Golden Slippers

Song lyrics available here: http://www.balladofamerica.com/music/indexes/songs/goldenslippers/index.htm

Artist: Matthew Sabatella & the Rambling String Band with the Pompano Beach Old-Time Jammers

Description: This song (formally titled "Oh, Dem Golden Slippers") was composed by prominent black minstrel songwriter and banjo player James A. Bland in 1879. The melody later passed from the minstrel stage into folk and fiddling tradition. "Oh, Dem Golden Slippers" was originally a mockery of "Golden Slippers," a spiritual song sung by the Fisk Jubilee Singers. Bland's version surpassed the Fisk song in popularity and is now commonly referred to as "Golden Slippers." With the help of the Pompano Beach Old-Time Jammers, Matthew Sabatella & the Rambling String Band bring together the vocal version of the song and the fiddle version. See "Old Joe Clark" and "Yellow Rose of Texas" for more from 'Old-Time Music Night' at Luna Star Cafe in North Miami on Friday, October 24, 2008.

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Category:

Music

Tags:

• american
• folk
• music
• fiddle
• tune
• clawhammer
• banjo
• mandolin
• acoustic
• guitar

[tonzafundetsme]

Can you offer an good quality MP3 download for this? Great performance.

[balladofamerica]

Thanks. I don't have one at the moment, but there could be one in the future. If you give me your email address I'll keep you updated on my videos and free downloads.

[kassandra224]

super performance, gutes Timing, nice vioce, really good.

[black44647]

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:)



[harmonairbass]

Beautiful job!

[7lloyd777]

@DancingTillIDie

A LOT better!

[strungup101]

I love this version! My favorite.

[RafaelApollo]

Great!!! I love it-lived in Pompano Beach and you guys are playing the first song I loved as a kid-thanks for a great performance and a great memory!

[AshburnStadium]

If you made it an instrumental, and were dressed in gaudy sequins and feathers, I would almost swear that you just came from the Mummers Parade on New Year's Day in Philadelphia!

Consider that high praise from a Philadelphian! That song is the unofficial theme song of our Mummer's tradition.

[Felkanator]

We always just play the song as an instrumental didnt know it had words lol

[DancingTillIDie]

This reminds me of my boyhood - America was better in many ways then.

[SirBobbyR]

I just love the flow of this. Lovely  version. Thank you!

[maineyjane]

My grandmother sang this song to me when I was a small girl. Love it.