Grazz Matazz: Delinquent Minor

Grazz Matazz Music CD S818410

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass, Swing Jazz
[Tracklist]
01 Mapleview Rag (2:41)
02 Walkin' One And Only (3:13)
03 Sunburst (4:16)
04 Oh, Lady Be Good (4:09)
05 One Morning In May (3:07)
06 Delinquent Minor (4:21)
07 Send Me On My Way (3:08)
08 Mitch's Dilemma (3:32)
09 After You've Gone (4:21)
10 Yodel Lady (3:19)
11 Fat Man In The Bathtub (9:03)
[Credits]
Al Petteway (guitar/mandolin/bass/vocals) Pat Petterway (vocals/piano/guitar) Akira Otsuka (mandolin/mandola/vocals) Phil Bloch (fiddle) Mike Auldridge (dobro) Carl Fanning (banjo) Ronnie Freeland (percussion) Carolyn Kellock (bass) Béla Fleck (banjo) Larry Dowdy (bass) Pete Kennedy (guitar) Mark Schatz (bass) Carolyn Kellok (cello) Rick Watson (harpsichord) Jethro Bums (mandolin) Fred Smith (bass)
Producer: Robin Siegel, Photographer: Jim Tyndall, Engineer: Bill Wolf
[Notes]
YOU CAN'T judge a band by the company it keeps -- or can you? After listening to "Delinquent Minor" by the local acoustic trio Grazz Matazz, it hardly seems a coincidence that such stellar instrumentalists as Jethro Burns, Mike Auldridge, Bela Fleck and Pete Kennedy would want to contribute to this album. They know a good thing when they hear it. Take the opening tune: Arlo Guthrie's "Mapleview Rag," while a nifty showcase for Auldridge's Dobro, ultimately leaves no doubt that Grazz Matazz' Al Petteway (on guitar) and Akira Otsuka (on mandolin) can play in the big leagues. Fleet yet expressive, their solos distill the rag's southwestern flavor and fit nicely alongside the playing of fiddler Phil Bloch and banjo player Carl Fanning. The remaining member of the band -- rhythm guitarist, pianist and vocalit Pat Petteway -- makes her debut on a finger- popping rendition of Dan Hicks' "Walkin' One and Only." Petteway's reedy soprano voice is just right for western swing tunes. But it also has a decidedly plaintive edge at times, especially on the traditional tune "One Morning in May" and the jazz standard "After You've Gone," delightful performances both. (Mike Joyce/The Washington Post)

Elizabeth Mitchell: Sunny Day

Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 45064

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 2010
Genre: Children's, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Children's
[Tracklist]
01 Sunny Day (1:32)
02 Shoo Lie Loo (3:10)
03 Mr. Rabbit (1:33)
04 Ooki Na Kuri No Ki No Shita De (Under The Big Chestnut Tree) (1:15)
05 Keep On The Sunny Side (2:56)
06 Lovely Day (2:26)
07 Reggae In The Fields (2:07)
08 Ong Tal Sam (Little Spring) (1:48)
09 Tell It Again (1:22)
10 Green, Green Rocky Road (2:22)
11 School Days (3:43)
12 Mystery Train (2:36
13 Oh, John The Rabbit (1:51)
14 David's Mandolin (2:48)
15 This Little Light Of Mine (2:20
16 Fairy Tale Lullaby (2:30)
17 Elephants All Over The World (2:02)
18 Little Buckaroo (2:37)
19 Tsuki (Moon) (2:19)
[Credis]
Artist: Elizabeth Mitchell, Producers: Waren Defever and Daniel Littleton, Photographers: Tania Barricklo and Laura Levine, Artist: Ida Pearle, Designer: Sonya Cohen Cramer, Engineers: Warren Defever and Pete Reiniger
[Notes]
Sunny Day brings us "handmade" music of the finest kind, for folks of all ages. Elizabeth Mitchell, joined by her husband Daniel Littleton, daughter Storey, and lots of musical friends including Daniel Littleton and the Children of Agape choir from South Africa, weaves a tapestry of loving and spirited songs. Like her previous album You Are My Little Bird, Sunny Day reminds us of the beauty of the natural world and the magic found in the simplest moments of everyday life. 19 tracks, 43 minutes, 28-page booklet.

Chris Thile & Michael Daves: Sleep With One Eye Open

Nonesuch 527603-2

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 2011
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
01 Rabbit In The Log (2:42)
02 Cry, Cry Darling (3:05)
03 Loneliness And Desperation (2:27)
04 Tennessee Blues (3:03)
05 20/20 Vision (3:16)
06 You're Running Wild (2:36)
07 Ookpik Waltz (3:42)
08 My Little Girl In Tennessee (2:50)
09 Sleep With One Eye Open (3:19)
10 Rain And Snow (3:34)
11 Mississippi Waltz (2:27)
12 Bury Me Beneath The Willow (3:47)
13 Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms (3:12)
14 Billy In The Lowground (3:18)
15 It Takes One To Know One (3:18)
16 If I Should Wander Back Tonight (3:48)
[Creduts]
Chris Thile (mandolin/vocals) Michael Daves (guitar/vocals)
Executive Producer: Robert Hurwitz, Designer: Evan Gaffney, Photographer: Eric McNatt, Engineers: Joshua Vance Smith, Mark Petaccia, Robert C. Ludwig and Vance Powell
[Notes]
Mandolin god Chris Thile – former and current leader of Nickel Creek and the Punch Brothers, respectively – is generally known for kicking bluegrass forward: Check out his down-home covers of Radiohead's "Morning Bell" and Pavement's "Spit On A Stranger." This ridiculously blazing set with hot-shit Brooklyn guitarist Michael Daves, recorded at Jack White’s Third Man studio in Nashville (where they also cut a 7″ single with White, "Man In The Middle/Blue Night"), focuses instead on old timey material by Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, and others. Dusty museum pieces they’re not: The uptempo jams are wild-picking shred fests, and the ballads cut deep. On a soulful reading of the traditional "Rain and Snow" (a Grateful Dead staple), the pair's high lonesome harmonies are hollered up like pleas from the depths of a coal mine. That's a place these city-slickers have probably never been. But no doubt they understand the rock-bottom blues. --Rolling Stone

Bound for Glory: Songs and Story of Woody Guthrie

Folkways Records FA 2481

Format: Vinyl, LP, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1956
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Stagolee (3:42)
A2 Little Sack of Sugar / Ship in the Sky / Swimmy Swim (6:00)
A3 Vigilante Man (4:13)
A4 Do Re Mi (3:04)
A5 Pastures Of Plenty (2:50)
A6 Grand Coulee Dam (3:27)
B1 This Is Your Land (3:15)
B2 Talking Fishing Blues (4:05)
B3 The Sinking of the Reuben James (3:50)
B4 Jesus Christ (3:22)
B5 Better World A-Coming (3:51)
[Credits]
Woody Guthrie (guitar/vocals) Will Geer (Narration)
Recorder: Moses Asch, Editor: Millard Lampell, Designer: Anton Refregier
[Notes]
"Woody's songs have a way of taking hold, because they speak in the voice of the people that you can't beat down, you can't scare and you can't starve out. They are songs with the rhythm of work in them, with the echo of anger against poverty and meanness. Songs filled with the determination of a people to damn well endure," writes Millard Lampell in this album's liner notes.

Tipple, Loom & Rail: Songs of the Industrialization of the South sung and played by Mike Seeger

Folkways Records FH 5273

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1966
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 A Factory Girl (2:31)
A2 Coal Creek Troubles (4:19)
A3 Edward Lewis (2:28)
A4 Come All You Coal Miners (2:11)
A5 The Miner's Blues (2:49)
A6 Harlan County Blues (2:55)
A7 Cotton Mill Blues (3:13)
A8 The Reckless Motorman (3:05)
B1 The New Market Wreck (3:44)
B2 Cotton Mill Colic (2:41)
B3 The Virginia Strike Of '23 (2:26)
B4 Roane County Strike At Harriman, Tennessee (3:02)
B5 The Hard Working Miner (2:58)
B6 Hard Times In These Mines (2:37)
B7 Spinning Room Blues (2:39)
B8 The Death Of John Henry (2:54)
[Credits]
Mike Seeger (fiddle/guitar/vocals)
Liner Notes: Archie Green
[Notes]
As the American South moved from a primarily agrarian economy to an industrial one, the change was felt strongly by country musicians, and it revolutionized every aspect of their music. In Tipple, Loom, & Rail Mike Seeger explores the style and commentary of southern industrial songs. Extensive liner notes by labor scholar and folklorist Archie Green in a new, easy to read format.

