One of the things I really like about Old Crow Medicine Show is how they can turn a song you know by heart on it's ear. Case-in-point: Bob Marley's "Soul Rebel."
Obviously these Ithica, NY buskers share little in the way of the hardships known by Bob Marley. But, their interepretation has a sense that makes you feel like they've lived it. It still has the gentle strum of a reggae guitar, but the Bluegrass strings added to it give it a down home feel without shedding the original versions sentiment.
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Oh, please re-up this one! This ol' coverblogger would LOVE to hear Bob Marley in the hands of my favorite old-timey folk quartet...
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