Listen now | January, February (Last Month of the Year), originally collected as folk music by Alan Lomax in 1937 from Vera Ward Hall, a Black cook and washerwoman in rural Alabama 6:00
It's a tough choice today, Bill, but I believe I like the middle version best of the three you've presented. Another rendition of this song that I really like is done by the group Quartette, which includes Sylvia Tyson. I imagine you've heard that version, too. in any case, this song is an old favourite of mine, and I've heard at least a half dozen versions, including a very good one by Norah Jones. Thanks for today's posting.
I’ve heard a lot of versions of it, interpreting it in different ways. Somevwork better than others but I can’t recall ever hearing one that I would call a bad version. Its like God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen in that way.
Then you’ll like hearing Vera Halls Sunday School lesson..
I liked the first version best. You can really see the slaves working in their miserable conditions, trying to keep their spirits up by singing.
It's a tough choice today, Bill, but I believe I like the middle version best of the three you've presented. Another rendition of this song that I really like is done by the group Quartette, which includes Sylvia Tyson. I imagine you've heard that version, too. in any case, this song is an old favourite of mine, and I've heard at least a half dozen versions, including a very good one by Norah Jones. Thanks for today's posting.
I’ve heard a lot of versions of it, interpreting it in different ways. Somevwork better than others but I can’t recall ever hearing one that I would call a bad version. Its like God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen in that way.