Town Mountain: “I'm on Fire”
Clip: 4/10/2025 | 4m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
Town Mountain puts their bluegrass spin on the Bruce Springsteen classic “I’m on Fire.”
“I’m on Fire” has long been one of Town Mountain frontman Robert Greer’s favorite Bruce Springsteen tunes. As he considered the band’s bluegrass interpretation of the song, Greer didn’t want to have to play it “190 miles an hour.” He and his bandmates worked to “maintain the integrity of the tune” throughout.
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Town Mountain: “I'm on Fire”
Clip: 4/10/2025 | 4m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
“I’m on Fire” has long been one of Town Mountain frontman Robert Greer’s favorite Bruce Springsteen tunes. As he considered the band’s bluegrass interpretation of the song, Greer didn’t want to have to play it “190 miles an hour.” He and his bandmates worked to “maintain the integrity of the tune” throughout.
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