Mile of Music
Scott H. Biram
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Scott H. Biram merges blues, country and punk at the 2024 Mile of Music festival.
Scott H. Biram, also known as The Dirty Old One Man Band, delivers a foot-stomping performance at Mile of Music 2024. Specializing in classic country, bluegrass and rock 'n' roll, Biram creates a raw, unique sound. Recorded live at the Stone Arch Tap Room, watch "Still Around" and his version of Mississippi Fred McDowell’s "Write Me a Few Lines."
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Mile of Music is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin
Mile of Music
Scott H. Biram
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Scott H. Biram, also known as The Dirty Old One Man Band, delivers a foot-stomping performance at Mile of Music 2024. Specializing in classic country, bluegrass and rock 'n' roll, Biram creates a raw, unique sound. Recorded live at the Stone Arch Tap Room, watch "Still Around" and his version of Mississippi Fred McDowell’s "Write Me a Few Lines."
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- Scott H. Biram: We'll get to that one in a minute.
["Still Around" by Scott H. Biram] [bluesy guitar music] ♪ Go ahead and throw me down ♪ ♪ I might be broke, I'm still around ♪ ♪ Break me down and grind me round ♪ ♪ I'll be here if I'm being found ♪ ♪ I am the weapon in your hand ♪ ♪ I'm the stone that drags you down ♪ ♪ The rock on which you stand ♪ ♪ I'm the one who hangs around ♪ ♪ Push me in the current, I'll just soak a while ♪ ♪ You'll find me down the riverbed ♪ ♪ Down 'bout half a mile ♪ ♪ I'll find a way to get you back ♪ ♪ Break the glass in your one-horse shack ♪ ♪ Might throw a train right off the track ♪ ♪ But I'll be damned if I'll get cracked ♪ ♪ Uh ♪ [bluesy guitar music] ♪ Heaven knows, I'm sinking down ♪ ♪ Tired of things that won't be found ♪ ♪ Buried deep within the ground ♪ ♪ I was here before this godforsaken town ♪ ♪ I am the weapon in your hand ♪ ♪ I am the stone that drags you down ♪ ♪ I'm the rock on which you stand ♪ ♪ I am the one who hangs around ♪ ♪ Left here by the maker, I've never sinned ♪ ♪ And throughout all the ages, I've always been ♪ ♪ Broken down and stoic to the bitter end ♪ ♪ I'm not trying to pretend ♪ ♪ I'm not ever giving in ♪ ♪ I've never been your friend ♪ ♪ I'm just worn down by the wind ♪ [wind whistling sounds] Yeah!
[bluesy guitar music] ♪ I'm the weapon in your hand ♪ ♪ I'm the stone that drags you down ♪ ♪ I'm the rock on which you stand ♪ ♪ I am the one who hangs around ♪ ♪ I am the weapon in your hand ♪ ♪ I am the stone that drags you down ♪ ♪ The rock on which you stand ♪ ♪ I am the one who hangs around ♪ [audience applauding and cheering] ♪ I'm the one who drinks a beer ♪ I'm gonna do it!
["Write Me a Few Lines" by Mississippi Fred McDowell] [bluesy guitar music] ♪ Baby when you get home ♪ ♪ Uh ♪ ♪ Hey won't you sit down and write me a few of your lines ♪ ♪ Baby when you get home ♪ ♪ Mmm hmm hmm hmm, whoo hoo ♪ ♪ Won't you sit down and write me a few of your lines ♪ ♪ That'll be a consolation ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Mama for my worried mind ♪ ♪ Whoa, baby ♪ ♪ Uh ♪ [bluesy guitar music] ♪ Yeah, I left my baby ♪ ♪ Yeah, standin' Lord, in her back door cryin' ♪ ♪ Oh I left my baby, woo hoo ♪ ♪ Standin' Lord, in her back door cryin' ♪ ♪ Yeah Mama ♪ ♪ I never felt so sorry ♪ ♪ Mama, 'til she said goodbye ♪ ♪ Whoa, baby ♪ ♪ Uh ♪ [bluesy guitar music] [laughs] ♪ I'm goin' down to the river ♪ ♪ Mama, and I'm gonna sit down on the ground ♪ ♪ I'm goin' down to the river, whoo hoo ♪ ♪ I'm gonna sit down on the ground ♪ ♪ I'm gonna let the waves of the water ♪ ♪ Mama wash my trouble down ♪ ♪ Whoa ♪ ♪ Hey, man ♪ ♪ Uh ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ Take me back to the porch now.
