What's The Difference Between A Violin And A Fiddle? A Conversation with David Bromberg

Running Time: 37 minutes Event Date: 2017/05/22

David Bromberg discussed his personal collection of American-made violins with Nancy Groce. They were joined by Kenneth Naito and Nate Growler and showed a violin from the David Bromberg American Violin Collection made in Baltimore by Luther Heiges. During the past 50 years David Bromberg has amassed the largest and most comprehensive collection of American violins. David Bromberg is a prolific performer of Americana music, ranging from the blues and folk to rock. He has collaborated with some of the great artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, including Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, and George Harrison. He is a violin collector. He owns and operates David Bromberg Fine Violins in Wilmington Delaware.

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Good Deal! Doc Watson In Nashville

Vanguard VSD-79276

Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1968
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country, Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A1 Alabama Jubilee (2:08)
A2 Streamline Cannonball (2:24)
A3 Peach Picking Time In Georgia (2:55)
A4 June Apple (2:08)
A5 I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes (3:24)
A6 Memphis Blues (2:40)
A7 The Train That Carried My Girl From Town (3:45)
B1 Old Camp Meeting Time (2:45)
B2 Bye Bye Blues (2:40)
B3 Shady Grove (2:55)
B4 Blackberry Rag (2:36)
B5 The Girl In The Blue Velvet Band (3:20)
B6 Rainbow (2:30)
B7 Step It Up And Go (1:54)
[Credits]
Doc Watson (guitar/banjo/vocals) Merle Watson (guitar) Floyd Cramer (piano) Shot Jackson (dobro) Grady Martin (guitar/dobro) Buddy Spicher and Tommy Jackson (fiddles) Buddy Harman (drums) Junior Huskey (bass) Don Stover (banjo)
Producer: Jack Lothrop, Art Directer: Jules Halfant, Photographer: Joel Brodsky
[Notes]
After a successful career as a folk singer in the early and mid-60s, Doc Watson, like other folk artists including Joan Baez, recorded more country-orientated material as the folk boom dissipated. This 1968 album for Vanguard features a strong line-up of Nashville's finest session players including Buddy Spicher and Floyd Cramer.

Pearl: Janis Joplin

Columbia KC-30322

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: January 11, 1971
Genre: Rock, Funk, Soul
Style: Blues Rock, Country Rock
[Tracklist]
A1 Move Over (3:40)
A2 Cry Baby (3:55)
A3 A Woman Left Lonely (3:26)
A4 Half Moon (3:50)
A5 Buried Alive In The Blues (2:23)
B1 My Baby (3:43)
B2 Me & Bobby McGee (4:28)
B3 Mercedes Benz (1:45)
B4 Trust Me (3:14)
B5 Get It While You Can (3:22
[Credits]
Janis Joplin (vocals/guitar on "Me & Bobby McGee") Full Tilt Boogie Band: Richard Bell (piano) Ken Pearson (organ) John Till (guitar) Brad Campbell (bass) Clark Pierson (drums) Additional personnel: Bobby Womack (guitar) Bobbye Hall(conga/percussion) Phil Badella, John Cooke and Vince Mitchell (backing vocals) Sandra Crouch (tambourine)
Producer: Paul A. Rothchild, Photographer and Designner: Barry Feinstein and Tom Wilkes
[Notes]
Pearl is the second and final solo studio album by Janis Joplin, released posthumously on Columbia Records, catalogue KC 30322, in January 1971. It was also released simultaneously in a 4 channel Quadraphonic format in the U.S., catalogue number CQ 30322, and in Japan as SOPN 90 and a foil type cover with obi as SOPN 44005. It was the final album with her direct participation, and the only Joplin album recorded with the Full Tilt Boogie Band, her final touring unit. It peaked at number one on the Billboard 200, holding that spot for nine weeks. It has been certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA.

