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If I could observe one historical event it would be  August 17, 1805 in the Rocky Mountains when the Lewis and Clark expedition met with Cameahwait, the chief of the Shoshone Indians.  They needed horses to carry their gear across the mountains to the headwaters of the Columbia River or the expedition would fail. To communicate, the Captains would speak English which was then translated to French by Francois Labiche, an expedition member who could speak French and English. Toussaint Charbonneau translated from French to Gros Ventre (another tribal language) and his wife Sacagawea then translated Gros Ventre to Shoshone. When Cameahwait spoke, the whole translation system was reversed.  If something was lost in the translation, the "Corps of Discovery" would have failed in their effort to reach the Pacific coast.

During the meeting, Sacagawea, a Shoshone girl who had been captured by the Gros Ventres when she was a child, realized that Chief Cameahwait was her brother. After an emotional reunion, there was no doubt that the Shoshones would help their chief's long-lost sister and her friends.     

How about "James River Blues" by Old Crow Medicine Show, a song about boatmen who are being replaced by trains.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-hmhF9cn_k     

Are you suggesting the alfluence of incohol may cancel out our limited musical ability?       

I always liked the artwork on albums by Pure Prairie League. The first one was from a Norman Rockwell painting:

https://albumartexchange.com/coverart/g … e_37p2.jpg 

Some of their other covers:

http://www.bryan-kennedy.com/?p=6008

DE     

Looks like a change of plans for me.  My recreation director has informed me that if I'm heading to Florida for that weekend its gonna  be to Pensacola to see our grandkids in a civic theater production.  I'd like to see you all again but if it comes down between my grandkids and you misfits, you can guess who wins.

DE     

Interesting topic. Do you mean cities specifically or "places" in general?

Just off the top of my head, these are some of the covers I play:

Carolina on my Mind
Saturday Night in Toledo, Ohio
My Homes in Alabama
California Dreamin'
Never Leave Harlan Alive
Galway to Graceland
Rocky Mountain High

And here's few I've written:

Kentucky Blue
Sky Above Atlanta
Mississippi 1955

And if rivers/streams/lake can be included:

Devil's Creek
Bluestone
Gauley River Ride
Obed Run
Quetico     

Thanks for including one of my songs in your repertoire  Zurf. I think you told me once that "Rich Kid Doctor" was a song your father liked.  I've heard Philly Ray and Ron Sanders do some of my songs around campfires too, and that was gratifying but the fact that the musicians that played Friday evening chose one of my songs to start off the show was a great moment for me. All of them currently play or have played in bands that have toured around Ohio, some have played in Nashville and as far west as California and are some of the most respected musicians in our area.

It's hard to tell from the video but there were about 250 in the audience.  The good news was that a pickup load of food plus $450 in donations was collected for the local food bank. (One of our annual FFS projects is to help the food bank by asking for food donations during every event.  Last year we were responsible for donating over 6 tons of food to local needy families)

If you don't listen to anything else on the video, at least hear Paul Brown (former driving force for the bluegrass group "Death By Banjo") play "Down the River Road" at around 33:00. 

DE

Welcome Lyly ! Do you play a musical instrument?     

Looking at the list, over the years I've used 1,3,4,6,8,9,10,15,16,18,19,and 25 to write songs.  I've had writer's block for some time now, maybe I should try some of the other suggestions.

DE     

Thanks for posting the song Derek. Jennifer and I attended Mass on Christmas morning and the subject of the sermon that the priest gave was "Christmas in the trenches 1914".

DE