Just guitar, fiddle and our very different voices. It’s been my dream for years now to make this record with Jimbo. “He represents his own branch of the American musical tree. He is an enigma, a walking contradiction: wild yet refined, worldly yet colloquial,” Bird explained in a press release. “Had I not met Jimbo, who knows, but I think my music would have gone on a much more cerebral, complex trajectory. Squirrel Nut Zippers gained attention during the 1990s as part of the swing revival movement, which helped the group’s 1996 single “Hell” achieve some success. Mathus and Bird reprise their Squirrel Nut Zipper roles on this track, with Mathus playing guitar and Bird handling the fiddle. The song retains an upbeat feel, that is complemented by the folk styled vocals, which is filled with catchy lyrics such as the repetitive “Get it on time” at the end. Want more? There's an awful lot of info about it on the 'net.“Sweet Oblivion” is a delta blues inspired song, with infectious guitar chords, country infused fiddles and a steady folk beat. Their accounts, as well as those of Jackson and others, are perhaps the best evidence to suggest that at least one human life has been claimed by the undead. Explore the tracklist, credits, statistics, and more for These 13 by Jimbo Mathus & Andrew Bird. Family and friends say a bodiless voice then filled the room: “I gave Ol’ Jack a big dose of that last night, and that fixed him!”Īs mourners left Bell’s funeral a few days later, some said they heard the ghostly voice bellow with laughter and sing a little ditty about a bottle of brandy. His family found a small vial of unidentifiable liquid near the corpse and gave it to the family cat, which died minutes later. John Bell grew ill and finally died on Dec. “I’d rather fight the entire British Army than deal with the Bell Witch,” Jackson later said. Jackson brought a small contingent of troops with him but left after a single night of terrifying encounters that included one of his own men being violently attacked by the malevolent ghost. John Bell finally asked his nearest neighbor to spend the night, but he, too, was awakened and then beaten by the invisible spirit.Īfter the violence spread to other household members, the Bells were visited by longtime family friend Andrew “Old Hickory” Jackson - the great war hero who would later become the nation’s seventh president. The disembodied voice also grew louder as time went by, and the Bells’ small daughter started to complain of being beaten by unseen hands - with cuts and bruises to prove it. Soon, a quiet voice, described as that of a feeble old woman who would either sing hymns or sob, started emanating from inside the house. They rushed outside with their shotguns and found nothing, but the sounds grew louder and more violent as the weeks progressed. These 13, released on March 5, 2021, sees the reunion of former bandmates Andrew Bird and Jimbo Mathus. Later that evening, the Bells heard frightening “beating” sounds on their walls. (Jack O’Diamonds) and world-weary narratives that share a dark and dire perspective (Bell Witch). He shot at the creature several times before it disappeared into thin air. Jimbo Mathus and Andrew Bird/These 13/Wegawam Music Co. The alleged victim was John Bell, a Tennessee farmer and father of a large family.īell’s troubles began in 1817, when he claimed to have seen a demonlike beast in his cornfield. The Bell Witch haunting is notorious because it may be the best-documented case of murder by the supernatural in U.S. This takes place in 1817 Adams, Robertson County, Tennessee. Hey, it's Hallowe'en!! Time to have fun, place dress up and pretend to be scared.įor now, this the story published in LJWorld.Com.
ANDREW BIRD BELL WITCH SERIES
Bell also detailed a series of prophecies he stated were given to his ancestors in 1828 by the spirit, including a declaration the witch was set to return again in 1935, 107 years after her last visit to the Bell family. Stonewall (1863) 4:10 Bright Sunny South 1:04 Bell Witch 3:10. This included another account of Andrew Jackson's visit and of a boy trapped in the Bell Witch Cave and pulled out of the cave feet first by the witch. Andrew Bird and Iron & Wine Outside Problems Tour with Meshell Ndegeocello. I don't believe in curses nor ghosts but it's a pretty interesting story, at any rate. Label: Wegawam Released 3/5/21 Andrew Bird and Jimbo Mathus have climbed the height of. with Bell Witch & Aerial Ruin: Stygian Bough and Help.
ANDREW BIRD BELL WITCH MOVIE
There's even a historical marker and a recent movie made of this supposed event. Never heard of the infamous Bell Witch haunting? I'm related to many of the Bell family of Tennessee and have heard this story before.
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