Matt Heckler, "Blue Eyes Dancing," ft. Benjamin Tod // GemsOnVHS™

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  • In a very special edition here, we find Matt Heckler (formerly of Deep Chatham) teaming up with Benjamin Tod (of Lost Dog street band) to play a tune of Matt's on the porch. Not just any porch, however. This is the house where Guy Clark used to live, and later Townes Van Zandt. Some parts of Heartworn Highways were filmed here. Benjamin is friends with Townes daughter, and filming on that porch just felt dang right.
    Matt himself is one of those artists who can hold an entire room with a solo performance. His voice reaches and booms, and his fiddle playing accompanies that voice perfectly fine. The way he holds his fiddle is also of interest - what some may call the "incorrect" or unorthodox way. Doing things really well the wrong way is something we encourage here, for sure, and old time has a long tradition of it. Here's an excerpt from a great article on chest level playing -
    "There are two striking habits that appear among a considerable number of old-time fiddlers: their tendency to hold the fiddle against their chest rather than the classical way, and their tendency to hold the bow in all sort of weird ways, often gripping it away from the frog. For a classically trained violinist the image of someone playing this way is alien. However, these habits among old-time fiddlers should not be seen as restricting or simply wrong. I believe they are deeply meaningful and rooted in legitimate stylistic and musical aspirations."
    Learn more here;
    www.learningfid...
    You can listen to this field recording on Spotify (open.spotify.c...) and on all other streaming platforms. You can follow Matt on Instagram at @mattheckler and Ben at @benjamintodmusic.
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  • @AtlasRapture
    @AtlasRapture 4 ปีที่แล้ว +799

    When a musician sounds even better live and raw than they do in a studio, you realize the pure genius of their talent.

    • @ethanmorton7122
      @ethanmorton7122 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Matt and Ben are exactly that.

    • @MrDvlmandeicide
      @MrDvlmandeicide 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Nick shoulders is the same way

    • @rgtree7108
      @rgtree7108 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Chauncey Bilton no one cares except maybe your gf

    • @rgtree7108
      @rgtree7108 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Chauncey Bilton pretty weird man

    • @chrisfixvincent8459
      @chrisfixvincent8459 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Is this real music!!!???

  • @j.dlawhon4473
    @j.dlawhon4473 6 ปีที่แล้ว +913

    THIS is what the world now needs more of

  • @uchiha_shisui682
    @uchiha_shisui682 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The world needed this union

  • @shelbywillis7420
    @shelbywillis7420 6 ปีที่แล้ว +345

    This has quickly became one of my all time favorite songs.

  • @D3rMesaa
    @D3rMesaa 6 ปีที่แล้ว +455

    Benjamin always give me hope. Theres something about that guy

    • @danielohrt8895
      @danielohrt8895 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I know that shit crazy maybe he's a angel lol he's on every play list I got check out (life ain't sweet )

    • @haveadeadpumpkin
      @haveadeadpumpkin 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Word.

    • @charliejenkins7314
      @charliejenkins7314 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Hes awesome I had the privilege to meet and hangout with him in Charlotte saw lost dog and a couple other bands play then after the show all the bands got together and went to a shed and they all played together all night me and 2 of my friends were the only ones there listening to them all was probably 12 to 15 people in there playing all together it was a really amazing night

    • @DA-yb4qf
      @DA-yb4qf 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@charliejenkins7314 lucky man you are, Charlie Jenkins.

    • @randomhero9092
      @randomhero9092 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Have you looked into his back story? He’s been saved by music and people he’s had the good fortune of stumbling upon. It’s pretty inspiring what he’s been through to still end up where he is now.

  • @snuffygrunt2842
    @snuffygrunt2842 6 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    Every time I hear the Lost Dog SB.. I go back to my days in Martin County and Inez when I had to cross the river between Beauty and Lovely on that one lane bridge to go to work at the mine in Mingo up Marrow Bone. It was around 75.. 76.. I was always stoned.. and there was a tavern where this old girl made cherry pies. I'd just buy me a whole pie and listen to them hill jacks play while I ate. It was a scream and the corn liquor was the best you ever had. They say when you die.. you go back to the times when you were the happiest. If that's true.. I'll be back up that holler again. Thank yee fellers.

    • @atvrider6516
      @atvrider6516 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Absolutely. I’m from Inez as well and i couldn’t have said it better myself

    • @ghostmkoll4777
      @ghostmkoll4777 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah I hear ya keep on keeping on

    • @eddiepeet492
      @eddiepeet492 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think you might have a song in that paragraph Snuffy or at least part of one.

    • @wilburshuman
      @wilburshuman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@eddiepeet492
      Thats what I'm a thinkin !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
      Especially this part.............
      "They say when you die.. you go back to the times when you were the happiest. If that's true.. I'll be back up that holler again"
      Perfect.

