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"DON'T GIVE UP YOU DAY JOB."
YOU USUALLY HEAR IT AFTER SOMEONE SINGS
A FEW BARS OF A SONG OFF KEY.
WELL, HERE IN THE TOWN OF KAPUSKASING,
THERE'S FIVE-MAN BD WHO HAVEN'T GIVEN UP THEIR DAY JOBS
NOT BECAUSE THEY SING OFF KEY.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, THEY'RE RIGHT ON THE MONEY.
[ ♪♪♪ ]
♪ WELL, EVERY TIME GO THAT ROAD ♪
♪ IT'S ALWAYS DARK AND CLOUDY ♪
♪ AND EVERY TIME I SEE THAT GAL ♪
♪ I ALWAYS TELL HER HOWDY ♪
♪ SHADY GROVE, MY LITTLE LOVE ♪
♪ SHADY GROVE, MY DARLING ♪
♪ SHADY GROVE, MY LITTLE LOVE ♪
♪ I'M GOING BACK TO HARLEM ♪
[ ROSTAD ]: THEY'RE CALLED NOTHING IN THE CRIB.
THIS IS NORTHERN ONTARIO BLUE GRASS.
THE GUITAR PLAYER IS RON DESILETS
HIS BROTHER LUC PLAYS THE BASS.
♪ HOW OLD ARE YOU, MY PRETTY LITTLE MISS? ♪
♪ HOW OLD ARE YOU, MY HONEY? ♪♪
[ ROSTAD ]: THE MAN WITH
IS JOHN ARNOLD.
BOB WHISSEL PLAYS THE BANJO, AND HAVE A LISTEN
HEY, THIS IS ONE GOOD BAND.
THEY COULD MAKE A LIVING DOING THIS.
BUT THIS IS A STAY-AT-HOME BAND, FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS.
ALL OF US HAVE HUNG AROUND THE BARS
LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT A LOT OF THE BANDS
NG
A TOUGH TIME MAKING ENDS MEET, YOU KNOW?
[ ROST ]: BUT THE MAIN REAN FOR STAYING HOME HAS NOTHING
TO DO WITH THE RIGOURS OF THE ROAD.
IT HAS TO DO WITH THE SENSE OF HOME.
A LOT OF THINGS KEPT ME HERE.
IT'S MY HOME TOWN, YOU KNOW.
SOME PEOPLE THAT DOESN'T MEAN A WHOLE LOT,
BUT IT DOES TO ME -- I LIKE THE AREA.
WHEN THE WEATHER'S GOOD HERE, THERE'S NO PLACE IN THE WORLD
I WOULD RATHER BE THAN RIGHT HERE.
[ ♪♪♪ ]
♪ BIG JOHN HAS A PICK-UP ♪
♪ WORKS DOWN AT THE MILL ♪
♪ BOB REDECORATES TO PAY THE BILLS ♪
♪ RON IS A LOCAL DUSTBANE MAN ♪
WHEN HE'S NOT IN THE BAND ♪
♪♪ LUC IS AN AMBULANCE DRIVING MAN ♪
♪ THEY'RE GOOD OLD BOYS ♪
♪ JUST PLAYING IN A BAND... THERE ARE 15-2 ♪
♪ NOTHING IN THE CRIB... OFF THE ROAD, PLAY AT HOME ♪
♪ STAY AT HOME BAND ♪♪
31...
FOR 2 AND 2 IS 4...
[ ROSTAD ]: NOW, ABOUT THE NAME NOTHING IN THE CRIB,
IT WAS MEANT TO BE...
15, 2 AN8 IS 10.
IT WAS IN THE CARDS.
AND...NOTHING IN THE CRIB.
AW, SHOOT, HEH, HEH, HEH.
IT ALL CAME OUT OF A CARD-GAME
WE HAD HERE ONE NIGHT AFTER A PARTY, AND, UH...
WE WERE PLAYING CRIB FOR MONEY, AND THE GUY I WAS PLAYING WITH
CHECKED HIS CRIB, AND HE SAID, "NOTHING IN THE CRIB,"
AND SLAMMED THE CARDS DOWN -- THEN HE SAID,
"THAT WOULD BE A GOOD NAME FOR A BAND, EH?"
♪ YEAH ♪
♪ THERE IA TOWN IN NORTH ONTARIO... ♪
[ ROSTAD ]: THEIR SOUND IS
A BLEND OF KENTUCKY AND CONTEMPORARY.
BLUE GRASS BECOMES NEW GRASS.
♪ IN MY MIND, I STILL NEED A PLACE TO GO... ♪♪
IT'S A DELIBERATE CHOICE.
IF WE DON'T DO THIS KIND OF MUSIC,
NOBODY'S GOING TOEAR IT UP HERE,
BECAUSE YOU DON'T HEAR IT ON THEADIO.
IF YOU DON'T... IF YOU DON'T HAVE SOMEBODY
PICK UP THE TORCH SORT OF THING, YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE IT,
AND IT'S TOO MUCH FUN TO LOSE, REALLY.
