(dramatic music) (bright bluegrass music) - [Announcer] Performing tonight on "Expressions," The Honey Dewdrops.

♪ I'm going across the sea ♪ ♪ I'm gone for forevermore ♪ ♪ Fare thee well my pretty little miss ♪ ♪ I'm going across the sea ♪ ♪ Now here's what Mama told me ♪ ♪ It would come to pass ♪ ♪ Drinking and a gambling would be my ruin last ♪ - [Announcer] Support for this program is provided in part by viewers like you.

Thank you.

(audience applauds) - Hello and welcome to "Expressions."

I'm your host, Adara Alston.

Tonight we are featuring a 2011 performance from The Honey Dewdrops.

This husband and wife team from Central Virginia have been delighting audiences with their traditional folk stylings for over 15 years.

And their home spun melodies were on full display throughout this concert.

Here are Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish performing their original song, "Tell Me Darling."

(bright bluegrass music) ♪ Tell me darling, where you're gonna go ♪ ♪ Now that you've grown tired of me ♪ ♪ There are mountains I know you wanna climb ♪ ♪ That have never called to me ♪ ♪ I know this ain't what you pictured your life ♪ ♪ Would turn out to be ♪ ♪ Can we try a little bit harder ♪ ♪ Before you give up on me ♪ ♪ I still remember the way I held you tight ♪ ♪ When our love was all brand new ♪ ♪ Those days are gone, now it's raining in my dreams ♪ ♪ And I'm drowning in what you need ♪ ♪ I know this ain't what you pictured your life ♪ ♪ Would turn out to be ♪ ♪ Can we try a little bit harder ♪ ♪ Before you give up on me ♪ ♪ Don't say the years that together we shared ♪ ♪ Now are worth so little to you ♪ ♪ I'll just pretend you didn't mean what you said ♪ ♪ In my memories you'll stay ♪ ♪ Tell me darling, where you're gonna go ♪ ♪ Now that you've grown tired of me ♪ ♪ There are mountains I know you wanna climb ♪ ♪ That have never called to me ♪ ♪ I know this ain't what you pictured your life ♪ ♪ Would turn out to be ♪ ♪ Can we try a little bit harder ♪ ♪ Before you give up on me ♪ ♪ Don't give up on me ♪ ♪ Can we try a little bit harder ♪ ♪ Before you give up on me ♪ ♪ Don't give up on me ♪ (audience applauds) - Thank you.

- Thank you.

- Thank you so much.

What a pleasure it is to be here playing for you this evening.

We come from Charlottesville, Virginia and that's the center part of the state, right in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

One of our favorite places to be that we don't get to see too often.

So this next tune that we're gonna do is a song that I wrote about our marriage.

We've been married for almost three years now and we spend a lotta time together.

And I was thinking about that one time and this is what came out of it.

It's called "The Test of Time."

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(easy going bluegrass music) ♪ Hey baby ♪ ♪ Living's easy enough ♪ ♪ Got you giving me all your love ♪ ♪ There's just sometimes ♪ ♪ We have to weather the storm ♪ ♪ I give everything I got so we can be torn ♪ ♪ Hey honey ♪ ♪ What could I do without you ♪ ♪ You got me spinning round in circles all night through ♪ ♪ When times are hard ♪ ♪ Got me thinking about the days gone by ♪ ♪ And I remember why we're together 'til the day we die ♪ ♪ What a fickle thing to feel inside ♪ ♪ When your other half ♪ ♪ Isn't along for the ride ♪ ♪ Lies you told, goodbye too far ♪ ♪ It ain't no crimes ♪ ♪ You got love that stands the test of time ♪ (Laura yodels) ♪ Sugar, sugar ♪ ♪ You give me sugar all the time ♪ ♪ You give me something sweet ♪ ♪ To ease my troubled mind ♪ ♪ When I get lonesome ♪ ♪ 'Cause you're making me feel blue ♪ ♪ All I need is sweetest I've ever wooed ♪ ♪ What a fickle thing to feel inside ♪ ♪ When your other half isn't along for the ride ♪ ♪ The lies you told, goodbye too far ♪ ♪ It ain't no crimes ♪ ♪ You got the love that stands the test of time ♪ ♪ 'Cause you got the love that stands the test of time ♪ (audience applauds) - Thank you.

Well we are going to do a song that we wrote that is not really a happy song.

It's more of a sad song.

We kinda like sad songs.

This is a song we wrote called "Nobody in This World."

(bluesy music) ♪ Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down ♪ ♪ Lord, to follow me down ♪ ♪ Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down ♪ ♪ I used to sleep good at night ♪ ♪ With my good man holding me tight ♪ ♪ The only place I ever wanted to be ♪ ♪ Then one morning his arms let go ♪ ♪ For no reason that I know ♪ ♪ And I felt something died inside of me ♪ ♪ Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down ♪ ♪ Lord, to follow me down ♪ ♪ Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down ♪ ♪ Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down ♪ ♪ Lord, to follow me down ♪ ♪ Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down ♪ ♪ Day and night for weeks on end ♪ ♪ Took a bottle for my only friend ♪ ♪ Good intoxicating company ♪ ♪ Got so mean all the time ♪ ♪ Tryin' to please my troubled mind ♪ ♪ My friends don't come around to see about me ♪ ♪ Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down ♪ ♪ Lord, to follow me down ♪ ♪ Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down ♪ ♪ Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down ♪ ♪ Lord, to follow me down ♪ ♪ Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down ♪ ♪ Drowned my sorrow far too long ♪ ♪ 'Cause my good man did me wrong ♪ ♪ I ain't gonna move or make a sound ♪ ♪ Each bottle has gone empty ♪ ♪ Put me out of this misery ♪ ♪ Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down ♪ ♪ Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down ♪ ♪ Lord, to follow me down ♪ ♪ Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down ♪ ♪ Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down ♪ ♪ Lord, to follow me down ♪ ♪ Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down ♪ ♪ Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down ♪ ♪ Lord, to follow me down ♪ ♪ Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down ♪ (audience applauds) - Thank you.

(bright bluegrass music) ♪ I'm going across the sea ♪ ♪ I'm gone forevermore ♪ ♪ Fare thee well, my pretty little miss ♪ ♪ I'm going across the sea ♪ ♪ Can't you change a nickel ♪ ♪ Can't you change a dime ♪ ♪ Can't you go to Tennessee and change your name to mine ♪ ♪ I'm going across the sea ♪ ♪ I'm gone forevermore ♪ ♪ Fare thee well, my pretty little miss ♪ ♪ I'm going across the sea ♪ ♪ Now here's what Mama told me ♪ ♪ It would come to pass ♪ ♪ Drinking and a gambling would be my ruin last ♪ ♪ I'm going across the sea ♪ ♪ I'm gone forevermore ♪ ♪ Fare thee well, my pretty little miss ♪ ♪ I'm going across the sea.

♪ ♪ Won't you come and go ♪ ♪ Come my love and go ♪ ♪ We'll leave this world of sorrow ♪ ♪ And troubles here below ♪ ♪ I'm going across the sea ♪ ♪ I'm gone forevermore ♪ ♪ Fare thee well my pretty little miss ♪ ♪ I'm going across the sea ♪ ♪ I'm going across the sea ♪ ♪ I'm going mile after mile ♪ ♪ Going across the ocean love ♪ ♪ See my pretty li'l smile ♪ ♪ I'm going across the sea ♪ ♪ I'm gone forevermore ♪ ♪ Fare thee well my pretty little miss ♪ ♪ I'm gone across the sea ♪ (bright bluegrass music continues) (bright bluegrass music continues) (audience cheers and applauds) - Thank you so much.

