This Week's Freebie from The 1937 Flood

This week's freebie from The 1937 Flood features our first go-around on a tune we hope to develop over the weeks ahead.

Yesterday was West Virginia Day, the 149th anniversary of our state's birth, and that was much on their minds last night as Michelle, Randy and Charlie got together for one of The Flood's occasional vocals-only practices. They found themselves thinking of little-known West Virginia tunes, like this rare gem from the great singer/songwriter Holly Near.

 Now, obviously, this arrangement is nowhere near ready for general consumption -- we're eager to hear what Joe and Doug, Dave and Sam bring to it in the weeks ahead -- but one of the things we'd like to do with these little podcasts is to sometimes document the evolution of an arrangement. So, with that mind and for the record, here's our first take on "West Virginia Friend."Click here to check it out!

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