Somewhere Out In Mudbrook – LIVE

Michael Perry and the Long Beds performing “Somewhere Out in Mudbrook” from the “Headwinded” album. Guitarist Chris Ramey drives a Subaru, thus the laugh. ALSO INCLUDED: A recitation featuring a rooster named Knuckles, gratuitous NPR reference, and a BONUS BANJO JOKE.

UPDATE: We’ve received questions, so here’s the deal: That thing Andy Dee (longtime friend and guest Long Bed…you can hear his work on Tiny Pilot) is playing on his lap is an acoustic Hawaiian steel guitar based on the Weissenborn instruments from the 1920s and ’30s. The most important feature of the Weissenborn instruments is the hollow neck, which adds to the volume and tone. The entire body of the instrument is one big sound chamber. Andy’s instrument has a deeper body than the original Weissenborns, so the bass frequencies are more pronounced.