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The Rambler's Home on the Range
Well, in case you missed it, last week's Double Americana was picturesque. We played the song everybody knows, "Home on the Range,"...
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The Rough & Tumble
Sep 27, 20172 min read
Buffalo Gals
This week on Double Americana, we’re taking a pass at "Buffalo Gals," which you probably know from school or from “It’s A Wonderful...
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The Rough & Tumble
Sep 20, 20172 min read
Oh! Susanna
This week on Double Americana, we’re performing a song that most American kids know before they know anything. “Oh! Susanna” is one of...
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The Rough & Tumble
Aug 30, 20173 min read
Hard Travelin
“I hate a song that makes you think that you are not any good. I hate a song that makes you think that you are just born to lose. Bound...
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The Rough & Tumble
Aug 23, 20173 min read
Bright Morning Stars
We are sitting in a hotel room-- pretty much the fanciest hotel we get all year-- in Wichita. This is our third year playing at the...
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The Rough & Tumble
Aug 16, 20173 min read
How Can I Keep From Singing
"First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and...
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The Rough & Tumble
Aug 2, 20172 min read
Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy
This week on Double Americana, we learned the old-timey tune, "Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy," which is about a cast iron skillet and...
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The Rough & Tumble
Jul 26, 20171 min read
Bury Me Beneath the Willow
For as popular as this song is, we are a little surprised that we hadn't heard it in all our lives! This, friends, is why we need...
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The Rough & Tumble
Jul 12, 20171 min read
Red River Valley
What makes a good Americana song a good Americana song, you ask? Heartache. Longing. Homesickness for a place you can't return to. The...
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The Rough & Tumble
Jun 28, 20173 min read
How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live?
On this week's, Double Americana, we're performing a poignant, protest song. "How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live," by Blind...
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The Rough & Tumble
Jun 14, 20172 min read
The Battle of New Orleans
Not every week is public domain, we guess. Because sometimes, there are songs that stick in our brains like they used to stick in...
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The Rough & Tumble
Jun 7, 20171 min read
Cockles and Mussels
We've spent our last month on or near the Atlantic, which while that isn't quite Ireland, our time in Maine felt dang close. Well, at...
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The Rough & Tumble
May 31, 20171 min read
The Water is Wide
Our second week, and we are still going strong as ever! We took our pal, Paula, up on her request (as it was the first request we got!)...
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The Rough & Tumble
May 24, 20171 min read
Cindy
Our very first Double Americana! We decided to ease in slow, playing you a song that we've been playing around a bit in the last couple...
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The Rough & Tumble
May 23, 20172 min read
Double Americana
In case you've missed all the hub-ub on our Facebook page recently, we're starting a new project. It's called "Double Americana," and...
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