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Gypsy Davy

Sound Beat

The Archives Podcast

American Songcatcher

Andy Cohen

Robbie Fulks

Chris Thile

Steve Dawson

Henry Ford

Ogden Nash

Wyatt Earp

Jon Langford

Casey Jones

Dom Flemons

Woody Guthrie

Seth Walker

Gerry Armstrong

Patrick Doyle

Charlie Beck

OwlTail

Season 1, Episode 7 // She's Gone With The Gypsy Davy Featured in this Episode: Traditional - “Gypsy Davy” (:20) Son House - “Grinnin’ in your Face” (9:02) Merle Travis - “Nine Pound Hammer” (24:07) Dolly Parton - “Jolene” (40:30) Sierra Ferrell - “Elk River Blues” (59:60)  Teaser: Who were the original gypsies, and why are so many songs sung about them? Hear the man who inspired Robert Johnson and set the standard for the Delta blues slide guitar. A boy born out of the Kentucky coal mines and creating the epitome of guitar fingerpicking styles known today as “Travis Picking”. Perhaps the most decorated country singer, philanthropist and unifying voice, a woman who has led countless other country artists and musicians for 50 years, still going strong. A young troubadour who is changing the timbre of country music, mixing it with eclectic roots while transporting listeners to another time.  Follow AS: Instagram  Support Independent Programming: Join the Patreon community, or send a one-time donation through Venmo or PayPal  "Shine A Light": Folk Alley | Instagram  Source Credits: #1 Contemplator | Mainly Norfolk | Lizlyle | History Today | Harvard magazine | Second hand Songs | Enacademic #2 Louder Sound | MS Blues Trail | New World Encyclopedia | MS Writers &amp; Musicians | Black Past | Democrat and Chronicle | George Lamplugh | Digital NEPR #3 Story by Glen C Herbert + NY Times | Alan Cackett | Oldies #4 Official Site | The List | PBS | Britannica | Tennessee Encyclopedia | Library of Congress | The New Yorker | NY Times #5  Wide Open Country | WV Gazette | Saving Country Music | Official Site | Wautauga Democrat | HonkyTonkBadonkaDonk  ---   Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/americansongcatcher/support

Season 1, Episode 7 // She's Gone With The Gypsy Davy Featured in this Episode: Traditional - “Gypsy Davy” (:20) Son House - “Grinnin’ in your Face” (9:02) Merle Travis - “Nine Pound Hammer” (24:07) Dolly Parton - “Jolene” (40:30) Sierra Ferrell - “Elk River Blues” (59:60) Teaser: Who were the original gypsies, and why are so many songs sung about them? Hear the man who inspired Robert Johnson and set the standard for the Delta blues slide guitar. A boy born out of the Kentucky coal mines and creating the epitome of guitar fingerpicking styles known today as “Travis Picking”. Perhaps the most decorated country singer, philanthropist and unifying voice, a woman who has led countless other country artists and musicians for 50 years, still going strong. A young troubadour who is changing the timbre of country music, mixing it with eclectic roots while transporting listeners to another time. Follow AS: <a href="http://www.instagram.com/AmericanSongcatcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> Support Independent Programming: Join the<a href="https://patreon.com/AmericanSongcatcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Patreon</a> community, or send a one-time donation through<a href="https://venmo.com/americansongcatcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Venmo</a> or<a href="https://paypal.me/NicholasEWilliams" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> PayPal</a> "Shine A Light": <a href="https://www.folkalley.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Folk Alley</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alley_pics/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> Source Credits: #1 Contemplator |<a href="https://mainlynorfolk.info/shirley.collins/songs/sevenyellowgipsies.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a>Mainly Norfolk | Lizlyle | History Today | Harvard magazine | Second hand Songs | Enacademic #2 Louder Sound | MS Blues Trail | New World Encyclopedia | MS Writers &amp; Musicians | Black Past |<a href="https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/lifestyle/2015/08/25/how-did-son-house-get-rochester-great-migration/32334143/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a>Democrat and Chronicle | George Lamplugh | Digital NEPR #3 Story by Glen C Herbert + NY Times | Alan Cackett | Oldies #4<a href="https://dollyparton.com/about-dolly-parton" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a>Official Site | The List | PBS | Britannica | Tennessee Encyclopedia | Library of Congress | The New Yorker | NY Times #5  Wide Open Country | WV Gazette | Saving Country Music | Official Site | Wautauga Democrat | HonkyTonkBadonkaDonk --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/americansongcatcher/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/americansongcatcher/support</a>