  • @emilygray4984
    @emilygray4984 5 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    My brother passed five months ago, he introduced me to this song... I'm so happy to have it as a sort of theme song for our last few months together. It's beautiful

    • @kortneynussbaum369
      @kortneynussbaum369 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      💜

    • @joshuabrown2248
      @joshuabrown2248 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's beautiful brotha

    • @kayoff6907
      @kayoff6907 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We go hard in the hills

    • @jordanthomson3031
      @jordanthomson3031 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He's forever at your back.. but don't forget life is at your front

  • @cmillivol98
    @cmillivol98 4 ปีที่แล้ว +278

    You know it’s good when you’ve only got a fiddle and a guitar and it sounds like a full band

    • @user-jp1uf2yn8h
      @user-jp1uf2yn8h ปีที่แล้ว

      need the violin back in here

    • @light_and_sound
      @light_and_sound ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Don't forget to give props to the sound engineers!

    • @marleebarbetto1276
      @marleebarbetto1276 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ain’t that the truth

    • @zachb8012
      @zachb8012 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Fiddle paired with banjo or guitar creates a sound bigger than the sum of their parts.

    • @scottsnyder4266
      @scottsnyder4266 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@zachb8012Fiddle and banjo are the two loudest of the traditional bluegrass instruments.

  • @jsmith294
    @jsmith294 6 ปีที่แล้ว +526

    The fiddle player has really let herself go... Come on, I'm just kidding! Great tune and great talent from Gems, as usual!

    • @GemsOnVHS
      @GemsOnVHS  6 ปีที่แล้ว +211

      cocaines a helluva drug

    • @eddominates
      @eddominates 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Mattshley Maeckler

    • @culturedmilk363
      @culturedmilk363 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I'd smash.

    • @sazon860
      @sazon860 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      LMAO

    • @eddedmonds5753
      @eddedmonds5753 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I laughed really hard at this, thanks pal. :)

  • @willgriff
    @willgriff ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just keep coming back to this

  • @Anthony-wb6ih
    @Anthony-wb6ih 4 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    I've lived in a city for a long time now. This song makes me want to move back home, to the mountains. Music takes you where words cannot. Thanks for the amazing music.

    • @hunteryoungblood649
      @hunteryoungblood649 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Where ya from originally

    • @kevinlundberg4185
      @kevinlundberg4185 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Amen brother, mountains is our only friends, the older I get the more accurate it gets

    • @CG-zb3fs
      @CG-zb3fs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Man I know. I want to go back to the farm I grew up on in Alabama. Money social status luxury it's over rated boys. Bout had my feel of it. However my children lol and wife. Nah it's the
      Cement hell for me now. After they get out of school be on the next thing to LA. Lower Alabama. I want to float down the Alabama and Tombigbee again about midnight with jugs catching yellowcat bugs eating you alive cricket rock band blaring not one human sound or light for miles. See a kids face bloodied 3rd weekend in Nov there Daddy re telling the story over and over with pride. Or hear some beagles hot on a cane cutter, ok thunder chicken gobbling his head off before daylight about this time of year. Cold beer crawfish dirt roads cutting a switch and War Eagle!! The greatest times of my life and I just wanted out. Now I just want to be back in the land of cotton.

  • @adammgalloway
    @adammgalloway 6 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    I hope we can see some more of him in the future! Matt playing with Benjamin sounds so natural.

    • @GemsOnVHS
      @GemsOnVHS  6 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      more of them both is coming down the line

    • @adammgalloway
      @adammgalloway 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hell Yea!

    • @johna1728
      @johna1728 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I really hope so

  • @camronfox6181
    @camronfox6181 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I've literally listened to this 100 times today alone. And the day ain't over.

    • @HOSWELL444
      @HOSWELL444 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Camron Fox so about 346 times you could listen to this in a day 😀

    • @MonkeyBarsEveryday
      @MonkeyBarsEveryday 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s my boy!

  • @ashthetrashboat1982
    @ashthetrashboat1982 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Adore this...one of my daily listens. 💗 As a punk rocker it took me years to embrace my Appalachian roots but now I love this kind of music now

    • @baconman2.052
      @baconman2.052 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Same bro, started off with Black Flag and Minor Threat to Matt Heckler and other bluegrass artists

    • @robsnipes5492
      @robsnipes5492 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'll chime in as the third. I love bands like social d, alkaline trio, and no use for a name but find these boys got it too

  • @youvotedforthis5340
    @youvotedforthis5340 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    This was the song my wife son and I walked out of our wedding to!

  • @tomhixon5774
    @tomhixon5774 5 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Benjamin Todd is so humble “I fell in love with his music, I guess he liked mine”

    • @jackshifley9378
      @jackshifley9378 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The two of them are the most down to earth guys I have ever had the privilege of talking to

  • @juanguajardo8359
    @juanguajardo8359 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Man ran across this song two weeks ago on TH-cam music and when im down and feeling blue I throw this on repeat and ill be dance and smiling by the third time

  • @thealaskanforever
    @thealaskanforever 6 ปีที่แล้ว +289

    The guy on the fiddle is killing it. Love Benjamin Tod too

    • @jonathanpruegert3007
      @jonathanpruegert3007 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Her name is Ashley Mae. She doesn't look the same anymore though...

    • @thundracleez
      @thundracleez 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      She goes by Matt now.

    • @jonathanpruegert3007
      @jonathanpruegert3007 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Evan Daniels how brave of her

    • @brendonleary
      @brendonleary 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      oh you buggers, you made me spit coffee all over my laptop now...!! lol..
      It's dripping down the screen like the tears of laughter running down my cheeks...

    • @weldonsalkey8127
      @weldonsalkey8127 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Matt Heckler is so good man..

  • @DA-yb4qf
    @DA-yb4qf 6 ปีที่แล้ว +335

    For 20 years I've listened to strictly electronic based music. Then, divorce, stolen dogs etc. September Doves was my first intro to back REAL music, with real and honest lyrics. He prolly won't read this, But f it, Thank You Benjamin. Your pen saved me.

    • @sweetasanders
      @sweetasanders 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      No matter how rubbish my day has been I can sit down with a whiskey, listen to gem and it all just melts away. Music is like magic!!! Love it!!

    • @johna1728
      @johna1728 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      September doves is a hell of a song

    • @dizzyDElKnobberChokker
      @dizzyDElKnobberChokker 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      All music that moves your soul is real, be it top 40 or eclectic, letting the music grip, tame and guide your soul is the best of lifes dirty pleasures.

    • @jabbafo
      @jabbafo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I listen to everything, I find my moods arnt content with one type of anything...but living in blueridge, this shit speaks to my soul

    • @tedkoppel4199
      @tedkoppel4199 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Welcome back.

  • @Matthew-do9tz
    @Matthew-do9tz 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    At work welding in Barnesville Ohio. It's hot n muggy here so ol Ben t'z music goes right along with my day, cheers😎

  • @deadobvious414
    @deadobvious414 6 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    Chords: B-D-A-D
    Lyrics:
    Don't leave me hanging
    From the willow tree
    Honey cut me down
    Cause I can't breath
    Climb up the mountain
    I ain't coming down
    No you won't see me
    Around your town
    I'm high and lonesome
    and I'm running dry
    Not giving up
    On getting by
    So come on honey
    Won't you make me beg
    Take out your fiddle
    Tune up and play
    Cause I know it's hard
    When the sun goes down
    To be alone
    On shaking grounds
    We'll get some matches
    And kerosene
    We'll burn it down honey
    Burn out and leave
    I'll bleed out slowly
    In my Sunday vest
    When you come around
    In that Sunday Dress
    Your blue eyes dancing
    Drawing me in
    With sideways glances
    Honey where you been
    I know it's hard
    When the sun goes down
    To be alone
    On shaking grounds
    We'll get some matches
    And kerosene
    We'll burn it down honey
    Burn out and leave
    I know it's hard
    When the sun goes down
    To be alone
    On shaking grounds
    We'll get some matches
    And kerosene
    We'll burn it down honey
    Burn out and leave

    • @sazon860
      @sazon860 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Thanks for the chords

    • @willb7415
      @willb7415 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I think its "I've given up on getting by"

    • @bigcase4449
      @bigcase4449 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you

    • @alquimby1765
      @alquimby1765 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      The B is a minor cord. Ben plays with a capo on second fret in C. So from there the cords are C, Am, C, then G. the order and changes change a bit in the chorus. I've been obsessed with this song for over a month now, so I had to sit by the fire and figure it out one night. Good luck trying to make it sound as good as these guys. Ben is a Hell of a rhythm picker. And Matt is matt! Have fun trying tho

    • @skunx8600
      @skunx8600 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ya I just try to do a 'cover' with my own rhythm cause he's too good! thanks for the chords

  • @garrettstater7700
    @garrettstater7700 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I watch this anytime I need to feel better about anything

  • @soultake-go3qb
    @soultake-go3qb 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I drove up my local mountain with a beloved friend and a couple beers I remember playing this song breathing in the fresh air walking thru a small meadow and the forest. Perfect song to a perfect moment live life and love each other people

  • @JacobWilliams83
    @JacobWilliams83 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I've been listening to Ben for YEARS. I just found this/Matt yesterday. I cannot stop listening...

  • @chadpattishall2849
    @chadpattishall2849 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This song is a prayer answered to me. Asking God to show me how to live and how to ease my pain that I've carried for so long. Watching these 2 men share there passion for music has inspired me to let people back in my life.

  • @jessejones1093
    @jessejones1093 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My 5yr old son listened to this for the first time tonight he said, daddy "this is the only song I like, its good music how do those guys sound so good" made me happy!

    • @GemsOnVHS
      @GemsOnVHS  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      he has good taste

  • @GemsOnVHS
    @GemsOnVHS  6 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    hey folks, we're on instagram. @gemsonvhs and @lostdogstreetband

    • @Fiftyfiv3hundr3d
      @Fiftyfiv3hundr3d 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      GemsOnVHS I believe I owe you a debt of gratitude. Your channel has introduced me to more amazing, heartfelt, incredible artists than I could have ever asked for. Thank-you so much, truly, for all of the amazing music you have shared.

