Oh Death (ancient Western ballad w/ throat singing)

Luke and Kyle Abbott (of AbbottFamilyBlog.com) sing 'Oh Death', a song dating back to the 1600s which was featured in, "Oh Brother Where Art Thou?" Our version is based off of both Dock Boggs' 1928 recording and one from the New Lost City Ramblers.

Kyle uses Tuvan Throat Singing for the voice of Death.

This was recorded on Halloween 2008. Watch it at night in full screen mode for full effect. :-)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• throat
• singing
• acapella
• traditional
• ballad
• guitar
• spooky
• dark
• supernatural
• Oh Death
• O Death
• jen
• titus
• jen titus

[cm5551]

This is a very unique and cool version of this song. There is good and bad throat singing, but this guy and the lead singer have a real talent. These old songs can touch your soul if you have an open mind, for those of you that think it "sucks" go listen to your standard cookie cutter pop songs and leave this to those of us that can appreciate something different.

[icepickmeetstemple]

Congratulations on the sheer weirdness of this.

[kookookamou]

you did the song justice :P great cover :D

[FallaciousGee]

Perfect whiskey-drinking song.

[ChrissyOverkiller]

O My!!  This is an awesome version. Just wicked, yup!!!

[TheRodeoRoad]

Seriously how did he not laugh?

[TheRodeoRoad]

I think I'm gonna have trouble sleeping tonight as I will be scared of a frog singing oh death...

[Bisbonian]

You guys are amazing.  Extremely well done.

[clinto767]

Wow! that tequnique of singing is a lost art? I haven't heard in a long time since i was a very small kid, just hearing brings memory back of listening to my great uncles playing around. in the hills of West Virginia. Aloha u two for put this video out.

[rowan1325]

Wonderful