The Cumberland Highlanders is a constantly-shifting collection of bluegrass musicians who get together for the occasional album, gig, or, in this case, their own TV show. You may recognize Stacy York Isaacs on tenor vocals and Lynwood Lunsford (Big Country Bluegrass, The Molly Rose Band) on banjo.

Earlier, I posted an idyllic vision of country life from Larry Sparks. This song – “Sharecropper’s Son” – paints a whole ‘nother picture.

Something to think about: The difference hinges on the selfishness of just one man.