The Montana Sessions
Band of Drifters: Sweet Celeny
3/28/2025 | 5m 11sVideo has Closed Captions
The Band of Drifters performs Sweet Celeny.
The Montana Sessions is a collection of short films featuring some of Montana's finest musicians performing live in outdoor locations throughout the state.
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The Montana Sessions is a local public television program presented by Montana PBS
Montana Sessions is made possible by The Greater Montana Foundation.
The Montana Sessions
Band of Drifters: Sweet Celeny
3/28/2025 | 5m 11sVideo has Closed Captions
The Montana Sessions is a collection of short films featuring some of Montana's finest musicians performing live in outdoor locations throughout the state.
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(upbeat harmonica leading country music trio) (upbeat country music continues) ♪ Sweet Celeny, let me take you to the country field ♪ ♪ You can put your hand on mines ♪ ♪ And whisper all your sweetest lines ♪ ♪ And we can roll to the river's time ♪ ♪ And let all love be blind ♪ ♪ Sweet Celeny, let me take you to the country field ♪ ♪ Sweet Celeny, you're a native city girl ♪ ♪ You've been too long in the noise ♪ ♪ Wasting time on those city boys ♪ ♪ And if I offered you the choice ♪ ♪ Would you come away with me ♪ (violin replying) ♪ Sweet Celeny, to my native country world ♪ (melodic violin feature) (melodic violin feature continues) ♪ Sweet Celeny, let me cook you a country meal ♪ ♪ With clove and mint and thyme ♪ ♪ And fruit picked ripe from the vine ♪ ♪ And a bottle of homemade wine we can drink by the moon ♪ ♪ Sweet Celeny, won't you try my country food ♪ ♪ Sweet Celeny, I got nothing else on my mind ♪ ♪ But a garden without geese ♪ ♪ And a free and empty day ♪ ♪ We can take it our own way, and in our own days ♪ ♪ Sweet Celeny, I got nothing else on my mind ♪ (violin soloing sweetly) (lively violin feature) (vibrant harmonica solo) (harmonica leading band) (gentle country music slowing) (musicians murmuring) (guitar strings softly playing) (violin soloing playful)
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The Montana Sessions is a local public television program presented by Montana PBS
Montana Sessions is made possible by The Greater Montana Foundation.