0:03:03 > 0:03:09'Dylan came to my house when I was 11 years old. My dad had a showbusiness party.
0:03:09 > 0:03:15'You know, in walks Bob, this was his Freewheeling days and he came really late at night.'
0:03:15 > 0:03:21The party was underway and I sidled up to him in my pyjamas
0:03:21 > 0:03:24and said "You know, I play guitar, too and I like your songs."
0:03:24 > 0:03:29And he said, "Ah, good, you know keep it simple, forget all that fancy stuff you know."
0:03:45 > 0:03:48# I'm going down that road feelin' bad
0:03:50 > 0:03:52# Goin' down that road feelin' bad
0:03:54 > 0:03:59# Well I'm goin' down that road feelin' bad, honey babe
0:03:59 > 0:04:02# And I ain't going to be treated this way
0:04:03 > 0:04:06# What I got gonna sure bring you back
0:04:08 > 0:04:11# What I got gonna sure bring you back
0:04:12 > 0:04:17# What I got gonna sure bring you back, honey babe
0:04:17 > 0:04:21# And I ain't going to be treated this way
0:04:59 > 0:05:02# Well, feed me on cornbread and peas
0:05:04 > 0:05:07# Feed me on cornbread and peas
0:05:08 > 0:05:13# Well, feed me on cornbread and peas, honey babe
0:05:13 > 0:05:17# And I ain't going to be treated this way
0:05:17 > 0:05:22# Well, I'm down in this valley on my knees
0:05:22 > 0:05:26# Down in this valley on my knees
0:05:27 > 0:05:31# Well, I'm down in this valley on my knees, honey babe
0:05:31 > 0:05:35# And I ain't going to be treated this way
0:06:14 > 0:06:17# Well I'm goin' where the weather suits my clothes
0:06:18 > 0:06:22# I'm going where the weather suits my clothes
0:06:23 > 0:06:28# And I'm goin' where the weather suits my clothes, honey babe
0:06:28 > 0:06:33# And I ain't going to be treated this way
0:06:33 > 0:06:36# I'm goin' down that road feelin' bad
0:06:37 > 0:06:40# But I'm goin' down that road feelin' bad
0:06:42 > 0:06:46# I'm goin' down that road feelin' bad, honey babe
0:06:46 > 0:06:50# And I ain't going to be treated this way. #
0:07:38 > 0:07:43SINGS IN GAELIC
0:10:40 > 0:10:47When I was very little, I heard a TV show called the Beverly Hillbillies.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- Did you have that over here? - Yeah, we did!
0:10:50 > 0:10:51Great American export(!)
0:10:51 > 0:10:52Oh, yeah!
0:10:52 > 0:10:55- The sound of that banjo just thrilled me.- Really?
0:10:55 > 0:11:02I'd never heard anything like it. I was not from a family that had traditional music in it at all,
0:11:02 > 0:11:06or any music at all, so it was just a curiosity.
0:15:55 > 0:16:00# Oh, the lights of the city are like diamonds
0:16:00 > 0:16:06# Aye, the street lamps, the signs and the cars
0:16:06 > 0:16:12# Though it's bright in the city, what are diamonds
0:16:12 > 0:16:18# When they're turning out all of our stars?
0:16:18 > 0:16:23# Wid ye gang to the Hielands, Leezie Lindsay?
0:16:23 > 0:16:28# Wid ye gang to the Hielands wi me?
0:16:28 > 0:16:34# Wid ye gang to the Hielands, Leezie Lindsay?
0:16:34 > 0:16:39# My pride and my darling to be
0:16:39 > 0:16:45# It's so loud in this town, Leezie Lindsay
0:16:45 > 0:16:51# Aye, the worry and the workin' and the noise
0:16:51 > 0:16:56# Now we cannae hear the birds when they're singin'
0:16:58 > 0:17:03# And the river, it's losing its voice
0:17:03 > 0:17:08# Wid ye gang to the Hielands, Leezie Lindsay?
0:17:08 > 0:17:13# Wid ye gang to the Hielands wi' me?
0:17:13 > 0:17:19# Wid ye gang to the Hielands, Leezie Lindsay?
0:17:19 > 0:17:25# My pride and my darling to be
0:17:52 > 0:17:57# When you're beside me, Leezie Lindsay
0:17:57 > 0:18:03# I'm not afraid or alone
0:18:03 > 0:18:09# We can live anywhere that we choose to
0:18:09 > 0:18:14# When I'm with you, I know that I'm home
0:18:15 > 0:18:20# Wid ye gang to the Hielands, Leezie Lindsay?
0:18:20 > 0:18:26# Wid ye gang to the Hielands wi' me?
0:18:26 > 0:18:32# Wid ye gang to the Hielands, Leezie Lindsay?