Classic Protest Songs from Smithsonian Folkways

Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40197

Format:CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released:2009
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style:Folk
[Tracklist]
01 Freedom Now Chant: Mass-meeting Participants In Hattiesburg, Mississippi (0:26)
02 Jesus Christ: Woody Guthrie (2:37)
03 Bourgeois Blues: Lead Belly (2:18)
04 Black, Brown, And White: Big Bill Broonzy (2:42)
05 Baby, I've Been Thinking: Janis Ian (2:41)
06 Blowin' In The Wind: The New World Singers (2:28)
07 This Land Is Your Land: Steve Forbert, Jack Hardy, Jill Burkee & Mark Dann (4:39)
08 Turn, Turn, Turn: Liz Getz (3:04)
09 As Long As The Grass Will Grow: Peter La Farge (5:07)
10 Talking Pay TV: Phil Ochs (2:34)
11 Masters Of War: The Bergerfolk (4:07)
12 Waist Deep In The Big Muddy: Pete Seeger (2:57)
13 Agent Orange: Peggy Seeger (3:51)
14 Strange Fruit: Brother John Sellers (2:20)
15 How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live: New Lost City Ramblers (3:34)
16 I'm Going To Write The Governor Of Georgia: Champion Jack Dupree (3:13)
17 When We Make It Through: Barbara Dane (5:25)
18 Evicted Tenant: Sis Cunningham (2:06)
19 Corrido De César Chávez: Los Perros Del Pueblo Nuevo (3:02)
20 Gone, Gone, Gone: Red Shadow (2:14)
21 Spirits Of The Revolution: Larry Estridge (5:09)
22 We Shall Overcome: Guy Carawan (3:40)
[Credits]
Compiler: Mark Gustafson, Compiler and Liner Notes: Jeff Place, Engineer: Pete Reiniger, Photographer: Diana Davies
[Notes]
War, social injustice, personal plaints, and calls for action have long fueled musical creation and performance. In Classic Protest Songs, Mark Gustafson and Jeff Place tap the historic Smithsonian audio collections to compile 22 songs favored by leaders of antiwar, civil rights, industrial labor, farm worker, and other struggles to air their grievances. Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Janis Ian, Big Bill Broonzy, Pete Seeger, Barbara Dane, Guy Carawan, Phil Ochs, and other marquee artists let their voices ring out with calls for peace and justice.

From the Mountains to the Sea with Jeff and Gerret Warner

Running Time: 96 minutes Event Date: 2018/07/20

"From the Mountains to the Sea is a two-hour live presentation with multimedia, focusing on the Anne and Frank Warner collection, one of the great treasures in the American Folklife Center archives, containing a wealth of material collected by the husband-and-wife team of folklorists from 1938 to 1966, as they traveled through rural America in search of old songs. This important collection contains such seminal field recordings as North Carolina farmer Frank Proffitt's rendition of the murder ballad "Tom Dooly." This field recording was adapted and recorded in 1958 by The Kingston Trio, whose version became a number one hit, won the very first Grammy in country music, and set off the folk boom of the 1960s. Frank Warner was also a popular folksinger, and the Warners' sons, Jeff and Gerret, got their start as musicians backing up their dad on his recordings and performances. They have been renowned performing musicians for more than 50 years. Career musicians and filmmakers, they created this two-hour live multimedia presentation about the Warner collection, featuring not only their own performances, but also the voices of the singers recorded by their parents across rural America, along with corresponding photographs of the tradition bearers and their homes. It is full of the warmth of the Warners and the country wit of their new friends. Jeff and Gerret grew up listening to the songs and stories of the traditional singers their parents met during their folksong collecting trips, and they offer valuable insights into the lives and adventures of one of the nation's most eminent families of folksong collectors. In so doing, they contribute immensely to our understanding of the Warner collection, one of the most important in the American Folklore Center archives. The event was co-sponsored by the Folklore Society of Greater Washington.

  For more information, visit the website of the Library of Congress

The Folk Music of the Newport Folk Festival 1959-60 Vol.2

Folkways Records FA 2432

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1961
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Blues, Folk, Bluegrass
A1 The Midnight Special: Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (3:31)
A2 Living with the Blues: Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (2:57)
A3 Instrumental: The New Lost City Ramblers (1:07)
A4 Hop High Ladies: The New Lost City Ramblers (1:36)
A5 Take a Drink on Me: The New Lost City Ramblers (2:19)
A6 As I Was Out Walking: Frank Warner (2:14)
A7 Fod!: Frank Warner (1:46)
A8 Asheville Junction: Frank Warner (1:57)
B1 Rake and a Rambling Blade: Fleming Brown (3:17)
B2 Tom Hubbard: Fleming Brown (4:16)
B3 Talking Dust Bowl: John Greenway (3:00)
We Shall Overcome: Guy Carawan (3:50)
[Credits]
Liner Notes: Irwin Silber, Photographers: Dave Gahr, W. Field and Ted Bettancourt
[Notes]
This volume is half of a two-recording set that includes recordings not issued on the Vanguard or Elektra Newport compilations. Intended to represent music from the American South and then-current trends in folk singing, the album features Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry, the New Lost City Ramblers, Frank Warner, John Greenway, Guy Carawan, and Fleming Brown.

Cisco Houston Sings Songs of the Open Road

Folkways Records FA 2480

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1960
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country Blues, Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Mule Skinner Blues (6:32)
A2 Git Along Little Dogies (1:58)
A3 The Erie Canal (1:47)
A4 Hobo's Lullaby (1:54)
A5 East Virginia Blues (1:39)
A6 Travel On (1:37)
B1 Pie In The Sky (3:05)
B2 Mysteries Of A Hobo's Life (1:09)
B3 Soup Song (1:36)
B4 Beans, Bacon And Gravy (2:22)
B5 Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (3:11)
B6 Cryderville Jail (3:16)
B7 I Ain't Got No Home (1:42)
[Credits]
Cisco Houston (guitar/vocals)
Producer and Recorder: Moses Asch, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
In the liner notes, Cisco Houston writes that he's been from coast to coast at least thirty times and has traveled a "good part" of the world as well. This album presents thirteen songs about the tribulations and joys of life on the road.

Fifty Sail on Newburgh Bay: Pete Seeger and Ed Renehan

Folkways Records FH 5257

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: October 1976
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Kayowjajineh (1:17)
A2 Fifty Sail On Newburgh Bay (2:08)
A3 The Burning Of Kingston (2:32)
A4 The Phoenix And The Rose (3:46)
A5 The Old Ben Franklin And The Sloop Sally B. (1:27)
A6 The Moon In The Pear Tree (2:33)
A7 The Erie Canal (1:49)
A8 Yankee Doodle (1:18)
B1 This Is A Land (1:08)
B2 Big Bill Snyder (3:12)
B3 Tarrytown (3:43)
B4 The Hudson Whalers (3:19)
B5 Follow The Drinking Gourd (3:15)
B6 Hudson River Steamboat (1:32)
B7 The Knickerbocker Line (2:08)
B8 Of Time And Rivers Flowing (2:55)
[Credits]
Pete Seeger (banjo/vocals) Edward Renehan (guitar/vocals)
Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
Cleaning up the badly polluted Hudson River and its environs has long been a cause that Pete Seeger has devoted himself to, even organizing the building of a sloop--the Clearwater--to promote the effort. Here he devotes a recording to songs relating to the river, which played a major role in the commercial life and early history of New York State, including the Revolutionary War. Both traditional and newly composed songs are included. Folk singer Ed Renehan (born 1956), who was a member of the board of the Clearwater, sings and plays guitar along with Seeger. William Gekle, who wrote the lyrics for five of the songs, also wrote the liner notes, which detail the context of each song and provide the lyrics.

Dick Fariña & Eric Von Schmidt

Folklore Records F-LEUT/7

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Mono
Country: UK
Released: 1963
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Johnny Cuckoo (4:24)
A2 Jumping Judy (3:52)
A3 Glory, Glory (2:36)
A4 Old Joe's Dulcimer (2:52)
A5 Wobble Bird (2:41)
A6 Wildwood Flower (1:53)
A7 Overseas Stomp (2:41)
B1 Lonzo N'Howard (3:29)
B2 You Can Always Tell (3:04)
B3 Xmas Island (3:15)
B4 Stick With Me Baby (3:30)
B5 Riddle Song (1:09)
B6 Cocaine (4:00)
B7 London Waltz (3:16)
[Credits]
Dick Fariña (dulcimer/harmonica/vocal) Eric von Schmidt (guitar/vocal) Bob Dylan as Blind Boy Grunt (backup voca/harmonica) Ethan Signer (fiddle/mandolin/vocal)
Designer: Eric Von Schmidt, Liner Notes: Dick Fariña, Producer: Tom Costner, Engineer: Don Sollash
[Notes]
This obscure album, recorded in January 1963 at Dobell's record shop in London, is known primarily for a very famous session musician playing under a pseudonym. Blind Boy Grunt, aka Bob Dylan, contributed harmonica and backup vocals to half a dozen of the tracks (using that pseudonym, most likely, as he was under contract to a different label at the time). Fariña and Von Schmidt, already noted performers in the American coffeehouse folk scene, are the principal figures on this pretty typical '60s folk revival LP. The material and delivery are rooted in traditional folk forms, including jug band, blues, and Appalachian music, and are neither too dry nor too exciting. Certainly Fariña, the more talented of the front line pair, shows few flashes of the first-rate songwriting and arrangements that would flower on the albums he did in the mid-'60s with his wife Mimi Fariña. The one vivid flash of that brilliance is on the instrumental "Old Joe's Dulcimer," in which he unveils his considerable talents on the instrument. With its almost Indian-like drones, it could just about fit as one of the instrumentals on the Richard & Mimi Fariña albums, although the absence of Mimi Fariña's guitar accompaniment creates (if only in retrospect) a sonic gap. "Wobble Bird" (derived from the standard "Cuckoo") and "Wildwood Flower" (a vocal number which has some dulcimer) aren't bad, but really this is just another folk album of its time, notable primarily as a collector's item. If you're picking this up just for Dylan's contributions, be advised that those are pretty low-key; he doesn't contribute any songwriting or lead vocals. Also lending a hand on these sessions is Ethan Signer of the Original Charles River Valley Boys. (AllMusic Review by Richie Unterberger)

