# The Barrel Boys: Old Chisholm Trail

This video features Ontario acoustic stringband The Barrel Boys (Tim O’Reilly, Nathan Smith, Rob McLaren, Kyle Kirkpatrick, and Ben Wright) performing “Old Chisholm Trail,” from a field recording of singer Frank Goodwyn, recorded by John and Ruby Lomax in Falfurrias, Texas, on April 30, 1939. From the John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip (AFC 1939/001: AFS 02622 B2). The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress challenged musical artists to interpret material from its unparalleled archive of ethnographic recordings of traditional folk music. Artists were asked to put their own spin on these archival treasures, and to perform them at a special showcase during the Folk Alliance International conference in Montreal, Canada, in 2025. The showcase was recorded for this webcast.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2025
- Runtime: 5 min
- By: Kirkpatrick, Kyle
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/video-10824/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/video-10824?play=1)