The High and Lonesome boys show at Peabody's this Saturday was a hit!
Hundreds of people squeezed into the ale house to hear the boys play-they even dished out a couple of original numbers!
If you have ever looked-up "High and Lonesome" on a GOOGLE search you may have come across several other albums or musicians who utilized the name.
Here is a bit of a history lesson for you in case you ever wondered why.
This exerpt is taken from a Kentucky tourism Web Site about a founding father of bluegrass, William Smith Monroe.
Check it out!
KENTUCKY'S MUSICAL TRADITION REMAINS AS VITAL AS IT WAS TWO CENTURIES AGO
By Bob Bahr
"High and lonesome describes not only Monroe's vocals but also the living conditions in the Appalachians. As mountain people sought work in distant cities, the old sad songs took on a new significance, and they were augmented by tunes about missing home and hearth. The titles of many bluegrass
standards—"I Wonder How the Old Folks Are at Home," "Blue Ridge Cabin Home," "I'm on My Way to the Old Home"—speak for themselves. The exiled mountain people responded not only to the homesick lyrics but to the life the music and the singing style evoked. Both the ebullient, fast-tempo instrumental and the sorrowful ballads provoked nostalgia, making the music more popular in the cities than in the country. That early form of bluegrass is kept alive by a vocal minority of musicians and fans who insist on its purity."
read more at..
http://www.kentuckytourism.com/KentuckyHeritage/sixmillion.html
