Noo River (1962)

This is one of a group of songs I wrote in the late ‘50s and early 60s. My uncle Pat Hale had a fishing partner whose name was Haxsaw; they worked in the mines together, and went fishing together on New River. Everytime Hawsaw would catch a fish, he’d yell at the top of his lungs “Noooo River”. Even if he was far away, Pat could always hear him.

Audio recording of Alan from 1965

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