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Dirk’s Song
Dirk’s Song is a traditional American folk song that has been sung and played in many ways by many. Mary Flower has a unique way of playing it; finger picking, using open D tuning, and leaving a lot of space when playing it, and spacing for the lyrics. There is no chorus, just verses with a musical passage between the verses. The lyrics are good, tell a story; but I cannot sing well, so only did one verse and played the passage between them. My finger picking is similar to hers, but does not follow it exactly.
Historical Note: In 1909 ethnomusicologist John Lomax recorded an African American woman called Dink singing it as she washed her husband’s clothes in a tent camp of migratory levee-builders on a river a few miles from Houston.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y43DlneXjI4
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This discussion was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by
Philb.
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This discussion was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by
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11 Replies
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Very pretty song 🙂 Nice job!
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@Tricia_Lynn Thank you very much!
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What a pretty song. Love those triad slides – they sound great. Rock on Philb!!
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Great song, love the sound!
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@DiscostewLA Thank you! I just need to borrow your vocals!
@outdoorgator Thanks much!
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Love your style, keep up the good work.
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@cwglazemusic
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That was awesome Phil…loved it! You played that very well…very nice transitions and those slides and hammerons were right on. And your singing is great! Keep it going brother:)
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Thank you for listening. Very generous words.
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So pretty! Thanks for learning it and posting!
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Thank you!
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