There is a better World Coming - Songs of Woody Guthrie performed by Charlie Mosbrook
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There is a Better World Coming

My newest project is almost ready for release. There is a Better World Coming is a collection of Woody Guthrie songs along with the Goebel Reeves song Hobo's Lullaby. Hobo's Lullaby spoke to Guthrie in the same way Woody's songs have spoken to me. I never really understood how to play these songs until I started riding trains regularly. While the…
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This Little Light of Mine
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This Little Light of Mine

This song is a gospel hymn from the early 2oth century. It is attributed to Harry Dixon Loes. Written as a children's song. I like to play it for the students I work with. Young or old they all smile and sing along. This song has a magical ability to bring us all back to our childhood and smile. I had…
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The Water Is Wide
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The Water Is Wide

The Water Is Wide is a traditional British folk song also known as Waly Waly.I developed my version from Avin Baird. I always loved when she performed it and eventually developed my own with her help. As my finger picking became more intentional, this song became a staple in my sets. Today it appears from time to time in my live…
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I Bid You Goodnight
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I Bid You Goodnight

I bid You Goodnight is a Bahamian spiritual by Joseph Spence. It's origins go further back than that, but his take on the song was picked up by a string of others. Mine mostly resembles the Grateful Dead or Aaron Neville versions because that is what I was listening to when I first heard it. The song quickly became my automatic…
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