written by Norris Wilson, Carmol Taylor and George Richey
recorded by George Jones

George Jones. O.K. I'm done. After all what more needs be said. 

All right! George didn't make country music up all by him self. He did have a few good music writers behind him. Folks like Norris Wilson, Carmol Taylor and George Richey who wrote great songs like 'The Grand Tour'. I never encountered any song that was more apt to break my heart then this one, but hey George did his part too, in applying that incredible style and voice of his to the mix. You just got to love this song. Here is my cover of 'The Grand Tour'.



The Grand Tour

Traveling Soldier: I credited a previous tune to the Dixie Chicks called I'm alright, when infact it may have been done by JoDee Messina. Whoops... sorry. I think this song, however is by the Dixie Chicks. Take a listen and please forgive my booboo.

Traveling Soldier

Big John: I don't know if i've ever said it here but I have a penence for ballids. I think of my self as less of a singer and more of a story teller. This country song never appealed to me as it lacked the hard edge in the telling that I thought it needed so when I recorded it I enffesized the minor key and tried a more talking song approach. Listen if yopu will. I hope you will like this.

Big John

Black Waters: Another Folk Balid that touches a cord with me.

Black Waters

The Tennisee Bird Walk: 
 
I was at a jam a couple of summers back, where I got a request to play the Dirty Bird song. I was both confused and shocked, first because I had no idea what this song was and second because it sounded like a very rude song I would never bother to learn.
 
A little claification, however, revealed that this fellow was asking for 'the Tennisee Bird Walk'. I was amazed that he even knew I did this tune, as I rarely do but he must have heard this recording I made on my home P.C.
 
See if you can tell why he thought it was called the Dirty Bird song.

The Tennise Bird Walk

Danial Prayed: 

I'm not a religeous man, a man of faith yes, just not in any religion. However, apon getting aquianted with Bluegrass, I found Bluegrass Gospel to be the most creative of this form of music and thus I tend to gravitate towards this form of gospel music. Plus I like songs with good stories and lessons within them.

Here is a quick little Gospel number called 'Danial Prayed' that struck a cord with me. Hope you like it too.

Daniel Prayed

I Am Strong: Sometimes the best songs are the ones with a message so powerful that they make you crie. These are the hardest for me to learn because I often choke-up in the middle of the song. I heard this tune on a youtube video by the Grascals that I recomend everybody should check out. Here is my simple version of 'I Am Strong'.

I am strong

The Grass Is Blue: Here is a cover of a realy nice Dolly Parton song called 'The Grass Is Blue'. This show cases the writing talent that made Dolly, not only a great country singer, but a fantastic and prolific song writer as well. 

The Grass Is Blue

Hard Times Come Again No More: With the tough econominc times going on in most of the world and tent cities springing up across America, as well as the terrible shooting that occured recently in Colarado, this old tune kept coming to mind untill I simply had to try my hand at it. My heart goes out to all those folks who have suffered loss in Colarado. 

"May you find solice in the knowledge that god now holds the ones you love."

Hard times come again no more

The Bug Song: by Stomping Tom Conners. This is, in my view What ought to be Manitoba's official provincial summer song, what with all the mosquitos and all. Anyway here's my attempt at Stomping Tom's Bug Song.

The Bug Song

So you think you know Johnny Cash? Here is my cover from a rarely played tune from Johnny Cash's Album 'Everybody Loves A Nut'. How many of you have heard this one? My family had this album back home when I was young. Even after the family dog took a bite out of the outer edge of the record, leaving the first two tracks on each side unplayable, it was still my favorite record to play. Take a listen to this cover and you will see that even the Man In Black had a sence of humour.

Bishop1918

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