What is The Oldest Song?

In which Hank sings the oldest song we know of...the Seikilos Epitaph. Most songs from this period were written with only the lyrics, but the Seikilos Epitaph, buried as part of a funeral, contained an unmistakable chord chart. And so, 2000 years later, I can still sing it for you.

Here the Seikilos song on the lyre...possibly a little bit more likely of an interpretation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xERit...

And here's Hurrian Hymn #6, the oldest piece you're ever likely to hear, though it's incomplete. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpxN2...

And here's where you can buy my album:
Explicit: http://dftba.com/product/1803
Clean: http://dftba.com/product/1802

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Published on April 18, 2014 10:18
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message 1: by Rachel (new)

Rachel I always love when Hank sings that he takes the time to educate us about the song as well. I'm very excited about the new album too. :)


message 2: by Maddie (new)

Maddie Can't wait for the new album as well. So glad there's both a clean version and an explicit version.


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