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pumatrack
05-23-2007, 16:28
I've been trying to search WB for some good AT music, written by or about thru-hiking, but haven't found any...
Any suggestions?
I'm partial to Takoma Tedd's Blue Notes between the White Blazes CD.
Brrrb Oregon
05-23-2007, 16:52
Sorry, but I don't know of any thru-hiking songs, let alone good ones. You'd think that with all that time on the trail, somebody has to have something come to mind, had the hook smooth out and the rough edges knocked off.
I'll be watching this thread. Or maybe the music that best reflects thru-hiking is instrumental. Or, by the time the hike is done, silent.
Brrrb Oregon
05-23-2007, 16:52
I'm partial to Takoma Tedd's Blue Notes between the White Blazes CD.
Can a sample be accessed via the internet?
briarpatch
05-23-2007, 18:42
I've been trying to search WB for some good AT music, written by or about thru-hiking, but haven't found any...
Any suggestions?
From his website: http://www.johnsmithmusic.com/AppalachainRain.mp3
fiddlehead
05-23-2007, 20:42
How about Walkin Jim? here's a link to his website: http://www.walkinjim.com/
his songs aren't all about the AT as he's a triple crowner + with 26,000 miles of experience over a long period. But i believe all his songs are about hiking or being out there in nature.
Can a sample be accessed via the internet?
He did have a sample on his website, but I don't think it is still active.
From his website: http://www.johnsmithmusic.com/AppalachainRain.mp3
I've enjoyed this song on Lion King's video and I'm happy to hear the whole version. Thank you for the link.
Let me second WalkinJim. Here are part of the Lyrics from his site of his Appalachian Trail Song:
The Appalachian Trail
Down at Springer Mountain I learned a thing or two,
Just a greenhorn city boy, starting out brand new,
I'd been feeling disconnected, kind of lost along the way,
But the first step that I took, found me coming home that day.The Appalachian Trail was where it all began,
That's where this boy first learned, to call himself a man,
It was the wind that taught me how to spread my wings,
It was the path, that led me on to other things.
from "From The Appalachian Trail"
Programbo
05-30-2007, 20:29
Why does this seem as if it could be sung to the tune of "The Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton?
Uncle Silly
05-30-2007, 20:31
you're right, it does seem to have that cadence. it'd be awfully weird if it was written to the same tune tho.