Fifty Miles Of Elbow Room

[Mike Arakelian]

Does anybody have either the notation or tab for Fifty Miles Of Elbow Room? It's an old country gospel song written by the Carter family. A web search has found both lyrics and chords, but no sheet music. Thanks...Mike

[BBarton]

Hey Mike, I don't have the sheet music, but if you need the melody, The Red Clay Ramblers recorded it in 1976 on their album Twisted Laurel -- I have it on vinyl.

[Mike Arakelian]

Hey Mike, I don't have the sheet music, but if you need the melody, The Red Clay Ramblers recorded it in 1976 on their album Twisted Laurel -- I have it on vinyl.

BBarton...thanks. I've got a recording done by Molasses Creek and have got the melody down pretty good. I was hoping to get either notation or tab so I could pass it on to a few people that I jam with. It's a neat song.

Mike

[BBarton]

Yeah, it's a good old song -- we do it in our trio. I think it is attributed to Sara Carter, but I also heard the Carters picked it up from southern gospel singing.

[michaelcj]

Iris Dement also released it on her Infamous Angle album…. available on CD and probably You Tube.

[CarlM]

The Dry Branch Fire Squad did a nice version on their Live from the Newburyport Fireshouse cd.

[Jim Garber]

Great song. I always like how the Carter Family bend the time a bit in their songs. Sometimes it is difficult to do it just that way.


I also love Iris Dement's version which has some of that same flavor.


Gillian Welch is sings it well

[paul dirac]

No tab, but Norman & Nancy!

[Mike Arakelian]

Thanks all for the links. It's interesting to hear the variations in tempo from one recording to the other. Molasses Creek does it up tempo...even a bit more than Norman and Nancy Blake. It's a great song no matter the tempo!

Mike