Mother's Lament |
I wrote Mother's Lament after 9/11. At that time we had six women in The Muses. I sang it for them and they wanted me to write parts for them. So there are actually six different lines of music going ...
Posted by on Mon, 25 May 2009 03:18:00 GMT |
A Soldier Travelin from the North |
This is one of the ballads I learned from Sheila Kay Adams. I had heard the old love song before but did not remember it well enough to sing it. Sheila is one of the few who has sung ballads all her l...
Posted by on Tue, 05 May 2009 18:18:00 GMT |
Minister’s Wife |
Minister's WifeThere is a flameThat burns with My namecuts o'er the grass in the field.singes the airstrong hay smellseeks fodder at every turn.Stone of my heart roll on down this hill trample the gro...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:21:00 GMT |
Black is the Color |
Black is the Color is an Appalachian Traditional song that came here from Scotland. It was one of my dad's favorite songs. Sheila Kay Adams has several versions of this that I haven't heard yet. I wil...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:31:00 GMT |
Woody Rhodes |
The song I put on my player tonight has my dad playing the guitar on it. The opening guitar is not Dad but after the first verse the lead guitar and the rhythm guitar is my dad through till the end. I...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:36:00 GMT |
West Virginia Really Dont Matter |
by Judy Ann Rhodes © 2008"Almost heavenWest Virginia"thank you John DenverWild azalea and dogwoodBloomsFern frilled floor trilliumsourwood and mushroomsfairy laden nooksfog sheltered streamspaths...
Posted by on Fri, 16 May 2008 16:06:00 GMT |
