This Week's Freebie from The 1937 Flood

 We are big fans of Kentucky singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton.

 
Our Randy Hamilton brought us this poignant song about seven years ago. Lately it’s been back in the repertoire, with Danny Cox doing double duty, singing harmony to Randy’s lead vocala and trading solos with Sam St. Clair, all framed by Jack Nuckols’ tasteful drumming and Charlie Bowen’s little bit of banjo.

This Week's Freebie from The 1937 Flood

 Occasionally, we do originals. 

Here’s a silly, happy little song that Charlie Bowen wrote 30 years with the idea that The Flood would play it someday. And we from time to time we have.

But it turns out the tune was really waiting for today’s configuration of players, for Jack Nuckols and Randy Hamilton’s rocking rhythm and for those scintillating solos by Danny Cox and Sam St. Clair.

This Week's Freebie from The 1937 Flood

 Rehearsal is always important, of course, but sometimes leaving a song alone for a while also has interesting effects. 

 
It’s been probable a year or more since this Ray Charles classic made an appearance at a Flood rehearsal. But it turns out the song hasn’t been stagnating. 

It was obvious when the song finally did roll around again, it had been percolating in everyone’s memory and all kind of exciting new ideas came out in the solos.

This Week's Freebie from The 1937 Flood

 It’s funny sometimes how songs come to us. 

 
A while back Charlie was just noodling with his new resonator guitar while waiting for a phone call and suddenly he landed on chords from a song he’d not even heard for decades, much less played. 

A week later he’s sharing it with the guys at a rehearsal, and they latch on to the sound too. And just like that, a song comes soaring in from the Seventies.

This Week's Freebie from The 1937 Flood

 This is a tune that our Flood brother Danny Cox brought to the mix. 

 
In fact, with a  chuckle, he said, “I can’t believe y’all weren’t already doing this one.” 

True enough. “After You’ve Gone” was one that got away — until recently, when Danny corralled it and brought it to the table.