Freight Train - fingerstyle guitar solo

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This classic piece of fingerpicking was written by Elizabeth Cotten around 1907. While I was recording this video I realized how totally irrelevant the words are to my life. It's all well and good for Peter, Paul and Mary but I felt pretty silly singing these lyrics. With each verse that I sang I was starting to go "round the bend". I think I'll shut my mouth in future and just play the damn thing.

Channel: Music
Uploaded: September 14, 2006 at 6:07 pm
Author: hersoveela

Length: 00:02:50
Rating: 4.73
Views: 144903

Tags: freight train fingerpicking fingerstyle guitar nylonguitarist.com

Video Comments:
dill359 (November 14, 2008 at 4:40 am)
Awsome, Excellent Playing
Occultaz (November 10, 2008 at 8:45 pm)
I like this video.
You rock, and you're a very good musician.
Occultaz (November 6, 2008 at 8:01 pm)
5/5 :D
guitarstudyhome (November 4, 2008 at 7:04 pm)
ha ha! very nice and funny, really puts a smile on my face! Good job!
martinjungblut (November 4, 2008 at 5:46 pm)
This guy is incredible.
grossndc (October 31, 2008 at 2:34 am)
wow, that's it....wow!
zezarsmith (October 28, 2008 at 7:30 am)
sir...you play the guitar very very good..u know that? haha..
very very nice sir !!!
YOU ROCKS!
whosnext81 (October 26, 2008 at 8:30 am)
I love thatsong and you do a fantastic job with it. Of course no one can do it like Elizebeth Cotton (who wrote it), but yours is great! Thanks for posting!
beansandburritos (October 24, 2008 at 6:43 am)
you are great. i one day want to be like you
screaminfiero (October 18, 2008 at 9:22 pm)
I was on a sailboat cruise and the captain of the ship played this for me since I work on the railroad. I learned the chords and followed right in with him. I just find it ironic you have this on here when about a year or two after listening to your music I decided to try flamenco music. Now you have this up. Pretty cool! I think he said some frail old black lady played this. Not sure who she was...