Lefty's Lilt

My posts here trailing my original posts have brought me to February 2010

02-1-10... A report about something might be incorrect, but if you believe it to be true, then it will have the same effect on you as if it were true.


To kick off February, I'll kick out a sh#t-kicker bluegrass version of a cowboy song, courtesy of the talented musicians of Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys. Red River Valley


















02-3-10... What you think about grows. Whatever you allow to occupy your mind becomes more and more a part of your own life. Obviously, the thinking can be on the positive or negative side of the ledger, and so training your mind to dismiss the negatives by immediately switching subjects is key to making your day what it is.

Worry is one of those negatives -- a useless, time and energy-consuming exercise. This guy refuses to entertain it. T. Texas Tyler sings Bummin' Around


02-5-10... This piece certainly shows off Lefty Frizzell's fine voice, and although the lyrics might seem sappily sentimental, I suppose it all depends upon how you feel about yours. From 1959, Mom and Dad's Waltz

 
Links to mp3 music samples (2 minutes per) for these songs are HERE.