The Weavers: All The 1951 Videos

A collection of all the video recordings for Snader Telescriptions filmed in 1951

00:00 Tzena Tzena Tzena
02:51 Around The World
06:03 So Long (It's been good to know you)
09:16 Goodnight, Irene
12:38 The Roving kind
[Credits]
Ronnie Gilbert (alto) Pete Seeger (banjo/tenor) Lee Hays (bass) Fred Hellerman (guitar/baritone)
[Notes]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; The Weavers were an American folk music quartet based in the Greenwich Village area of New York City. They sang traditional folk songs from around the world, as well as blues, gospel music, children's songs, labor songs, and American ballads, and sold millions of records at the height of their popularity. Their style inspired the commercial "folk boom" that followed them in the 1950s and 1960s, including such performers as The Kingston Trio; Peter, Paul, and Mary; The Rooftop Singers; and Bob Dylan. (Read more...)

Blues Routes:Heroes & Tricksters:Blues & Jazz:Worksongs & Street Music

Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40118

Format: CD, HDCD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1999
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Blues, Jazz, Ragtime
[Tracklist]
01 Rooster Call: John Henry Mealing and the Gandy Dancers (3:57)
02 John Henry: John Cephas and Phil Wiggins (5:15)
03 Step it Up and Go: Warner Williams (2:40)
04 Flipping and Flopping: Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson and Willie "Pinetop" Perkins (3:38)
05 Twenty-Fours a Day: Erbie Bowser, T.D. Bell, and the Blues Specialists (4:10)
06 Little Queen of Spades: Robert Jr. Lockwood (4:13)
07 One Dime Blues: Etta Baker (3:43)
08 Bluetail Fly: Abner Jay (2:33)
09 Gut Bucket Blues: Don Vappie and the Creole Jazz Serenaders (4:15)
10 That Certain Someone: Claude Williams (4:33)
11 Harlem Parlor Blues: Sammy Price (2:51)
12 Early in the Morning: Booker T. Laury (3:05)
13 Sew, Sew, Sew: The White Cloud Hunters Mardi Gras Indians (5:09)
14 My Mind Has No Color / Doing it the Go-Go Way: Rapper Dee, CJ and Five Gallons of Fun (4:40)
15 Hambone: Georgia Sea Island Singers (2:24)
16 Uncle Bud: Boozoo Chavis and the Magic Sounds (2:56)
17 Bluesifyin: Joe Louis Walker and the Boss Talkers (8:43)
[Credits]
Producer: Nicholas R. Spitzer, Liner Notes: Nick Spitzer and Leslie Spitz-Edison, Designer: Carol Hardy, Engineers: John Tyler, Pete Reiniger and Matt Sakakeeny
[Notes]
Blues Routes is a resonant almanac of blues styles and blues-related music and musicians including: Memphis barrelhouse and Harlem parlor piano players; blues guitarists from the Delta and Piedmont, San Francisco and Chicago; Kansas City and New Orleans jazz masters; hambone call-and-response and Mardi Gras Indian chants; Texas jump blues and Louisiana Creole zydeco; minstrel and jazz banjomen; street go-go bucket-drummers and railroad track-lining gandy dancers. In this fin de siècle collection, the diversity of American blues and blues-influenced styles and the unity of their African ancestral heartbeats can be heard in great performances recorded live at the influential Folk Masters concert and radio series.

The Fairfield Four in Concert

Running Time: 62 minutes Event Date: 2017/09/28

The Fairfield Four in Concert: The Fairfield Four is an African-American gospel quartet that has existed for more than 95 years. The group is best known for its performance in the film "O Brother Where Art Thou" and for collaborations with popular artists such as Dolly Parton, John Fogerty and Vince Gill. As traditional American folk musicians, the quartet has achieved the highest honors possible, including induction into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, three Grammy Awards and the National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. The group was founded as a trio in 1921, but came to be called "The Fairfield Four" becomming a quartet later in the 1920s. Changing lineup through the years, the group has sometimes had more than four members but has kept the name and signature style, traditional African American a capella gospel harmony singing. Today's lineup consists of Larrice Byrd Sr., Bobbye Sherrell, Leveret Allison and Joe Thompson.

