Thank you Willi. It was good running into you the other day and that folk tune you heard from Steve Goodman has been creeping in my bones since I heard it from you. Much love and see you soon!!
Thanks for the assimilation! I own one of Townes's old sport coats and I feel a purpose for furthering the field. I wrote a song on my new record called "Let's Be Brothers Here" on his front porch in Mt. Juliet. I really appreciate the kind words and people have been advising me to respond to comments so you're the first one. Happy day and I hope to see you someday!!
The fact you know who he is brightened my day im 22 and I wish more people my age knew what a legend him and his best friend the duck tape Messiah were
Beautiful song Mr. Stambaugh and the story behind it. Recently lost my wife of 34 years and the push is on to keep me busy and “get out there”. Different circumstances to your song I know but the words still ring true. Thank you. Keep writing.
I met you at The Union in the Ohio Athens not too long ago, Austin. I have listened to many of your songs since. You be the real deal!! I love the honesty, passion and talent in your work, very heartfelt and powerful. Please come back to Athens Ohio before you git too famous! I look forward to seeing you perform someday soon somewhere! 👋💫❤😎
Good song. Man, it is good to hear someone deliver a song that doesn't sound exactly like, indistinguishable from the last twenty singers. Those all over country radio who sound like they are straining to get the words out.
Thank you so much for the kind words! This song means so much to me. Leaves the soul in limbo. The blues shall shake someday but I sure ain't gonna let a feeling slip away
Man, this is what the world really needs more of. In a world of fake, this is as real as is gets .. Townes, Guy, Mickey, and the rest of those songwriting legends, are somewhere smiling at this one. Keep it up man. Either you've got it, or you don't.. and you've definitely got it
a beautiful folk country song reminds me of the alt country and outsider music coming out of Austin in the 90s. A beautiful whistle this guys truly a cowboy poet.
Damn. Fine. Song. Great performance, wonderful capture... That whistling is akin to yodeling at this point. I haven't heard skilled whistling like that in music that's not over 50 years old. Solid. Thanks, y'all 🙏🏻🤍
Thank you for saying this and yes I feel like I've been here before. I think we all may have a sense of a continual self. Hopefully I get it right and become stronger and stronger the older I become!! Anyways, rock on and you're not alone! As my old poetry mentor Bruce Weigl said once: "I'm here for the duration and I will see to that nobody is left behind." What a cat!
Sometimes the best songs just find you, and you find them in an unexpected place, and finally we get to experience all this. Great performance all around!
Thank you for saying this and I agree totally. I love the Tom Waits line: "never heard the melody, until I needed the song" - from San Diego Serenade. There are some beautiful songs in the world beyond words
@@AustinStambaugh I feel like I owe a lot to him as well, his music keeps me sane haha. I love your song “With your help” so beautiful and sad, that track really cuts deep…and thank you I hope you’re also doing well.
Hahaha good ole brother Todd. Todd is a great human being and I just sang a little tune last night at his Tuesday honky tonk. Perhaps it may happen one day. But I'm sure me and Todd are individual cooks seeking to spoil potential broth. Hope you have a wonderful day!
Wow, this is really nice! I never heard of this singer before, but his singing draws one into the song with curious interest! I really like this singer....I'm a 1st time listener, but I'd certainly look for more of this talented singer!!!
This is wow, this was so beautifully written! You for sure are a song writers song writer. Great inspiration man. Well I must get back to it if I’m ever gonna be able to write good tunes.
Thank you for saying this and yes it feels like being seen which is so scary really. But it must happen and when it does it takes a lot of pressure of your head and puts it in your heart where it should have been all along. Thank you for noticing that's what I was doing! I hope you have a wonderful day on the other line here
Thank you so much for the kind words and whistling is such a freeing feeling. Imagine just whistling instead of playing a guitar lead. Sign me up! Ha hope this message finds you well! Peace and love!
