Lay My Burden Down/Freight Train Medley

My own little medley of Mississippi John Hurt's "Since I've Laid My Burden Down" and Elizabeth Cotten's "Freight Train"...on the ukulele! I learned these songs on fingerstyle guitar and transposed them to the ukulele (from key of C to key of F).

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Freight
• Train
• Elizabeth
• Cotten
• Mississippi
• John
• Hurt
• ukulele
• uke
• fingerstyle

[nanaudrey]

While I can't comment technically, wonderful listening - there's a purity about the sound. Thanks!

[wolfiemo36]

Thanks for the kind comment!

[amstecott]

Love it! Makes me smile :)

[wolfiemo36]

Thanks Amstecott!

[thumbpickr1812]

that's a really fun sound - there's something playful about the uke - nice work transposing from guitar :-)

[wolfiemo36]

Yes it sounds so bouncy and happy without the low bass notes and with the high G string. Always a good time playng these old tunes! Thank you for watching and commenting!

[wolfewithane]

Very smooth.

[smyrna5]

Very nice picking

[dbainter1]

Hey man - nice!! Uke looks like a Flea.  I have a couple uke's too - never really tried fingerstyle onthem but you've got me interesed in trying. - u still studying with Brian?

Dave

[wolfiemo36]

Thanks Captain for the kind words!

[CaptainUkehandles]

Great job! I had to favorite this one.