I get such a kick out of Dave! When he plays, he acts like he surprises himself. He's an unspoiled Wunderkind who becomes fascinated when the music just EMERGES from him. He's so childlike in his delight, like "Wow, did I do that?" Priceless.
I am so glad that people still play this kind of music. These folks play it so well, it is like hearing this kind of music for the first time. God bless them.
Bless KEXP- they provide a one-of-a-kind setting for consistent musical magic- like this jam- love the baritone vocalist! And Mr. Rawlings & Ms. Welch floor me darn near every time.
Just perfect, and their enjoyment is the icing on the cake ….. ❤ the more I listen to this the more it makes me want to enjoy it one more time ! The whole album is just gorgeous xx
Brilliant performance. And I wonder how long it will take until singers can gather around one microphone like that again. I'm glad there's great stuff like this on RUclips in the current absence of live music.
It's very nice, I don't have much to say other than when I first heard this I assumed it was way older than it actually is. I get some strong Big Star vibes from this.
I love everything about this performance. Dave's guitar playing (2:59-3:41 - can I say amazing or what) is most exceptional and never fails to make me smile (no matter how sad the song). Love the whole performance. I never really realized how happy music made me until I watched Dave and Gillian perform.
I don’t know what it is about KEXP, but the majority of their recordings/sessions ARE better than the album versions. Their recording engineers need a Nobel Peace Prize and a raise!
It TOTALLY sounds like Oh Girl in the verses. I thought it was that song at first. But turns out ... it's even better than that already great song. It's a stunner, in fact.
Come to Grassroots Concerts in Nisswa, MN. or Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts, Pequot Lakes, MN. Perfect fit! Gillian is aces, and the guys are right there with her all the way! Sweet.
awakeningosiris I couldn't agree more! I got turned on to this tune a few months back. First thing I said was this sounds just like Oh Girl by the chi-lites! Astute observation!
I just heard this song playing softly in another room, it was the instrumental portion, and that's what I thought I was hearing an acoustic cover version, until I walked into the room and the vocals started. Nicely ripped off I must say.
Since there really isn’t a lyric video for this song anywhere, here are the lyrics :: Ruby, let down your golden hair When I'm standing at the bottom of your stairs Ruby, I can see your TV on But the people there, they flicker and they're gone So let down your golden hair for me tonight Let down your golden hair for me to climb Just like an old time telegraph man I came here with a simple job to do 'Cause that news coming down the wire says that your head's on fire And I'm trying to get a message through to you Ruby, you ain't lonely yet With your crystal and your Russian cigarette Ruby, haven't you heard before Working is the finest tower when it hasn't got a door? So let down your golden hair for me to climb Let down your golden hair for me tonight Just like an old time telegraph man I came here with a simple job to do 'Cause that news coming down the wire says that your bed's on fire And I'm trying to get a message through to you, Ruby I'm that old time telegraph man and I came here with a simple job to do 'Cause that news coming down the wire says that your world's on fire And I'm trying to get a message through to you I'm that old time telegraph man and I came here with a simple job to do 'Cause that news coming down the wire says that your world's on fire And I'm trying to get a message through to you
Ruby, let down your golden hair When I'm standing at the bottom of your stairs Ruby, I can see your TV on But the people there, they flicker and they're gone So let down your golden hair for me tonight Let down your golden hair for me to climb Just like an old-time telegraph man I came here with a simple job to do 'Cause that news coming down the wire Says that your head's on fire And I'm trying to get a message through to you Ruby, you ain't lonely yet With your crystal and your Russian cigarette Ruby, haven't you heard before? What good's the finest tower when it hasn't got a door? So let down your golden hair for me to climb Let down your golden hair for me tonight Just like an old-time telegraph man I came here with a simple job to do 'Cause that news coming down the wire Says that your bed's on fire And I'm trying to get a message through to you Ruby I'm that old-time telegraph man And I came here with a simple job to do 'Cause that news coming down the wire Says that your world's on fire And I'm trying to get a message through to you I'm that old-time telegraph man And I came here with a simple job to do 'Cause that news coming down the wire Says that your world's on fire And I'm trying to get a message through to you
"nice"?? haha, are you kidding? this is fucking incredible. rawlings' craftsmanship is imaculate; his soul, true and honest as any other. there isn't another artist that is more fully formed. kexp rules, but nice is just a funny response to the art that was just performed. :)
The bass voice that Ketch Secor is singing in, does it have a name? "Falsetto Bass," or "False Bass"? Harmonic Bass? I 'm dying to hear him do more and can't find it.