    • @SevenCrowMusic
      @SevenCrowMusic 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks for all this great music GemsOnVHS. I found a lost dog video of yours called green eyed gal. Been addicted to lost dog and your channel since. Has prolly saved my life to be serious. But anyways, thanks a lot man. It's appriciated wholeheartedly.

    • @GemsOnVHS
      @GemsOnVHS  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      shit thanks panther

    • @GemsOnVHS
      @GemsOnVHS  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      thanks buddy, not quite a genius but we definitely know good music when we hear it.. cheers, love the UK and Ireland, can't wait to go back.

    • @benbuse9398
      @benbuse9398 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      GemsOnVHS how the hell can I meet Benjamin Todd like for real he has changed my life

  • @jacobhalpenny5062
    @jacobhalpenny5062 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Still gives me cold chills to this day

  • @musicandwhiskey6183
    @musicandwhiskey6183 6 ปีที่แล้ว +215

    Who in the hell gave this a thumbs down?! This is beautiful

    • @hunterheath7200
      @hunterheath7200 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      RHEC618 they just missed the like button bro😂

    • @dennyschwarz2958
      @dennyschwarz2958 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Heather Cremins umm whats a lil yachty ....lol

    • @stevemcqueen1096
      @stevemcqueen1096 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Probably had their phone upside down.

    • @SheaRecordmetal
      @SheaRecordmetal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      People with no Soul that’s who.

  • @appleget
    @appleget 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Saw Matt open for Lost Dog in Louisville KY and was blown away. Saw this video and was blown away. This man is music.

  • @seantrainor3174
    @seantrainor3174 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The world needs more music like this, stuff you can actually feel in your bones. Much respect!

  • @zackarygee3133
    @zackarygee3133 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Trust me when I say I’ve searched TH-cam upside down, and I can’t find another piece of music even remotely close to this masterpiece.

  • @nietsnebur
    @nietsnebur 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I've loved music like this all my life, and I'm over 50.I still remember when I purchased my first Doc Watson record and attended my first bluegrass feastival. The last few years this music has really caught on with a lot of people. It's refreshing when what's on the radio and the pop charts, and even worse what's on country radio stations, is really awful.

  • @jimmyzdano
    @jimmyzdano ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Don't leave me hangin
    From a willow tree
    Honey cut me down
    Cause I cant breath
    I'm up the mountain
    I ain't coming down
    No you wont see me
    Around your town
    I'm high and lonesome
    I'm runnin dry
    I'm givin up
    On gettin by
    So come home honey
    Don't ya make me beg
    Take out your fiddle
    Tune up and play
    And I know its hard
    When the sun goes down
    To be alone
    On shaky ground
    Go get some matches
    And kerosene
    We'll burn it down, honey
    Run out and leave
    I'll bleed out slowly
    In my Sunday vest
    When you come around
    In that Sunday dress
    With your blue eyes dancin
    Drawin me in
    And sideways glancin
    Honey where've you been
    I know its hard
    When the sun goes down
    To be alone
    On shaky ground
    Go get some matches
    And kerosene
    We'll burn it down, honey
    Run out and leave
    Don't leave me hangin
    From a willow tree
    Honey cut me down
    Cause I cant breath
    I'm up the mountain
    I ain't coming down
    No you wont see me
    Around your town
    I know its hard
    When the sun goes down
    To be alone
    On shaky ground
    Go get some matches
    And kerosene
    We'll burn it down, honey
    Run out and leave
    I know its hard
    When the sun goes down
    To be alone
    On shaky ground
    Go get some matches
    And kerosene
    We'll burn it down, honey
    Run out and leave

  • @hannahh6793
    @hannahh6793 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I can't stop playing this. Its practically been on repeat. Both Ben and Matt are so easy to listen to. 👌 Give us more guys!

    • @sharkydog6306
      @sharkydog6306 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same. I've been listening to this(and other stuff from Matt and from Lost Dog street band) for almost two years now, lol.

    • @hannahh6793
      @hannahh6793 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sharkydog6306 Same!!! And it doesn't get old, I keep coming back.

  • @russellwolf6272
    @russellwolf6272 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The talent of these 2 are off the charts!

  • @HonestGabe343
    @HonestGabe343 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This sound is tearfully beautiful.

  • @ManScoutsofAmerica
    @ManScoutsofAmerica 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Most of the friends that I have now, I disliked when I first met them.

    • @punxlukk
      @punxlukk 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Still pissed me off when he said he didn’t like Ben at first

  • @macphersoncountry
    @macphersoncountry 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Going on four years now, we’ve been blessed with this helluva duo of folk musicians! Cheers y’all to being blessed with the ability to be surrounded by such awesome music!

  • @lutherhawkins3139
    @lutherhawkins3139 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Gems On VHS is the new Alan Lomax. Thank you all so much for what you are doing for the music of our generation.

    • @GemsOnVHS
      @GemsOnVHS  6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      thank you buddy. that's high praise.

    • @MonkeyBarsEveryday
      @MonkeyBarsEveryday 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Accurate!

