"A Village Churchyard" is a hymn found in Baptist song books prevalent in Appalachia. Roscoe sings these words with such emotion because they give voice to the loss of his own mother. Before she passed, she begged him to stop drinking. He did. Roscoe's singing evokes 19th century American folk hymnody, particularly the slow, solemn lining tradition, and plainchant from the Middle Ages. No song/hymn, perhaps other than 'The Wandering Boy,' reveals who Roscoe was as this one does..
i totally agree. thank you for the info, sm3mb....can you recommend any books or other resources?
opivy707 5 months ago
If it wasn't for justin townes earl i wouldn't know who this was. Amazing. simply amazing
JohnnyHopsonB 7 months ago
gotta have a long attention span..glad that i do!!!!!
poontwangdrifter 8 months ago
Just amazing.
strangestfascination 9 months ago
A very beautiful song, just wish I could have heard Roscoe in person.
electricman1951 1 year ago
Man, it could be like 95 and humid and listening to this song would give me goosebumps like its 20, chilling stuff
temporarysoda 1 year ago
"A Village Churchyard" is a hymn found in Baptist song books prevalent in Appalachia. Roscoe sings these words with such emotion because they give voice to the loss of his own mother. Before she passed, she begged him to stop drinking. He did. Roscoe's singing evokes 19th century American folk hymnody, particularly the slow, solemn lining tradition, and plainchant from the Middle Ages. No song/hymn, perhaps other than 'The Wandering Boy,' reveals who Roscoe was as this one does..
sm3mb 2 years ago 2
I think this is the best song I have ever heard.
HumpetyDumpty 2 years ago