Wow, you got a spare 20 or 30 years? This cat is like in the 1% of guitar players. Okay, sorry, you're not asking for solo or fills transcriptions, you just want the chord tabs. Isn't he eFFing great, or what?
Wow, I would never want to criticize Gillian but this video shows some real physical vulnerabilities for her, which makes me worry about how she is doing. When was this taken?
This is all abt great roots music. Brought round again, w/ such individual approaches, of course that voice of Gillian's, which will b talked abt long after she's in the great beyind. And Dave is a 1% guitar player, arranger. And not 2b copied; a master of dissonance, and or atonal little flourishes. And that very deep harmony helps make it unique Class, talent, taste, individuality. Who was the dumb-dumb who made a comment about Gillian's hair?! Gillian and ppl of this ilk are way beyo d hair and appearances. This appeRance thing has screwed up so mNy lives. Shame on u 4 talkin trash abt such a talent . U don't ' get it ' , the music, the feelings, the message U don't even deserve 2 hear this type of thing w/that attitude. Why don't u concern urself w/ur own hair, lol. Some ppl have much higher concerns, and God bless 'em.
![ARGENTINA vs. PERÚ [1-0] | RESUMEN | ELIMINATORIAS SUDAMERICANAS | FECHA 12](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/xtI25ENDDSY/mqdefault.jpg)
I get such a kick out of Dave! When he plays, he acts like he surprises himself. He's an unspoiled Wunderkind who becomes fascinated when the music just EMERGES from him. He's so childlike in his delight, like "Wow, did I do that?" Priceless.
I just love the way you put that!! Never thought about it quite like that! What a great description of Dave and his talent!!
I am so glad that people still play this kind of music. These folks play it so well, it is like hearing this kind of music for the first time. God bless them.
WoW, absolutely WoW ... their execution, balance, sensitivity and heart is of the highest degree. Thank you 🙏
Bravo Dave Rawlings Machine!
Bless KEXP- they provide a one-of-a-kind setting for consistent musical magic- like this jam- love the baritone vocalist! And Mr. Rawlings & Ms. Welch floor me darn near every time.
I love this song so much we named our dog after it. :-)
lol yes! We named our kid after it!! ❤️
That’s Brilliant ! Does she have long golden hair??? x❤❤❤
Als de beste kerst avond ooit.❤
Every single version Dave has done of this song is a WINNER.
I love everything about these people and their music. Peace.
Awesome, those armonics sounded like heaven.
Just perfect, and their enjoyment is the icing on the cake ….. ❤ the more I listen to this the more it makes me want to enjoy it one more time ! The whole album is just gorgeous xx
Ketch, Willie, Dave, and Gillian. What a combo.
don't forget about some guy on the upright bass hidden in the back there!
The bass vocals almost make me mad because they're so good. Ketch is the man.
When I sing along to this song, I gravitate to the bass part, for reasons you mention above.
What a gorgeous song. Love that Ketch is helping out!
Don't forget willie watson😊
Playin and singin around a single mic, and it sounds awesome.
My soul longs to sing this song. Simply one of the best.
this will go down as a classic live performance of a classic tune...one day
Love love love the bass vocals sooooo much!!! I feel like in music there is never enough bass!!!! Especially bass vocals! Oh my heart!!!
I just love this song so much.
same♡
Brilliant performance. And I wonder how long it will take until singers can gather around one microphone like that again. I'm glad there's great stuff like this on RUclips in the current absence of live music.
can't stop crying...
so beautiful
Paul Butler .......sissy
It's very nice, I don't have much to say other than when I first heard this I assumed it was way older than it actually is. I get some strong Big Star vibes from this.
What a great sound!! This is REAL music!!
I love everything about this performance. Dave's guitar playing (2:59-3:41 - can I say amazing or what) is most exceptional and never fails to make me smile (no matter how sad the song). Love the whole performance. I never really realized how happy music made me until I watched Dave and Gillian perform.
