Hobos Lullaby - Bill on banjo

This song was written by Goebel Reeves, an American folk singer, who voluntarily adopted the life of a hobo. The song was also performed by artists such as Woody Guthrie, his son Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Emmylou Harris, and the Kingston Trio among others. I hope you like this version with just the banjo as
accompaniment.

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• Bill Holden
• hobos lullaby
• bill holden banjo
• bill holden
• banjo
• pete seeger
• goebel reeves

[Hikikomori013]

That sounds like a good way to start the year.

A lot of music in those days was written around the rhythm of the drivers.

[ukekeysandbees]

@Hikikomori013 Hi Claude, .. and the banjo is great for rhythm!

[NooGods]

Yeah... really like the "train on the tracks" rhythm you established... and the nice singin'... set the mood fer this one. I think yer ready for accompaniment... say guitar... or autoharp... would add another layer of sound and allow you to alternate with some pickin'.

Very good Bill - Happy New Year!

[ukekeysandbees]

@NooGods Thankyou Ken! That's a good idea, I'll have to learn how to make a backing track and sync it with my software, ..another learning journey to explore!!

[yugio1971]

Great tune bill,happy new year..



[ukekeysandbees]

@yugio1971 Thanks Paul! and a Happy New Year to you too!

[Cj12sings]

@ukekeysandbees why yes of course!!!! the clicking of the wheels on the track!!!

brilliant!!!!

[ukekeysandbees]

@Cj12sings Thankyou!! The strum reminds me of the sound of the boxcar on it's journey along the rails as the 'towns drift slowly by'.

[Cj12sings]

Wonderfully done, the right had technique you used with that up strum was great , like a rocking cradle!!!!

[ukekeysandbees]

@anotherpintband Thanks Kelly, .. had to do this song since I heard Pete Seegers version!