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Topic: River Songs

Our local canoe/kayak shop is hosting an event next month celebrating paddle sports.  A local paddler/author will be doing a book signing for her new book centered around the New River in WV.  Local paddler, painter and musician (my good friend John K. Victor) will display his latest series of "plein-air" paintings done on local streams. A few local musicians have also been asked to perform during the 3-hour event and I was included in the group.  I have checked my repertoire of "river" songs and have compiled a list of 14 which I have written and another (James River Blues by Old Crow Medicine Show) which I occasionally play.  There are a couple others which mention rivers but really don't apply to river running/paddling.

Does anyone have any suggestions for other paddling songs or river songs which I might add to my list?  The musical part of the event will be a "round robin" format similar to the one we used at the Chordie gathering last year so  I doubt I will get anywhere near playing all the songs on my list but it would be nice to have a variety of river songs depending on the mood of the crowd. 

DE

Here is a link to some of John's art work:      http://johnkvictor.com

I want to read my own water, choose my own path, write my own songs

2 Reply by jgreen (edited by jgreen 2012-10-17 04:52:04)

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Re: River Songs

check out The Log Driver's Waltz -- too much fun to roll with http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct= … Sa_3rQ4ujA
a little lyric edit and you'll be all smiles.

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Re: River Songs

Black Water
Proud Mary
The River Knows Your Name (John Hiatt or John Prine, I think Hiatt)
A few million old folk songs about drowning or shooting your woman down by the river
Down By The Riverside
Your whole first album (with my favorites being The Paddle and River Morning)

I'll jump back with more suggestions as I think of them.

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Re: River Songs

Moon River
Up On Cripple Creek
Take Me To The River

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Re: River Songs

My favorite river song smile Jason Damato "Floating Down A River" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqzitW5 … r_embedded

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Re: River Songs

One of my Favorites, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band w/ Sam Bush

Lonesome River

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cfrmlPnl50

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Also Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Fishing in the Dark
Fishing Blues by Taj Mahal.

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Re: River Songs

Neil Youngs,Down by the river.

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Re: River Songs

One of my favorite by J. Cash - Tears In The Holston River

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lw97IOVBHg

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Green River - CCR

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Re: River Songs

ed if you go too the search area and type in ,river,the river etc it will bring up alot of river songs by many artist's. Watching The River Flow by Bob Dylan.

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Re: River Songs

wlbaye wrote:

One of my Favorites, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band w/ Sam Bush

Lonesome River

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cfrmlPnl50

Thanks for reminding me about that song Wayne.  I think its one of the best Carter Stanley ever wrote. 

I remembered a couple more river songs I wrote years ago.  Adding "The Lonesome River", Zurf's suggestion of John Hiatt's "The River Knows Your Name" and Merle Haggard's "Kern River" will give me 20 songs to work with, which should be plenty.  Thanks for the input folks.

DE

I want to read my own water, choose my own path, write my own songs