Emiel - Posted - 03/05/2022:  08:32:14

I stumbled on this documentary today on YouTube. I've heard of it before, but didn't know it was available on YouTube – published by the Arhoolie Foundation. "The New Lost City Ramblers - Always Been a Rambler".



It's a joy to watch from the beginning to the end. Many may already know that's it's there for watching, but for those who don't know, I'm posting the link. It's been there since March 2020.



I already listened a lot to The New Lost City Ramblers when I lived in Amsterdam in 1976, 1977… Their records were available there in the better records shops. It's always been a main influence.



(I also bought a lot of Woody Guthrie records then and listened to those a lot. I always thought that listening to the Woody Guthrie recordings also gave you a feeling for the real American folk music.)



youtube.com/watch?v=1roXgU96Tc0

Edited by - Emiel on 03/05/2022 08:33:50

BeeEnvironment - Posted - 03/05/2022:  08:53:42

While on the topic of the New Lost City Ramblers, here is a ~1 hour episode of them performing on Pete and Toshi Seeger's 'Rainbow Quest' Tv Show in 1965 or so:


I uploaded it to my old Youtube account, which I got locked out of by accident.

Full playlist of all Rainbow Quest episodes:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLik...ClKg2hV3Z

Alvin Conder - Posted - 03/05/2022:  11:23:23

Thanks for posting those. Seen them before, but every time someone puts a reminder out, I play the videos again.

There is a ton of knowledge in those videos.

catironcat - Posted - 03/07/2022:  06:12:16

For me the highlight was seeing the footage of George Landers.If they have more they should release it into the wild so we can all see it.

Edited by - catironcat on 03/07/2022 06:13:02

UncleClawhammer - Posted - 03/12/2022:  09:50:23

My favorite group.

ceemonster - Posted - 03/15/2022:  20:48:37

And for fun, my favorite, luscious latter-day take on "Rambler," by the Foggy Hogtown Boys, featuring clawhammer luminary Chris Coole taking a turn on guitar for this number:



 

youtube.com/watch?v=y6yvuH1jr3A





(BTW There are several other tasty numbers by this combo--see "Boatman," "Cherry River Line," "Little Sadie," "Katy Hill," and others, some under the band name Lonesome Ace Stringband)

Edited by - ceemonster on 03/15/2022 20:55:28