
The Greenwood Misses

Searching the Desert for the Blues Searching the Desert for the Blues
A Blind Willie McTell song from 1932 in the Piedmont style, with lyrics "gender-corrected" by the Greenwood Misses

Blue Bayou Blue Bayou
The Greenwood Misses lend their own completely original arrangement of vocal harmonies to this classic song by Texas rockabilly legend Roy Orbison

W-o-m-a-n (very rough live cut, unedited) W-o-m-a-n (very rough live cut, unedited)
A live, rough rehearsal of a song made most famous by the Jim Kweskin band, with Greenwood Misses' guitarist and vocalist Manda Clair on harmonica.

Sliding Delta Sliding Delta
A fairly faithful rendition of Mississippi John Hurt's distinctive fingerpicked song from the 1920's. Is it about a river, a steamboat, or a train?

Sin City Sin City
One of the best-known songs by Gram Parsons: a bluesy shuffle with a country gospel flair, with an improvised Silver City monologue by Greenwood Misses drummer Robyn Caruso

Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key
These lyrics were written by American folk-blues pioneer Woody Guthrie, but were put to music in 1998 by Billy Bragg and Wilco. Original harmonies here arranged by the Greenwood Misses.

Texas Eagle Texas Eagle
This fast-paced song by Steve Earle and the Del McCoury band describes a train that is still in operation today, but only a shadow of its former self. This arrangement and original harmonies by the Greenwood Misses.

Shake Sugaree Shake Sugaree
Elizabeth Cotten's sweet but mysterious song first recorded in the 1950's. Blues historians debate to this day what it means to "shake sugaree".

Spike Driver Blues Spike Driver Blues
The Greenwood Misses' version of Mississippi John Hurt's famous telling of the legend of John Henry, first recorded in 1928

White Freightliner White Freightliner
A Townes Van Zandt song about the beast that killed the American railroad

Blackjack Davey Blackjack Davey
Traditional American folk ballad somewhere between the styles recorded by Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan.