Bonnie 'Prince' Billy- Ohio River Boat Song

[aeofjrabenojb]

this is not a cover, is is an original song based on the folk song.

[JCMcGee]

Ha ha...this is terrible!

Thank you Will for introducing some Americans to the Loch tay Boat song...but seriously...this is terrible!

[infernus44]

Terrible?? Are you high??

[JCMcGee]

Nope....go listen to the original....this is laughingly bad "cover"

[immolation333]

@JCMcGee

I agree, the recorded version is way better for me. I think Will Oldham sounds awful live most of the time but his recordings are exquisite. So much of the appeal in his songs depends on creaking out the perfect notes, something he can't really do well live. That is just my opinion.

[TheGrandOleHopry1]

@immolation333 - Totally on the same page as you are. He tries to take his songs too far off track live. Part of the charm is hearing a song the way you know it (or even close), but this is wayyyy different.

[RedDetroit]

This was a fabulous show. Well worth the drive from Michigan.

The sound engineer was asleep on the job, so some tunes had to be entirely acoustic.

I hope he keeps playing with The Picket Line.