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Blind Willie Johnson 1927-1930

RBF Records RBF-10

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1965
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Gospel, Texas Blues
[Tracklist]
A1 Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed (3:19)
A2 God Don't Never Change (3:03)
A3 Trouble Soon Be Over (0:27)
A4 Let Your Light Shine On Me (3:16)
A5 The Rain Don't Fall On Me (3:16)
A6 I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole (3:11)
A7 I'm Gonna Run To The City Of Refuge (3:29)
B1 Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Crying (3:08)
B2 Everybody Ought To Treat A Stranger Right (3:11)
B3 Jesus Is Coming Soon (3:16)
B4 Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning (3:13)
B5 Church I'm Fully Saved Today (3:13)
B6 Bye And Bye I'm Goin' To See The King (3:05)
B7 Can't Nobody Hide From God (3:31)
[Credits]
Blind Willie Johnson (guitar/vocals)
Producer: Samuel Charters, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
Texan Blind Willie Johnson was one of the most successful recording artists in the South in the late 1920s, before the Depression ruined the company for which he recorded. This collection demonstrates the singer's unique ability to express his personal poetic style through the genre of religious song.

Appalachian Mountain Gospel: 25 Bluegrass Gospel Classics

Rural Rhythm Records RHY-326

Format: CD, Album, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2008
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Gospel, Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
01 There Is Power in the Blood: The Marksmen (2:04)
02 No Hidin' Place Down Here: Hylo Brown & The Timberliners (1:47)
03 Take Me in Your Life Boat: Red Smiley & the Bluegrass Cut-Ups (2:03)
04 Old Country Church: House Brothers (1:26)
05 The Great Speckled Bird: Reno & Harrell with The Tennessee Cut-Ups (2:30)
06 Keep on the Sunny Side: Lee Moore 1:13)
07 A Beautiful Life: Red Smiley & the Bluegrass Cut-Ups (1:33)
08 I'm on My Way to Canaan Land: House Brothers (1:44)
09 Oh Why Not Tonight: The Marksmen (1:38)
10 Is She Praying There: Mac Martin & His Dixie Travelers (2:38)
11 Golden Slippers: Jim Greer & The Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks (1:25)
12 Somebody Touched Me: Red Smiley & the Bluegrass Cut-Ups (2:35)
13 Where the Soul of Man Never Dies: Hylo Brown & The Timberliners (2:00)
14 Uncloudy Day: J.D. Jarvis (2:13)
15 Angel Band: House Brothers (2:35)
16 Leaning on the Everlasting Arms: Red White & the Country Gospel Singers (1:45)
17 Paul & Silas: Jim Greer & The Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks (1:52)
18 If I Could Here My Mother Pray Again: Happy Land Gospel Singers (1:46)
19 Lonely Tombs: J.D. Jarvis (1:54)
20 Precious Memories: House Brothers (2:36)
21 I Am a Pilgrim: Raymond Fairchild & the Maggie Valley Boys (1:48)
22 Let the Church Roll On: Red Smiley & the Bluegrass Cut-Ups (1:53)
23 I Feel Like Traveling On: Happy Land Gospel Singers (2:04)
24 Walking Cane: Hylo Brown & The Timberliners (2:12)
25 I'm Getting Ready to Go: Earl Taylor & The Stoney Mountain Boys (2:04)
[Credits]
Compilation Producer: Sam Passamano, Jr., Designner and Photographer: Marty Rosamond, Engineer: Steve Hoffman
[Notes]
Part of the ongoing Sound Traditions series of bluegrass anthologies from the Rural Rhythm label, Sound Traditions: Appalachian Mountain Gospel (25 Bluegrass Gospel Classics) gathers 25 rare examples of vintage bluegrass gospel. Artists include the Marksmen, Hylo Brown & the Timberliners, and Jim Greer & the Mac-O-Chee Valley Boys. Many of these songs have never been available on CD before.

