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Wheatstraw Suite, 1968
Written by Rodney Dillard, Mitch Jayne, H.R. Pedersen, and Dean Webb
This is a sprightly, fingerpicking bluegrass folk-rock number, defiantly throwback. It concerns an old homesteader and moonshiner, reflecting on the successes of his youth and how he's content to just sit around talking and drinking with his friends. He's reached the age where he's a contended, largely indifferent epicurean. "Rear back, talk about your politics / Fight about religion and worry about war / I'll sit, a-spittin' in the fireplace / Pour a little cider when your throat gets sore." The lyrics are light, but the band is serious about playing genuine bluegrass with skill.