    • @thegrassisbluer09
      @thegrassisbluer09 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GemsOnVHSjust need to be more prolific like he was! Your channel saved my life when I got sober months before the pandemic and I had to adapt to a series of huge upheavals, even beyond my quitting and society totally restructuring. Can't possibly thank you enough for introducing me to both of these artists, without whom I very well may have given up in 2020 and not lived to have seen this day.

  • @timothysowards232
    @timothysowards232 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Everything goes away when I listen to this, puts me in a place I can't describe... Totally magical, I've heard it 100rd times. Never changes the feelings of hearing it.

  • @everybodytogether5532
    @everybodytogether5532 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    After a 10 hour day in the sun. This is a blissfull breeze

  • @SirWitKiD
    @SirWitKiD 6 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    hot off the press! great song! love the description! Rest in Peace Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt!

  • @SanSebastia
    @SanSebastia 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Wow there are some really good vibes.

  • @scottyknot7403
    @scottyknot7403 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I still listen once a week. Great tune from great musicans🤘🤘🤘🤘😎

  • @mglenwright09
    @mglenwright09 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Maybe it's because these guys have a punk/metal background which is where most of my roots are in terms of what influenced me musically in my younger years, and so they truly know and appreciate the power that can come from simplicity, but either way, this song feels so powerful despite it literally being a 6-1-5-1 progression THE ENTIRE WAY THROUGH. so simple yet it rocks me even after the 100th time listening. well done Matt

    • @MayberryMafia
      @MayberryMafia ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I don’t think it was simple! Nothing simple about it!!

    • @lukeheywood7334
      @lukeheywood7334 ปีที่แล้ว

      Know wat you mean ithought same first hearing this..its bootn it

  • @carloscamargo624
    @carloscamargo624 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Matt Heckler's got a great voice! Amazing. Not that Benjamin Tod isn't also fantastic. In fact, it is weird to hear him be backing vocals seeing as how he's so great a singer.
    I'm into metal but stangely, really digging this folk music.

    • @saucerhead494
      @saucerhead494 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Folk and blues is the original metal ! Gotta love it haha

  • @michaelj.7121
    @michaelj.7121 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is my all time favorite recording gems has ever brought us. Thank you so much for this Anthony Ben and Matt!

  • @ericaaustin4332
    @ericaaustin4332 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Saw Matt open for The Lost Dog Street Band in Madison back in May and was absolutely blown away by his voice and talent. When he stepped on stage I didnt know what to expect but once he started singing I was blown away. Seeing him get any kind of platform warms my heart. When I saw him I fell in love with his music and between sets I bought every bit of merchandise he was selling for himself because I wanted to support him (also his music isnt available online and i needed that now!). I also got a chance to speak to him briefly and he is just a genuinely cool dude.

    • @GemsOnVHS
      @GemsOnVHS  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      he sure is a cool dude. im sure he will get his music online here soon.

  • @cliffordquinn1467
    @cliffordquinn1467 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Don't leave me hanging from the willow tree
    Honey cut me down cos I can't breathe
    I'm up the mountain ain't coming down
    No you won't see me around your town
    I'm high and lonesome I'm running dry
    I've given up on getting by
    So come home honey don't you make me beg
    Take out your fiddle tune up an play
    And I know its hard when the sun gos down
    To be alone on shaking grounds
    Go get some matches and kerosene we'll burn it down honey
    Burn out and leave
    I'll bleed out slow my Sunday vest
    You come around in Sunday dress
    Your blue eyes dancing drag me in
    Sideways glances honey where u been
    And I know its hard when the sun gos down
    To be alone on shaking grounds
    Go get some matches and kerosene we'll burn it down honey
    Burn out and leave
    Don't leave me hanging from the willow tree
    Honey cut me down cos I can't breathe
    I'm up the mountain ain't coming down
    No you won't see me around your town
    And I know its hard when the sun gos down
    To be alone on shaking grounds
    Go get some matches and kerosene we'll burn it down honey
    Burn out and leave....(x2)....

    • @dougm6371
      @dougm6371 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      billy bong thanks so much, was waiting for somebody to find the words. I’ll get it up on UltimateGuitar with chords now

    • @alquimby1765
      @alquimby1765 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was sitting here listening trying to figure out the cords by ear. First I thought it was in G straight to Am. But if you listen to the changes it sounds like rhythm in the cord of C. C then Em I believe then bounces between G and C with the occasional F toward the end of the verse. Not had a chance to try and play it yet but I feel like that should be pretty close. Could also be an Am instead of Em. Ben playing this definitely gives it incredible drive. Ben is a Hell of a rhythm player. As well as Matt sawing the shit outta that fiddle!

    • @jbrown8616
      @jbrown8616 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      7

    • @EndingTimes0
      @EndingTimes0 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think is Sunday best, not vest

  • @nathanbrintnall7597
    @nathanbrintnall7597 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I drove 4 hours 1 way to see Lost Dog's first performance in Lincoln Nebraska. Matt was one of their openers and he was one of the most humble and fun guys to see perform. Talking to him after the set you could just feel how much he loves his music. Can't wait to hear more from him!