Appalachian Mountain Bluegrass

Rural Rhythm Records RHY-317

Format: CD, Album, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2007
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
01 Foggy Mountain Top: Earl Taylor & The Stoney Mountain Boys (2:14)
02 Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee: Jim Greer & The Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks (2:41)
03 Froggie Went a Courtin': Hylo Brown & The Timberliners (1:38)
04 Cumberland Gap: The Cumberlands (2:35)
05 Black Mountain Blues: Mac Martin & His Dixie Travelers (3:07)
06 Home Across the Blue Ridge Mountains: Earl Taylor & The Stoney Mountain Boys (2:02)
07 Poor Ellen Smith: Reno & Harrell with The Tennessee Cut-Ups (2:01)
08 Where the Soul of Man Never Dies: Hylo Brown & The Timberliners (2:01)
09 Grandfather's Clock: Mac Wiseman (2:08)
10 Big Sandy: Red Smiley & the Bluegrass Cut-Ups (1:02)
11 Worried Man Blues: Earl Taylor & The Stoney Mountain Boys (1:57)
12 Deep Elm Blues: Jim Greer & The Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks (2:08)
13 Wild Bill Jones: Hylo Brown & The Timberliners (1:43)
14 Rovin' Gambler: Mac Wiseman (1:49)
15 Soldier's Joy: The Cumberlands with Michael Cleveland (2:36)
16 Darling Corey: Earl Taylor & The Stoney Mountain Boys (1:49)
17 Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss: Red White & the Dixie Blue Grass Band (1:36)
18 When the Bees Are in the Hive: Jim Greer & The Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks (2:24)
19 Bread and Gravy: J.E. Mainer & The Mountaineers with Morris Herbert (2:55)
20 Run Boy Run: Michael Cleveland / The Cumberlands (2:20)
21 Gathering Flowers from the Hillside: Earl Taylor & The Stoney Mountain Boys (2:17)
22 Mole in the Ground: Hylo Brown & The Timberliners (2:23)
23 Long Journey Home: Reno & Harrell with The Tennessee Cut-Ups (2:01)
24 Rebel Soldier: The Cumberlands (3:40)
25 Fire on the Mountain: Fiddlin' DeWayne Wear & the Wear Family (1:10)
26 The Tie That Binds Jim Greer & The Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks (1:27)
27 Rabbit in the Log: Frosty Mountain Boyswith Raymond Fairchild (1:31)
28 All the Good Times Are Past and Gone: Hylo Brown & The Timberliners (2:41)
29 Just Over in Glory Land: Mac Wiseman (1:53)
30 Amazing Grace: Raymond Fairchild & The Maggie Valley Boys (2:02)
[Credits]
Compilation Producer: Sam Passamano, Jr., Designner and Photographer: Marty Rosamond, Engineer: Steve Hoffman
[Notes]
Continuing with our successful Sound Traditions series, Rural Rhythm is proud to release this special new 30 Song Heritage Collection title, Appalachian Mountain Bluegrass 30 Vintage Classics which contains over 60 minutes of Historic Bluegrass Music and debuts many classic recorded songs Never-Before-Available on CD. Each song was remastered from the original master tapes by Steve Hoffman, (a leading mastering engineer in the High End Audio market). The end results are some of the best sounding authentic Traditional Bluegrass music available today.

