songs about the rambling life

[nwhoopfan]

Low hanging fruit I suppose....

I set this up with the thread title. I would be disappointed if posters didn't go for some of these songs w/ ramblin' in the title.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Contrarian...but a cool early Cox Family tune

My goodness, they were practically babies. I didn't know they'd been performing together that long!

The vocals remind me a bit of the Peasall Sisters (got their big break w/ the O Brother... soundtrack).

 

[nwhoopfan]

I'm not even sure if this fits, but it's a fun song. Hey @Bama fan , you probably knew about Rhiannon Giddens being in this group before she went solo, yeah?

 

[ctbbfn]

Railroad Bill---2 versions

Colter Wall | Railroad Bill | First Play Live

 

[nwhoopfan]

Eilen Jewell did a great cover album of really old songs. This made it on the album, but apparently this was before it had even been conceptualized yet. I guess it's more of an anti-rambling song, but there ain't no rules in song threads.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Also from the cover album by Eilen. This one is definitely about ramblin'.

 

[nwhoopfan]

This one has been done by many folks, but hard to beat Emmylou. Can't resist the siren song of the train whistle.

 

[quavik]

I think Carol King expresses the angst of a homebody with many rambling friends in this classic:

 

[nwhoopfan]

I can't quite make sense of this song, but it's a rollicking good time. Rhett's got a great voice, but the few songs Murry takes over lead on are among my favorites.

 

[quavik]

"They call me the breeze, i keep rollin' down the road"

 

[nwhoopfan]

 

[Centerstream]

 

[nwhoopfan]

I think this one is about a rambler trying to give up on rambling. Eilen one more time. Yes, I'm a big fan.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

He's recorded this a few times to put it mildly. This one will do:

 

[quavik]

The TRAVELING Wilburys cover an old classic (was the original posted earlier?):

 

[Hoops66]

Nostalgic? How about a minute with Dick Clark? Brings me back.....

 

[nwhoopfan]

The TRAVELING Wilburys cover an old classic

Forgive me for stealing, The Cox Family does a nice version of it as well.

 

[64Zcode]

 

[quavik]

This is a song about a bunch that took rambling to a whole new level:

 

[Jackcatscal]

 

[Jackcatscal]

Here’s a version of Road to Nowhere from David Byrne’s American Utopia on Broadway. I saw it once in January and once in March. Fabulous play.

 

[64Zcode]

Just a day or so ago I was watching Molly Tuttle play this. She's amazing and this one has a 'guitar cam' to show her playing in close up detail. Fascinating to watch.

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