S1:E7 // She's Gone With The Gypsy Davy

We’ve all had bad days.  But imagine coming home to find your spouse has left you to become a gypsy, and marry one too. The story behind “Gypsy Davy” is the classic boy meets girl meets travelling, wife-stealing gypsy. Woody Guthrie recorded this version in nineteen forty-one. But the story itself is much older.  It’s based on the traditional Scottish folk ballad “The Gypsy Laddie”, written in the early 1700s. In Guthrie’s version, the lord rides after his lady, hoping to convince her to return home to their baby. Alas, the song of the gypsy is too strong. The lady refuses, and Guthrie’s version ends there.  Woody was a peaceful sort of guy.  In an earlier version of the Gypsy Laddie, the gypsy and his six brothers meet a more grisly fate. They were hanged by the Lord and his posse, at which point the Lady decides shuffling on home would indeed be best.

We’ve all had bad days.  But imagine coming home to find your spouse has left you to become a gypsy, and marry one too. The story behind “Gypsy Davy” is the classic boy meets girl meets travelling, wife-stealing gypsy. Woody Guthrie recorded this version in nineteen forty-one. But the story itself is much older.  It’s based on the traditional Scottish folk ballad “The Gypsy Laddie”, written in the early 1700s. In Guthrie’s version, the lord rides after his lady, hoping to convince her to return home to their baby. Alas, the song of the gypsy is too strong. The lady refuses, and Guthrie’s version ends there.  Woody was a peaceful sort of guy.  In an earlier version of the Gypsy Laddie, the gypsy and his six brothers meet a more grisly fate. They were hanged by the Lord and his posse, at which point the Lady decides shuffling on home would indeed be best.

The Gypsy Davy

In the second of two podcasts featuring descendents of the old Scottish folksong, “The Gypsy Laddie,” we follow the trail that led across the ocean to the United States, and to what would become “The Gypsy Davy.” Episode 10 features an interview with Mark Dvorak, and a never-before-released field recording of “Gypsie Davy” by Mae Kennedy McCord, collected by George and Gerry Armstrong in Springfield, MO in 1962. Original recordings featured in this episode (in order of occurrence):- “Gypsie Davy” by Mae Kennedy McCord, recorded in Springfield, MO in 1962 by George and Gerry Armstrong- Excerpts from “The Wandering Folksong: The Gypsy Laddie,” featuring George Armstrong, 03/30/1979- Interview with Mark Dvorak in the Resource Center of the Old Town School of Folk Music, 8/5/16References and additional reading:- The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol. IV by Francis J. Child- The Ballad Book of John Jacob Niles by John Jacob Niles- Traditional American Folk Songs by Frank and Anne Warner- "Song Notes," http://www.oldtownschool.org/resourcecenter/songnotes/

In the second of two podcasts featuring descendents of the old Scottish folksong, “The Gypsy Laddie,” we follow the trail that led across the ocean to the United States, and to what would become “The Gypsy Davy.” Episode 10 features an interview with Mark Dvorak, and a never-before-released field recording of “Gypsie Davy” by Mae Kennedy McCord, collected by George and Gerry Armstrong in Springfield, MO in 1962. Original recordings featured in this episode (in order of occurrence): - “Gypsie Davy” by Mae Kennedy McCord, recorded in Springfield, MO in 1962 by George and Gerry Armstrong - Excerpts from “The Wandering Folksong: The Gypsy Laddie,” featuring George Armstrong, 03/30/1979 - Interview with Mark Dvorak in the Resource Center of the Old Town School of Folk Music, 8/5/16 References and additional reading: - The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol. IV by Francis J. Child - The Ballad Book of John Jacob Niles by John Jacob Niles - Traditional American Folk Songs by Frank and Anne Warner - "Song Notes," <a href="http://www.oldtownschool.org/resourcecenter/songnotes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.oldtownschool.org/resourcecenter/songnotes/</a>

Ep 10 - Five from the Archives - Gypsy Davy