About This Song
About "Old Joe Clark / Beaumont Rag" by Woody Guthrie
Fiddle and guitar chase each other through a barn-dance reel, Guthrie's voice a wry grin over the sawing strings. The tune's brisk joy masks a restless itch, as if the floorboards might give way mid-step. Old Joe Clark becomes a ghost at the edge of the hoedown.
