i wonder how long these titles can be (i had a humorous idea for a long title earlier today but now i'm damned if i can remember what it was)
The song: Wayfaring Stranger (AKA Wayfarin' Stranger, I Am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger) (Traditional).
The band: Sam Bush (mandolin), Jerry Douglas (dobro), Stuart Duncan (fiddle), Béla Fleck (banjo), Tony Rice (guitar, vocals), Mark Schatz (bass).
The date: 23 January 1988.
My God, what a performance. I can't believe how great this song sounds. Tony Rice sings his heart out, and whenever you have instrumentalists of this calibre, you know it's going to sound great. All the solos are spot-on, especially Béla's, and at around the 3:30 mark they go into an uptempo breakdown of sorts before coming out of it so absolutely perfectly just right in tune with Tony's vocals that it breaks me down whenever I hear out.
I am a poor wayfaring stranger
Travelling through this world of woe
There'll be no sadness, toil or danger
In that bright land to which I go
I'm goin' there to see my Mama
I'm goin' there no more to roam
I'm just goin' over Jordan
I'm just goin' over home
I'm goin' there to see my Mama
I'm goin' there no more to roam
I'm just goin' over Jordan
I'm just goin' over home
How can the vocals move me so much when he only sings one verse and then the same chorus three times? I do not know; go ask your pop.
Seriously though, it's because of instrumental virtuosity.
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