Gilian is an absolute angel
indeed♡
Sweet sound!! Oh, and that beautiful red haired girl !!!
So amazing, folks. Love this group
I like this song very much.
Damn...goosebumps coming out that instrumental. Splendid!
Thank you
Waterloo shirt! Representing Austin Tx. I saw them at an in store about this time at Waterloo Records.
I LOVE LISTENING TO THIS SONG WHILE I'M HOME WITH MY PUPPERS!
this comment made my day :)
One of my all time favorites
This is even better than the record version
I don’t know what it is about KEXP, but the majority of their recordings/sessions ARE better than the album versions. Their recording engineers need a Nobel Peace Prize and a raise!
@peakdavid Its amazing! His vocal range is fantastic. Makes the chorus very profound!
godDAMN that's awesome.
So beautiful. For some reason the melody reminds me of Oh Girl by The Chi-Lites!
It TOTALLY sounds like Oh Girl in the verses. I thought it was that song at first. But turns out ... it's even better than that already great song. It's a stunner, in fact.
YES 100%
They need to come to Texas on tour!
new discovery for me love this
5 músicos y un (1) micrófono. Increíble
This was amazing!
that there is some superior song writing
Pure class. Saw em all at the very wonderful Sage in Gateshead. WITH JP Jones!! Dont get much better....
This is gorgeous. The chorus reminds me a bit of The Band's lovely 'Bessie Smith'. Try it if you like this.
Exactly what I was thinking when I heard this song first time. It's very similar to Bessie Smith.
The Band at their best, even without a particular tune in mind is a great analogy. Storytellers
That would be fiddler and Old Crow Medicine Show front man, Ketch Secor.
So good!
Come to Grassroots Concerts in Nisswa, MN. or Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts, Pequot Lakes, MN. Perfect fit! Gillian is aces, and the guys are right there with her all the way! Sweet.
man this is SOOO GOOD
They are soo high!!
sublime
such a great song! reminds me of "oh girl" by the chi-lites at points,.. could be a neat little segue live
awakeningosiris
I couldn't agree more! I got turned on to this tune a few months back. First thing I said was this sounds just like Oh Girl by the chi-lites! Astute observation!
I just heard this song playing softly in another room, it was the instrumental portion, and that's what I thought I was hearing an acoustic cover version, until I walked into the room and the vocals started. Nicely ripped off I must say.
beauty, the message is for you corporate higher ups.
these folks are better then the rolling stones .wonderful music
Since there really isn’t a lyric video for this song anywhere, here are the lyrics ::
Ruby, let down your golden hair
When I'm standing at the bottom of your stairs
Ruby, I can see your TV on
But the people there, they flicker and they're gone
So let down your golden hair for me tonight
Let down your golden hair for me to climb
Just like an old time telegraph man I came here with a simple job to do
'Cause that news coming down the wire says that your head's on fire
And I'm trying to get a message through to you
Ruby, you ain't lonely yet
With your crystal and your Russian cigarette
Ruby, haven't you heard before
Working is the finest tower when it hasn't got a door?
So let down your golden hair for me to climb
Let down your golden hair for me tonight
Just like an old time telegraph man I came here with a simple job to do
'Cause that news coming down the wire says that your bed's on fire
And I'm trying to get a message through to you, Ruby
I'm that old time telegraph man and I came here with a simple job to do
'Cause that news coming down the wire says that your world's on fire
And I'm trying to get a message through to you
I'm that old time telegraph man and I came here with a simple job to do
'Cause that news coming down the wire says that your world's on fire
And I'm trying to get a message through to you
Thank you for taking the time!
Around 4:14 to 4:20 gave me the chills.
❤️
recorded with only one simple microfon... awesome...
Can you believe Ketch singing that deep bass line?
David Taylor thanks I just asked that
Now who is the girl? Thanks
Band members names please? Especially the girl ? Thank you
@@fleadoggreen9062 Gillian Welch is her name, a great musician.
I believe I heard her say once in an interview " ... its what We do..."
