Goodnight Irene from Lagniappe by Blair Frodelius & the Sazerac Band

Most likely based on a much older song, Leadbelly and folk music archivist John Lomax copyrighted a version in 1933. The lyrics continued to change over the years. I decided to leave out the verse about taking morphine. In any case, I gave this an entirely new feel since the hit recording by The Weavers (1950) was completely devoid of any feeling. Huddie was born in Mooringsport, LA.

Blair Frodelius (rhythm guitar and vocals) has been a professional musician since 1997 and has performed over 10,000 concerts playing songs in all styles from the 1850s-1990s.

The Sazerac Band are Joe Davoli (fiddle), Kim Frodelius (percussion and harmonies), Larry Kyle (slide guitar) and Mark Nanni (accordion).