Captains And Hard Driving Songs

Captains And Hard Drivin' Songs Dermot Byrne The Blues, and in particular Delta Blues,arose within the harshness of the social conditions generated by class and racial segregation. These 14 tracks of which four are self penned, pay homage to the slidin' delta and some of the classic songs from which the blues built it's foundation.The album includes prison songs such as the classic 'Parchmen Farm' and 'Baby Please D'ont Go', as well as Texas and Alabama work songs such as 'Captain George' and 'I'll Be So Glad (when the sun go down)'.