Never Did No Wanderin' (The Folksmen / A Mighty Wind cover)

After doing a Spinal Tap cover, we realized that this song from another Christopher Guest- and-crew classic film, A Mighty Wind, was the ultimate quarantine / lockdown song (lyrics below). Should we do a song from Waiting For Guffman next? (and RIP Fred Willard 1933-2020. "Wha' Happened?" for sure!).
#quarantunes #familyband #amightywind

My mama was the cold North wind,
My daddy was the son, of a railroad man from west of hell,
Where the trains don't even run...
Never heard the whistle of a southbound freight,
Or the singing of it's driving wheel,

No I, never did notwanderin'
Never did no wanderin'
Never did no wanderin' after all.

They say the highways' just one big road,
And it goes from here to there,
And they say you carry a heavy load,
When you're rolling down the line somewhere...
Never seen the dance of the telephone poles,
As they go whizzin' by,

No I, never did no wanderin'
Never did no wanderin'
Never did no wanderin' after all.

Never did no wanderin'... high!
Never did no wanderin'... low!

Now a sailor's life is a life for him,
But it never was for me,
And I never soared where the hawk may soar,
Or saw what the hawk might see,
Never hiked to heaven on a mountain trail,
Never rode on a river's rage...

No I, never did no wanderin'
Never did no wanderin'
Never did no wanderin' after all.
Never did no wanderin' after all.
Never did no wanderin' ...after ......all.

[elduderino]

Heartwarming performance….bass player killed it….God bless y’all

[gregorymoore]

If you're ever on a folk music bill with The Folksmen, you should open with this and see what happens. If you make a record, please be sure to put a hole in the center of the record. Otherwise it will teeter crazily on the spindle.

[kevinogracia]

Excellent rendition.
May the mighty wind miss your nostrils.
Peace on earth.

[AlanCanon]

This reminds me of seeing the TitteringTones perform at Woodstock, they were pretty good for being almost negative 60 years old.

[bortsampson]

Holy cabooses. You all earned the right to wear your regular clothes

[davidleavitt]

Awesome version of Wanderin'. God bless and keep! Thank you for making this.

[joeblevins]

This is superb. Love the song. Love the movie. Love this cover.

[dianapevtsov]

:) The family that Guests together's best together. So fantastic.

[georgesotiroff]

You are making a major contribution to the revival of folk music!
Once the pandemic is over I expect to see you leading huge hootenannies!

[kenf]

Holy crap, you guys are great. The bass was so on track.

[jerbear]

The young woman is very good on bass and you can tell she still has tons of potential. There is surprisingly decent money in upright bass if you are willing to play bluegrass and live on a bus.

[Xlrive]

The New New Main St Singers, do There is a Time by The Dillards

[johncoleman]

Nice! Extra points for keeping the Picardy third.

[Swampzoid]

Very very nice. I loved A Mighty Wind.

[BackwoodsFilms]

The bass player had to let HER out, or SHE would die...🤣

[jonathanorr]

Great stuff! Love this song and the movie...y'all did it true justice!

[lowbassdude]

Fantastic, this is now a life goal for me!

[KidFreshie]

Are you singing the root? Thought I gave you the sixth.

[tonyyoung]

Great job but I can't find the Spinal Tap cover

[nunyanunya]

remeber where your thumb i supposed to go bassist.