Long day on the job site today -

[The Polack MSgt]

and I gotta be there 0500 tomorrow.

So, no long tirades on the current political situation (except this one - FUCK THE TRUMP CREATURE AND ALL THE DROOLING FUCKKNUCKLES WHO ENABLE IT) and I just want to give a heads up - I'll be scarce on the ground for the next 2 weeks...

but I can't avoid posting at least one song.

This is a solid young Bluegrass ensamble that doesn't get much press, but that I think are well worth a listen.

[Cracklin Charlie]

1. Is this a cover?

Like J J Cale?

It looks excellent, but I can’t listen now. I love bluegrass covers!

[The Polack MSgt]

2. It's not the JJ Cale song, I believe that it's a song from the McPeak Brothers

An earlier iteration of the McPeak family business - Playing Bluegrass

But don't quote me I may be wrong.
From a 2015 article on Cybergrass.com :
Kindred Records has released the CD The Last Dirt Road by Max Meadows, VA artist Adam McPeak & Mountain Thunder.
Adam is the son of Mike McPeak, of legendary McPeak Brothers. Adam already has a history of playing in a bluegrass youth group on The Crooked Trail in Virgina and competing at SPBGMA.
Along with his father Mike McPeak on guitar, young musicians Nikki Wright on fiddle, Marlon Allisandra on fiddle, David Chrisley on bass, and Davids' father Steve Chrisley on banjo are now the band Mountain Thunder.

Adam Wrote 5 of the 10 songs o that record , but I don't have a physical copy to reaf the credits from. This is an on line romance for me...