Stealing Fire: Bruce Cockburn

Victor VIL-6146

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Japan
Released: 1984
Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk Rock
[Tracklist]
A1 Lovers In A Dangerous Time (4:06)
A2 Maybe The Poet (4:53)
A3 Sahara Gold (4:31)
A4 Making Contact (3:46)
A5 Peggy's Kitchen Wall (3:42)
B6 To Raise The Morning Star (5:52)
B7 Nicaragua (4:47)
B8 If I Had A Rocket Launcher (4:59)
B9 Dust And Diesel (5:24)
[Credits]
Bruce Cockburn (guitar/vocals) Jon Goldsmith (keyboards) Fergus Marsh (bass/stick) Miche Pouliot (drums) Chi Sharpe (percussion)
Producer: Jon Goldsmith and Kerry Crawford, Photographer: George Whiteside, Art Direction: Bart Schoales, Engineers: John Naslen, Ron Searles and Mike Reese
[Notes]
After visiting Central America, Bruce Cockburn recorded Stealing Fire, part of which passionately and eloquently details what he'd seen while in Nicaragua and Guatemala. With the opening track, the terse rocker "Lovers in a Dangerous Time," Cockburn conveys both a sense of urgency and uncertainty. There's a brief calm as the second half begins, before a triad of songs written about his time spent in Central America brings the record to a sober conclusion. These three tunes, which, like the majority of the album, sport a tight, worldbeat, folk and rock flavor, are the true highlights of Stealing Fire, and Cockburn at his very best. The first, "Nicaragua," is part observation, part commentary, and part tribute to the Sandinista-led revolution in that country. "If I Had a Rocket Launcher" follows, and is arguably Cockburn's most powerful merging of personal and political feelings. Written after witnessing Guatemalan refugees being chased across the border by gun-wielding helicopters, "Rocket Launcher" evokes not only the pain and suffering of the people, but the conflict between Cockburn's pacifist leanings, and the vengeful anger and hatred incited by such a horrific sight. The Nicaraguan, road-inspired "Dust and Diesel" closes the record with a portrait of a country whose daily contrast of beauty and violence is summed up by the images of people who are proud, hopeful, passionate, afraid, and tired. Stealing Fire, despite a few less than compelling tracks, is the work of an artist at his peak. It also contains some of the most intensely significant material by a singer/songwriter in the 1980s. (AllMusic Review by Brett Hartenbach)

The Freedom Singers: We are Soldiers in the Army

August 10, 1996 in Washington, D.C.

Music was essential to the African-American struggle for civil rights and equality. "We Are Soldiers in the Army" demonstrates how the Black American traditional song repertoire and older styles of singing were used to inspire and organize the Civil Rights Movement. The singers here remind us that the days of open discrimination and bigotry are not far behind us, and that "it's people's hearts we're trying to change now." The a cappella quartet features legendary civil rights activists and singers Rutha Harris, Charles Neblett, Bettie Mae Fikes, and Cordell Reagon. More about Voices of Struggle, The Civil Rights movement, 1945 to 1965.

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Folk Songs: The South: Bernice Reagon

Folkways Records FA-2457

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1965
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Gospel
[Tracklist]
A1 Cotton Need A Pickin' (2:30)
A2 Hallelu (3:15)
A3 Go Tell Aunt Rhody (3:09)
A4 Come An' Go With Me To That Land (3:52)
A5 Ol' Po' Sinner (3:27)
A6 Sun Will Never Go Down (2:40)
A7 Amazing Grace (3:00)
B1 Ain't It A Shame (2:15)
B2 Drinking Of The Wine (3:15)
B3 Grey Goose (2:10)
B4 Come By Hyar (3:30)
B5 Been In The Storm (3:03)
B6 Cane On The Brazos (3:28)
B7 Soon My Work (4:19)
[Credits]
Bernice Johnson Reagon (vocals)
Designer: Ronald Clyne, Photographer: Joe Alper
[Notes]
Reagon writes, "My history was wrapped carefully for me by my fore-parents in the songs of the church, the work fields, and the blues. Ever since this discovery I've been trying to find myself, using the first music I've ever known as a basic foundation for my search for truth." This album features songs from Reagon's journey.

Original Folkways Recordings of Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley

Smithsonian Folkways SF CD 40029/30

Format: 2-CD, Album, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1994
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Country
[Tracklist]
Disk One
101 Crawdad Song (3:35)
102 Sitting on Top of the World (3:09)
103 Lee Highway Blues (1:44)
104 Free Little Bird (2:09)
105 The Coo-Coo Bird (2:36)
106 Rising Sun Blues (2:58)
107 Looking Towards Heaven (2:30)
108 Rambling Hobo (1:30)
109 Rambling Hobo (1:38)
110 Shady Grove (1:31)
111 Cumberland Gap (2:23)
112 Tough Luck (2:28)
113 Humpbacked Mule (1:30)
114 My Home's Across the Blue Ridge Mountains (2:50)
115 Way Down Town (2:31)
116 Banks of the Ohio (4:14)
117 Little Sadie (2:22)
118 Carroll County Blues (1:42)
119 Cluck Old Hen (1:48)
120 Chilly Winds (Lonesome Road Blues) (2:40)
121 Sweet Heaven When I Die (2:40)
122 Fire on the Mountain (1:24)
123 Will the Circle Be Unbroken (3:23)
124 Daniel Prayed (2:56)
125 Amazing Grace (3:53)
Disk Two
201 Sally Ann (2:34)
202 Richmond Blues (1:36)
203 Old Ruben (2:03)
204 Willie Moore (3:34)
205 Walking Boss (1:51)
206 Shout Lulu (1:27)
207 Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy (2:08)
208 Pretty Little Pink (2:29)
209 Run, Jimmie Run (3:09)
210 Hick's Farewell (5:25)
211 The Old Man at the Mill (1:58)
212 A Short Life of Trouble (3:22)
213 Brown's Dream (1:43)
214 Footprints in the Snow (2:45)
215 I'm Going Back to Jericho (1:54)
216 Peg and Awl (2:14)
217 Maggie Walker (2:56)
218 God's Gonna Ease My Troublin' Mind (3:07)
219 I Saw a Man at the Close of Day (2:41)
220 Handsome Molly (2:16)
221 John Henry (3:44)
222 Honey Babe Blues (3:46)
223 Wayfaring Pilgrim (2:45)
[Credits]
Doc Watson (guitar/banjo/harmonica/vocals) Clarence Ashley, Dock Walsh and Jack Burchett (banjo/vocals) Fred Price (fiddle/vocals) Arnold Watson (banjo/harmonica/vocals) Gaither Carlton (banjo/fiddle) Garley Foster (harmonica/guitar/vocals) Clint Howard (guitar/vocals) Jack Johnson (banjo) Tommy Moore (washboard) Jean Ritchie (vocals) Ralph Rinzler (guitar)
Field Worker, Recorder, Producer, Compiler and Liner Notes: Ralph Rinzler, Producer and Compiler: Matt Walters, Photographer and Recorder: Eugene Earle, Producer and Compiler: Jeff Place, Designer: Carol Hardy, Mastering Engineer: Alan Yoshida
[Notes]
With 20 previously unreleased performances, many rare photos, and producer Ralph Rinzler's comprehensive notes, this is the definitive collection of two earlier volumes entitled Old Time Music at Clarence Ashley's. These LP's introduced the world to Doc Watson and played an important role in the folk revival of the '60s. Featured are Gaither Carlton, Clint Howard, Fred Price, Jack Burchett, and others. Compiled by Ralph Rinzler, Matt Walters and Jeff Place. Annotated by Ralph Rinzler.

Sid Hemphill: Complete Library of Congress Session (1942)

