Pick A Bale Of Cotton (featuring Jean Pierre)

[Ray Brookes]

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.

[Jean Pierre]

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

[Hook]

A little slice of Americana here so wonderfully performed. Your musicianship is outstanding.
Rock on!

[StephenM]

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

[Zoltan]

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.

[Rene Asologuitar]

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

[Ted]

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.

[Trist]

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.

[thetworegs]

Now that's a toe tapper and a lot of fun