Gathering Flowers From The Hillside

Hi everyone,
The song of the week is 'Gathering Flowers From The Hillside' in the key of G.


Recordings
Earl Taylor & Jim McCall - key of G
Gathering Flowers FromThe Hillside - Earl Taylor & Jim McCall with The Stone Mountain Boys - YouTube

Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper - key of A (starts at 2:55)
Sing The Carter Family's Greatest Hits [1977] - Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper - YouTube

Hylo Brown -  key of F (starts at 28:00: last song on the record)
Sings Bluegrass Songs That Wonderful, Old Time Way [1959] - Hylo Brown - YouTube

Jason Homey & The Snake River Boys - key of G (starts at 3:48)
Jason Homey and the Snake River boys, IBA Open Mic, 10_22_19 - YouTube


Jam Videos
Jason’s YouTube Links – Alphabetical Listing – Parisology (cyberplasm.com)


Progression
1111
1155
1111
1511
(Prog. V1 on the Basic Chord Progressions handout.) 

In the key of F: 1 = F, 5 = C
In the key of G: 1 = G; 5 = D.
In the key of A: 1 = A, 5 = E 


Chorus Lyrics 
These are the words I sing for the chorus:

I've been gathering flowers from the hillside,
To wreath around your brow;
But you kept me waiting so long dear,
That the flowers have all withered now.

In the attachments, I have included a lyric cheat sheet that gives the first words of each verse.


Song List 
20 songs were played at last night's jam: 15 from the main list, 3 from the additional songs list, and 2 that are on neither list:

Beautiful Brown Eyes - G
Clinch Mountain Backstep - A
Columbus Stockade Blues - G
Down The Road - Bb
Gathering Flowers From The Hillside - G
I Can't Feel At Home In This World Anymore - Bb
I'm Waiting To Hear You Call Me Darling - Bb
Leaning On The Everlasting Arms - A
Little Birdie - Bb
Little Cabin Home On The Hill - G
Lonesome Road Blues - G
A Memory Of You - C
Mountain Dew - A
My Home's Across The Blue Ridge Mountains - G
Way Down Town - A
Hand Me Down My Walking Cane - G
I'll Fly Away - G
Lonesome Feeling - Bb
Blue Ridge Cabin Home - A
Foggy Mountain Top - G

Happy Pickin'
Jason

Files:

Gathering Flowers - Banjo tab
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Gathering Flowers - Guitar tab
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Gathering Flowers - Mandolin tab
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Gathering Flowers - Melody in G
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BBJ - Mountain Dew - lyric cheat sheet
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File Type:	pdf

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