Running Time: 1 hour and 16 minutes

0:00:00 Lomax introduction (AFS 6670 A1)
0:00:53 The Eighth of January (6670A2)
0:03:43 Interview with Sid Hemphill about his father, repertoire, instruments, and the Carrier Line
0:07:51 The Carrier Line (6670 B1)
0:13:37 The Roguish Man (part 1) (6670 B2)
0:18:57 The Roguish Man (part 2) (6670 A4)
0:19:56 Interview with Sid Hemphill about his composition "The Roguish Man" and Jack Castle
0:21:22 Interview with Sid Hemphill about his composition "The Strayhorn Mob."
0:22:30 The Strayhorn Mob (6671 A2)
0:27:25 Boll Weevil (6671 A3)
0:32:46 Arkansas Traveler (6671 B1)
0:38:27 Tunings and demo (guitar, banjo, kazoo) (6671 B2)
0:40:08 Come On, Boys, Let's Go to the Ball (6672 A1)
0:41:55 Come On, Boys, Let's Go to the Ball (6672 A2)
0:43:35 Emmaline, Take Your Time (6672 A3)
0:46:08 The Devil's Dream (6672 A4)
0:49:20 Leather Britches (6672 B1)
0:50:30 Rye Straw (6672 B2)
0:52:38 So Soon I'll Be At Home (6672 B3)
0:54:13 Jesse James (6673 A1)
0:55:57 After the Ball Is Over (6673 A2)
0:57:54 The Sidewalks of New York (6673 A3)
1:00:00 The Death March (6673 A4)
1:01:56 John Henry (6673 A5)
1:05:26 Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy (6673 B1)
1:09:00 Hog Hunt (6673 B2)
1:13:38 Soon In the Morning (6673 B3)
[Credits]
Sid Hemphill (fiddle/quills/fife/vocals) Lucius Smith (banjo/drum) Alec Askew (guitar/quills/vocals) Head (bass drum) unidentified (kazoo)
[Notes]
Alan Lomax and Lewis Jones' complete August 15, 1942 recordings of Sid Hemphill and his band, recorded at (or before) a picnic at the "Funky Fives" (also noted by Lomax as "Po' Whore's Kingdom"), outside of Sledge, Quitman County, Mississippi, made under the auspices of the Library of Congress' Archive of Folk Song and Fisk University. Multi-instrumentalist, band-leader and composer Sid Hemphill (1876-1961) was for decades the musical patriarch of the Mississippi Hill Country. He and his band — comprised of Alec "Turpentine" Askew, Will Head, and Lucius Smith; like Sid, all from Panola County, Miss. — were fixtures at dances, picnics, and frolics throughout the Delta and the Hill Country. Alan Lomax recorded Blind Sid in August 1942, near Sledge, Mississippi, where his band was appearing at a country picnic and banging out their breakdowns, marches, and square-dance tunes, as well as several blues ballads composed by Hemphill himself. By that date hundreds of commercial records had been made of the music of the Delta, and the preponderance of those were of or relating to the blues form, with guitar or piano accompaniment. Lomax's were the first made of the Hill Country's local music, and contributed to a broader perspective of black vernacular instrumentation, with their inclusion of the fiddle and banjo of the string band, the fife and drum ensemble, and the cane panpipes or "quills." Lomax recorded Sid and Lucius again in 1959. Please visit http://bit.ly/1dB7cwe for the complete streaming audio of that session, and for more information about Alan Lomax's collections and the Alan Lomax Archive. (Lomax returned to North Mississippi once more in 1978, when he, Worth Long, and John Bishop filmed a session with Lucius and Sid's granddaughter Jessie Mae Hemphill. Search our channel for some of their performances.)

