Sweeney-"Whar Did You Come From"

[Tim Twiss]

Anybody play this one? I took a look at it tonight.

[Tim Twiss]

Okay, I'm going to keep the Sweeney (our founding father) discussion going...even I if I just talk to myself. He has a very small "known" repertoire, so I find looking at his songs intriguing...thinking about how he played them, how fast, how he accompanied himself.

Next one...anybody play "Sittin' On A Rail"

I'll wait to hear from you Tim!!

 

[John Masciale]

With regards to tempo, Sweeney was known in his circus performing days to dance and play simultaneously (I'd like to have seen that).  There are drawings of him standing on a wooden platform in the circus, where he could stomp his feet, and play.  I would assume a good foot stompin' tempo would be approriate. 

 

I play The Racoon Hunt, or sittin' on a rail.  I think it's a lot of fun.

[Tim Twiss]

It's a great hook, isn't it?