  • @theyarddawg94
    @theyarddawg94 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Can't believe how good this is! If I would have discovered this kinda music sooner I probably wouldn't have gone through such a large portion of my life telling people I hate country music

  • @natedean5815
    @natedean5815 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This collaboration is just absolutely amazing.. we need more!

  • @haydentheo1025
    @haydentheo1025 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    So much soul and just overall genuine human emotion in this! Makes you feel alive!

  • @johna1728
    @johna1728 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I finally got to see both you guys in Nashville. I even got to smoke a cigarette with Matt after he played. Please y'all gotta keep this up. This is a revival of what music should be.

  • @dylangaffney954
    @dylangaffney954 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Real damn music... vibrates the bones of my very soul. I play clawhammer banjo and jam along to this song every day. Thank you Ben, Matt and GemsOnVHS! You all are bringing more good to this world than you could Imagine, keep following your spirits, and keep playing your hearts out for the world to hear!

    • @TROBassGuitar
      @TROBassGuitar ปีที่แล้ว

      What are the chords they sound like bm (I might be confusing it with dm right now I had a few drinks) d and a?

    • @TROBassGuitar
      @TROBassGuitar ปีที่แล้ว

      After realizing I wrote d definitely bm lol

  • @ellisvonschtink9140
    @ellisvonschtink9140 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Loved Deep Chatham! I discovered them busking in Monument Square in Portland, ME like 16 years ago and bought their CD. I still listen to it.

  • @dylanmarks6636
    @dylanmarks6636 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I found out about Benjamin Todd because my brothers buddy was at a alcohol store and ran into him in there and ever since I’ve been listening to this guy.

  • @brianhubbel7477
    @brianhubbel7477 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Saw Matt open for Lost Dog Saturday 9/8 @ the Bottleneck in Lawrence, Ks. He killed every song he played, even the on the banjo. Never got a chance to meet him throughout the night. But what made my night was running into Ben and Ashley around town before the show started and getting the opportunity to meet two talented individuals face to face and they were so kind for taking the time to stop their tour of the town to bullshit with some fans. Hopefully we didn’t scare ya away from Lawrence forever. From the bottom of my heart thank you guys for not letting folk die. Sincerely, the guys you met on the down the street from the venue(glasses guy and brother with face tats). Oh and I can’t forget running into the great banjo player Patrick Watt!!!

  • @dark_0pz_16_7
    @dark_0pz_16_7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Heck I love this song can’t stop listening to it

  • @gruntmezera123
    @gruntmezera123 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    FUCK. YES!!! Matt Heckler is one of the futures of music and with the amazing Benjamin Tod, thank you for finally putting some of your music online. Loved seeing them in Minneapolis and Madison this past year.

  • @NightSky018
    @NightSky018 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Man there's just something extra in Matt and Ben's playing that I don't think any amount of hard work or practice can achieve unless you're Matt and Ben. It's like there's a whole other set of lyrics to this song that are being sung through their instruments. The words tell you the general story, the instruments fill in the details. Gems on VHS couldn't be more appropriately named. These two truly are rare gems in this world

  • @jakenbake8899
    @jakenbake8899 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Still here. Thank you for saving my soul

  • @LukeTheArtist96
    @LukeTheArtist96 6 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I wish Matt would put his stuff online. I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

    • @GemsOnVHS
      @GemsOnVHS  6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      same. it's a work in progress - i'm talking to him about getting his new stuff out.

    • @mikeballantine5382
      @mikeballantine5382 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      His new album just released today on Bandcamp

    • @Hugsby-_-
      @Hugsby-_- 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Know it's an old comment, but if you didn't see it's even on Spotify now!

  • @rottenrobb2583
    @rottenrobb2583 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful , enjoying from the heart of Appalachia

  • @maggieblaski9241
    @maggieblaski9241 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    More Matt Heckler please! This guy opened for Lost Dog in Chicago a while back and I’ve been yearning to hear more by this man.

    • @GemsOnVHS
      @GemsOnVHS  6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      more on the way i promise.

    • @opusjosh
      @opusjosh 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@GemsOnVHSThank you for all the videos you put out, I have found so much to relate to. How does a hobo, like myself, work with your productions?( recording and hanging out?) I got pitch?
      th-cam.com/video/SQrxS70uPXg/w-d-xo.html
      "Morning Sun" Joshua Simons.
      My late wife and I wrote it about our homeless friends in Ft. Collins Colorado. It's about seeing your street family in the morning and knowing everyone made it through to the next day.
      Please let me know what you think.

    • @TheTheRandomShow1234
      @TheTheRandomShow1234 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      When th3 fuck was lost dog in chicago im gonna shoot myself in the foot.

    • @maggieblaski9241
      @maggieblaski9241 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They have a show coming up in Chicago next month at Reggie’s!

    • @TheJeffmcnair50
      @TheJeffmcnair50 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is there a way to buy Matt Heckler's stuff? I'm kicking myself for only buying one of his albums at Lost Dog's most recent concert!