Thank you for the kind words and it feels lovely to sing a song like this. Feels like speaking for the quietly absolved folks of the world. Hope you have a wonderful day!
Hopefully you make it out to Oklahoma sometime soon. Also, really great of you to reply to these YT comments. Might not seem like much but it means a lot to the common viewer like me.@@AustinStambaugh
Heck yea of course!! I've been looking at the vids like once a week and doing my earthly duties of communicating! My old teacher Bruce Weigl (look him up) said that to write and communicate clearly is the hardest thing to do in this life. Rockin! Also, what venues do people play at in Oklahoma? I'm gonna try and route that way in '24 @@turk1eighty2
I agree with your teacher for sure; I try and do that in my own work. I'm not a great authority on venues...but a few that come to mind are Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa and the Opolis and the Deli in Norman @@AustinStambaugh
Lovely performance! Ps. Any hope of seeing Martha Spencer on your channel? If Spotify streams is any indication, she's gotta be one of the most underrated country singers.
Martha Spencer rules! And I think she's in a few videos with Luke Bell. But don't quote me on it. I've always enjoyed Martha's atmosphere whenever I've be around her and would love to see more videos as well. Rock on!
Thanks for saying that. Townes is a huge influence on me and I own one of his old jackets. Through a strange fate seemingly I've been given the colors to wear in the field of balladeer life. Townes was born March 7th and I was born March 13th. I don't really follow astrology but I've always felt a knowingness to his expressions. Rock on! P.s. I never can get finger picks down. I was already to far along in just using my fingers or a flat pick. Rock on!!!
@@AustinStambaugh I was here in the comments to say "Lovely lovely lovely," but now that I've read that your birthday is one day from mine (the 14th), I'll add that your guitar picking is very gentle and clear. The best sound for these lyrics, it seems to me.
Hey thanks! Another March birthday can't be wrong! I love the March month, maybe it's all I've ever known haha. And yes, over the recent times I've found that intermediate guitar playing suits the song delivery opposed to the barn-burner flatpicking style and exhibitionism. I love both, of course, and there's a time and place to indeed burn the barn, but I'm always all ears for a gentle chord ringing true. @@TheVeek192
Thanks for the idea. I just met Nick like two weeks ago for the first time. His guitarist Jack Studer has been a good friend to me for a few years now. Who knows what will happen!! Hope you're well!
Thanks for saying this and I LOVE the pedal steel guitar. Look up a guy named Stephen "Tebbs" Karney. He's like an older brother to me and plays on all my records and Joe Wunderle's records. He's hands down top 5 in Nashville playing now. And he's a good ole Ohio boy with a CDL. Badass legends!! Peace and love to you!
@@AustinStambaughkeep it going. Long hair is for the wild, the resistance… let all the other country folk have theirs short. every single time I cut mine off I regret it.
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WAF is saving country music pop country sucks this is the real deal all of it I love it all
This dude looks straight outta 1969, love the old soul
Every now and then a song like this comes out, and completely rocks my foundation.
Genuine music from normal men like ourselves 😊
You sound great, Austin.
Thank you Willi. It was good running into you the other day and that folk tune you heard from Steve Goodman has been creeping in my bones since I heard it from you. Much love and see you soon!!
Amazing! Fun fact we went to the same vocational school together.
Love this. “Pick it, and it’ll Never heal”.. -Townes VanZandt
Thanks for the assimilation! I own one of Townes's old sport coats and I feel a purpose for furthering the field. I wrote a song on my new record called "Let's Be Brothers Here" on his front porch in Mt. Juliet. I really appreciate the kind words and people have been advising me to respond to comments so you're the first one. Happy day and I hope to see you someday!!
The fact you know who he is brightened my day im 22 and I wish more people my age knew what a legend him and his best friend the duck tape Messiah were
Seen this man in Cleveland last weekend an this song has been on repeat. Such a connection an feeling I'd forgot could exist with music.
Thank you.
