Where the sun comes up about 10 in the morning...Part

[aristotle]

Part of the route I now cover includes Harlan,KY. Deliver lots of 55 gallon drums of DEF for coal trucks and gigantic pieces of earth-moving equipment which use DEF. The coal industry uses vast amounts of industrial gases, special grade oils and lubricants trucked in nightly by drivers such as myself.

Anyone born and raised in Appalachia is forever molded by that experience. There's no getting over the majesty of the mountains. Maybe a sailor who spent a lifetime at sea feels the same about an open expanse of blue water. It's an umbilical cord unable to be cut. A tribute to the persistence of memory.

The haunting music of Appalachia oftens reminds of hardship and loss.

Here's a music video I found by surprise featuring Kappa Danielson singing "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" accompanied by her twin sister on vocals. Kappa's daughters playing mandolin and fiddle show a lot of promise. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHhTExqZitI

 

[aristotle]

More from Kappa and her daughters as Turn the Page gets a little Bluegrass seasoning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYu8ir27nqs.html

 

[Doggie Daddy]

Here's a music video I found by surprise featuring Kappa Danielson singing "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" accompanied by her twin sister on vocals.

Very nice, but I like Patty Loveless's version better.

 

[aristotle]

This is what real talent sounds like. The vocals are spot on and the young girls' musicianship is first rate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjC2Z-GaABU.html

 

[Doggie Daddy]

This is what real talent sounds like. The vocals are spot on and the young girls' musicianship is first rate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjC2Z-GaABU.html

But I still like Patty Loveless's version better.

 

[aristotle]

But I still like Patty Loveless's version better.

This song has strong appeal across different genres. Here's "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" as performed by Los Angeles based singer/songwriter Ruby Friedman. I like it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiE_Bk8FOY0

 

[aristotle]

Patty Loveless is a sentimental favorite of mine as both she and I were born in Pike County, KY and grew up in coal mining villages about 10 miles apart. Chances are very good our fathers knew each other.

Patty's version of YNLHA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n57WBtvtC4.html

Brad Paisley's version often heard on TV show "Justified" : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14GVyAxD8Ag.html

 

[aristotle]

Giving credit where due, YNLHA was written by Darrell Scott( born in London,KY). The original artist must be very proud how his work has been received. Here is Mr. Scott singing his song: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Su06XlGI-w8.html

 

[Monty]

Yep, sun comes up at 10am, and sets at 2pm ... if you are living in one of those south facing hollers .... I was.

Appalachia is a great place for a childhood to be spent. Many of life's lessons are learned early on.

 

[Doggie Daddy]

Yep, sun comes up at 10am, and sets at 2pm .

They have a short enough period of daylight, quit trying to shorten it by an hour.:what:

 

[xiggi]

Very well done she puts a lot of feeling in the way she sings. I am a fan of roots music.

 

[aristotle]

They like this song in Norway, but will it play in Peoria?

Siri Volstad Jensen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaX3uLQbUzE