St James Infirmary Blues / Dyin' Crapshooter Blues
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 Published On May 31, 2024

My thanks to lowieh3451 for requesting this.
This song has hundreds of iterations, and possibly originates from "The Unfortunate Rake" in Victorian London. Whatever, it is a happy little ditty about a young man and his lady dying from an STD. For this version, it was suggested that I base it on the Doc Watson version, but, I do prefer to make my own arrangements.

I'm playing me 1964 Martin D12-20 rebuilt by Martin in 1998 with a D12-35 trim, and adjustable truss rod - something of a one off. However, like all good 12 strings and Martins it is incredibly challenging to keep in tune. The D'addario Capo - courtesy of my friend - "Sir Robin of Wales". I use D'addario EJ37 strings (12/12 - 54/30) tuned down one tone.
As always, I welcome your comments and suggestions for songs. If you have been .... thanks for watching

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