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Traditional tune from legendary fiddler Luther Davis. The words are from many different sources. Played here on fiddle, banjo and guitar.

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Chickens crowing in the old pine tree (3)
Down in North Carolina.

River’s up and I can’t get across (3x)
Down in North Carolina.
Waterbound and I can't get home (3)
Down in North Carolina

Stay all night and don’t go home (3x)
Stay with me till morning

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from Tear Down the Fences, released August 7, 2017
Alice Gerrard-fiddle, lead vocal
Kay Justice-guitar, harmony vocal
Gail Gillespie-banjo

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Alice Gerrard Durham, North Carolina

A singer and songwriter, Alice’s recordings with Hazel Dickens during the 1960s and ’70s influenced a generation of women musicians from Laurie Lewis to the Judds. Nominated for a Grammy in 2015, she was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Assoc. Hall of Fame in 2017. A documentary film about Alice, "You Gave Me a Song" premiered at the Full Frame Independent Film Festival in 2019. ... more

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