The Glendy Burk, dedicated to Captain Isaiah Sellers.

[Old Cremona]

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Frank Aufmuth and I recorded this at the gravesite of Isaiah Sellers (1802-1864) at Bellefontaine Cemetary in St. Louis. Sellers was a riverboat pilot known for his encyclopedic knowledge of the Mississippi river. Samuel Clemens claimed to have appropriated his nom de plume "Mark Twain" from Sellers, although this is disputed. Either way, we had a lovely period picnic at the cemetary and visited the graves of many interesting 19th century people.

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2 minstrel banjo tunes by the great Frank Converse.

[BorderRuffian]

Carl,

Very nice!Thanks for posting.

[Danny]

Agreed, once again a fine play and a reaching out to history...

Dan Wykes

(Will be inspired as we likewise play at the grave (again this year) of honorable pvt. Albert Cashier - Ill. 95th inf. - a.k.a. Jenny Hodgers at adopted hometown of Sounemin, Illinois).

[Anna Allen]

Love it, Carl! Always a pleasure when you guys play. Btw, that second video doesn't seem to be working correctly, but it may just be my computer...:p

[John of the Skulkers Mess]

I recall handfuls of reproduction 'Glendy Burk' songsheets at the Lexington, MO event back in 2000, or so. I have a few somewhere.