This Week's Freebie from The 1937 Flood

This week's freebie features a promise not to let the good stuff get away!

Like many band, we often will work hard on a song to get it ready for a show or for a recording, and then once the show or recording session is done, the song sort of drifts into the background again. A frequent comment at our weekly rehearsals after we happen to revisit a good old tune is, “Now, folks, we can’t let that one get away!”

Well, we all voted that way last night when we happened back upon a Randy Hamilton special, Randy’s beautiful rendering of “Wayfarin’ Stranger.” We definitely aren’t letting this one get away. Click to hear the tune.

This Week's Freebie from The 1937 Flood

This week's freebie features our lunar tribute!

The moon was much on our minds this week, as the solar eclipse brought people out to the streets to party like pagans.

In fact, we were still having lunar thoughts last night at the rehearsal, trying decide on which of The Flood’s many moon tunes to use to commemorate the event, when — as usual — Michelle nailed it. Sing it, girl! Click to hear the tune.

This Week's Freebie from The 1937 Flood

This week's freebie features a little something different: a mini-concert!

What an excellent evening we had last weekend at Taylor Books in Charleston. Hands down, it’s one of our all-time favorite venues. Every time we play there, we find a fun, warm crowd, so supportive, which encouraged us this time to roll out two hours worth of all-new songs.

So, for this week’s podcast here are four songs from last weekend’s sweet gig. Enjoy! Click to hear the tunes.

This Week's Freebie from The 1937 Flood

This week's freebie features a tune we’re working on for a big gig this Saturday in Charleston.

The Family Flood is excited about rolling into downtown Charleston this Saturday night. Starting at 7:30, we’ll be playing at Taylor Books at 226 Capitol Street, raising a ruckus.

 In fact, we’ve even got a tune about that—this old folk song that our band manager, Pamela Bowen, recommended to us earlier this year — all about the ruckus to be raised.

Click to hear the tune.

This Week's Freebie from The 1937 Flood

This week's freebie features a tune we’re working on for a big gig later this month.

One of the joys of this summer has been working up a Flood version of a great old Ivory Joe Hunter song. For years, we’ve wanted to do this 1950 mega-hit, “I Almost Lost My Mind,” but it took this summer and Michelle and Randy’s rich and sexy harmonies to make it happen, as you’ll hear in this track from last night’s rehearsal.

It’s one of the new numbers we’ll be doing later this month when we play at Taylor Books in Charleston. Mark your calendar: We’ll be there Saturday night, Aug. 12. Click to hear the tune.