Lamine Konté: La Kora Du Sénégal

Arion ARN 33179

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: France
Released: 1974
Genre:Folk, World, & Country
Style: African, Griot
[Tracklist]
A1 M'Besseyla (Air Afrocubain) (2:17)
A2 Casamance (3:58)
A3 Mama Tamba (Solo De Kora) (2:19)
A4 Moune Ma Ko (Rythme Afrocubain) Chant De La Dot (3:25)
A5 Diouala (Air De La Casamance) (3:02)
A6 Kaki Lambé (Danses De Possédés) Solo De Percussions (2:16)
B1 Africa (2:58)
B2 Ma Konon (2:50)
B3 Yobaléma (CHant Pour Danse Des Femmes Du Nord Du Sénégal) (2:51)
B4 Yarabi (Chant D'Amour Malinké) (3:27)
B5 Casa Saby (3:10)
B6 Chant Des Pilons (1:57)
[Credits]
Lamine Konté (kola/vocals) Yvan Labé Jofe (percussion)
Liner Notes: Ariane Ségal, Designer: Dominique Michellier, Engineer and Photographer: Claude Morel

Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard: Sing Me Back Home - The DC Tapes 1965-1969

Free Dirt Records DIRT-CD-0087

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: September 21, 2018
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk & Coutry
[Tracklist]
01 Bye Bye Love (2:51)
02 Tell Me That You Love Me (2:33)
03 Seven Year Blues (2:04)
04 Cannonball Blues (2:09)
05 This Little Light of Mine (1:57)
06 James Alley Blues (4:23)
07 Little Darling Pal of Mine (2:26)
08 Are You All Alone (2:08)
09 No One to Welcome Me Home (2:57)
10 Let Me Fall (2:03)
11 Will You Miss Me (3:11)
12 No Telephone in Heaven (2:39)
13 I'll Wash Your Love from My Heart (1:48)
14 Hard Time Blues (3:03)
15 Why Not Confess (2:02)
16 Bound to Ride (1:37)
17 Sing Me Back Home (3:25)
18 The First Whippoorwill (Bonus Track) (2:26)
19 In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) (Bonus Track) (2:56)
[Credits]
Recorded by Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard, Liner Notes: Erica Haskell and Maureen Loughran, Designer: MacDonald Studios, Engineer: Joseph Dejarnette, Photographer: Betsy Siggins
[Notes]
Beloved bluegrass trailblazers Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard are revered as pioneers of the form, who challenged the norm at a time when bluegrass remained largely in the purview of men. Nowhere is this more clear than on a set of newly unearthed recordings, Sing Me Back Home: The DC Tapes, 1965-1969, out September 21 on Free Dirt Records. Sourced from Alice's private archive and digitized with help from the Southern Folklife Collection at UNC Chapel Hill, the recordings invite us to witness the creative process of these towering figures—just two voices and a handful of instruments working out arrangements at home. Across 19 tracks the duo sings the classic country of The Carter Family, The Louvin Brothers, and Jimmie Rodgers; contemporary hits of the 1960s penned by Dolly Parton and Merle Haggard; and barn-burning traditional standards that blur the line between old-time and early bluegrass. Sing Me Back Home is a raw, unfiltered listen to Hazel & Alice at the height of their collaborative energy.

Helen Gene Purdy: The Laundry Story and the Bakery Story

Scholastic Records SC 7671

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1960
Genre: Children's, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Story, Folk
[Tracklist]
The Laundry Story
A1 Checking Our List (2:02)
A2 Question And Answer Song (2:10)
A3 Sorting Song (1:00)
A4 Washer Song (0:50)
A5 Tumbler Song (1:13)
A6 Sheet Roller Song (1:13)
A7 Wrapping Song (0:48)
A8 Laundry Song (0:39)
The Bakery Story
B1 Bakery Song (2:21)
B2 Cupcake Song (1:24)
B3 Everything Is White (0:39)
B4 So Much - So Big (1:00)
B5 Dough Rising Song (1:21)
B6 Proofer Song (1:36)
B7 Oven Song (2:21)
B8 Cake Decorating Song (0:54)
B9 Dough Song (0:36)
[Credits]
Helen Gene Purdy (narration/vocals)
[Notes]
This recording is a follow-up to The Downtown Story with children’s storyteller Helen Gene Purdy. Alternating between speaking and singing, Purdy tells two stories involving a mother and her young child (girl in the first, boy in the second) in two common scenarios: sending clothing to the laundry to be cleaned and visiting the bakery. Purdy describes the several aspects of laundry preparation, such as sorting clothes by color, using the washer, and wrapping laundry for delivery. On a visit to the bakery, Purdy sings about the equipment frequently used for baking, including the proofer, the oven, and tubes used for decorating cakes. Complete lyrics and musical notation are included in the liner notes.

Cumberland Mountain Folksongs Sung by Paul Clayton

Folkways Records FP 2007

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1957
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 The Hustling Gamblers (2:53)
A2 Lord Bateman (2:57)
A3 Floyd Collins (3:28)
A4 Mush Toodin (0:48)
A5 The House Carpenter (2:18)
A6 Sugar Baby (1:44)
B1 Spotty and Dudie (1:19)
B2 Pretty Polly and False William (3:46)
B3 Once I Courted a Pretty Little Girl (1:16)
B4 Kathy Fiscus (1:55)
B5 Walk, Tom Wilson, Walk (0:43)
B6 Cold Winters Night (2:43)
B7 Texas Rangers (2:32)
[Credits]
Paul Clayton (guitar/dulcimer/vocals)
Illustration: Rosenhouse, Producer: Kenneth S. Goldstein
[Notes]
Collector Paul Clayton performs the songs and ballads he collected in the Cumberland Mountains of Virginia and Kentucky in the 1950s—a repertoire that includes both old English and Scottish ballads and recently-composed songs about events such as the cave-in that trapped and killed Floyd Collins in Kentucky’s Sand Cave in 1925.

Pete Seeger: American Industrial Ballads

Folkways Records FH 5251

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1956
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A01 Peg And Awl (2:29)
A02 The Blind Fiddler (1:17)
A03 Buffalo Skinners (2:44)
A04 Eight Hour Day (1:00)
A05 Hard Times In The Mill (2:16)
A06 Roll Down The Line (3:15)
A07 Hayseed Like Me (1:16)
A08 The Farmer Is The Man (1:43)
A09 Come All You Hardy Miners (2:00)
A10 He Lies In The American Land (2:01)
A11 Casey Jones (2:20)
A12 Let Them Wear Their Watches Fine (3:41)
A13 Weave Room Blues (0:40)
B01 Cotton Mill Colic (1:41)
B02 Seven Cent Cotton and Forty Cent Meat (1:58)
B03 Mill Mother's Lament (1:37)
0B4 Fare Ye Well, Old Ely Branch (2:11)
B05 Beans, Bacon And Gravy (2:56)
B06 The Death Of Harry Simms (2:14)
B07 Winnsboro Cotton Mills Blues (1:48)
B08 Ballad Of Barney Graham (1:48)
B09 My Children Are Seven In Number (3:59)
B10 Raggedy, Raggedy Are We (2:32)
B11 Pittsburgh Town (1:30)
B12 60% Parity (1:00)
[Credits]
Pete Seeger (banjo/guitar/vocals)
Recorder & Producer: Moses Asch, Liner Notes:Irwin Silber, Engineer: Alan Yoshida, Designer: Carol Hardy
[Notes]
Songs of struggle which emerged from the coal mines, textile mills and acres of farmland, and spoke of issues important to the American laborer. Twenty-four songs written about the unprecedented industrialization of the 19th century, including Peg and Awl, The Farmer is the Man, and Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues. Irwin Silber's notes provide a history of labor folk song and its role in American popular music. "Seeger's straightforward, sincere singing is accompanied by sparse, effective banjo and guitar...an important reissue." — Sing Out