Beautiful song Mr. Stambaugh and the story behind it. Recently lost my wife of 34 years and the push is on to keep me busy and “get out there”. Different circumstances to your song I know but the words still ring true. Thank you. Keep writing.
Keep on keeping on, now's not the time to stop.
This man is from a different time and I’m with it what a blessing love it
Thank you so much for saying this and I look forward to being around and hopefully growing old. More tunes on the way!
I'm jealous of that whistle. Great tune brother!
Thank you so much for the kind words I hope to reflect the positivity you've shown me back to you ten fold! Keep on rockin in the free world!
the soul in your whistle reminds me of a sad wind. great track man!
I met you at The Union in the Ohio Athens not too long ago, Austin. I have listened to many of your songs since. You be the real deal!! I love the honesty, passion and talent in your work, very heartfelt and powerful. Please come back to Athens Ohio before you git too famous! I look forward to seeing you perform someday soon somewhere! 👋💫❤😎
Good song.
Man, it is good to hear someone deliver a song that doesn't sound exactly like, indistinguishable from the last twenty singers. Those all over country radio who sound like they are straining to get the words out.
Exactly! All the same sound
I like this take.
Thank you so much for the kind words! This song means so much to me. Leaves the soul in limbo. The blues shall shake someday but I sure ain't gonna let a feeling slip away
Let's go Austin. He's the real deal.
amen
Thanks for the kind words and I hope to see you someday!
How can music be this good!
Man, this is what the world really needs more of. In a world of fake, this is as real as is gets .. Townes, Guy, Mickey, and the rest of those songwriting legends, are somewhere smiling at this one. Keep it up man. Either you've got it, or you don't.. and you've definitely got it
How does this guy have less then 1k monthly listeners on Spotify? He has such a great voice. And I love the whistling part.
Got like 1800 now and I hope one day to write a song to change the world! Thanks for the kind words!
How cool. WAF never let's me down. 😊❤
🫡
Thanks for saying this and Western AF never let's me down either!
a beautiful folk country song reminds me of the alt country and outsider music coming out of Austin in the 90s. A beautiful whistle this guys truly a cowboy poet.
Damn. Fine. Song.
Great performance, wonderful capture...
That whistling is akin to yodeling at this point. I haven't heard skilled whistling like that in music that's not over 50 years old. Solid.
Thanks, y'all 🙏🏻🤍
you like whistling? listen to the whistler by the white buffalo. its so amazing. its about ptsd
you havent seen nick shoulders? go see.
@@shofarkillz596 - thank you! 🙏🏻
@@alexgray8804 - I'd like to see Nick. Hopefully our paths cross soon
hes a great live show and the whistling is top notch.@@scottkidwellmusic9175
a new but an old friendly voice sound. twice thru and better.
Thank you for saying this and yes I feel like I've been here before. I think we all may have a sense of a continual self. Hopefully I get it right and become stronger and stronger the older I become!! Anyways, rock on and you're not alone! As my old poetry mentor Bruce Weigl said once: "I'm here for the duration and I will see to that nobody is left behind."
What a cat!
Just saw this kid at the Lost Dog Street Band show tonight in Cleveland. Fucking awesome to see a local (to Cleveland) kid doing big things!
So glad your songs hittin the world bud, keep it up! Good job WesternAF for helping get this out there.
I come back to this song time and time again.
Great whistling!!!😙😙😙😙😙
it's purdy damn good
Thank you and much love!!
Stole the words right from my head 🎉 great song!!!!
Townes would be proud 🙌🏻
Sometimes the best songs just find you, and you find them in an unexpected place, and finally we get to experience all this. Great performance all around!
Thank you for saying this and I agree totally. I love the Tom Waits line: "never heard the melody, until I needed the song" - from San Diego Serenade. There are some beautiful songs in the world beyond words
I only discovered this guy recently thanks to Benjamin Tod. Loving his music 👍🏻
Thank you! Means a lot and I owe a lot of my life to Ben. Hope you're well!
