Moonshine Songs

Posted Sat May 17, 2008 11:33am PDT by Robert of the Radish in The Y! Music Playlist Blog

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Moonshine is a homemade, high alcohol content liquor that has a long history in many countries across the world, but especially in the American south. The illegal nature of the drink caused many distillers and smugglers to work at night to avoid detection, thus the word ""moonshine", since it was produced by the light of the moon.

Mountain folk know how to party, and many a fantastic bluegrass record has been made with white lighting as the fuel.

This playlist features 21 songs about, or that feature moonshine prominently. I have limited the list to include only roots music -- bluegrass, folk, country, alt-country, old-time and blues help keep a working class continuity, which fits the subject matter nicely.

Being from North Carolina, it doesn't take me long to get into the heart of moonshine country, and if you've ever taken a swig of this stuff you know how powerful it can be. It hurts at first, but once you get your first mason jar down it gets easier.

Moonshine Songs

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Moonshine Songs

Rocky Top - Osborne Brothers

Moonshine - Sonny Boy Williamson

Moonshiner - Bob Dylan

Copperhead Road - Steve Earle

White Lightnin' - Furry Lewis

Where The Devil Don't Stay - Drive-By Truckers

Tear My Stillhouse Down - Gillian Welch

Kentucky Moonshine - Pure Prairie League

White Lightnin' - Waylon Jennings

Moonshine - Rice, Rice, Hillman & Pedersen

Daddy's Moonshine Still - Dolly Parton

Old Corn Liquor - Joe Thompson

Joshua - Shawn Mullins

Moonshine Still - Oakhurst

Carolina Moonshiner - Doug Moreland

Moonshiner's Daughter - Hayseed Dixie

Moonshiner - Barleyjuice

The Moonshiner - The Clancy Brothers

Corn Liquor Blues - Lewis Black - Various Artists

When The Moon Shines On The Moonshine - Bert Williams

Whisky In The Jar - The Highwaymen

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