Jerry Douglas on electric lap steel

Joey Gaskins · Post by **Joey Gaskins** » 8 Jun 2008 6:55 pm

I ran across this song today and fell in love with it, it's on you-tube and it's call Please don't tell
me how the story ends. It's by Joan Osborne and it has Jerry Douglas on lap steel. Great stuff though some of her other music just wasn't me.

Will Houston · Post by **Will Houston** » 8 Jun 2008 8:19 pm

Nice find, Joan sounding like Emylou on that one.
I always liked her but haven't heard anything from her for awhile, was wondering if she was still around.
Anybody recognize what JD is playing?

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 8 Jun 2008 9:02 pm

Here's the video in question. That looks like Jerry's playing his Lap King Bel Aire made by Jason Dumont.

Mark Eaton · Post by **Mark Eaton** » 8 Jun 2008 9:12 pm

That is his first Lap King Bel Aire, he has since gotten a second one, and perhaps more? The second one, as I recall, is sort of a beige/tan/pinkish color with black trim.

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 8 Jun 2008 10:24 pm

Nice looking lap steel.

Mark Mansueto · Post by **Mark Mansueto** » 9 Jun 2008 4:59 am

Absolutely beautiful song but it left me wanting a Jerry solo on that electric.

He must like the Lap King if he's got two of them.

Howard Tate · Post by **Howard Tate** » 9 Jun 2008 6:12 am

Strange that on the list of players there's no mention of steel or drums. It's a beautiful song beautifully done.

Archie Nicol · Post by **Archie Nicol** » 9 Jun 2008 2:52 pm

This video is from last year's Transatlantic Sessions. A series made by the BBC in Scotland. This is the third series, the first two were in the late nineties.
Just print Transatlantic Sessions in You-Tube search and you'll find a veritable gold mine of new and older stuff. Jerry has been involved from the beginning and he and Aly Bain were the main musical arrangers on the latest series. I posted this clip on the Forum last year as `A Song Made Me Cry Today`. I have just watched again. Nothing has changed.

click here

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Steve Branscom · Post by **Steve Branscom** » 10 Jun 2008 10:06 am

Archie,
I can't understand a single word she's singing but it comes out just beautifully. Russ Barenberg's in that clip as well.

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 10 Jun 2008 10:34 am

I can't understand a single word she's singing

...sounding like Emylou on that one.

That makes perfect sense. I never could understand half of the lyrics Emmylou sings either!

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 10 Jun 2008 11:50 am

new response more to the point of this thread... it's indeed a lovely, heartfelt performance and it shows what we already knew and commercial popular music has forgotten: how the steel guitar blends with the human voice so perfectly.

Archie Nicol · Post by **Archie Nicol** » 10 Jun 2008 2:25 pm

She's singing in Gaelic, but the song title kinda' gives the impression that it might just be a sad one. Russ has been there since the early days, too.
Here's another favourite of mine with Aly, Russ and Jerry;

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Ray Montee · Post by **Ray Montee** » 11 Jun 2008 10:07 am

Really loved the lady's singing. A great voice and wonderful delivery. The entire group was nice.

Tom Wolverton · Post by **Tom Wolverton** » 11 Jun 2008 10:56 am

She sings a killer version of Ragland Road (Dawning of the Day) on the Chieftains CD "Tears of Stone"

James Harrison · Post by **James Harrison** » 11 Jun 2008 9:15 pm

I may have got a different video, but I understand every word Joan says. Just plain English.
James

Archie Nicol · Post by **Archie Nicol** » 12 Jun 2008 2:10 am

This one, James;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-pi93YG ... re=related

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Jerry Douglas on electric lap steel

Jerry Douglas on electric lap steel

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