Friday, October 26, 2012

Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen / Peace in the Valley - Luther Dickinson (& recordings from The 78 Project)

This recording was released back in April of this year by Tompkins Square Records in San Francisco as a limited edition record, a 78rpm to be precise. The guitarist, Luther Dickinson, plays in a range of different bands including The Black Crowes and North Mississippi Allstars. The recording below of two old classics sounds like it was done in the 1920s, just right for something available on a 78rpm.



He's also involved in something called 'The 78 Project" with a range of other musicians and singers, to make new recordings of old old songs in the way they were originally recorded - nothing digital and no autotuners, all live. The video below of 'Glory Glory Hallelujah, Since I Laid My Burdens Down' is great - adding a fife really works and adds a certain 'Ulster-ness' to the performance! As you can see it's all recorded live, cut onto vinyl there and then and played back to the artists just the way the original 78s were. Inspirational!

(all 78 project videos available here)

The 78 Project: The Wandering - "Glory, Glory" from The 78 Project on Vimeo.



The 78 Project: Valerie June - "Happy or Lonesome" from The 78 Project on Vimeo.



The 78 Project: Joe Henry & Lisa Hannigan - "Red River Valley" from The 78 Project on Vimeo.



The 78 Project: Valerie June - "Wildwood Flower" from The 78 Project on Vimeo.



And this one which was written by 'Son of Ulster' the Baptist pastor and hymnwriter Robert Lowry...

The 78 Project: Adam Arcuragi - "How Can I Keep from Singing?" from The 78 Project on Vimeo.



...and a lovely version of the old murder ballad 'Banks of the Ohio'

The 78 Project: Vandaveer - "Banks of the Ohio" from The 78 Project on Vimeo.

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