  • @c-j2843
    @c-j2843 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing performer, one of the few people that sounds even better live. The recording doesn’t do his voice justice, he has an incredible bellowing sound. That and seeing Matt playing the fiddle live is a real show

  • @psychogenical1419
    @psychogenical1419 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    i used to listen to this w my friends..... i miss having friends

    • @GemsOnVHS
      @GemsOnVHS  5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      im your friend

    • @tanner1681
      @tanner1681 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GemsOnVHS Things like this make you my favorite! Haha.

  • @itsoverrecords
    @itsoverrecords 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    love love love this.... style, its calllll style! distinct beautiful life enrichening style!

  • @KaiTheGuy04
    @KaiTheGuy04 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Still a fantastic track in 2019!!

  • @coldsmokegames8560
    @coldsmokegames8560 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Finally saw Matt, Ben and Ashley live. I almost ugly cried... love you guys to the fucking moon. Thank you for sharing your gift.

  • @allysonkane9190
    @allysonkane9190 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I saw him play in Minneapolis. I bought his CD and I haven’t taken it out of the CD player in my car since May. Love you, Matt!

    • @GemsOnVHS
      @GemsOnVHS  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      damn not even i got a CD

    • @haileybrown7651
      @haileybrown7651 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you can get one, do it! its totally worth it!!!

    • @TheJeffmcnair50
      @TheJeffmcnair50 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Which one did you get? I just bought his "Heckler's Lament" at his most recent concert, but I'm kicking myself for not buying his first album. Trying to find it. I'll trade you digital files if you have the first one! lol

    • @allysonkane9190
      @allysonkane9190 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jeff I got both Katskillachia and Hecklers Lament!

    • @TheJeffmcnair50
      @TheJeffmcnair50 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Would you be willing to help a fellow music lover out? Could you send me Katskillachia if I gave you my email.? I can't find any of his albums anywhere on line. :(

  • @coltonjackkemp6562
    @coltonjackkemp6562 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Always find myself coming back to this version. Helps a guy stay out of the darkness. God bless

  • @Woohdaphil
    @Woohdaphil 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    thank you for making real music.

  • @vendettajaq7910
    @vendettajaq7910 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I keep coming back to this video When I need a small sip of life. Always use it as a trampoline into fun porch/bonfire hang outs.
    Bless these two.

  • @jakegro7825
    @jakegro7825 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This has become one of my favorite channels on TH-cam. Thank you for all your hard work and the amazing videos! Another outstanding artist to consider for a spotlight would be Joseph Huber from Milwaukee

    • @GemsOnVHS
      @GemsOnVHS  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      well ill be danged, thanks buddy. i'll be on the lookout for joseph.

  • @jarjarbinks2302
    @jarjarbinks2302 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Words can’t describe how much I love your all’s music.. it’s breathtaking

  • @edwinw8468
    @edwinw8468 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Ben knows Townes daughter... I already knew Ben was legendary. But man that just adds some more cool points on top. Townes was the best!!!

  • @edhynes2628
    @edhynes2628 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I keep humming this song out of the blue and I have to keep coming back here every few months.. Matt Heckler is becoming a favorite..love his style. Excited for his new album on itunes.

  • @GemsOnVHS
    @GemsOnVHS  4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Hey y’all, this field recording is now available to stream on our spotify. Check it out here:
    open.spotify.com/track/29Hrft6YVfYViWg6gh1GQT?si=22c2bcda6e6c4d80
    Be sure to give us a follow on there so you’ll be the first to know when we release more.
    Also, we have "Blue Eyes Dancing" and other Matt Heckler favorites available for download on our Bandcamp page: gemsmattheckler.bandcamp.com/
    Matt stays busy, so follow him on Instagram to keep up,
    instagram.com/mattheckler/
    Follow GemsOnVHS as we explore where music's going and where it's been,
    instagram.com/gemsonvhs/

  • @Admiral86Untidy
    @Admiral86Untidy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The editing on this video is the best part. The way it comes together with the music and you can tell they had a good time. Magical

  • @rubo8925
    @rubo8925 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    best vid in an age, incredible tune.

  • @stephinately
    @stephinately 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just saw these guys in Seattle last night. Matt heckler is so passionate when he performs. I love it.

  • @ryleereynolds7877
    @ryleereynolds7877 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is absolutely incredible

  • @HatlessAtlasHA
    @HatlessAtlasHA ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, it's been 2 years already? And yet, still I come back to this song.

  • @babblerabla
    @babblerabla 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The way they edit the hard strum when Matt says, "I drank 16 beers," is art in its own.

  • @grantchristiansen8432
    @grantchristiansen8432 ปีที่แล้ว

    The more Heckler I listen to the more I like it. Great artists. Had the pleasure to see both live front row. Impressive sound a lyrics from both.

  • @Justkeni21
    @Justkeni21 6 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Hope this means more Benjamin Tod videos to come soon too? This is brilliant ❤️👌

    • @GemsOnVHS
      @GemsOnVHS  6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      till one of us die yeah!