American Folk: Milestones Of Legends

Documents 1959-62

Format: 10×CD, Box Set, Compilation
Country: UK
Released: February 3, 2017
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Folk Revival
[Tracklist]
Disk One Bob Dylan / Peter, Paul & Mary
01 You're no good
02 Talkin' New York
03 In my time of dying
04 Man of constant sorrow
05 Fixin' to die
06 Pretty Peggy-o
07 Highway 51
08 Gospel plow
09 Baby let me follow you down
10 House of the risin' sun
11 Freight train blues
12 Song to woody
13 See that my grave is kept clean
14 Early in the morning
15 500 Miles
16 Sorrow
17 This train
18 Bamboo
19 It's raining
20 If I had my way
21 Cruel war
22 Lemon tree
23 If I had a hammer
24 Autumn to may
25 Where have all the flowers gone
Disk Two Joan Baez
01 On the banks of the Ohio
02 O what a beautiful city
03 Sail away ladies
04 Black is the colour
05 Lowlance
06 What you gonna call your pretty little baby
07 Kitty
08 So soon in the morning
09 Careless love
10 Don't weep after me
11 Silver dagger
12 East Virginia
13 Ten thousand miles
14 House of the rising sun
15 All my trials
16 Wildwood flower
17 Donna donna
18 John Riley
19 Rake and rambling boy
20 Little Moses
21 Mary Hamilton
22 Henry Martin
23 El preso numero nueve
Disk Three Joan Baez
01 Wagoner's lad
02 The trees they do grow high
03 The lily of the West
04 Silkie
05 Engine 143
06 Once I knew a pretty girl
07 Lonesome road
08 Banks of the Ohio
09 Pal of mine
10 Barbara Allen
11 The cherry tree carol
12 Old blue
13 Railroad boy
14 Plaisir d'amour
15 Babe, I'm gonna leave you (Live)
16 Geordie (Live)
17 Copper kettle (Live)
18 Kumbaya (Live)
19 What have they done to the rain (Live)
20 Black is the colour of my true love's hair (Live)
21 Danger waters (Live)
22 Gospel ship (Live)
23 The house carpenter (Live)
24 Pretty boy floyd (Live)
Disk Four Joan Baez / Burl Ives
01 Lady Mary (Live)
02 Ate amanha (Live)
03 Matty groves (Live)
04 Mockin' Bird Hill
05 The long black veil
06 Delia
07 Forty hour week
08 I walk the line
09 Royal telephone
10 Shaghied
11 Lenora, let your hair hang down
12 A little bitty tear
13 Oh, my side
14 Mama don't want no peas an' rice an' cocoanut oil
15 The almighty dollar bill
16 Home on the range
17 When the bloom is on the sage
18 Cool water
19 Empty saddles
20 Mexicali rose
21 The Oregon trail
22 The last round up
23 Bury me not on the lone prairie
24 Cowboy's dream
25 Tumbling tumbleweeds
26 My adobe hacienda
27 Jingle, jangle, jingle
Disk Five The Kingston Trio
01 Three jolly coachmen
02 Bay of Mexico
03 Banua
04 Tom Dolley
05 Fast freight
06 Hard, ain't it hard
07 Saro Jane
08 Sloop John B.
09 Santy Anno
10 Scotch and soda
11 Coplas
12 Little Maggie
13 Tic, tic, tic
14 Que, que
15 Dorie
16 South coast
17 Zombie jamboree
18 Wimoweh
19 New York girls
20 They call the wind Maria
21 The merry little minuet
22 Shady grove / Lonesome traveller
23 When the saints go marching in
Disk Six The Kingston Trio
01 M.T.A.
02 All my sorrows
03 Blow ye winds
04 Corey, Corey
05 The seine
06 I bawled
07 Good news
08 Getaway John
09 The long black rifle
10 Early in the mornin'
11 Scarlet ribbons
12 Remember the Alamo
13 Molly Dee
14 Across the wide Missouri
15 Haul away
16 The wanderer
17 'Round about the mountain
18 Oleanna
19 The unfortunate Miss Bailey
20 San Miguel
21 Elno tatou E
22 A rollin' stone
23 Goober peas
24 A worried man
Disk Seven The Highwaymen
01 Santiago
02 Big rock candy mountain
03 Ala Claire Fontaine
04 Carni Valito
05 Ah si mon moina
06 Sinner man
07 Michael
08 Take this hammer
09 Au Claire de la Lune
10 Greenland fisheries
11 Irish worksong (Pat works on the railway)
12 Cindy on cindy
13 Cotton fields
14 Black eyed Suzie
15 Rise up shepherd
16 Nostalgias tucumanas
17 Three Jolly Rogues
18 Pollerita
19 The gypsy rover
20 The calton weaver
21 Wildwood flower
22 Johnny with the bandy legs
23 The great silkie
24 Run come see Jerusalem
Disk Eight The Highwaymen
01 Roll on, Columbia, roll on
02 Raise a ruckus tonight
03 The old maid's song
04 Shaggy dog songs
05 The tale of Michael Flynn
06 The turtle dove
07 Michael / Cotton fields
08 Passing through
09 Mister Noah
10 La canzone del vino
11 Can ye sew cushions?
12 Chanson de chagrin
13 One for the money
14 You're always welcome at our house / Roll on, Columbia, roll on (Reprise)
15 Whiskey in the jar
16 Bim bam
17 Eres alta
18 Railroad Bill
19 Fiesta Linda
20 Track 20: Little boy
Little boy
21 Lonesome road blues
22 I'm on my way
23 Die Moorsoldaten
24 Ballad of spring hill
25 El rancho grande
26 Fare thee o babe
27 Mighty day
Disk Nine The Brothers Four
01 The zulu warrior
02 Sama kama Wacky Brown
03 The damsel's lament
04 Yellow bird
05 Angelique-O
06 Superman
07 East Virginia
08 Greenfields
09 Darlin' won't you wait
10 Eddystone light
11 Banua
12 Hard travelin'
13 Nine pound hammer
14 My Tani
15 Beneath the willow
16 The gallant argosy
17 The proposal
18 Hey Liley, Liley Lo
19 TEllie Lou (Ein Herz und eine Rose)
20 The fox
21 Marianne
22 Blue water line
23 Follow the drinking gourd
24 Sally don't you grieve
Disk Ten The Brothers Four
01 I am a roving gambler
02 Well, well, well
03 Sweet Rosyanne
04 St. James Infirmary
05 Riders in the sky
06 When the sun goes down
07 The green leaves of summer
08 A pretty girl is like a little bird
09 My little John Henry (Got a mighty know)
10 Beautiful brown eyes
11 The old settler's song
12 With you fair maid
13 Rock island line
14 Goodnight Irene
15 The tavern song
16 Lady Greensleeves
17 The driller's song
18 Nobody knows
19 Vive la compagnie
20 Ole Smokey
21 Tarrytown
22 Come for to carry me home
23 Summer days alone
24 Frogg No. 2
[Notes]
10 CD box set presenting a great overview of the American folk scene of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Featuring original albums from Burl Ives, The Kingston Trio, The Brothers Four, Joan Baez, Peter, Paul & Mary and Nobel laureate Bob Dylan.

Pete Seeger / God Bless the Grass

Folkways Records FSS 37232

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1966
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 The Power And The Glory (2:28)
A2 Pretty Saro (3:03)
A3 70 Miles (2:22)
A4 The Faucets Are Dripping (2:00)
A5 Cement Octopus (2:21)
A6 God Bless The Grass (2:00)
A7 The Quiet Joys Of Brotherhood (4:00)
A8 Coal Creek March (1:15)
B1 The Girl I Left Behind (1:16)
B2 I Have A Rabbit (1:56)
B3 The People Are Scratching (3:38)
B4 Coyote, My Little Brother (2:50)
B5 Preserven El Parque Elysian (3:14)
B6 My Dirty Streem (2:30)
B7 Johnny Riley (0:52)
B8 Barbara Allen (1:10)
B9 From Way Up There (3:00)
B0 My Land Is A Good Land (2:19)
[Credits]
Pete Seeger (banjo/guitar/vocals)
Artwork: R. O. Blechman, Liner Notes: William O. Douglas, Producer:Tom Wilson
[Notes]
This album by Pete Seeger focuses on environmental issues and offers inspiration and admiration for nature. The songs advocate awareness of the environment and appreciation for the splendor of nature ("God Bless the Grass"). "My Dirty Stream" for example, supports an environmental organization Seeger formed in 1966 called Hudson River Sloop Clearwater (aka Great Hudson River Revival or Clearwater Festival) that sought to clean up the heavily polluted Hudson River. The liner notes include a message written by then Supreme Court Justice William Douglas.

