Luther Strong's Hog-Eyed Man

[HampusTheCow]

It sounds like it could be a swedish folk tune, the way you play it. Almost anyway.

[TamarZucker]

Its a sea chantey but NOT "written" in England. Chantey were not written but were of an oral tradition. It is possibly a "negroid" chantey. Some authorities say that the phrase hog eyed man has the same meaning as a one eyed snake, a sexual one. Other sources say it refers to a D ring to be found on barges. D rings looked like a hog's eye. These barges were crewed by blacks. A man who worked on them was known as a "hog eyed man"

[banjobob0313]

awesome man... very freakin cool...thanx///

[ewokemily]

OMG Your Holding the Bow WRONG!!!!!!!!!

[MrBluegrassfiddler]

What is your tuning on this? Very impressive style. Thanks for sharing. 

[1marcopolomason4life]

Hat's off to Luther and the muse !!!!!!

[Raddog127]

check out theophilus hoskins. not as noty as the luther strong but even more archaic sounding

[seanbarth79]

Dirty. You's a bad man.

[cd75]

astonishing...there seem to be notes in there that go back to something eastern european or even african

[bumblecrow]

heck yeah

[howoldsyourgrandma]

That is excellent... My great grandfather was Luther Strong. It is nice to see his music still alive.

[alisdairfinbar]

@howoldsyourgrandma Then we must be kin

[thedevilsbox]

People, this man plays the fiddle! Oh, yeah!

[TheBachands]

whoa! love that tune! great job! We don't play enough Appalachian music... thanks for posting this video, very inspiring! -Q.

[guisar81]

@TheBachands It's a sea shanty written in England. It has NOTHING to do with the Appalachians.