It Sounds So Sweet: Jug Band Music for Ukulele

by Mark Nelson

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1.	Papa's On the House Top 02:53	buy track
2.	Jug Band Quartette 03:47	buy track
3.	Adam and Even in the Garden of Eden 03:12	buy track
4.	Beedle Um Bum 02:36	buy track
5.	Eli Greene's Cakewalk 03:33	buy track
6.	Lazy Lazy River 02:49	buy track
7.	Coney Island Washboard Roundelay 02:37	buy track
8.	I've Got the Mournin' Blues 02:31	buy track
9.	Stealin' Stealin' 03:26	buy track
10.	Evolution Mama 04:04	buy track
11.	The Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me 02:56	buy track
12.	Dallas Rag 03:49	buy track
13.	Truckin' My Blues Away 03:40	buy track
14.	Under the Chicken Tree 03:57	buy track
15.	Sitting On Top of the World 02:52	buy track
16.	Left All Alone Again Blues 03:20	buy track
17.	The Sheik of Araby 02:12	buy track
18.	Hesitation Blues 03:30	buy track
19.	Crazy Words Crazy Tune 03:14	buy track
20.	You May Leave, But This Will Bring You Back 03:22	buy track

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“It Sounds So Sweet: Jug Band Music For Ukulele” serves up twenty classic songs from the early years of recording. You’ll get songs from the classic bands like the Memphis Jug Band, Earl McDonald’s Original Louisville Jug Band, The Hokum Boys, and the Mississippi Sheiks among many others.There are even a couple songs from old time Appalachian and early country artists. And you’ll find rarities like the complete 1919 version of “Blues My Naughty Sweetie Give to Me,” and the long lost introduction to “Coney Island Roundelay.”

The album features my long-time pal in musical mischief, Tim Crosby on mandolin, tenor banjo and fiddle, as well as yours truly on everything else. OK, I blame my Norm dePlume, Uncle Hazbin, for a few things.

I had an absolute ball doing the research for the book and recording, digging into long lost archives to discover the origins of many of the songs. In addition to arrangements for ukulele in Tablature, the book contains extensive notes on the songs and sources, original and alternative lyrics, and more. Head on over to www.mark-o.com to pick up your copy.

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released February 10, 2015

Uncle Hazbin's Ephemeral Flea Stompers:

Mark Kailana Nelson: ukulele, guitar, banjo-guitar, mandolin, banjo-mandolin, bass & vocals.

Tim Crosby: tenor banjo, mandolin, fiddle, jug & vocals

Uncle Hazbin: kazzoo, washboard & fiddle

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Mark Nelson Ashland, Oregon

I'm a multi-instrumentalist & author with a solo recording career going back to 1979.

Here are some samples of music I've written, recorded or performed over the years.

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