Yes, it’s a form of advertisement, for Woodford Reserve. But it’s timely, with the 2016 Kentucky Derby just hours away.
And, it’s beautiful. Ben Sollee’s arrangement of this old chesnut of a tune is wonderful, performed with elan on a cello, which is hardly a folk staple. The video appears to have been shot in ambient light (check the reflections on Ben’s glasses).
Just, wow. Give a listen!
A man, his cello, and his Old Kentucky Home. Happy #KYDerby. https://t.co/Pu2jb2OX2G@bensolleehttps://t.co/ihfHhc3GZZ
— Woodford Reserve (@WoodfordReserve) May 4, 2016
Tip of the old scrub brush to Joan Combs Durso.
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Ben Sollee captured by photographer Kory Johnson in a very special moment at a house concert in 2011.
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