August 29, 2016

The New Lost City Ramblers Vol. II

Folkways Records FA-2397

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1960
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Whoop 'Em Up Cindy
A2 The Story Of The Mighty Mississippi
A3 Louisville Burglar
A4 Late Last Night When Willie Came Home
A5 Hawkins Rag (Instrumental)
A6 Didn't He Ramble
A7 Texas Rangers
A8 Tom Dooley
A9 Leaving Home
B1 When First Unto This Country
B2 Sally Goodin
B3 Banks Of The Ohio
B4 George Collins
B5 Every Day Dirt
B6 Raging Sea
B7 Up Jumped The Devil
[Credits]
Mike Seeger (vocals/fiddle/guitar/banjo/autoharp) Tom Paley (vocals/guitar/banjo/mandolin) John Cohen (vocals/banjo/guitar)
Cover Photo: Robert Frank

August 23, 2016

The New Lost City Ramblers: Mike Seeger, Tom Paley, John Cohen

Folkways Records FA-2396

Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1958
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Forked Dear
A2 Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
A3 I Truly Understand
A4 Dallas Rag
A5 Tom Cat Blues
A6 Railroading And Rambling
A7 Colored Aristocracy
A8 Sailor On The Deep Blue Sea
A9 East Virginia
B1 Battleship Maine
B2 Davy, Davy
B3 Roving Gambler
B4 Take A Drink On Me
B5 Likes Liquor Better Than Me
B6 It's A Shame To Beat Your Wife
B7 Brown's Ferry Blues
B8 Old Fish Song
B9 Crossed Old Jordan's Stream
[Credits]
Mike Seeger (fiddle/mandolin/guitar/banjo/autoharp/vocals) Tom Paley (guitar/banjo/vocals) John Cohen (banjo/guitar/vocals)
Cover photo: Russell Lee (FSA)
[Notes]
In the original notes to this recording, Mike Seeger writes, "The songs on this album were recorded by commercial companies and the Library of Congress in the southeastern mountains between 1925 and 1935, and show the first attempts of the hill musicians to ‘make a hit' with old traditional songs that had been in the mountains since pioneer days."

August 15, 2016

African Fiddle & Banjo Echo in Appalachia Concert


Event Date: 2015/10/01 Running Time: 18 minutes

Examples of Appalachian traditional music, with demonstrations from African and Appalachian musicians.

The Library of Congress
For transcript, captions, and more information, visit at the Library of Congress Webcast Site