Oh Susannah.wmv

[onewomanandsomesongs]

Well, being from 'Bama myself, you probably know how I feel about this song...one of my favorite classics.....another wonderful performance! I really enjoyed it. :)

Janet

[jayrbee60]

@onewomanandsomesongs Thank you so much!!! these are so fun play!

[classican]

It qualifies as traditional folk song for me, great, great job John!!!! Sounds excellent my friend!!!

[jayrbee60]

@classican Thanks so much Pete! I played my son's electric guitar the other day and tried to make some sounds like you, but all that came out was noises. When i play the electric, nothing sounds in tune. lol, I must push too hard on the strings.

[dleewhee]

this is soo fantastic! couldnt help but to sing along!

[jayrbee60]

@dleewhee lol!! thank you so much! it is a fun one, not?

[dleewhee]

@jayrbee60 Whats so great about it is as I listen to you, I notice the kids had learned the song completely! As they sat on the floor playing they have been listening to you too! My heart smiled big time yesterday when I realized they now knew more than only the chorus now! You did that! What an awesome thing you've done! Thank you!

Smiles,

Dona'

[jayrbee60]

@dleewhee This is perhaps the kindest comment I have ever heard. Thank you so much for telling me this, it truly warms my heart!

[reliablebow]

Love the Oldies and Goodies....Sounds grand John!

[jayrbee60]

@reliablebow Thank you kind sir, they certainly are fun to play! Kind of makes one wonder if in 160 years everyone will be singing Britney Spears songs... LOL

[LarWolkan]

Yep, the quintessential folk tune for sure... BTW i had the pleasure of touring Stephen Fosters home a few years back... Pretty cool...

[jayrbee60]

@LarWolkan I have to agree - albeit I wish my editing (and playing - and singing) was a bit better. But sheesh, I would love to visit his old home - too cool! I have an old (very old) book from the early 1900's of his stuff. It is a pretty good read! Thanks for stopping by!

Cheers!

[LarWolkan]

Hey, don't sell yourself short! Sounded good to me! We all do it for the personal fun if nothing else... BTW - The Foster home had a lot of interesting history ...some of it kind-a creepy and sad, but definately interesting. I try to hit points of musical history in my travels...I always find out things i didn't know before and helps me understand all the various forms of music...helps my playin'. Anyway I'm ramblin' here... Take care and good luck with the tunes! Lar

[jayrbee60]

@LarWolkan :-) Thank you!

[frozenwhitebear]

hey John, cool rendition!! you're a great expert for old folk tunes!! (objection overruled, lol!) ;)) I enjoyed your easy going and straight performance a lot! great you share Dan's idea! ;o)

[jayrbee60]

@frozenwhitebear Well, how can I object now! Thanks so much, and yes, its easy to agree with a great idea, and Dan certainly has a lot of them!

[rpatt100]

Thats good !! oh yeah it qualifys ! Played that tune one night for 20 mins for a dance . Confederate reactment ball . Good job

Roger

[jayrbee60]

@rpatt100 Thanks Roger, yeah I play this one on the dulcimer quite a bit.... I enjoy it, but I'm not quuite so sure about any one else around me any more.. lol

[skeletone111]

Love this my friend!!!!!

[jayrbee60]

@skeletone111 Thanks alot buddy! Your comment is much appreciated. I had fun doing this one!

[ilovemaniototo]

Nice one John I enjoyed it.

Carol x

[jayrbee60]

@ilovemaniototo Thank you Carol, I'm glad you enjoyed cause I had fun playing it :-)

[Johnfern99]

Great oldie but sure a goodie for me! Great job, John!

[jayrbee60]

@Johnfern99 Thanks John, me too!

[coolanddark]

Great old Stephen Foster classic!! Nice Job Johnny and thanks for the video response!!

[jayrbee60]

@coolanddark Yeah buddy, he has a lot of good ones! Couldn't resist an old folk song response.

[marcoacca]

Ah! This is splendid! A splendid, perfect, heartful rendition. Thank you SO much for this.

[jayrbee60]

@marcoacca Thanks Marco! :-)

[MariahVerHoef]

Great rendition of a classic. Loved it.  Thumbs up!

[jayrbee60]

@MariahVerHoef Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment. Loved your last video! Alaska is so beautiful!

[rhopen]

A great old song. I love these kind of songs. great job on it John. -Ron

[jayrbee60]

@rhopen Thank you Ron, Yes thse are fun around the campfire as most people know at least the first verse and the chorus. Thanks fr the visit! :-)

[tuskaiae]

Hey John!!!  Lovely song and interpretation!!!! Any originals posted lately????

[jayrbee60]

@tuskaiae Hi Louise!!! I don't know... "I Tripped off Easy Street" I think was the last one I wrote when I temporarily lost my job awhile back. Its in my playlist of originals. Thanks so much for the visit! :-D

[derekeverett]

I'm envious of your rock star life. I'm assuming that you trash these hotel rooms before your done... ?

Thoroughly enjoyed this my friend. I often wonder what Stephen Foster would make of the way we enjoy his songs today. I'm sure he would be blown away that they are still relevant in our space age world.

[jayrbee60]

@derekeverett lol... it does get old being a gypsy, and lets just say my wife would not be proud of my in looking at my room right now... she would certainly give me the old tsk tsk.

And yes, I would certainly love to here the original version in the way that Stephen Foster intended it. but regardless, you should check out the version I have listed in teh information box. Anyways, thanks for your kind words!

[stewballmax3]

Salutations

John...

One simply cannot go wrong with a beloved old Stephen Foster work. It is downright shameful that his songs (even after having been watered down) have been removed from the songbooks in our children's schools...for two generations now,young people are unfamiliar with the father of the modern song...simply criminal. I want to personally thank you for keeping his songs alive and fresh with your very enthusiastic showcase presented here.

Pax,

Max

[jayrbee60]

@stewballmax3 I agree it is a travesty. And I would like to personally thank you for your diligent support of myself and all my fellow youtubers who also enjoy interpreting and displaying this style and many other styles of music.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

[efbeckley]

really good, thumbs up, for sure! who's playing the dulcimer?

[jayrbee60]

@efbeckley Thank you! Its me on the dulcimer too. I just didn't feel like fiddling with the movie any more as I already had to do it twice due to accidentally deleting the wrong file! I thought this was close enough! lol... I guess my kids wore out all my patience!

[UncleVRoy]

perfect perfect!!

[jayrbee60]

@UncleVRoy Thanks Buddy! :-)