{"product_id":"boll-weevil","title":"Ríos de aire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/soundcloud%3Atracks%3A2361957974%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-m5odWa6YUc6\u0026amp;color=%23224526\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=true\u0026amp;show_comments=false\u0026amp;show_user=true\u0026amp;show_reposts=false\u0026amp;show_teaser=false\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/4727\/1091\/files\/Boll_Weevil_by_Jake_Runestad_Choral_Score_-_Perusal.pdf?v=1784648894\" class=\"custom-button\" style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 10px 20px; background-color: #2b332f; color: white; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 5px; font-size: 16px;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e View Perusal Score \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"top-align-table\" style=\"width: 100%; border: none;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 36.0538%; border-top: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAbout\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.6771%; border-top: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\"Boll Weevil\" is a movement from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jakerunestad.com\/products\/mountain-songs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\"Mountain Songs\"\u003c\/a\u003e (a work for choir, bluegrass band, and strings) now available for choir, fiddle, and piano.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jakerunestad.com\/products\/mountain-songs\"\u003e\"Mountain Songs:\"\u003c\/a\u003e Bluegrass music grew out of the Appalachian mountains, blending the folk traditions of Irish immigrants with African American musical influences to create a style rooted in storytelling, rhythm, and community. With driving banjo lines, soulful fiddles, and high lonesome singing, bluegrass speaks both to hardship and to joy, to loss and to celebration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jakerunestad.com\/products\/mountain-songs\"\u003e\"Mountain Songs\"\u003c\/a\u003e brings three traditional bluegrass tunes into conversation with the voices of the choir, the soaring colors of the strings, and the fire of a bluegrass band. The arrangement begins with \"Boll Weevil,\" a lively tale of resilience against the destructive beetle that plagued Southern crops. It turns tender and haunting in \"He’s Gone Away,\" a song of farewell and longing. The journey concludes with \"Cumberland Gap,\" a raucous and virtuosic romp that bursts with fragments of beloved bluegrass standards—Shady Grove, Ain’t Nobody Gonna Miss Me, The Cuckoo, I’ll Fly Away—woven together in playful counterpoint, including a “bluegrass fugue.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt once honoring tradition and exploring new textures, \"Mountain Songs\" celebrates the vitality, grit, and joy of the Appalachian spirit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 36.0538%; border-top: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.6771%; border-top: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); vertical-align: top;\"\u003eSATB Choir, Fiddle (violin), and Piano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 36.0538%; border-top: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDuration\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.6771%; border-top: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); vertical-align: top;\"\u003e3:00\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 36.0538%; border-top: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear Completed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.6771%; border-top: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); vertical-align: top;\"\u003e2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 36.0538%; border-top: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommissioner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.6771%; border-top: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); vertical-align: top;\"\u003eEast Tennessee State University. Dr. Alan Stevens, Director of Choral Activities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 36.0538%; border-top: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eText\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.6771%; border-top: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBoll Weevil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eBoll weevil told the farmer:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"You better treat me right.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI'll eat up all of your cotton,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003esleep in your grain rail tonight.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoll weevil told the farmer:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"You don't need no Ford machine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI'll eat up all your cotton,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecan't buy no gasoline.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYonder comes the spider,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecrawled up and down the wall,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehe must've been goin’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto get his hash's haul.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI don't see no water,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebut I'm about to drown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI don't see no fire,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebut I'm burning down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 36.0538%; border-top: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDonations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.6771%; border-top: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); vertical-align: top;\"\u003eA portion of the proceeds from this work will be donated to \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/appvoices.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAppalachian Voices\u003c\/a\u003e, helping to protect the land, air, water, and communities of Appalachia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Jake Runestad Music LLC","offers":[{"title":"Choral Score (PDF)","offer_id":45695946260659,"sku":null,"price":3.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fiddle (Violin) Part (PDF)","offer_id":45695946293427,"sku":null,"price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/4727\/1091\/files\/boll-weevil-5921007.jpg?v=1784713446","url":"https:\/\/jakerunestad.com\/es\/products\/boll-weevil","provider":"Jake Runestad","version":"1.0","type":"link"}