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"Slow Train" is a song by British duo Flanders and Swann, written in July 1963. [1] It laments the closure of railway stations and lines brought about by the Beeching cuts in the 1960s, and also the passing of a way of life. [2] Written by Swann in F Major, its slow 6/8 rhythm evokes a steam train slowing and finally stopping.
Billy Strings (born William Lee Apostol, October 3, 1992) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and bluegrass musician. [1] He has released four studio albums, with his album Home winning the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album in 2021.
"Slow Train" has an earlier genesis than most of the songs on Slow Train Coming.It began life as an instrumental Dylan used to warm up with on tour in late 1978. [3] A recording of the song with some lyrics exists from a soundcheck of a December 2, 1978 show in Nashville, Tennessee, although only the chorus and a few lines from that version were retained on the ultimate recording. [4]
Billy Failing on banjo at the Billy Strings show in Pittsburgh. After a 25-minute break, the Strings gang picked up where they left off, starting with "Takin' a Slow Train" boosted by Failing's ...
Strings has performed with the drummer of the Grateful Dead Bill Kreutzmann’s band Billy & the Kids. “I spent a lot of time with Jerry Garcia in the last five, ten years in my headphones, you ...
Slow train may refer to a regional rail service calling at all stations along the route. Slow Train may also refer to: "Slow Train" (Flanders and Swann song), 1963 "Slow Train" (Bob Dylan song), 1980 "Slow Train", a 1974 song by Status Quo from their album Quo "The Slow Train", a 2005 song by Lemon Jelly from their album '64–'95
Strings has been all about collaborations since then. His most recent album, 2022’s “Me/and/Dad,” was a set of bluegrass hymns and standards recorded, as the title implies, alongside mentor ...
"Gotta Serve Somebody" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released as the opening track on his 1979 studio album Slow Train Coming. [4] It won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Male in 1980. [5]