DBT #435 Monday Morning Song - Whiskey Before Breakfast
Ah me mates, it's been a while since we've had a little Whiskey, specifically Edition no. 340 we did a wee bit of Whiskey Thinking . I was thinking today of what Kelly Hunt said of The Lost Nation String Band's words to the song, yea she'll never hear it the same again. So here we go then, 1) Lost Nation String Band Warren Nelson told me in the comment on this video that he heard the song at a Mason Williams recording session and went home in Denver and wrote the lyrics in 1974. Hmm I was a sophomore in high school, so it's traditional now? Ha. Some of you know I also play a little banjo and as of yesterday I started to learn this and the lyrics help immensely. 2) Norman Blake He thought so highly of the song, he named his 1976 record after it. He starts it off with another traditional song Fiddler's Dram. You can tell immediately that Lost Nation's version is slower to make it easier to sing to the melody. 3) Lady Spruce Som...