The Greenwich Village Folk Scene

Not Now Music NOT3CD168

Format: 3×CD, Box Set, Compilation
Country: UK
Released: Oct 24, 2014
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Folk Revival
[Tracklist]
Disk One
101 Talkin' New York: Bob Dylan (3:20)
102 Willie Seton: Tom Paxton (2:51)
103 If I Had A Hammer: Peter, Paul & Mary (2:01)
104 House Of The Rising Sun: Joan Baez (2:57)
105 Yes I See: Bob Gibson (1:59)
106 John Hardy: Mike Seeger (2:42)
107 Where Have All The Flowers Gone?: The Kingston Trio (3:03)
108 Kisses Sweeter Than Wine: Pete Seeger (2:59)
109 Take This Hammer: The Tarriers (2:35)
110 Little Sadie: Doc Watson (2:19)
111 Nine Pound Hammer: The Brothers Four (2:48)
112 I Ain't Got No Home In This World Anymore: Ramblin' Jack Elliott (2:17)
113 Fannerio: Judy Collins (3:08)
114 Those Were The Days: The Limeliters (3:07)
115 Johnny With The Bandy Legs: The Highwaymen (3:18)
116 Down The Road: The Greenbriar Boys (2:00)
117 Jessie James: The Swagmen (2:21)
118 Cotton-Eyed Joe: Oscar Brand (1:34)
119 Lonesome Traveler: The Tarriers (1:54)
120 This Land Is Your Land: Woody Guthrie (2:18)
Disk Two
201 Turn! Turn! Turn!: Pete Seeger (3:13)
202 Nine Hundred Miles: The New Christy Minstrels (2:22)
203 Wildwood Flower: Joan Baez (2:36)
204 Early In The Morning: Peter, Paul & Mary (1:37)
205 Freight Train Blues: Bob Dylan (2:18)
206 Little Brown Dog: Judy Collins (3:15)
207 Daddy Roll 'Em: Bob Gibson (2:53)
208 Tom Dooley: The Kingston Trio (3:04)
209 Worried Blues: Mike Seeger (3:28)
210 Peg And Awl: Doc Watson & Clarence Ashley (2:13)
211 Sweet Water Rolling: The Limeliters (2:29)
212 Amelia Earhart's Last Flight: The Greenbriar Boys (3:43)
213 Greenfields: The Brothers Four (3:04)
214 Jack O'Diamonds: Ramblin' Jack Elliott (2:23)
215 New York Town: Woody Guthrie (2:38)
216 Whiskey In The Jar: The Highwaymen (2:45)
217 This Train: Peter, Paul & Mary (2:11)
218 Pretty Peggy-O: Bob Dylan (3:24)
219 Don't Let Your Deal Go Down: Mike Seeger (3:19)
220 My Dog's Bigger Than Your Dog: Tom Paxton (1:40)
Disk Three
301 Silver Dagger: Joan Baez (2:28)
302 Stream Of Whiskey: Doc Watson (2:09)
303 Highway 51: Bob Dylan (2:53)
304 Death Of John Henry: Ramblin' Jack Elliott (4:07)
305 Nobody Knows: The Brothers Four (2:59)
306 A Wayfaring Stranger: The Limeliters (3:09)
307 Sad And Lonesome Day: Mike Seeger (3:30)
308 Mean Talking Blues: Woody Guthrie (3:28)
309 Springhill Mine Disaster: Bob Gibson (2:04)
310 Lemon Tree: Peter, Paul & Mary (2:57)
311 Golden Apples Of The Sun: Judy Collins (3:52)
312 A Worried Man: The Kingston Trio (2:52)
313 Dona Dona Dona: The Chad Mitchell Trio (3:14)
314 Tough Luck: Doc Watson (2:27)
315 The Green Leaves Of Summer: The Brothers Four (2:57)
316 Everywhere I Look This Mornin': The Limeliters (2:03)
317 Careless Love: Joan Baez & Bill Wood (2:27)
318 The Water Is Wide: Carolyn Hester (3:44)
319 Baby, Let Me Follow You Down: Bob Dylan (2:36)
320 We Shall Overcome: Pete Seeger (4:51)
[Notes]
Folk music had been an integral part of American culture for decades. But the folk revival that flowered in the Coffee houses of New York’s Greenwich Village as the Fifties closed would inspire a new generation to pick up their acoustic guitars and play. To take yourself back to the halcyon days of Bob, Joanie and Tom Dooley, just press play on this superb 3 disc compilation.

The Hammons Family: A Study of a West Virginia Family's Traditions

Library of Congress AFS L65-L66

Format: 2xVinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1973
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Old Sledge
A2 Camp Chase
A3 Three Forks Of Cheat
A4 The Yankee And Marcum
A5 Sugar Grove Blues
A6 Turkey In The Straw
B1 The Route
B2 Fine Times At Our House
B3 Jimmy Johnson
B4 Parson's Rock
B5 In Scotland Town
B6 Little Omie
C1 Yount Henerly
C2 Muddy Roads
C3 Bringing Back The sheep
C4 The Sandy Boys
C5 Wilson's Clog
C6 Sugar Babe
D1 We're Marching Around The Levees
D2 Riddles
D3 Mercian Tittery-Ary-A
D4 Jay Legg
D5 When This World Comes To An End
[Credits]
Burl Hammons (fiddle) Maggie Hammons Parker (sticks/vocals) Sherman Hammons (banjo)
Recorders: Alan Jabbour, Carl Fleischhauer and Dwight Diller
[Notes]
This is the best fucking thing right here. Banjos & fiddles, ballads & stories, all from one West Virginian family. Alan Jabbour & Carl Fleischhauer just went to the Hammons family’s home, asked all the right questions, and pointed the mic in all the right directions. Truly excellent display of old American traditions. The highlight is Maggie’s songs, and luckily she’s featured pretty prominently, because her voice is otherworldy. She’s also nearly incomprehensible with the thickest West Virginian accent you could imagine. I’m definitely a sucker for this kind of thing but this collection is on another level.

  The Hammons Family: Across The Yew Pines Chapter 1 (Dwight Diller)

Woody Guthrie: Ballads of Sacco and Vanzetti

Smithsonian Folkways SF CD 40060

Format: CD, Reissue, Remastered
Country: US
Released: 1996
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
01 The Flood And The Storm (3:38)
02 Two Good Men (3:47)
03 I Just Want To Sing Your Name (2:39)
04 Red Wine (3:57)
05 Suassos Lane (3:29)
06 You Souls Of Boston (4:14)
07 Old Judge Thayer (4:16)
08 Vanzetti's Rock (3:30)
09 Vanzetti's Letter (7:50)
10 Root Hog And Die (3:39)
11 We Welcome To Heaven (3:48)
12 Sacco's Letter To His Son (3:21)
[Credits]
Woody Guthrie (guitar/vocals) Pete Seeger (tracks:12/banjo/vocals)
Recorder and Producer: Moses Asch, Producer: Jeff Plac, Producer and Liner Notes: Anthony Seeger, Designer: Visual Dialogue
[Notes]
Recorded between 1946 and 1947. Woody Guthrie was one of the twentieth century's greatest poets and songwriters, and his songs about Sacco and Vanzetti include some of his best songs. The murder trial of Sacco and Vanzetti was one of this century's most controversial. Sacco and Vanzetti's story was dramatic; their front-page trial was filled with dubious procedures; and the years of appeals and their eventual execution led to protests around the world. These songs, written and recorded nearly twenty years later, have been carefully remastered from the original acetate discs and are presented with a previously unpublished letter by Guthrie to the judge in the case. Produced by Moses Asch. Reissue compiled by Anthony Seeger and Jeff Place.

Los TexManiacs: Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center

Running Time: 58 minutes  Event Date: 2018/09/20

Experience an authentic musical taste of Texas with Grammy Award® winners Los TexManiacs. Led by Max Baca, Los TexManiacs have a unique Tex-Mex sound that combines traditional conjunto with elements of blues, country, and Rock ‘n’ Roll, brilliantly performed on accordion by virtuoso and Flaco Jimenez protégé Josh Baca.

Creedence Clearwater Revival: Willy And The Poor Boys

Fantasy 8397

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 02 Nov 1969
Genre: Rock
Style: Blues Rock, Rock & Roll, Classic Rock
[Tracklist]
A1 Down On The Corner (2:43)
A2 It Came Out Of The Sky (2:58)
A3 Cotton Fields (2:53)
A4 Poorboy Shuffle (2:25)
A5 Feelin' Blue (5:05)
B1 Fortunate Son (2:20)
B2 Don't Look Now (It Ain't You Or Me) (2:08)
B3 The Midnight Special (4:10)
B4 Side O' The Road (3:21)
B5 Effigy (6:28)
[Credits]
John Fogerty (guitar/piano/maracas/cowbell/harmonica/vocals) Tom Fogerty (guitar/vocals) Stu Cook (bass/vocals) Doug Clifford (drums/washboard) Booker T. Jones (organ) Steve Cropper (guitar) Donald "Duck" Dunn (bass) Al Jackson, Jr. (drums)
Photographer: Chris Clough
[Notes]
Willy and the Poor Boys is the fourth studio album American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released by Fantasy Records in November 1969, and was the last of three studio albums that the band released in that year. The album was remastered and reissued on 180 Gram Vinyl by Analogue Productions in 2006. The album features the songs "Down on the Corner", from which the album got its name, and "Fortunate Son", which is a well known protest song. Creedence also makes their own version of "Cotton Fields" on this album, which reached the #1 position in Mexico.

