{"id":544,"date":"2021-09-01T23:47:18","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T23:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/Main\/Welcome.html\/?page_id=544"},"modified":"2021-09-01T23:48:51","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T23:48:51","slug":"melungeon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/Main\/Welcome.html\/melungeon\/","title":{"rendered":"Melungeon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MelungeonSample.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>My great grandpa sailed across the sea<br>Told Englishmen he was Portyghee<br>They pushed him west \u2018cause he had dark skin<br>To Newman\u2019s Ridge with his other kin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And there they lived<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They were Melungeon<br>Oh Melungeon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Often accused of being thieves<br>Hiding moonshine stills deep in the trees<br>Most were good but lived an outcast life<br>Just getting by in a world of strife<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But they survived<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They were Melungeon<br>Oh Melungeon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They gave their dark skin and blue eyes to me<br>My nose is thin and my hair\u2019s wavy<br>You might just have their gleam in your eyes<br>They stood up straight, let their spirits shine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes we survived<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are Melungeon<br>Oh Melungeon<br>We are Melungeon<br>Oh Melungeon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Words and music by Jason Davis, Christopher Neal &amp; Joseph Wilson<br>\u00a9 Between the Trees Music (ASCAP)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Greg Turner &#8212; Lead Vocal<br>Bryan Turner &#8212; Lead and Rhythm Guitar, Dobro, Harmony Vocals<br>Gary Brooks &#8212; Bass Guitar<br>Chris Brooks &#8212; Drums<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"297\" src=\"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/5ef279d0e59f0.image_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-546\"\/><figcaption>Melungon Family<br><a href=\"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/Main\/Welcome.html\/melungeon-liner-notes\/\">Click for liner notes and photo<\/a>s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My great grandpa sailed across the seaTold Englishmen he was PortygheeThey pushed him west \u2018cause he had dark skinTo Newman\u2019s Ridge with his other kin And there they lived They were MelungeonOh Melungeon Often accused of being thievesHiding moonshine stills &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/Main\/Welcome.html\/melungeon\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-544","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/Main\/Welcome.html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/Main\/Welcome.html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/Main\/Welcome.html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/Main\/Welcome.html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/Main\/Welcome.html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=544"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/Main\/Welcome.html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/544\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":557,"href":"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/Main\/Welcome.html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/544\/revisions\/557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/Main\/Welcome.html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}