    • @Justkeni21
      @Justkeni21 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      GemsOnVHS fuck yes, I can die happy now (after one of you two preferably) 😂 seriously listen to your channel every. single. day, keep killing it.

  • @jnwoodard8764
    @jnwoodard8764 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Songs like this hit me in my soul for some reason. It calls back to family I never knew that stilled in the mountains and woods here in Tennessee, and grandparents that ran barefoot through small backwoods towns in old jeans and t-shirts.

  • @scottyacosta713
    @scottyacosta713 5 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Fcking love america. Thank god for this 🔥

    • @theartoffuckit5287
      @theartoffuckit5287 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      this is how it is in canada too

    • @Automedon2
      @Automedon2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The US is still the source of the best music in every genre. Britain had it going on for a while, but those days are over.

  • @ABustyBanana
    @ABustyBanana 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The fact they don't have a duo album is a shame great artist

  • @evanalsup4745
    @evanalsup4745 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Lyrics:
    Dont leave me hangin
    From a willow tree
    Honey cut me down
    'Cause i cant breath
    Im up the mountain
    Im coming down
    No you wont see me
    Around your town
    Im high and lonesome
    Im runnin dry
    Im givin up
    On gettin by
    So come on honey
    Wont ya make me dance
    Take out your fiddle
    Tune up and play
    'Cause i know its hard
    When the sun goes down
    To be alone
    On shaky ground
    Go get some matches
    And carolseem
    We're burnin down, honey
    Burn out and leave
    I'll bleed out slowly
    On Sunday press
    When you come around
    In that Sunday dress
    With your blue eyes dancin
    Drawing me in
    Mid side ways glancing
    Honey where've you been
    I know its hard
    When the sun goes down
    To be alone
    On shaky ground
    Go get some matches
    And carolseem
    We're burnin down, honey
    Burn out and leave
    I know its hard
    When the sun goes down
    To be alone
    On shaky ground
    Go get some matches
    And carolseem
    We're burnin down, honey
    Burn out and leave

  • @bradmcconnell1125
    @bradmcconnell1125 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Always come back to this. Just can't get enough!

  • @Nothing-lj8fh
    @Nothing-lj8fh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    “What’ll it be fellas, mustard or ketchup?”

  • @WudwasMcGee
    @WudwasMcGee 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Years later and after owning this song on vinyl I still come back for this version. Goddamn, it's a fkn beauty! I think it might be an All Time Favourite.

  • @fondestdiamond
    @fondestdiamond ปีที่แล้ว +4

    [verse 1]
    Don't leave me hanging, from a willow tree
    Honey cut me down, 'cus I can't breathe
    I'm up the mountain, ain't coming down
    No you won't see me around your town
    [verse 2]
    I'm high n' lonesome, 'n I'm running dry
    I've given up, on gettin' by
    So come home honey, don'tcha make me beg
    Take out your fiddle, tune up and play
    [Chorus]
    I know its hard when the sun goes down
    To be alone, on shaky grounds
    Go get some matches and kerosene
    We'll burn it down, honey, run out and leave
    [verse 3]
    I bleed out slowly, in my Sunday vest
    When you come around, In that Sunday dress
    Your blue eyes dancing, drawin' me in
    And sideways glances, honey where have you been
    [Chorus]
    I know its hard when the sun goes down
    To be alone, on shaky grounds
    Go get some matches and kerosene
    We'll burn it down, honey, run out and leave
    [verse 1]
    Don't leave me hanging, from a willow tree
    Honey cut me down, 'cus I can't breathe
    I'm up the mountain, ain't coming down
    No you won't see me around your town
    [Chorus]
    I know its hard when the sun goes down
    To be alone, on shaky grounds
    Go get some matches and kerosene
    We'll burn it down, honey, run out and leave
    [Chorus]
    And I know its hard when the sun goes down
    To be alone, on shaky grounds
    Go get some matches and kerosene
    We'll burn it down, honey, run out and leave

    • @fondestdiamond
      @fondestdiamond ปีที่แล้ว

      @Tim DaHuman i wont say it isnt but i (being a young white man) always saw it as falling in and out of love with the same person

    • @fondestdiamond
      @fondestdiamond ปีที่แล้ว

      @Tim DaHuman was also written by matt

  • @kidginger4241
    @kidginger4241 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The magic that happens here is some of the finest ever recorded. Thank you!

  • @autumnmachamer9508
    @autumnmachamer9508 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This is 🔥

    • @autumnmachamer9508
      @autumnmachamer9508 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Just singed up for patreon. Thanks for all the work you've doing. You're doing the world a fucking favor sharing all of this.

    • @GemsOnVHS
      @GemsOnVHS  6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      you're my hero and responsible for all the crazy shit we're gonna keep releasing.

  • @l.bolton3598
    @l.bolton3598 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow! Love the song and music and the history of that porch. I am a big fan of Guy and Townes and their music that lives on.

  • @baggs081
    @baggs081 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    In 2019 I find this to be bangin