Sarah Ogan Gunning: A Girl Of Constant Sorrow

Topic Records 12T171

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country: UK
Released: 1967
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A01 I Am a Girl of Constant Sorrow (Roud 499) (1:41)
A02 Loving Nancy (Roud 4938) (1:53)
A03 Old Jack Frost (Roud 4924) (1:11)
A04 May I Go With You, Johnny? (Roud 401; Laws O33) (1:52)
A05 The Hand of God on the Wall (Roud 4925) (2:42)
A06 Down on the Picket Line (Roud 4935) (1:17)
A07 I Hate the Company Bosses (Roud 4927) (4:07)
A08 I'm Going to Organize (Roud 4936) (1:17)
A09 Christ Was a Wayworn Traveler (Roud 4937) (2:58)
A10 Why Do You Stand There in the Rain? (Roud 4930) (1:27)
B01 Dreadful Memories (Roud 4934) (2:27)
B02 Old Southern Town (Roud 4931) (1:46)
B03 I Have Letters from My Father (Roud 4932) (4:12)
B04 Captain Devin (Roud 533; Laws L13A; Henry H792) (1:42)
B05 Gee Whiz, What Have They Done to Me? (Roud 4929) (1:54)
B06 Davy Crockett (Roud 3589) (1:06)
B07 Battle of Mill Spring (Roud 627; Laws A13) (2:19)
B08 Just the Same Today (Roud 4916) (2:58)
B09 Sally (Roud 180; Laws P9; G/D 6:1219; Henry H72) (1:58)
B10 Oh, Death (Roud 4933) (2:13)
[Credits]
Sarah Ogan Gunning (vocals)
Liner Notes: Archie Green
[Notes]
Like other folksingers, her repertoire encompasses a variety of emotions: anger at needless poverty and exploitation, affirmation of self-help as a way of life, pleasure in love, solace in religion, peace in death. Sarah prodigious talent has permitted her to fuse disparate radical elements with traditional forms to create a handful of significant songs beyond the legacy of well-known material left to her by her family.

Carolina Chocolate Drops: Leaving Eden

Nonesuch 7559-79627-1

Format: Vinyl, LP, CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 2012
Genre: Rock, Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country, Piedmont Blues, Folk
[Tracklist]
01 Riro's House (2:02)
02 Kerr's Negro Jig (1:09)
03 Ruby, Are You Mad At Your Man? (3:46)
04 Boodle-De-Bum-Bum (4:03)
05 Country Girl (3:22)
06 Run Mountain (2:01)
07 Leaving Eden (4:36)
08 Read 'Em John (1:54)
09 Mahalla (1:54)
10 West End Blues (3:02)
11 Po' Black Sheep (3:21
12 I Truly Understand That You Love Another Man (2:34)
13 No Man's Mama (4:00)
14 Briggs' Corn Shucking Jig / Camptown Hornpipe (2:54)
15 Pretty Bird (4:04)
[Credits]
Rhiannon Giddens (banjo/fiddle/vocals) Hubby Jenkins (banjo/guitar/mandolin/vocals) Adam Matta (bass/beatbox/tambourine/vocals) Dom Flemons (banjo/drums/guitar/jug/quills/vocals) Leyla McCalla (cello/vocals)
Producer: Buddy Miller, Managers: Dolphus Ramseur, Chris Colburn, Timothy Duffy, Designers: Al Quattrocchi, Jeff Smith, Photographers: Bill Steber, Leyla Mccalla, Engineers: Mike Poole, Gordon Hammond, Robert C. Ludwig
[Notes]
The Carolina Chocolate Drops, a contemporary string band trio who, under the watchful eye of mentor Joe Thompson, re-created the look, feel, and sound of a 19th century black North Carolina string, fiddle, and jug band ensemble, crafted their first studio recordings into perfect facsimiles of the group's influences. The Drops were always at their best on-stage, however, where the gospel stomp of those mountain rhythms and the kinetic energy the band gave off completed the feel of a living, breathing history lesson. Those old string bands could turn on a dime, and the Chocolate Drops reproduced that art, turning their live sets into a black string band revival show. The studio albums felt like they were a bit encased in glass compared to the live performances. For this outing, however, the Chocolate Drops found the perfect producer in Buddy Miller, who recorded the band live in a single room, and the result is a wonderfully immediate album that feels like a Saturday night house party-- complete with moonlight, dust flying from the carpet under the feet of dancers, and crickets and night bird calls out the open windows. The sound breathes, and the Drops shine. Traditional pieces like "Po' Black Sheep" become stomping revivals, born again in a new century. "Ruby, Are You Mad at Your Man?" becomes a clawhammer banjo-driven mountain blues, with Rhiannon Giddens' vocal making it seem like Janis Joplin just wandered into the party, a feat she repeats with the album's marvelous last track, "Pretty Bird" (complete with crickets in the background). The Carolina Chocolate Drops may be intent on reproducing a sound from over a century ago, but they do an amazing job of translating it into the 21st century without diminishing it. This set feels like a Saturday night throwdown under the summer stars. It almost seems timeless, perhaps because it defies time. (AllMusic Review by Steve Leggett)

Round The Heart Of Old Galax Vol. 1

County Records 533

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1980
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country
[Tracklist]
A1 The Old Hickory Cane: Ernest V. Stoneman
A2 Two Little Orphans: Ernest V. Stoneman, Eck Dunford, George Stoneman
A3 No More Goodbyes: Ernest V. Stoneman, Kahle Brewer, Irma Frost
A4 John Hardy: Ernest V. Stoneman, Herbert Sweet, Earl Sweet
A5 Barney McCoy: Eck Dunford, Ernest V. Stoneman, Hattie Stoneman, I. Edwards
A6 There's A Light Lit Up In Galilee: Ernest V. Stoneman, Hattie Stoneman, Eck Dunford
A7 Lonesome Road Blues: Kahle Brewer, Bolen Frost, Ernest V. Stoneman
B1 Flop Eared Mule: Kahle Brewer, Bolen Frost, Ernest V. Stoneman
B2 Tell Mother I Will Meet Her: Ernest V. Stoneman, Kahle Brewer, W. Mooney
B3 Buffalo Gals: Kahle Brewer, Bolen Frost, Ernest V. Stoneman
B4 I Am Resolved: Ernest V. Stoneman, Kahle Brewer, Irma Frost
B5 Sweet Bunch Of Violets: Ernest V. Stoneman, Kahle Brewer
B6 Too Late: Ernest V. Stoneman, Hattie Stoneman, Eck Dunford
B7 New River Train: Herbert Sweet, Earl Sweet, Ernest V. Stoneman
[Credits]
Liner Notes and Producer: Wayne Martin, Cover: Richard Nevins
[Notes]
Features a good cross-section of the musicrecorded commercially in the the 1920s and 30s by Ernest V. "Pop" Stoneman with his family and associates. Stoneman has not been held in high regard by some who value "the Galax Sound," for he was something of an opportunist who carved out a professional career for himself. Yet his repertoire sprang from the diverse streams of tradition found in his home area, and included ballads, sentimental songs, sacred songs, humorous songs, and instrumental music. Many of Stoneman's performances utilized the more or less standard string band alignment of fiddle, guitar, and banjo. Some of the most accomplished instrumentalists from Galax recorded with Stoneman, such as fiddlers Kahle Brewer and Eck Dunford. Stoneman was also one of the few early country musicians to record with a parlour organ, an instrument which has played a large role in many family music traditions in the South. (Reviewed by Paul L. Tyler)

Gu-Achi Fiddlers: Old Time O'odham Fiddle Music

Canyon Records CR-8082

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1997
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
01 Ali Oidak Polka (3:18)
02 Bareterro Two-Step (3:03)
03 Black Mountain Mazurka (3:51)
04 Blackie Polka (4:05)
05 Sonora Church Two-Step (4:18)
06 Hohokam Polka (3:13)
07 Libby Bird Song Mazurka (4:08)
08 Memories In Ajo Polka (3:37)
09 Pinto Beans Two-Step (3:28)
10 E.J. Special Polka (3:29)
11 Cababie Two-Step (3:19)
12 Dawn Mazurka (3:15)
[Credits]
Elliot Johnson and Lester Vavages (fiddles) Wilfred Mendoza (guitar) Gerald Leos, Sr. (drums) Tommy Lopez (bass drum)
Producers: Robert Doyle, Raymond Boley and Stephen Butler, Liner Notes: Jim Griffith and Stephen Butler, Designer: Larry Lindahl Design, Engineer: Jack Miller
[Notes]
This is the first commercial recording of the fiddle band music of the Tohono O'odham people of Southern Arizona. Utilizing instruments originally introduced by Spanish missionaries, the fiddle band sound is highly unique utilizing violins, guitar, and drums playing polkas, two-steps, and mazurkas. The result is an exciting sound and one of Southern Arizona's richest musical traditions.