Ruby, let down your golden hair
When I'm standing at the bottom of your stairs
Ruby, I can see your TV on
But the people there, they flicker and they're gone
So let down your golden hair for me tonight
Let down your golden hair for me to climb
Just like an old-time telegraph man
I came here with a simple job to do
'Cause that news coming down the wire
Says that your head's on fire
And I'm trying to get a message through to you
Ruby, you ain't lonely yet
With your crystal and your Russian cigarette
Ruby, haven't you heard before?
What good's the finest tower when it hasn't got a door?
So let down your golden hair for me to climb
Let down your golden hair for me tonight
Just like an old-time telegraph man
I came here with a simple job to do
'Cause that news coming down the wire
Says that your bed's on fire
And I'm trying to get a message through to you
Ruby
I'm that old-time telegraph man
And I came here with a simple job to do
'Cause that news coming down the wire
Says that your world's on fire
And I'm trying to get a message through to you
I'm that old-time telegraph man
And I came here with a simple job to do
'Cause that news coming down the wire
Says that your world's on fire
And I'm trying to get a message through to you
the big difference is a violin has strings and a fiddle has strangs!
I always heard it was that you couldn't spill beer on a violin.
@@rickrobertbob i bet i could. and probably would lol. very clumsy;)
I have never felt like I wanna break the law more than I feel it right now.
Who else thinks this sounds a bit like Oh Girl from The Chi-Lites?
just thinking the same thing!
Don't get no better than that
....eight peoples (8)...don't understand the word 'sublime''
@cred45543 The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, usually the violin. That sir is a violin!
@mikesakhalin What a gig!
Was this all recorded with just one SM57? It sounds brilliant.
hay they are the rawlings stones
"nice"?? haha, are you kidding? this is fucking incredible. rawlings' craftsmanship is imaculate; his soul, true and honest as any other. there isn't another artist that is more fully formed. kexp rules, but nice is just a funny response to the art that was just performed. :)
who's that with the deep voice? amazing
Lead singer of Old Crow Medicine Show. Pretty sweet huh?
@@mcbroomjacob yes, very rad indeed.
Ive loved gil for years!! but what did she do to her hair lol
The bass voice that Ketch Secor is singing in, does it have a name? "Falsetto Bass," or "False Bass"? Harmonic Bass? I 'm dying to hear him do more and can't find it.
Would anyone have the guitar tab for what David is playing here? Or even better a video tutorial??
Please
Wow, you got a spare 20 or 30 years? This cat is like in the 1% of guitar players. Okay, sorry, you're not asking for solo or fills transcriptions, you just want the chord tabs. Isn't he eFFing great, or what?
I spill beer on everything
ruby, i'd be in trouble if you left me now
"All right that's very nice" that's all you have to say after that? Fire that man. That was astounding music!
Sounds great, but those faces Dave is pulling are funky af. haha
only if you spill beer on them
low baritone is ketch.sounds funny but it is
:-)
hi! it's been a decade ♡ hope you're still :-)
pants on fire.
Whose the baritone?
his voice sounds a little like mason jennings' w some jagger from wild horses in there at times..
Listen to In My Life by the Beatles then this, pretty similar
@sweetsweetjanice how about 4:31! jesus!
so i guess my pants and the floor are fiddles. :-)
Plays the most sophisticated instrument, wears a wife beater
good golley that's a low vocal someone's tossing in there!
Wow, I would never want to criticize Gillian but this video shows some real physical vulnerabilities for her, which makes me worry about how she is doing. When was this taken?
?
Violin player is kinda wack. With the beater shirt and low bass voice. Taking me out of it.
This is all abt great roots music. Brought round again, w/ such individual approaches, of course that voice of Gillian's, which will b talked abt long after she's in the great beyind. And Dave is a 1% guitar player, arranger. And not 2b copied; a master of dissonance, and or atonal little flourishes. And that very deep harmony helps make it unique
Class, talent, taste, individuality. Who was the dumb-dumb who made a comment about Gillian's hair?! Gillian and ppl of this ilk are way beyo d hair and appearances. This appeRance thing has screwed up so mNy lives. Shame on u 4 talkin trash abt such a talent . U don't ' get it ' , the music, the feelings, the message
U don't even deserve 2 hear this type of thing w/that attitude. Why don't u concern urself w/ur own hair, lol. Some ppl have much higher concerns, and God bless 'em.