@@AustinStambaugh I feel like I owe a lot to him as well, his music keeps me sane haha.
I love your song “With your help” so beautiful and sad, that track really cuts deep…and thank you I hope you’re also doing well.
the world could use a duet with Austin Stambaugh and my good buddy Todd Day Wait
Hahaha good ole brother Todd. Todd is a great human being and I just sang a little tune last night at his Tuesday honky tonk. Perhaps it may happen one day. But I'm sure me and Todd are individual cooks seeking to spoil potential broth. Hope you have a wonderful day!
Good voice Western AF does it again.
Thanks for listening
Thank you! Hope to send some joy back to you! Wooshhhh woooshhh. There it be!
Wow, this is really nice! I never heard of this singer before, but his singing draws one into the song with curious interest! I really like this singer....I'm a 1st time listener, but I'd certainly look for more of this talented singer!!!
Thank you for the kind words and I wish love and joy to your neck of the woods. Perhaps we can all change the world with song!
I love the story behind this. Thanks for sharing. You're definitely one of the most influential songwriters I ever known and I'm honored to know you.
Thank you and much love!
I’m getting heavy Gram Parson vibes … HE’s Back baby 😂
Good tune, hope to hear more from.
Thanks, tons of more stuff out there on the way! I hope this message finds you well and a wonderful day to go along!
This is wow, this was so beautifully written! You for sure are a song writers song writer. Great inspiration man. Well I must get back to it if I’m ever gonna be able to write good tunes.
this is GREAT
Thank you so much! Hope this finds you well and much love!!
Too bloody good!! Another beaut to add to the road trip playlist
Really love this tune ❤
Really, really enjoyed this. Beautiful tune, meaningful lyrics & the whistling...icing on the cake.
Thank you so much for saying that and I'm glad the song could move you. The song is so sweet to me and makes me smile to hear you say this. Rock on!
Thanks, Austin, for sharing yourself.
Thank you for saying this and yes it feels like being seen which is so scary really. But it must happen and when it does it takes a lot of pressure of your head and puts it in your heart where it should have been all along. Thank you for noticing that's what I was doing! I hope you have a wonderful day on the other line here
Absolutely beautiful!🙏🎸
Thank you and what a beautiful comment!! Right back at ya!
Awesome song
Not sure if I’m more impressed by the singing or whistling
Can feel the soul in every line. What a songsman. Masterful technique with some of the best whistling I’ve ever heard
Thanks brother! Love you so much
Killer voice and tone. Great tune as well.
Thank you so much! Means a ton!
I love the whistling
Thank you so much! Keep on rockin in the free world !!
Of course it's all about his talent but is nobody gonna mention his awesome haircut
Got the vocals to sing traditional cowboy music. Love it brother
Superb performance bud, best I’ve heard ye 👌
Thanks brother Dylan! Love you so much! Say hey to Finn!
Just made it to the whistle part, holy crap. So rad.
Thank you so much for the kind words and whistling is such a freeing feeling. Imagine just whistling instead of playing a guitar lead. Sign me up! Ha hope this message finds you well! Peace and love!
Heck yeah my man. Congrats on the feature! @@AustinStambaugh
Beautiful
Thank you for such a kind word! I hope you have a wonderful day today and tomorrow
This is a great one!!!
Thank you! Rock on!
perfect. Beauty..
Beautiful guitar
Wow! So good. Keep it up. Pure perfection
Simply lovely
Thank you for the kind words and it feels lovely to sing a song like this. Feels like speaking for the quietly absolved folks of the world. Hope you have a wonderful day!
Incredible.
Thank you so much! I hope to see you in the wide world someday!!