Ramblin' Blues: David Davis & The Warrior River Boys

Directed and edited by Adam Jones

David Davis & The Warrior River Boys have long been recognized as contemporary leaders in the traditional bluegrass music scene. On their latest release Didn't He Ramble: Songs of Charlie Poole, they expand their base to include earlier influences of folk and acoustic music roots. Through a masterful and exciting collection of songs, originally recorded by the legendary Charlie Poole and his North Carolina Ramblers in the 1920s and 1930s, a generation before Bill Monroe is credited with founding bluegrass music, they show that you can create music that is both fresh and timeless. This album is greater than a simple tribute; The Warrior River Boys have reinvigorated this music, in a new form, with all the fire and energy of the originals. They take the legacy another step further, into the contemporary revival of traditional bluegrass. Didn't He Ramble: Songs of Charlie Poole not only breathes new life into Poole's work, but brings a spirit of fun that is as infectious as the music itself!

Brother Oswald

Rounder Records 0013

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1972
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass & Country
[Tracklist]
A1 End Of The World (2:50)
A2 Island March (2:35)
A3 Sailing Along (3:50)
A4 Kansas City Kitty (2:40)
A5 Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain (3:17)
A6 Farewell Blues (2:38)
A7 Echo Chimes (2:28)
B1 Wabash Cannonball (1:38)
B2 Prairie Queen (2:37)
B3 Tennessee Waltz (2:50)
B4 Song Of The Islands (3:00)
B5 Dobro Chimes (2:41)
B6 I'll Be All Smiles Tonight (2:54)
B7 Two Different Worlds (2:54)
B8 Carry Me Back To The Mountains (2:10)
[Credits]
Brother Oswald (dobro) Charlie Collins (guitar) Norman Blake (guitar/mandolin/dobro) Tut Taylor (mandolin/dobro)
Producers: Mike Melford and Tut Taylor
[Notes]
Recorded at Glaser Sound Studios, Nashville, on January 1972. As a member of Roy Acuff's Grand Ole Opry band, Bashful Brother Oswald played a dumb-hick hillbilly character for the sake of comic relief, his slapstick antics and clown-like apparel making him an audience favorite -- but his dobro playing was no joke. During the Depression, Oswald found work playing Hawaiian-style dobro music at a Flint, Mich., radio station. When he was picked up by Acuff later in the decade, he brought with him the weeping, island-flavored style of playing that is one of the defining characteristics of country music. While Oswald was not solely responsible for this sound, his role as a key player in the modern country vocabulary is indisputable. Although he worked mainly as a sideman, he did record a couple of solo efforts on which he sang as well as played, showcasing a taste for old-time Bluegrass and singing in a friendly, weathered voice.

CSN: Crosby, Stills & Nash

Atlantic SD-19104

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Presswell Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1977
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk Rock
[Tracklist]
A1 Shadow Captain (4:32)
A2 See The Changes (2:56)
A3 Carried Away (2:29)
A4 Fair Game (3:30)
A5 Anything At All (3:01)
A6 Cathedral (5:15)
B1 Dark Star (4:43)
B2 Just A Song Before I Go (2:12)
B3 Run From Tears (4:09)
B4 Cold Rain (2:32)
B5 In My Dreams (5:10)
B6 I Give You Give Blind (3:21)
[Credits]
David Crosby (vocals) Stephen Stills (guitar/vocals) Graham Nash (piano/harmonica/vocals) Joe Vitale (organ/flute/drums/percussion) Russ Kunkel (drums/congas) Craig Doege (piano) George Perry (bass) Tim Drummond (bass)
Producer and Recorder: Howard Albert and Ron Albert, Designer: Gary Burden and R. Twerk & Co., Photographer: Joel Bernstein, Engineer: Steve Gursky
[Notes]
CSN featured strong writing from all three members, the last time for seventeen years that the band would compose songs and handle vocals without major assistance from outside sources.Many of Stills' songs on the album echo his marital problems, with "Dark Star" returning to the Latin rhythms he had favored all the way back to his Buffalo Springfield days. Crosby continued the existential probings consistent with much of his past work, and Nash offered both a radio-ready acoustic ballad with "Just a Song Before I Go", and an elaborate set piece re-creating a vision of an LSD experience that he had in Winchester Cathedral with "Cathedral". Many tracks were sweetened with a string section, a first on a CSNY project.

Plainsong: In Search Of Amelia Earhart

Elektra K-42120

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1972
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Folk rock
[Tracklist]
A1 For The Second Time (3:48)
A2 Yo Yo Man (2:10)
A3 Louise (3:17)
A4 Call The Tune (5:22)
A5 Diesel On My Tail (2:04)
A6 Amelia Earhart's Last Flight (4:05)
B1 I'll Fly Away (2:03)
B2 True Story Of Amelia Earhart (4:31)
B3 Even The Guiding Light (4:10)
B4 Side Roads (3:28)
B5 Raider (4:30)
[Credits]
Ian Matthews (guitar/vocals) Andy Roberts (guitar/organ/dulcimer/vocals) Dave Richards (guitar/vocals) Martin Jenkins (mandolin/cello/mandola) Bob Ronga (bass/vocals) Dave Mattacks and Timi Donald (drums)
Producer: Sandy Roberton, Liner Notes: Fred Goerner, Photographer: Jeremy Ensor, Design – Seabrook Graves Aslett, Engineer: Jerry Boys
[Notes]
In just under three years, Ian Matthews split from Fairport Convention, went solo, formed Matthews' Southern Comfort - with whom he scored a number one U.K. hit - left the group at the height of its popularity, recorded three more records on his own (only two were released at this time) and in early 1972 started Plainsong, his fourth band in five years. And while his track record led one to believe that Plainsong may be just another short stay, the subsequent album, In Search of Amelia Earhart, proved to be worth the venture. Ian Matthews was of course the obvious draw, but Plainsong seemed to be formed as more of a collective effort, with lead guitarist Andy Roberts, who shares the lead vocal duties, the other focal point in the band. On the other hand, Matthews, whose folk and country-tinged tunes set the tone for the record, is the only member to contribute original material. Included among these is the thematic "True Story of Amelia Earhart," which along with the haunting "For the Second Time," leads a pack of five Matthews compositions that range from good to excellent. Elsewhere, Paul Siebel's heartbreaking "Louise," the dulcimer and harmony driven Appalachian gospel of "I'll Fly Away," and Roberts' readings of the playful "Yo Yo Man," Jim & Jesse's "Diesel on My Tail" and the mournful 1939 tale of "Amelia Earhart's Last Flight" are all highlights. Its title and artwork, along with notes by Charles Goerner on the flight and disappearance of Amelia Earhart and Frederick Noonan, gave In Search of Amelia Earhart the feel of a concept album, even though the title is nowhere to be found on the outside jacket and there are only two songs related to the subject contained within. It wasn't really a surprise when a follow-up, though recorded, failed to materialize, with the band parting ways on less than amicable terms, and Matthews going on to record two more records for Elektra. Still, In Search of Amelia Earhart fits nicely alongside the rest of his terrific early-'70's catalogue. (AllMusic Review by Brett Hartenbach)

Red Allen & The Kentuckians: Live And Let Live

Folkways Records FTS-31065

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A1 Doing My Time (5:43)
A2 It's Only The Wind (2:58)
A3 Are You Teasing Me (2:30)
A4 Angel Band (4:09)
A5 Troubles Around My Door (1:48)
A6 Billie In The Low Ground (2:50)
B1 Live And Let Live (2:47)
B2 B.J. And D.J. (3:46)
B3 I'm Confessing (2:57)
B4 Christian Life (2:51)
B5 Home Sweet Home (2:59)
B6 O Don't Love Nobody (2:51)
[Credits]
Red Allen (gitar/vocals) Greg Allen (guitar/banjo/vocals) Ron Mesing (dobro) Harley Allen (guitar) Buddy Griffin (fiddle) Red Butler (mandolin/vocals) Dorsey Harvey Jr. (mandolin) Red Hartley (bass)
Liner Notes: Tom Teepen, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
Veteran Bluegrass performer Red Allen (1930–1993) is joined by son Greg and the Kentuckians on this 1979 bluegrass recording. Known for his powerful tenor voice, Red and his son sing harmony on several songs, among them "It's Only the Wind" and "Live and Let Live." Two instrumentals—"Billie in the Lowground" and "Home Sweet Home"—also appear on the recording. Allen was inducted into the IBMA Bluegrass Hall of Fame in 2005. Cox Newspapers columnist Tom Teepen contributed the liner notes, which include a short biography of Allen and a review of the album, followed by song lyrics.

Bluegrass: Red Allen, Frank Wakefield And The Kentuckians

Folkways Records FA-2408

Label: Folkways Records FA-2408
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1964
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A1 Little Maggie (3:11)
A2 Somebody Loves You Darlig (2:27)
A3 New Camptown Races (2:32)
A4 Are You Afraid To Die (2:41)
A5 Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong (2:57)
A6 Are You Washed In The Blood (2:47)
B1 Deep Elem Blues (2:31)
B2 Ground Hog (2:03)
B3 The Little Girl And The Dreadful Snake (3:21)
B4 Catnip (1:48)
B5 I'm Just Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail (2:15)
B6 Shake Hands With Mother Again (2:42)
[Credits]
Red Allen (guitar/vocals) Frank Wakefield (mandolin/vocals) Pete Roberts (banjo/vocals) Bill Keith (banjo/vocals) Tom Morgan (bass/vocals) Fred Weisz (bass)
Producers: David Grisman and Peter K. Siegel, Designer: Nancy Grilikhes and Julian Winston
[Notes]
Allen and Wakefield's music ranges from strictly traditional songs like "Little Maggie" to pieces introduced by Bill Monroe to sacred material, all with their hallmark close harmonies and tight instrumental backing. Like Monroe and Roscoe Holcomb, Allen's voice embodies the "high lonesome" sound.

