That brings me to the end of my posts in the "where it all began feature"; at least for the time being. In the meantime, I stumbled upon this record by The Blue Velvet Band earlier in the year and loved it from the first bang of the drum on the first song. Rough and wonderful it is with an old school feel (old school by my standards), especially considering it was made in 1969 and it could easily be mistaken for something a good ten years earlier. A couple of months later I was in the cinema watching a movie (obviously) and I heard Ramblin' Man as part of the score and thought it was pretty darn cool that they were using such an obscure soundtrack. However, upon watching the end credits, I realised that it wasn't this band but Hank Williams himself doing it, so similar are the versions, although I would say that this is the meatier of the two and, therefore, perhaps more likely to satisfy. This band, coupled with the movie, (Moonrise Kingdom I believe it was; nice movie) compelled me to invest in as much Hank as I could on a budget, and I have a new found respect and admiration of him as a result. On listening to Hank, many pieces of my musical jigsaw have fallen into place and the borders between folk and country have become, perhaps temporarily,more comfortably blurred than they ever have been before. Williams version of Ramblin' Man is pretty easy to find but I'm not sure on the availability of this one so I thought I'd share it as it is too good to miss. Do expect some Hank Williams in future posts though, by which time I hope to have let a bit more of his raw beauty seep into my soul.
P:S:The fella on the video photo right at the back with the bald head and tash looks remarkably like Tom Paxton. Will have to find out if it is!
P:S:The fella on the video photo right at the back with the bald head and tash looks remarkably like Tom Paxton. Will have to find out if it is!