Hopefully you make it out to Oklahoma sometime soon. Also, really great of you to reply to these YT comments. Might not seem like much but it means a lot to the common viewer like me.@@AustinStambaugh
Heck yea of course!! I've been looking at the vids like once a week and doing my earthly duties of communicating! My old teacher Bruce Weigl (look him up) said that to write and communicate clearly is the hardest thing to do in this life. Rockin! Also, what venues do people play at in Oklahoma? I'm gonna try and route that way in '24
@@turk1eighty2
I agree with your teacher for sure; I try and do that in my own work. I'm not a great authority on venues...but a few that come to mind are Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa and the Opolis and the Deli in Norman @@AustinStambaugh
Hell yeah.
Hell yea Keyth!!
Too true
AMEN times one million. Love is worth the waiting for don't forget!
Phenomenal
Everly Ferrell! I love it❤
Thank you! I hope you have a wonderful day!
Awsome!! Keep it up
Thank you April! I hope you're well and I think about you still. I wish you so much love and joy. Keep the ole PA warm this winter!
Love that Martin!! It sounds much better than mine...🤔😅🤓😁
Nick SHoulders was pissed when heard this foo start whistlin
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dope
Thanks! Rock on!
Lovely performance! Ps. Any hope of seeing Martha Spencer on your channel? If Spotify streams is any indication, she's gotta be one of the most underrated country singers.
Martha Spencer rules! And I think she's in a few videos with Luke Bell. But don't quote me on it. I've always enjoyed Martha's atmosphere whenever I've be around her and would love to see more videos as well. Rock on!
My dude
bob dylan vibes with this one
Did we finally get our new Dwight Yoakum??!!
Please god no
Can someone explain to me how this sound is captured on that lil sound hole mic?
There's another mic behind the top buttons of my shirt. A lavalier mic. So there's really two mics!!
And here I was chalking things up to magic. Appreciate you solving the riddle Austin, one hell of a tune.@@AustinStambaugh
This from the cast of LoTR? Frodo and whatever that elf was’ baby?
Is that Townes relative?
Thanks for saying that. Townes is a huge influence on me and I own one of his old jackets. Through a strange fate seemingly I've been given the colors to wear in the field of balladeer life. Townes was born March 7th and I was born March 13th. I don't really follow astrology but I've always felt a knowingness to his expressions.
Rock on!
P.s. I never can get finger picks down. I was already to far along in just using my fingers or a flat pick.
Rock on!!!
@@AustinStambaugh I was here in the comments to say "Lovely lovely lovely," but now that I've read that your birthday is one day from mine (the 14th), I'll add that your guitar picking is very gentle and clear. The best sound for these lyrics, it seems to me.
Hey thanks! Another March birthday can't be wrong! I love the March month, maybe it's all I've ever known haha. And yes, over the recent times I've found that intermediate guitar playing suits the song delivery opposed to the barn-burner flatpicking style and exhibitionism. I love both, of course, and there's a time and place to indeed burn the barn, but I'm always all ears for a gentle chord ringing true. @@TheVeek192
uyesyeysyeyeyeyeysyyeyeyeysysyyey yes
giving Dwight Yoakam
Jackson Browne esk These Days
Thank you, Jackson Browne rules and is a true original!
This dude and Nick Shoulders need to synergize
Thanks for the idea. I just met Nick like two weeks ago for the first time. His guitarist Jack Studer has been a good friend to me for a few years now. Who knows what will happen!!
Hope you're well!
Vocals like a pedal steel.
Thanks for saying this and I LOVE the pedal steel guitar. Look up a guy named Stephen "Tebbs" Karney. He's like an older brother to me and plays on all my records and Joe Wunderle's records. He's hands down top 5 in Nashville playing now. And he's a good ole Ohio boy with a CDL. Badass legends!!
Peace and love to you!
One haircut away from greatness.
I like his look
Haha very true. I've experimented with the short hair a bunch in recent years. My goal is to cut it off Spring of '24. We'll see
@@AustinStambaugh Thanks for being a sport. Your music is amazing!
@@AustinStambaughkeep it going. Long hair is for the wild, the resistance… let all the other country folk have theirs short. every single time I cut mine off I regret it.