Foghorn Stringband: Satan's Jeweled Crown

Here's another song from recently found DVDs which contain a couple Foghorn Stringband gigs in Ireland from back in 2006. Documented by Bill Whelan (Rough Deal String Band, OXO boys). Thanks Bill! This is first generation Foghorn Stringband; at the time the line up was: Stephen "Sammy" Lind - Fiddle, Caleb Klauder - Mandolin, The Reverend P.T. Grover, Jr. - Banjo, Kevin Sandri - Guitar, and myself on string bass.

At some point we decided it was okay to play nonsecular songs even though we didn't think we were, err, the most appropriate ambassadors of religious music.

Foghorn Stringband

Live at the Séamus Ennis Cultural Centre

Naul, Co. Dublin, Ireland

May 7th, 2006

Video by Bill Whelan

All Night Long • Foghorn Stringband (circa 2006) • Live at the Cobblestone Pub • Dublin, Ireland

Video of Foghorn Stringband from May 6th 2006. Thanks to Bill Whelan (Rough Deal String Band, OXO boys) for documenting this gig.

In the key of "C" which means some fun bass runs and walks and stumbles. I also recall playing this tune with the Dickel Brothers. And with Crackerbox, a too-short-lived string band with P.T. Grover playing some of the crunchiest syncopated old time guitar I've ever heard, and Jason Noice playing high energy precision fiddle that also had plenty of sink-your-teeth-into-the-crunch under the hood. It's a fun tune, I'm glad that it's captured here with the Foghorn Crew.

The players:

Stephen "Sammy" Lind: Fiddle

Caleb Klauder: Mandolin

The Reverend P.T. Grover, Jr.: Banjo

Kevin Sandri: Guitar

Brian Scott Bagdonas: String Bass