The Rough & Tumble
Buffalo Gals
This week on Double Americana, we’re taking a pass at "Buffalo Gals," which you probably know from school or from “It’s A Wonderful...
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The Rough & Tumble
- Sep 20, 2017
- 2 min
Oh! Susanna
This week on Double Americana, we’re performing a song that most American kids know before they know anything. “Oh! Susanna” is one of...
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The Rough & Tumble
- Aug 30, 2017
- 3 min
Hard Travelin
“I hate a song that makes you think that you are not any good. I hate a song that makes you think that you are just born to lose. Bound...
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The Rough & Tumble
- Aug 23, 2017
- 3 min
Bright Morning Stars
We are sitting in a hotel room-- pretty much the fanciest hotel we get all year-- in Wichita. This is our third year playing at the...
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The Rough & Tumble
- Aug 16, 2017
- 3 min
How Can I Keep From Singing
"First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and...
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The Rough & Tumble
- Aug 2, 2017
- 2 min
Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy
This week on Double Americana, we learned the old-timey tune, "Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy," which is about a cast iron skillet and...
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The Rough & Tumble
- Jul 26, 2017
- 1 min
Bury Me Beneath the Willow
For as popular as this song is, we are a little surprised that we hadn't heard it in all our lives! This, friends, is why we need...
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The Rough & Tumble
- Jul 19, 2017
- 4 min
From the Middle of It All
We got a little carried away. What with all this Wednesdays at noon livecast Double Americana nonsense, and all this Rumbly Tummy food...
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The Rough & Tumble
- Jul 12, 2017
- 1 min
Red River Valley
What makes a good Americana song a good Americana song, you ask? Heartache. Longing. Homesickness for a place you can't return to. The...
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The Rough & Tumble
- Jun 28, 2017
- 3 min
How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live?
On this week's, Double Americana, we're performing a poignant, protest song. "How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live," by Blind...
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The Rough & Tumble
- Jun 14, 2017
- 2 min
The Battle of New Orleans
Not every week is public domain, we guess. Because sometimes, there are songs that stick in our brains like they used to stick in...
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The Rough & Tumble
- Jun 7, 2017
- 1 min
Cockles and Mussels
We've spent our last month on or near the Atlantic, which while that isn't quite Ireland, our time in Maine felt dang close. Well, at...
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The Rough & Tumble
- May 31, 2017
- 1 min
The Water is Wide
Our second week, and we are still going strong as ever! We took our pal, Paula, up on her request (as it was the first request we got!)...
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The Rough & Tumble
- May 24, 2017
- 1 min
Cindy
Our very first Double Americana! We decided to ease in slow, playing you a song that we've been playing around a bit in the last couple...
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The Rough & Tumble
- May 23, 2017
- 2 min
Double Americana
In case you've missed all the hub-ub on our Facebook page recently, we're starting a new project. It's called "Double Americana," and...
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