In The Pines

[edwin drood]

In the pines is a traditional American folk dong, dating back to the 1870's. An evolution of 2 songs into 1, Where Did You. Sleep Last Night and The Long Train, it was recorded in 1941 by Bill Monroe, later by Leadbelly and later still by Nirvana.

This new recording from the album The Fiddle and the Drum by Bela Fleck and Renee Fleming. Hopefully you're familiar with the world's best banjo player. You may be less familiar with renowned soprano Renee Fleming, best known for her opera performances, who also happens to love traditional American folk music.

This track features Jerry Douglas on Dobro, Sierra Hull on mandolin and the amazing vocal harmonies of Dolly Parton. A careful listening will reveal a banjo somewhere in there.

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For fun, the Nirvana version
https://youtu.be/5tfPHBRIS14?is=f0JUcyLupeZyC7X2

[Arvid Smeal]

Nirvana sucks. Garbled junkie garbage.

[Harry York 37]

That was lovely.

I’ve heard a few dozen versions of it, but this stands alone in my canon,

They were the first and the best progressive bluegrass band ever. Mike Auldridge was the best and most elegant dobro player ever and his baritone harmonies were flawless. Ben Eldridge - whose son plays guitar for the fabled Punch Brothers was a rock on banjo, John Duffy had stratospheric high tenor lines and a killer mandolin… and Lou Reid was as fine a lead singer and flat picking front man as you could want to hear.
https://youtu.be/z063Ndi136g?is=QUZbzBsRZP9V7ETx