This Week's Freebie from The 1937 Flood

This week's freebie features something new for the new year.

Our newest bandmates -- Randy Hamilton and Paul Martin -- have brought us such riches: excellent musicianship, extraordinary vocals (leads and harmonies) and warm, lasting friendship. They're also introducing us to some exciting new songs.

For instance, last night we greeted the new year with a song by the wonderful Kentucky-born singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton, who these days routinely sweeps award ceremonies. On this track, that's Randy on lead vocal. And our friend Kim Kartes sits in to join Paul with some great harmony on the choruses.

Also you'll hear Jacob Scarr on the guitar solo, as he got in one more evening with the Family Flood before heading back to law school in Colorado at the end of the week. So, this is our first take of Chris Stapleton's "Angel of the Night." Click to hear the tune.

This Week's Freebie from The 1937 Flood

This week's freebie features a special annual holiday reunion.

Jacob Scarr first played with The Flood in the fall of 2007 when he was just 14 years old. Eventually he joined the band as its youngest member ever, playing with us until 2011 when he left for college in Boulder, Colorado.

These days, we don't get to see Youngblood nearly often enough -- he's busy as a first-year law student at the University of Colorado -- so one of our joys at Christmas time is Jacob's annual homecoming, when he always makes time for a couple jam sessions with the old crowd, and he's sounding better than ever. Click to hear the tune.

This Week's Freebie from The 1937 Flood

This week's freebie features a special guest at the rehearsal!

Doug Chaffin was still a teenager when his daddy bought him a brand new 1958 Gibson Les Paul. Now, more than 50 years later, Doug's still got that guitar -- heck, he's still got the original sales receipt! -- and on special occasions, Doug brings that beauty out to jam with The Flood.

Last night was one of those occasions. Click to hear the tune.

This Weekd's Freebie from The 1937 Flood

This week's freebie features a special visit!

Charlie's cousin, Kathy Castner, brings the holiday spirit with her on her annual Christmas visit to the Bowen household, and, if we're lucky, the visit coincide with a Flood gathering, as it this week.

Now, Kathy sings in public only a couple of times a year -- usually only during these Huntington visits -- but, wow, listening to her beautiful voice, you'd think she was singing every evening.

Here she's shares her rendition of "The Rose," with wonderful solos by Paul Martin and Doug Chaffin. Click to hear the tune.

This Week's Freebie from The 1937 Flood

This week's freebie features a new Flood product!

When we introduced the new "Live, In Concert" album earlier this month, several Flood fans asked if it was still possible to get the band's earlier CDs as well. And the more they talked, the more we realized that, heck, maybe we ought to box 'em up for the holidays.

So, we've rolled out The Flood Six Pack! Right now you can get all SIX of The 1937 Flood's commercially recorded CDs (from 2001 to the present) in one package for $59.95. That's more than a third off the regular retail price. Let's see... it's 15 years worth of music, so that's $4 a year…. or, whoa! a penny a day. Hey, it's math -- we can do this all day long…

It's also nearly eight hours worth of tunes, so if you want to celebrate Take Your Floodster to Work Day, man, this is all you need! Come to our website, 1937flood.com, to read all about it. Meanwhile, here's a snippet from each of the half dozen albums in the collection. Enjoy. Click to hear the tunes.

This Week's Freebie from The 1937 Flood

This week's freebie features a Flood tradition of another kind.

We love having a large band, but one of the downsides is that we can't always get all seven of us together in the same room at the same time, especially during the busy holiday season.

So The Flood has always had a tradition of smaller breakout combos. For instance, whenever we can assemble only four of us, we call it "Flood Plain." Any combination smaller than that is "Flood Lite." Last night was a Flood Lite night! Click to hear the tune.

This Week's Freebie from The 1937 Flood

This week's freebie features the announcement of our new baby!

The new CD is out, and we are so excited about it. It's our sixth CD in 15 years and our first live in concert album (cleverly called "Live, In Concert").

Recorded at a show in Huntington last January, the new disc is out just in time for Christmas, and you can order it right here online. Visit our website -- 1937flood.com -- it has all you need to know. Here's a sample from the new album.

We join in progress as Doug Chaffin and Paul Martin celebrate an exquisite Jay Ungar-Molly Mason composition, "Lovers' Waltz." Click to hear the tune.