[bluesy guitar music] [audience applauding and cheering] I had to pull that one out.
Thank you.
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Clip: Special | 12m 49s | Americana musician Abby Posner performs three songs at the 2024 Mile of Music festival. (12m 49s)
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Clip: Special | 18m 43s | Mile of Music festival performance by six-piece modern folk/Americana band Buffalo Rose. (18m 43s)
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Clip: Special | 7m 43s | Milwaukee native and folk artist Cassie Boettcher makes her Mile of Music festival debut. (7m 43s)
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Clip: Special | 12m 55s | Folk singer-songwriter Christopher Gold shares two songs at Mile of Music 2024. (12m 55s)
Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons
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Clip: Special | 3m 38s | Grammy-nominated Cory Chisel brings Americana roots to Mile of Music 2024. (3m 38s)
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Clip: Special | 28m 11s | Minneapolis-based Dan Rodriguez plays live Americana music at the Mile of Music festival. (28m 11s)
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Clip: Special | 3m 51s | David Robert King plays "Cold-Hearted Woman" during a live acoustic set at Mile of Music. (3m 51s)
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Clip: Special | 6m 32s | Garage-style rock band Diet Lite from Milwaukee performs at the Mile of Music festival. (6m 32s)
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Clip: Special | 26m 35s | NYC supergroup Fantastic Cat performs live pop/rock at Appleton's Mile of Music festival. (26m 35s)
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Clip: Special | 20m 31s | Grammy-nominated Appleton native Hillary Reynolds performs live at Mile of Music 2024. (20m 31s)
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Clip: Special | 11m 1s | Illiterate Light, an indie rock duo, performs live at Appleton's Mile of Music festival. (11m 1s)
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Clip: Special | 14m 29s | Jeremie Albino and The Rosehall Band blend Americana and blues at Mile of Music 2024. (14m 29s)
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Clip: Special | 21m 56s | Americana singer-songwriter Joy Clark performs live at Appleton's Mile of Music festival. (21m 56s)
Leon Timbo and The Family Band
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Clip: Special | 9m 4s | Atlanta's Leon Timbo and The Family Band perform live country-soul at Mile of Music 2024. (9m 4s)
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Clip: Special | 28m 14s | Chicago's indie rock band Marina City performs at the 2024 Mile of Music festival. (28m 14s)
Mile of Music performers share 'A Song Before We Go'
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Clip: Special | 21m 37s | Mile of Music artists perform closing songs at the 2024 festival finale. (21m 37s)
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Clip: Special | 12m 55s | Australian folk duo Minor Gold performs live at Mile of Music 2024. (12m 55s)
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Clip: Special | 27m 44s | Chicago's Nathan Graham blends blues and Americana at the 2024 Mile of Music festival. (27m 44s)
Preview: Special | 1m | This concert documentary offers a front row seat to Appleton's community music festival. (1m)
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Clip: Special | 21m 59s | California’s Rainbow Girls blend folk and rock at the 2024 Mile of Music festival. (21m 59s)
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Clip: Special | 25m 45s | Blues artist Sarah Potenza brings bold vocals to the 2024 Mile of Music festival. (25m 45s)
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Clip: Special | 11m 22s | Banjo innovator Tall Tall Trees plays psychedelic rock at the 2024 Mile of Music festival. (11m 22s)
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Clip: Special | 26m 59s | Singer-songwriter Tommy Prine performs live to a packed house during Mile of Music 2024. (26m 59s)
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Clip: Special | 9m 48s | The Oshkosh band rocks Houdini Plaza at the 2024 Mile of Music festival. (9m 48s)
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Clip: Special | 3m 18s | Milwaukee hip-hop artist Twan Mack performs one of his final sets at Mile of Music 2024. (3m 18s)
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Clip: Special | 15m 49s | Folk trio Valley Fox plays live at Mile of Music 2024 with mandolin, bass and guitar. (15m 49s)
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Clip: Special | 15m 47s | Folk singer Willi Carlisle plays banjo, fiddle and guitar at the Mile of Music festival. (15m 47s)
Writer's Round: High Tea, Jamie Kent and South for Winter
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Clip: Special | 49m 49s | Folk rock and Americana songwriters perform in-the-round live at Mile of Music 2024. (49m 49s)
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