Where were you when the train left town? It's time to break the seal on train songs. Seems like a no-brainer to start with The Train That Carried My Girl From Town, a song associated with Doc Watson. BMFSDB.com has Billy Strings playing this song 113 times, as of this writing. It seems to have peaked as far as inclusion in 2018, when it was played 21 times. Here's a killer version from that year with John Mailander on fiddle.
The Song
I thought The Train That Carried My Girl From Town was a Doc Watson original, but SecondhandSongs.com, lists the first recording being by Frank Hutchinson, from 1926. Frank Hutchison appears to have been an early white devotee of country blues.
There's a good article here about the origin of this song. Looks like Long Steel Rail would be worth a read as well.
I can't discuss this song without some Doc footage. That man could pick right up to the end. Good on Billy keeping Doc's music in the public eye!
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