(gentle bluegrass music) ♪ In the dust, out over town ♪ ♪ I'll fade into the hills ♪ ♪ Touch the quiet, blue horizon ♪ ♪ Nobody ever been ♪ ♪ Post cards, on the road ♪ ♪ I send them back to you ♪ ♪ A couple lines, here and there ♪ ♪ We'll see what we can do ♪ ♪ Love like the sun ♪ ♪ Behind the clouds and rain ♪ ♪ When you see her going ♪ ♪ She's coming back again ♪ ♪ She's coming back again ♪ ♪ Pictures, on the light box ♪ ♪ They're flying by the door ♪ ♪ Telling us, get ready ♪ ♪ They never say what for ♪ ♪ Mirror, in a puddle ♪ ♪ I see your face so real ♪ ♪ Black and white photograph ♪ ♪ Buttons on her dress ♪ ♪ Love like the sun ♪ ♪ Behind the clouds and rain ♪ ♪ When you see her coming ♪ ♪ She's gone away again ♪ ♪ She's gone away again ♪ ♪ Out on the stomping ground ♪ ♪ Dressed up for herself ♪ ♪ Thinking, all the time ♪ ♪ She's walking through the door ♪ ♪ Love like the sun ♪ ♪ Behind the clouds and rain ♪ ♪ When you see her going ♪ ♪ She's coming back again ♪ ♪ She's coming back again ♪ (audience cheers and applauds) - That was "Stomping Ground" from The Honey Dewdrops.

And we have one more song coming right up.

Please visit the group's website, HoneyDewdrops.com if you want more information about this talented duo.

If you wanna see even more of this classic performance, then visit wskg.org/Expressions.

Thanks so much for watching.

We'll be back soon with another great episode.

We leave you with The Honey Dewdrops performing the traditional folk song, "Keep Your Light Trimmed and Burning."

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(energetic bluegrass music) ♪ Keep your lamp trimmed and a burning ♪ ♪ Keep your lamp trimmed and a burning ♪ ♪ Keep your lamp trimmed and a burning ♪ ♪ See what the Lord has done ♪ ♪ Brother don't get worried ♪ ♪ Don't get worried ♪ ♪ Don't get worried ♪ ♪ 'Cause the work is almost done ♪ ♪ Keep your lamp trimmed and a burning ♪ ♪ Keep your lamp trimmed and a burning ♪ ♪ Keep your lamp trimmed and a burning ♪ ♪ See what the Lord has done ♪ ♪ Mother don't get worried ♪ ♪ Don't get worried ♪ ♪ Don't get worried ♪ ♪ 'Cause the work is almost done ♪ ♪ Troubles and trials are almost over ♪ ♪ Troubles and trials are almost over ♪ ♪ Troubles and trials are almost over ♪ ♪ See what the Lord has done ♪ ♪ Brother don't get worried ♪ ♪ Don't get worried ♪ ♪ Don't get worried ♪ ♪ 'Cause the work is almost done ♪ ♪ Here I stand with folded arms ♪ ♪ Here I stand with folded arms ♪ ♪ Here I stand with folded arms ♪ ♪ See what the Lord has done ♪ ♪ Children don't get worried ♪ ♪ Don't get worried ♪ ♪ Don't get worried ♪ ♪ 'Cause the work is almost done ♪ ♪ Keep your lamp trimmed and a burning ♪ ♪ Keep your lamp trimmed and a burning ♪ ♪ Keep your lamp trimmed and a burning ♪ ♪ See what the Lord has done ♪ ♪ Brother, don't get worried ♪ ♪ Don't get worried ♪ ♪ Don't get worried ♪ ♪ 'Cause the work is almost done ♪ ♪ Keep your lamp trimmed and a burning ♪ ♪ Keep your lamp trimmed and a burning ♪ ♪ Keep your lamp trimmed and a burning ♪ ♪ See what the Lord has done ♪ ♪ Mother don't get worried ♪ ♪ Don't get worried ♪ ♪ Don't get worried ♪ ♪ 'Cause the work is almost done ♪ (audience cheers and applauds) - Thank you so much.

- Thank you.

Bless you.

- We're The Honey Dewdrops.

- Thank you so much.

- Thank you.