Ramblin' Blues
I Was standing down in Portland town one day
Standing down in Portland town one day
Hey.........., hey....., hey....., hey.....
I come from Louisiana where the Red Fish in the bay;
I come from Louisiana where the Red Fish in the bay;
Lord, I come from Louisiana where the Red Fish in the bay;
And it's hey, hey, hey!
I said, which a way does Columbia River run?
I said which a way does Columbia River run?
I says, a which a way does Columbia River run?
From the Canadian Rockies to the ocean of the Settin' Sun.
I walk down the road and I see your Bonneville Dam;
I walk down the road and I see your Bonneville Dam;
Walk the rocky road and I see your Bonneville Dam;
'lectricity run th' fact'ry makin' planes for Uncel Sam.
Well how many river have you got in Portland town?
I said, How many rivers have you got in Portland town?
I said, How many rivers have you got in Portland town?
They said, The Columbia River is the river that they all run down.
Oh, Columbia River, takes 'em all to the ocean blue;
That Columbia River, takes 'em all to the ocean blue;
That Columbia River, takes 'em all to the ocean blue;
Snake, Hood, Willamette, Yakima, and th' Klickitat, too.
I'm a ramblin' man; and I ramble all the time;
I'm a ramblin' man; and I ramble all the time;
I'm a ramblin' man; and I ramble all the time;
But every good man has got to ramble when it comes his time.
I'm out of work, ain't a working, ain't got a dime;
I said, I'm out of work, ain't a working, ain't got a dime;
Yes, I'm out of work, ain't a workin', ain't got a dime;
But a hard workin' man gets it down and out some time.
Well, when I seen that great big Bonneville Dam;
It was when I seen that great big Bonneville Dam;
Yes, when I seen that great big Bonneville Dam;
Well I wish't I'd a been workin' makin' somethin' for Uncle Sam.
I had a job last year, but I ain't had a good job since,
I had a job last year, but I ain't had a good job since,
I had a job last year, but I ain'y had a good job since,
I'll get a job along the River just for Uncle Sam's defense.
I never took relief, but I need relief right now;
I never took relief, but I need relief right now;
I never took relief, but I need relief right now;
But me an' th' River's gonna roll roll along somehow.
La argentina Maggie Cullen recaló en Barcelona el jueves 15 de octubre en la sala del Centre Artesà Tradicionàrius, dentro de su gira europea y en el marco de la programación del festival Empremtes. Ofreció una colección de clásicos argentinos y latinoamericanos son su mirada personal.
Medio siglo después de su histórica actuación de 1975 junto a Ovidi Montllor, Maria del Mar Bonet regresó al Olympia de París en un concierto compartido con Borja Penalba. Una noche que permitió recuperar la memoria de un escenario vinculado a la libertad durante el franquismo, pero también escuchar a una artista que continúa creando, grabando y defendiendo la canción como expresión cultural y compromiso con su tiempo.
Publicaba ayer el periodista musical Jordi Bianciotto, en El Periódico de Catalunya, un artículo sobre el fracaso del Feroe Festival, cuya segunda edición, impulsada por el periodista y promotor Albert Puig, se ha cancelado por la escasa venta de entradas.
El cantautor chileno Manuel García inició su gira española el 17 de octubre en el CAT de Barcelona con un concierto de más de dos horas, organizado en cuatro bloques que recorrieron su repertorio, sus raíces musicales y algunas de sus influencias. Una actuación especialmente cuidada, marcada también por la muerte de su padre tres días antes.