The Hobo's Last Ride
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The Hobo's Last Ride is an album of American
musicians Norman Blake
and Nancy Blake, released in 1996.
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musicians Norman Blake
Norman Blake (American musician)
Norman Blake is an instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter. In a career spanning more than 50 years Blake has played in a number of folk and Country groups...
and Nancy Blake, released in 1996.
Track listing
- "The Democratic Donkey (Is in His Stall Again)" – 3:30
- "Tell Mother I'll Meet Her" – 3:32
- "Forked Deer" – 3:21
- "The Hobo's Last Ride" – 4:23
- "Thebes" – 6:27
- "Leaving Home" – 4:14
- "Home of the Soul" – 3:04
- "Midnight, the Unconquered Outlaw" – 4:32
- "The Old Grey Mare Came Tearin' Out of the Wilderness" – 3:09
- "I Know My Name Is There" – 3:56
- "Starving to Death on the Government Claim" – 4:47
- "Old Shady Bothreen" – 3:15
- "Tying a Knot in the Devil's Tail" – 4:17
- "Angel Gabriel" – 4:42
- "The Two Little Orphans" – 4:11
- "Memories That Never Die" – 4:26
Personnel
- Norman Blake – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, mandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
, banjoBanjoIn the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
, fiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
, violaViolaThe viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
, vocals - Nancy Blake – guitar, mandolin, celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
, vocals