Friday, October 26, 2012

Catch The Flood in Ashland, Ky., This Sunday Afternoon!

This week's freebie features our first take on another American classic, this one rather appropriate for the season!

The Flood's fixin' to roll into Ashland, Ky., this Sunday afternoon to play at "The Picnic on Judd Plaza" downtown. We'll also be helping out with a fundraiser for the community's remarkable "Clean Start" program, which has come to the rescue of so many down and out folks in these tough times.

And listen, if the weather doesn't cooperate, c'mon down anyway -- the picnic will just move indoors, so don't let a little rain keep you away. The band will be on hand from 2 to 5 p.m., playing old Flood standards, but also some new things in our repertoire, maybe like this one from the American songbook, "Autumn Leaves," featuring our star vocalist, Miss Michelle Walker. Click here to hear the tune!

 By the way, if you haven't checked out our Facebook page, we hope you will. And we've made it easy for you. Just click here! And be sure to click the "Like" button at the top of the Facebook so you'll be kept up to date on all the Flood doin's.

 Finally, remember that the tunes from the jam sessions make up our weekly Flood podcasts. You can subscribe for free and get the music automatically delivered to your computer each week. For details on that, click here.

Friday, October 12, 2012

This Week's Freebie from The 1937 Flood

This week's freebie features a revisit with a great old jug band standard.

A few years back, we started messing around with "4th Street Mess-Around," a 1930s classic by our heroes, The Memphis Jug Band. But somewhere along the way, the tune got dropped from the practice list.

Well, at the rehearsal earlier this week, we dusted it off again for another try. And, as you'll hear, you can tell it's a work in progress, because as the track begins, we're still schooling each other on the chords. Click here to hear the tune!

By the way, if you haven't checked out our Facebook page, we hope you will. And we've made it easy for you. Just click here! And be sure to click the "Like" button at the top of the Facebook so you'll be kept up to date on all the Flood doin's.

Finally, remember that the tunes from the jam sessions make up our weekly Flood podcasts. You can subscribe for free and get the music automatically delivered to your computer each Thursday. For details on that, click here.