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I was a kid about 9 or 10, and my older siblings had "High Flying Bird" and the Whiskey Hill Singers albums. Her version of "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" is what sticks in my my. "The Salvation Army Song" is great, especially live.

Some fifty years after first hearing her has...

@MrJones706 - I saw them live as part of the Crooked Road Tour in Annapolis, Md. in April of 2010. I thought they put on a fine performance, so maybe they learned a few things in the last few years.

@girardslim . Doc Watson did a fine version in his album in 1964 on Vanguard that's close to this original. It's here on YouTube:

Did you buy your kayak with foot paddles, or did you add them as an accessory? I have a Pungo 120 that I paddle the old fashioned way and would like to add foot paddles. Thanks!

Cenk Uygur would be in jail or worse if he remained in Turkey and criticized indigenous Turkish folk music. Talk about biting the hand that feeds you. I am sick and tired of these people with dual citizenship, or here working in the U.S. and criticizing the culture that is making them rich. ...

You think about some of the great songs from the great artists over the years, and ask yourself what makes these songs so great. Here's my two cents:

1) "So Far Away" has a simple lyric that we can all understand

2) She sings it right from the heart

3) The spare production does not get in the...