DO YOU HAVE A SONG --
AN O ROCK 'N' ROLLER -- THAT YOU
TAKE WITH THE BLUE GRASS FEEL?
YEAH, WE DO AN OLD CHUCK BERRY NUMBER.
♪ WELL, MAYBE-MAYBE- MAYBE-MAYBELLINE ♪
♪ WHY CAN YOU BE TRUE? ♪
♪ OH, MAYBELLINE, WHY CAN'T YOU BE TRUE? ♪
♪ WELL, YOU STARTED BACK DOING THE THINGS YOU USED TO DO ♪
♪ WELL, AS I WAS A MOTORVATIN' ♪
♪ OVER THE HILL, I SA♪
♪ MAYBELLINE AT THE COUP DE VILLE ♪
♪ CADILLAC MOVIN' ON THE OPEN ROAD, NOTHING COULD OUTRUN ♪
♪ THE-8 FORD... CADILLAC DOING ABOUT 95 ♪
♪ BUMPER TO BUMPER, ROLLING SIDE BY SIDE...MAYBELLINE ♪
♪ WHY CAN'T YOU BE TRUE? ♪
WHY CAN'T YOU BE TRUE? ♪
♪ YOU USED TO DO ♪
♪ MAYBELLINE ♪
♪ WHY CAN'T YOU BE TRUE? ♪♪
ALL RIGHT!
WE FIGURE WE'RE THE BEST BLUE GRASS BAND IN TOWN,
BECAUSE WE'RE THE ONLY BLUE GRASS BAND IN TOWN.
THERE'S A BUZZ.
I'VE GOT NO BASS ON MY MONITOR
[ ROSTAD ]: THE LAST-MINUTE SOUND CHECKS ARE
--
IN DOWNTOWN KAPUSKASING IS FILLING UP.
IT'S SHOW TIME FOR THE TOWN'S
BEST AND ONLY
BLUE GRASS BAND.
♪ WELL, RONNIE, WON'T YOU TELL ME ♪
♪ 'BOUT THE CHEATING HEART? ♪
ON YOUR BLUE SUEDE SHOES ♪
♪ GET YOUR NAME IN THE FRONT-PAGE NEWS... ♪
[ ROSTAD ]: THIS IS THE BAND'S
MOST POPULAR SONG.
IT'S A BALLAD ABOUT A KAPUSKASING CHARACTER WHO,
AMONG OTHER THINGS, REALLY LIKES HIS LIQUOR.
♪ WELL, RONNIE, WON'T YOU DO ME A FAVOUR, SON? ♪
♪♪ I NEED A MICKEY OF THE OLD FIVE STAR ♪
♪ TOO YOUNG TO BUY MYSELF, YOU SEE ♪
♪ AND I'M TOO YOUNG TO DRINK IN A BAR ♪
[ JOHN ARNOLD ]: WE'VE BEEN DOING IT
FOR A LONG TIME, AND WE GOT A CERTAIN REPUTATION
AROUND TOWN, AND WE TRY AND UPHOLD THAT.
LIKE EVERYBODY, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF COMPLIMENTS OVER THE YEARS
ABOUT THE WORK WE DO.
AND, UH, THAT'S NICE, COMING FROM PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW.
♪ ...BLUE SUEDE SHOES ♪
♪ BREAK ANOTHER WINDOW IN THE GROCERY STORE ♪
♪ GET YOUR NAME IN THE FRONT PAGE NEWS ♪
♪ PASS OUT WITH A LAMPSHADE ON YOUR HEAD ♪
♪ IN THE MORNING, WALK BACK TO TOWN ♪
♪ PULL UP A CHAIR AT THE LEGION HALL ♪
♪ LET SOMEBODY BUY YOU A ROUND ♪
[ ARNOLD ]: IF WE KEEP DOING WHAT WE'RE
DOING, AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE GET A GIG LIKE THIS...
AD,
GOING TO GET A MEMORY LIKE THIS.
WE CAN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT.
♪♪ ...TILL CONSTABLE JIMYAK ♪♪
♪ CAUGHT HIM IN THE AISLE, CHEWING ON A HOTDOG BUN ♪
[ ROSTAD ]: IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CATCH THIS GROUP IN PERSON,
I GUESS YOU'LL HAVE TO COME TO KAPUSKASKING.
NOTHING IN THE CRIB ISN'T ABOUT TO HIT THE ROAD.
THEY LIKE THINGS PRETTY MUCH THE WAY THEY ARE.
THIS IS ONE BAND THAT'S HAPPY TO BE
A PLAY-AT-HOME, STAY-AT-HOME BAND.
♪ ...LET SOMEBODY BUY YOU A ROUND ♪♪
♪ LET SOMEBODY BUY YOU A ROUND ♪
♪ WON'T SOMEONE PLEASE BURONNIE ANOTHER ROUND? ♪♪