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NEWS: Chris Ramey and Herban Insurgent Publishing, LLC are proud to announce the Sept. 10, 2010 release of "West Virginia Girls - Solo Melodic Clawhammer Banjo." This online collection includes five traditional fiddle tunes from the Library of Congress Henry Reed recordings and one original composition, all arranged for melodic clawhammer banjo and performed by Chris Ramey. In researching the origins of his arrangement of one of his favorite oldtime banjo tunes, "West Virginia Girls," Chris found an unexpected new friend in Miles Krassen, the author of "Clawhammer Banjo," 1974. Turns out both Miles and Chris currently live in Boulder County and have since met and begun to work on fiddle and banjo tunes together. Miles' version of "West Virginia Girls" from his Clawhammer Banjo book was the seed for Chris' version, serving as his introduction to the tune about 20 years ago. Chris soon lost Miles' book, but continued to play "West Virginia Girls" for the next two decades, where it evolved into its own arrangement. With Miles' blessing, Chris claimed his own version of the song. During the course of his research, Chris happened across the Library of Congress American Memory Collections and "Fiddle Tunes of the Old Frontier: The Henry Reed Collection." Reed was also cited by Miles Krassen as having played "West Virginia Girls," in his Clawhammer Banjo book. Chris began studying the Reed version of the tune, "West Virginia Gals" or "If You Want To Go A Courtin," with Alan Jabbour's field notations and composed his own banjo arrangement. This process was repeated for three more tunes, resulting in five original solo melodic clawhammer banjo arrangements of four traditional tunes: "West Virginia Girls," "Ducks In The Pond," "Rocky Mountain Goat," "West Virginia Gals (If You Want To Go A Courtin)", and "Cluck Old Hen." Chris also composed an original work for this release, entitled "Rocky Mountain Locust," after the infamous and now-extinct swarming insect of the American West. The companion clawhammer banjo tablature book for all six of the "West Virginia Girls" arrangements is NOW AVAILABLE - HERE AT THE CHRIS RAMEY MUSIC STORE. Chris played his Deering Goodtime openback banjo for all tunes on "West Virginia Girls." All "West Virginia Girls" songs are available for licensing through Herban Insurgent Publishing, LLC. All songs below are available for licensing and use. Contact hipllc@chrisrameymusic.com for more information. More titles will soon be available. Please sign up for updates! |
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Elderberry Wine
Words and music by Chris Ramey 1997 © 2010 Herban Insurgent Publishing, LLC (ASCAP) Originally performed by The Other River Project 1998 Demo recording by Exit Strategy 2006 Chorus: Never forget the first time Never forget the first time I drank elderberry wine Elderberry wine for the last time Sailing through the woods A snowy night Frozen breath A sea of white Ancient ship moored in the moonlight Ancient ship moored in the moonlight Two silver eyes Shining bright Sliver of time Caught in my headlight Please let him run, run away Please let him run, run away Music loves good company Like a breath, it's only temporary Like a breath Between life and death is a line So thin Such a rush Middle of nowhere Is such a rush Barely made it to The gig on time Help ya load in And everything is fine Couldn't see the mountain For the climb So high Church's key was stolen from us Brutal system gave no justice No justice How can we forgive or forget? No way Chorus From My View Words by Chris Ramey, music by Chris Ramey and Matt Voth 1992 © 1992 Ramey (ASCAP), Voth Originally performed by Jolly Gargoyle 1992 Recording by Jolly Gargoyle, self-titled cassette 1993 Whatever can anyone say To change anyone else's mind When anyone can see anything Then anyone else is blind What good is a could've when There's only been and was and then We're never what we used to be Even when we know just where we've been Strangers can know everything There's to know about the other And old friends can fall on a different path And forget about the other I don't question your answers I got the map to the place you're going You haven't answered my question though Cause your mind's too busy blowin Chorus: Got to drink the water you know that you do Got to learn your lessons and let 'em run through Life is not all what you think I thought you'd see too But I watch you wanderin all around and fadin From my view No one ever said that you would get your share So don't act like a victim cause life just doesn't care Quick turn away and I wonder what makes it why A soul that matches mine could just give up give up Drift away and die Chorus
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Melt
Words by Chris Ramey, music by Chris Ramey and Elisha Sadler 1995 © 2010 Herban Insurgent Publishing, LLC (ASCAP) Originally performed by the Joint Chiefs 1995 Demo recording by Exit Strategy 2005 Life is so unbelievable Ancient spirits paint your face Electric eyes Powersoak me Sending my soul to outer space But Earth is close The heat of your body Gravity I can't outrun My mind soars back To primal memory Days of rain and blinding sun Feel the pulse of our union Will never divide Melt as one Drifting further into our love Deeper we fall Deeper we fall Unlike the pain of endless searching Tearing care out of thin air Your quality Is fillin me with energy Knock me out I just don't care Sexultation Sweet salvation Ennervation Psychronization Feel the pulse of our union Will never divide Melt as one Drifting further into our love Deeper we fall Deeper we fall Light and life are one Feel my heat baby Feel it pulling you Light and life are one Feel my heat baby Feel it push us through Pushin On Words and music by Chris Ramey 1997 © 2010 Herban Insurgent Publishing, LLC (ASCAP) Originally performed by The Other River Project 1998 Demo recording by Exit Strategy 2005 They always look at me like I'm crazy They always look at me like I'm crazy Got to be crazy To dream what I dream Got to be crazy Dream what I dream Chorus: Gonna keep pushin on No matter what you do Gonna keep treadin on Because the music is the truth (No you cannot stop me) Pushin on No matter what you do I'm gonna keep treadin on Because the music is the truth I wanna bring one person closer to the other Make you smile I wanna bring one person closer to the other Pass the time a little while Chorus Through the valley of darkness I will cherish the light And I pray every day Lord For the strength to do what is right And when I go down I only want to go down shootin flames of love And when I go down Only want to go down shootin flames of love from my guitar When you focus on the positive side You may find what you need to get by Let God deal with your strugglin and strife Always remember the value of life And keep pushin They always look at me like I'm crazy They always look at me like I'm crazy Got to be crazy To dream what I dream Got to be crazy Dream what I dream Chorus No you cannot stop me No you cannot stop me |
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