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TIGLJK, really good lyrics.  Love that line "no turning back, walking that last mile" and "truth and lies walking side by side", "love don't live where secrets hide", really good lines.   I had a listen as well, make sure to put the link to it here as well from SoundCloud.  Well done.     

Nicely performed neophytte, you definitely have the Blues touch, a natural.  Extra special as written by yourself and the harmonica a bonus.  I liked this one.     

easybeat, good attempt at Blues, it also sounded a little bit jazzy in places, well at least to my ear with the guitar.  Love the whole guitar playing once again.  The vocals, sorry to say didn't quite sound Blues to me, maybe not the right style for you, but then, who am I to say, just think I have heard other vocal styles that suit you better.  Blues is hard to sing, hence I haven't tried them myself, I don't think I even could sing Blues if I tried.  Come to think of it, I can`t play Blues either.  I have been trying the basics on ukulele and oh my gosh, talk about slow and painful lol.  I am trying not to strum them and to pick the strings instead, don`t think I am patient enough, so all that to say, you have totally outdone me in all areas, so kudos to you.     

TIGLJK, I hadn`t heard of him before nor this song, but WOW, that was great.  One I have downloaded to and will listen to again and again.  How sad, so young, RIP      

Grah1, good to hear your interpretation of TIG`s song.  Completely different to how I thought it would go in my head, but that is the beauty of songs, we all hear and see things differently.  You covered it well and great to see you covering someone else's original music, awesome      

I was trying to think of some of my favorite folk artists and songs.   Honestly, the list is way too big.  So, to name just a few of them (and believe me there are lots I like), I thought of Cat Stephens, Gordon Lightfoot, Simon & Garfunkel, Neil Young (not all like his music I know), there are some awesome Irish Folk Songs too by different artists.  The Corrs are an Irish group, who do Folk-pop stuff that I like as well.     

Phill, wow, looking forward to hearing this one.  Lyrics tell the story, really well written.     

Good chart there neophytte.

easybeat, I will be closing this one tomorrow and starting next months 'Suggestions and Discussion'
so, if you want to suggest one category you would like to go up, let me know before tomorrow.  That is which genre you would like, e.g. folk, rock ....

So, the songs so far mentioned in this thread, I will be putting up tomorrow for next months FSOTM.  So any last minute suggestions?     

Grah1 that was a good performance by you and the band.  Looks like you were all enjoying it and having fun.  A few years ago, now by the looks, 11 years to be exact.  Do you guys still play together?

Here is a link to Howling Wolf`s Killing Floor that you mentioned.  A good Blues one, but you know I never really knew what it was about, so I googled it.   This what Wikipedia said the songs about. 
Quote:  Howlin' Wolf recorded "Killing Floor" in Chicago in August 1964, which Chess Records released as a single.[2] According to blues guitarist and longtime Wolf associate Hubert Sumlin, the song uses the killing floor – the area of a slaughterhouse where animals are killed – as a metaphor or allegory for male-female relationships: "Down on the killing floor – that means a woman has you down, she went out of her way to try to kill you. She at the peak of doing it, and you got away now ... You know people have wished they was dead – you been treated so bad that sometimes you just say, 'Oh Lord have mercy.' You’d rather be six feet in the ground."[3]

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/r … ;FORM=VIRE     

easybeat, this one rolls along nicely and gentle listening, nice one.