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Title: Pick A Bale Of Cotton (featuring Jean Pierre)
Post by: Ray Brookes on October 12, 2022, 06:29:54 PM
I thought I'd have a go at doing a kind of Cajon version of this old American folk song just for a bit of fun.

I asked Jean Pierre if he would add in some slide guitar and he very kindly obliged with his great style of playing. Merci beaucoup, Jean Pierre.
Title: Re: Pick A Bale Of Cotton (featuring Jean Pierre)
Post by: Jean Pierre on October 12, 2022, 11:58:35 PM
Thanks again Ray for inviting me to this beautiful cajun version of Picke a bale
I like everything : the stereo miaxage of the voices, the accordion, and it seems to me that you have brilliantly added a harmonica track at the end ;)
Title: Re: Pick A Bale Of Cotton (featuring Jean Pierre)
Post by: Hook on October 13, 2022, 08:59:42 AM
A little slice of Americana here so wonderfully performed. Your musicianship is outstanding.
Rock on!
Title: Re: Pick A Bale Of Cotton (featuring Jean Pierre)
Post by: StephenM on October 13, 2022, 06:42:12 PM
a superbly fun toe tapper... where is my jug?  This reminds me of some of the fun songs that the 3 Stooges did on their shows... they were so great...
nice job Ray and JP
Title: Re: Pick A Bale Of Cotton (featuring Jean Pierre)
Post by: Zoltan on October 14, 2022, 09:45:52 AM
Why is this so good? Because you're cheating. When you couple a kangaroo with eurasian pygmy shrew you're bound to get great results!

This is such a real toe tapper that even people with less than full set of toes would be wiggling their appandages in approval.

The only thing i would need to push the enjoyment of this song into the highest gear would be a jug of moonshine. Then i'd be tiptoeing thru the tulips and eating daffodils.

How's that for constructive criticism?

S'il vous plaît messieurs et désolé de vous comparer tous les deux à des animaux.
Title: Re: Pick A Bale Of Cotton (featuring Jean Pierre)
Post by: Rene Asologuitar on October 14, 2022, 09:57:39 AM
Truly, a fun song.
A toe tapper, indeed!!!
Love this recording.
And the slide guitar adds on to the exquisite musicality of the both of you.
Thanks for this beauty.
Rene
Title: Re: Pick A Bale Of Cotton (featuring Jean Pierre)
Post by: Ted on October 14, 2022, 11:44:30 AM
I saw this in the board, and I thought, "Good God, why?" I couldn't imagine why anyone would cover this cornball song. I couldn't imagine that it would be worth listening to it. Clearly I suffered from a failure of imagination.

Excellent and very Lively. I have two or three compilations of classic Americana songs. If this song were to pop up while I was playing my music on shuffle, I would simply assume that it was from one of these compilations. Ironic that there is no American in sight here.
Title: Re: Pick A Bale Of Cotton (featuring Jean Pierre)
Post by: Trist on October 15, 2022, 04:05:08 AM
This was a lot of fun, makes you smile from the outset. great job guys in making this such a enjoyable listen, not sure i know this song vaguely i think, 2 minutes of much needed joy right here.
Title: Re: Pick A Bale Of Cotton (featuring Jean Pierre)
Post by: thetworegs on October 17, 2022, 03:52:51 AM
Now that's a toe tapper and a lot of fun