This is the last of the four videos I made with Canadian,...(more)
This is the last of the four videos I made with Canadian, Matthew Vaughan, who works in Bangkok, Thailand, and accordionist, Bob Hornett, of bertosvids, who was driving Matthew to Melbourne Airport. Due to the limited time we had, there are obviously some rough edges here - including a glitch where the recording skipped a beat - but we had fun doing it, and hopefully you will enjoy it too.
The song, written and recorded by Carson Robison, was one of the top country hits of 1943. It is based, of course, on the traditional ditty, "The Old Gray Mare She Ain't What She Used to Be". I first heard this sung by banjo picker, Leroy Troy, at the Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival, 2010.(less)
