Play this when I die.

[@mossgob]

what key are you playing in? i'd love to learn this if anyone could tell me :]

[@makeeverydaycinematic]

It’s possible out of gDGBD!

[@remytherat1357]

chords are Fm, Ab, Db

[@Sapoguapo]

Is there tabs available for this tune?

[@gageb7869]

What is this tuning? Been loving this song

[@Sabotoeren]

Sam, I absolutely adore your music and you’ve inspired me to pick up the banjo. I want to learn lone prairie and gambling davey, could you tell me what tuning you’re in for these songs? Much love!