Austin Scelzo hit the two bottom strings of his violin, struck a couple higher notes, launched a high-lonesome lament that seemed to stretch back eight decades to rural Appalachia.
Trouble in my soul
I know it’s wrong
But it’s feeling so good …
Did Bill Monroe originally sing this? Was it a gospel number repurposed for bluegrass barn dances? It sounded as though it leaped from an old vinyl 78, minus the scratches.
Got a bad desire
And it’s coming strong
Been trying to chase this feeling away for so long
Whatever it was, Scelza was angel wrestling.
Take away my sorrow
Wash it in water
I need healing in my soul …
Scelzo fiddled and sang the song Thursday during an appearance on the WNHH FM’s tiniest-of-all-tiny desks“Acoustic Thursday @Studio 51” program.
