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Dylan Nyoukis, Way Down the Old Plank Road, 2007 |
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WAY DOWN THE OLD PLANK ROAD BY UNCLE DAVE MACON, 1926 REMIX: DYLAN NYOUKIS, WAY DOWN THE OLD PLANK ROAD, 2007 Uncle Dave Macon (aka The Dixie Dewdrop) was proprietor of the Midway Mule and Wagon Transportation Company and hauled materials from town to town, entertaining passers-by as he worked. This song is about working on a Georgian chain gang. Dyoukis describes his response as “no mystery, nothing learned or lettered. I just listened to the words sang by The Dixie Dewdrop. Those are some strong words.” The work includes all the main narrative symbols in the song: the prisoner is shown with his ball and chain, his wife who “died on Friday” is shown buried. Despite his wife’s death the man continues to look for pretty girls, sell whiskey and builds a mountain high scaffold so he can see the girls ride by. Dylan Nyoukis is a Brighton-based musician and artist. He runs the experimental music label Chocolate Monk and performs in Blood Stereo and Ceylon Mange. |
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