Friday Music

The first time I published a live cover of this song was in November of 2016 – with Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard.  In January of 2017 I published the composer himself performing it live.  And in October of 2019 with a cover by one of my favorite artists - Emmylou Harris.  You cannot get too much of this tune so after a year off during the Pandemic of 2020 it’s about time I did it again.  

Written by country music artist Townes Van Zandt this is often considered his most enduring song - an oldie and a goodie.  First recorded in 1972 for the album – The Late Great Townes Van Zandt - this is a tale of a Mexican bandit called Pancho possibly betrayed by his left-hand man 'Lefty' to the Mexican Federales.  Was it Pancho Villa?  Van Zandt never ruled-out the notion. 

Emmylou Harris returns.....