Moonshiner

About Moonshiner

"The Moonshiner" is a folk song with disputed origins. It is catalogued as Roud Folk Song Index No. 4301. Some believe that the song originated in America, then later was made famous in Ireland. Others believe that it was the other way around. The Clancy Brothers stated on their recording that the song is of Irish origin, but again, this is disputed. Delia Murphy was singing it in Ireland from the late 1930s. American country music singer Tex Ritter is famous for a song of similar tune and lyrics by the title "Jack of Diamonds" from as early as 1933. Bob Dylan recorded "Moonshiner" in 1963; this version was released on The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961-1991. The song has also been performed by Elliott Smith, Cat Power, Rumbleseat, Cast Iron Filter, Peter Rowan, Railroad Earth, Bob Forrest, Roscoe Holcomb, Uncle Tupelo, Jeffrey Foucault, The Tallest Man On Earth, Tim Hardin, Charlie Parr, Punch Brothers, Redbird, Robert Francis, Scorpios, Dave Van Ronk, Ekoostik Hookah and Moriarty. Lost Dog street band, Jodi James and Clay Parker. more »

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2012

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I've been a moonshiner for seventeen long years
I spend all of my money on whisky and beer
I'll go down to some hollow and set up my still
I'll sell you a gallon for a ten dollar bill.

I go to some bar room and drink with my friends
Where the women can't follow and see what I spend
God bless that pretty women, I wish she was mine
'Cause her breath is as sweet as the dew on the vine.

Let me eat when I'm hungry, let me drink when I'm dry
A dollar when I'm hard up, religion when I die
The whole world's a bottle and life's but a dram
When the bottle gets empty it sure ain't worth a damn.

I've been a moonshiner for seventeen long years
I spend all of my money on whisky and beer
I'll go down to some hollow and set up my still
And if whisky don't kill me then I don't know what will.

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Punch Brothers

Punch Brothers are a progressive bluegrass band. The band consists of Chris Thile (mandolin), Gabe Witcher (fiddle/violin), Noam Pikelny (banjo), Chris Eldridge (guitar), and Paul Kowert (bass). Their style has been described as "bluegrass instrumentation and spontaneity in the strictures of modern classical." more »

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