0:18:32 > 0:18:38# My pride and my darling to be
0:18:38 > 0:18:44# My pride and my darling to be
0:18:44 > 0:18:47# My pride
0:18:47 > 0:18:50# And my darling
0:18:50 > 0:18:52# To be
0:19:28 > 0:19:31# Aah-aah, aah-aah
0:19:34 > 0:19:38# Aa-a-a-ah
0:19:38 > 0:19:43# Ooh, ooh-ooh
0:19:43 > 0:19:47# Ooh. #
0:19:52 > 0:19:56Well, my grandfather played. His name was James Clarence Hay, he was from Eastern Kentucky,
0:19:56 > 0:19:59he played banjo, fiddle and guitar, things like that.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03As a teenager, I was very much drawn to him and that music,
0:20:03 > 0:20:06and for me it was a chance to find something deeper
0:20:06 > 0:20:10than the average American fast-food strip mall situation
0:20:10 > 0:20:14a lot of people are raised in, and I realised I had that connection
0:20:14 > 0:20:16to the music that was just handed down as a gift.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50# Boat's up the river
0:20:50 > 0:20:54# And it won't come down
0:20:54 > 0:20:57# I believe to my soul
0:20:58 > 0:21:01# That I'm water bound
0:21:35 > 0:21:40# I'm going down to the river
0:21:40 > 0:21:43# I'll bring my rocking chair
0:21:43 > 0:21:46# If the blues overtake me
0:21:46 > 0:21:49# I'll rock away from here
0:21:53 > 0:21:56# Boat's up the river
0:21:56 > 0:21:58# And it won't come down
0:22:00 > 0:22:02# I believe to my soul
0:22:04 > 0:22:07# That I'm water bound
0:22:39 > 0:22:44# I'm going down to the station
0:22:44 > 0:22:48# I'll get down on the line
0:22:48 > 0:22:52# I'm gonna let a southbound train
0:22:53 > 0:22:56# Satisfy my mind
0:22:56 > 0:23:02# Well, the boat's up the river
0:23:02 > 0:23:05# And it won't come down
0:23:05 > 0:23:09# I believe to my soul
0:23:09 > 0:23:12# That I'm water bound
0:23:46 > 0:23:49# Well, the boat's up the river
0:23:50 > 0:23:53# And it won't come down
0:23:54 > 0:23:56# I believe to my soul
0:23:58 > 0:24:02# That I'm water bound
0:24:02 > 0:24:04# I believe to my soul
0:24:06 > 0:24:09# That I'm water bound. #
0:24:34 > 0:24:37What're you looking for over there?
0:24:37 > 0:24:43'When I was 10, there was an Annie, the musical Annie,
0:24:43 > 0:24:50'sing-alike contest at the public TV station in Champaign, where I lived.'
0:24:50 > 0:24:54I entered that contest and started to really enjoy singing after that.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58At the same time, we were going to bluegrass festivals, and all that.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02- Wow.- It's an interesting way to get into it!
0:25:11 > 0:25:16# Gonna lay my burden down
0:25:16 > 0:25:21# Lay my body in the ground
0:25:23 > 0:25:27# Cold clay against my skin
0:25:27 > 0:25:31# But I don't care at all
0:25:32 > 0:25:38# Can't seem to find my peace of mind
0:25:38 > 0:25:44# So with the earth I'll lay entwined
0:25:44 > 0:25:48# Six feet underground
0:25:48 > 0:25:52# My feet are warm and dry
0:25:55 > 0:26:02# When I get to the other side, I'll put your picture way up high
0:26:02 > 0:26:08# Cos I'm not coming back to you, it's just too far
0:26:17 > 0:26:22# If I was cast out on the sea
0:26:22 > 0:26:27# Would you come and look for me
0:26:29 > 0:26:36# Would you just let me sink beneath the waves so blue
0:26:39 > 0:26:44# What if I had learned to fly
0:26:44 > 0:26:49# Fly all night till day drew nigh
0:26:50 > 0:26:58# Perch down upon a branch and scan the clouds for you
0:27:01 > 0:27:04# When I touch my feet on the land
0:27:04 > 0:27:08# I'll kiss your lips and take your hand
0:27:08 > 0:27:13# But you know I'm not here to stay, it's just too far
0:27:15 > 0:27:18# Darling, can't you hear me cry?
0:27:18 > 0:27:23# My bones are broke, my tongue is tied
0:27:23 > 0:27:25# The moon is swaying back and forth
0:27:25 > 0:27:29# Against the navy sky is all that I can see
0:27:29 > 0:27:32# My body's trembling on my knees
0:27:32 > 0:27:40# Just have a little mercy on me, run away and hide
0:27:44 > 0:27:49# When I sleep, the angels sing
0:27:49 > 0:27:56# But I cannot hear a thing
0:27:56 > 0:28:03# Eyes closed and dreaming of a better day gone by
0:28:07 > 0:28:11# When I wake, the trumpets play
0:28:12 > 0:28:18# And I'm standing at the gates
0:28:18 > 0:28:21# Fall down in joy
0:28:21 > 0:28:26# I know my race has just been run
0:28:29 > 0:28:31# When I was young, my mama'd say
0:28:31 > 0:28:36# Well, life is hard but that's OK
0:28:36 > 0:28:42# If you can make it through the day, it's not that far
0:28:42 > 0:28:47# No, it's not that far. #
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