Aretha Franklin featuring Keith Richards and Whoopi Goldberg - Jumpin' Jack Flash

Aretha Franklin: Jumpin' Jack Flash

In 1986, the song's title was used for the Whoopi Goldberg film Jumpin' Jack Flash. In addition to the Rolling Stones' version of the song, the film features Aretha Franklin's cover version for which Ronnie Wood and Richards played guitar, but Franklin played piano. This version is characterised by influences from the popular black music scene. Both the Rolling Stones' and Franklin's versions are on the film's original soundtrack recording.

Joan Baez: Fare Thee Well Tour - Live in Olympia Paris

Live @Paris Olympia on June 13, 2018

Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Setlist]
01 Don't Think Twice (Bob Dylan)
02 God Is God (Stephen F. Earle)
03 Farewell Angelina (Bob Dylan)
04 Whistle Down The Wind (Tom Waits - Kathleen Brennan)
05 Silver Blade (Josh Ritter)
06 It's All Over Now Baby Blue (Bob Dylan)
07 Deportee (Woody Guthrie - Martin Hoffman)
08 L'Auvergnat (Georges Brassens)
09 Diamonds And Rust (Joan Baez)
10 Me And Bobby McGee (Kris Kristofferson - Fred Foster)
11 The Times They Are A Changin' (Bob Dylan)
12 The President Sang Amazing Grace (Zoe Mulford)
13 Joe Hill (Earl Robinson - Alfred Hayes)
14 Seven Curses (Bob Dylan)
15 The House Of The Rising Sun (Woody Guthrie - Traditional)
16 Darlin' Corey (Traditional)
17 Gracias A La Vida (Violeta Parra)
18 Imagine (John Lennon)
19 The Boxer (Paul Simon)
20 Here's To You (Joan Baez - Ennio Morricone)
[Cresdits]
Joan Baez (guitar/vocals) Dirk Powell (fiddle/banjo/mandolin/guitar/accordion/keyboards) Gabriel Harris (percussion) Grace Stumberg (vocals)
Tour manager: Blair Woods, Sound engineer: Jason Reboin
[Notes]
Joan Baez also gave ten concerts at the Paris Olympics on their "Fare Thee Well Tou" tour in June 2018. Together with her fans, the folk icon reviews six decades of music. A unique, emotional evening. For Joan Baez music and social engagement belong together. The singer is one of the outstanding figures of the counterculture: she sang in Woodstock, raised her voice against the Vietnam War, demonstrated alongside Martin Luther King and denounced dictatorships all over the world. Concerns for which the American woman is as passionate today as in the 1960s. In early 2018 Joan Baez brought out a new album to the delight of her fans: "Whistle Down the Wind". Ten years earlier she had recorded on "Day After Tomorrow" songs by Tom Waits, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Josh Ritter and others. At the Olympia, her new songs and her famous hits and compositions by Bob Dylan are on the program. New, old and cover versions - what more could you want on a farewell tour? GOOD-BYE, JOAN

Pete Seeger: American Folk, Game & Activity Songs

Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 45056

Format: CD, Album, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 25 Jan 2000
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
01 Bought Me a Cat (3:14
02 The Blue Tailed Fly (Jimmie Crack Corn) (2:18)
03 The Train is A-Coming (3:09)
04 This Old Man (2:38)
05 Froggie Went A-Courtin' (4:25)
06 Jim Along Josie (2:07)
07 There Was an Old Man and He Was Mad (1:46)
08 Clap Your Hands (3:01)
09 She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain (1:56)
10 All Around the Kitchen (2:04)
11 Billy Barlow (2:38)
12 I Know a Little Girl (2:21)
13 I Want to Be a Farmer (2:50)
14 Skip to My Lou (3:35)
15 Candy Gal (5:02)
16 Ring Around the Rosy / Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush / London Bridge (1:01)
17 Shoo Fly (1:48)
18 Liza Jane (1:49)
19 Pig in the Parlor (2:32)
20 New River Train (2:56)
21 Yankee Doodle (1:47)
22 Jolly is the Miller (4:15)
[Credits]
Pete Seeger (banjo/vocals)
Recorder: Moses Asch, Designer: Galen Lawson, Mastering Engineer: Charlie Pilzer
[Notes]
Kick off your shoes, tap your feet, and clap your hands along with Pete Seeger, whose contagious performances have introduced generations of children to the richness of traditional American music. Accompanied by his banjo, Pete Seeger presents 22 songs for young children that the whole family will enjoy. Extensive notes include lyrics and some instructions for dance. Especially for children 3 to 7. 59 minutes. Originally released as "American Folk Songs for Children." Winner of the 2001 Early Childhood News' Director's Choice Award Winner of the Parents' Choice 2000 Audio Classic Award.

The Folk Music Of The Newport Folk Festival 1959-60 Vol.1

Folkways Records FA-2431

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1961
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass, Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 On The Banks Of The Don: O. J. Abbott (2:01)
A2 Barley Grain: O. J. Abbott (3:03)
A3 I'm A Stranger Here: Willie Thomas* With Butch Cage (3:04)
A4 44 Blues: Willie Thomas With Butch Cage (4:15)
A5 Bonny Bunch O' Roses-O: Pat Clancy (4:48)
A6 Fair Ellender: Mike Seeger (4:23)
B1 Cumberland Mountain Bear Chase: Pete Seeger (1:43)
B2 Citadel Hill: Alan Mills (1:50)
B3 Cod Liver Oil: Alan Mills (2:21)
B4 I'm A Stranger Here: Frank Hamilton (3:41)
B5 I Am a Pilgrim: Frank Hamilton (2:54)
[Credits]
Producer: Irwin Silber, Designer: Interdesign, Photographer: David Gahr
[Notes]
This volume is half of a two-recording set that includes recordings not issued on the Vanguard or Elektra Newport compilations. It features folk songs and ballads sung by Irish, Canadian, and American singers, as well as selections from Louisiana blues singers Willie Thomas and Butch Cage.

Maddox Brothers & Rose: America's Most Colorful Hillbilly Band

Arhoolie Records CD-391

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1993
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country, Rockabilly
[Tracklist]
01 George's Playhouse Boogie (2:45)
02 Midnight Train (3:06)
03 Shimmy Shakin' Daddy (2:11)
04 Careless Driver (2:50)
05 Move It On Over (2:47)
06 Whoa Sailor (2:36)
07 Milk Cow Blues (3:11)
08 Mean And Wicked Boogie (2:40)
09 Brown Eyes (2:58)
10 Honky Tonkin' (2:27)
11 Time Nor Tide (3:09)
12 New Mule Skinner Blues (2:10)
13 Philadelphia Lawyer (3:15)
14 Sally Let Your Bangs Hang Down (2:19)
15 When I Lay My Burden Down (2:16)
16 Hangover Blues (2:38)
17 Water Baby Boogie (2:10)
18 Dark As A Dungeon (2:23)
19 Mule Train (2:56)
20 Oklahoma Sweetheart Sally Ann (2:15)
21 Faded Love (2:42)
22 New Step It Up And Go (2:29)
23 (Pay Me) Alimony (2:13)
24 I Wish I Was A Single Girl Again (2:13)
25 Your Love Light Never Shone (2:02)
26 Meanest Man In Town (2:33)
27 I Want To Live And Love (2:05)
[Credits]
Rose Maddox, Don Maddox (vocals) Fred Maddox (bass/vocals) Don Maddox (fiddle) Henry Maddox (mandolin/guitar) Cliff Maddox (mandolin) Cal Maddox (guitar/harmonica) Gene Breeden, Jimmy Winkle, Roy Nichols (guitar) Bud Duncan (steel guitar)
Reissue Producer: Chris Strachwitz, Designer: Wayne Pope, Liner Notes: Keith Olesen
[Notes]
The Maddox Brothers & Rose were America's most colorful hillbilly band all right, and not just because they wore snazzy sequined Western suits that screamed louder than a blast of TNT. Everything they did was at the top of their lungs, from sister Rose's effectively braying twang and tittering, high-pitched asides to the brothers' nuclear-charged postwar fusion of boogie-woogie, Western swing, and California honky-tonk. Most colorful of all was the group's aesthetic--unabashed emotionalism on a poignant gospel ballad such as "When I Lay My Burden Down" alternating with broad comedy displayed on covers of "Milk Cow Blues" and "Honky Tonkin'." "Got a hillbilly band called Maddox and Rose ... [and] they play a boogie-woogie that'll wiggle your toes," Rose guffaws on "George's Playhouse Boogie." Never has such a colorful self-description been so accurate. --David Cantwell