Lonesome Road: old-time singing w/viola

(New! Luke's CD is at http://lukeabbott.com/tmh) An old folk song I learned from a Watson Family album: Look Up, Look Down That Lonesome Road. Very happy to have been loaned this beautiful viola to play around with! It is cross-tuned to CGCG (normally CGDA).

Filmed on our "white wall" because it was nighttime and that room had lights all set up already.

—Luke Abbott

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[leiraleira11]

Oh, and listen. I've looked everywhere for this song. All of the versions I find are nothing like this (both lyrics and tune) and thus unbearable to listen to. Please, I need some info because this is beautiful!

[abbottfamily]

Guess you'll just have to buy my CD then! ;-)

Seriously, though, if you want to hear where I learned this song, look up an album called "The Doc Watson Family". YouTube won't let me post the link, but it's on a site called Lala. I didn't change very much, just added a stanza or two from other sources and some chords with the viola.

[leiraleira11]

Thanks so much. Actually I think I'm buying your cd this weekend :) And please, please post more videos with the viola.

[abbottfamily]

Well, thanks for picking up my family's CD! I'm working on a solo one right now, which will have several viola-singing songs like this one.

[mypetisgreat]

your chin is suppose to be on the chin thingy right

[abbottfamily]

Chinrest, schminrest. ;-) Yeah, I think I play fiddles more toward the center of my body than the average violinist (or violist).

[hrlarson]

@abbottfamily Only that song isn't on your CD. But that's quite ok. Your record is perfect as it is. Really, I can't think of a weak spot on it, and I've been listening to it a lot lately. A LOT. Now get more CDs out there!

[j4ksx]

love this. should you ever find yourself in china, you have a friend.

[MrLucavictor]

Amazing man !!!

[chappellart]

luke ... your version of this song is as beautiful as the watson family's smithsonian folkways version! good -no, GREAT work!!!!!

[chappellart]

luke ... your version of this song is as beautiful as the watson family's smithsonian folkways version! good -no, GREAT work!!!!!

[soulfoodmonkey]

i love old time fiddle

[Videomama1972]

Just tuned in today...awesome stuff, and will be looking to pick up your CD...thanks!

[genco22000]

Great !

[spiritsword88]

Great!