Legends of Old-Time Music: Fifty Years of County Records

County Records‎ COUNTY-6001

Format: 4-CD, Compilation, Box Set
Country: US
Released: 2015
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country, Old Time
[Tracklist]
Disc One
101 June Apple: Wade Ward (2:25)
102 Stillhouse: Fred Cockerham And Kyle Creed (2:24)
103 As Time Draws Near: Tommy Jarrell (2:36)
104 Susanna Gal: Camp Creek Boys (2:09)
105 Jimmy Sutton: George Stoneman (2:01)
106 Fortune: Otis Burris And The Mountain Ramblers (2:47)
107 Home Sweet Home: E.C. Ball And Blair Reedy (2:28)
108 Cluck Old Hen: Fred Cockerham And Kyle Creed (1:34)
109 Pretty Little Girl: Benton Flippen And The Smokey Mountain Boys (2:02)
110 Charming Betsy: Gaither Carlton (2:04)
111 Cripple Creek: Wade Ward (2:20)
112 Way Down In My Soul: E. C. Ball And The Friendly Gospel Singers (2:51)
113 Ducks On The Millpond: Kyle Creed (1:16)
114 Sweet Boy's Tune: George Stoneman (2:06)
115 Cousin Sally Brown: Willard Watson (2:00)
116 Step-Back Cindy: Fred Cockerham And Kyle Creed (2:07)
117 Peacock Rag: E.C. Ball And Blair Reedy (1:21)
118 Hollyding: Wade Ward (2:06)
119 Old Wandering Boy: Eldridge Montgomery (2:40)
120 Alabama Gals: Kyle Creed And Bobby Patterson (2:18)
121 Pretty Saro: Gaither Carlton (3:10)
122 Sweet Sunny South: Oscar Jenkins, Fred Cockerham, Shag Stanley (1:34)
123 Roustabout: Fred Cockerham (2:34)
124 Dan Carter Waltz: Oscar Jenkins And Shag Stanley (2:48)
125 Buster Crouse's Tune: Kyle Creed (1:13)
126 Troubles & Trials: E. C. Ball And The Friendly Gospel Singers (2:31)
127 Fortune: Tommy Jarrell And Fred Cockerham (1:56)
128 June Apple: Camp Creek Boys (2:37)
Disk Two
201 Fortune: Camp Creek Boys (2:33)
202 John Brown's Dream: Tommy Jarrell (3:27)
203 Johnson Boys: Lily May Ledford (1:08)
204 Little Satchel: Fred Cockerham (3:27)
205 Sally Ann: Ernest East And The Pine Ridge Boys (2:52)
206 Ebenezer: The Russell Family (2:58)
207 White Oak Mountain: Lily May Ledford And Rosie Ledford (2:17)
208 Jake Gillie: Oscar Wright (2:14)
209 Greasy String: Tommy Jarrell (2:41)
210 Shady Grove: Sidna Myers And Fulton Myers (1:43)
211 Elkhorn Ridge: Oscar Wright (3:09)
212 Sally Ann: Oscar Jenkins And Fred Cockerham (2:46)
213 Wild Bill Jones: Lily May Ledford (2:48)
214 Old Suzanna: The Russell Family (2:58)
215 Green Back Dollar: Ernest East And The Pine Ridge Boys (3:00)
216 John Henry: Glen Smith (1:32)
217 Cumberland Gap: Esker Hutchins (0:58)
218 When Sorrows Encompass Me Around: Tommy Jarrell (4:14)
219 Kitty Kline: Oscar Wright (2:44)
220 Sail Away Ladies: The Russell Family (2:50)
221 Red Rocking Chair: Lily May Ledford (1:55)
222 Richmond: Ernest East And The Pine Ridge Boys (2:06)
223 Cumberland Gap: Fred Cockerham (1:34)
224 Puncheon Floor: Esker Hutchins And Shag Stanley (2:45)
225 Heaven's Light Is Shining: H.O. Jenkins (2:48)
226 Lee County Blues: Fred Cockerham (3:18)
227 John Henry: Lily May Ledford (1:15)
228 Sail Away Ladies: Kyle Creed And Bobby Patterson (1:55)
Disk Three
301 Johnny Don't Get Drunk: John Ashby And The Free State Ramblers (2:43)
302 Big Eyed Rabbit: Matokie Slaughter (2:17)
303 Old Jake Gillie: The Korn Kutters (2:18)
304 Will You Miss Me: Joe Carter And Janette Carter (2:28)
305 Flying Clouds: Grey Craig And The New North Carolina Ramblers (2:52)
306 John Hardy: Glen Smith (1:15)
307 The Old Ark's A-Moving: The Kimble Family (2:10)
308 Cleveland Is Elected: Jim Willie Pruitt And The New North Carolina Ramblers (2:16)
309 Kitty & I: Joe Carter And Janette Carter (2:45)
310 Mitchell Blues: Steve Ledford (2:27)
311 Johnny's Gone To War: Matokie Slaughter (2:08)
312 Old True Love: Dan Tate (3:29)
313 Train On The Island: The Kimble Family (2:20)
314 Lynchburg Town: Grey Craig And The New North Carolina Ramblers (2:57)
315 Free State Hornpipe: John Ashby And The Free State Ramblers (3:11)
316 Sourwood Mountain: Kyle Creed And Bobby Patterson (1:44)
317 Anchored In Love: Joe Carter And Janette Carter (2:29)
318 Little Brown Jug: Beverly Thompson And Mildred Thompson (1:21)
319 99 Years: Steve Ledford (2:51)
320 Mississippi Sawyer: Leake Caudle And Oscar Jenkins (2:24)
321 Sweet Story Of Old: Joe Carter And Janette Carter (2:43)
322 Twin Sisters: Sidna Myers (1:39)
323 Fox Chase Reel: John Ashby And The Free State Ramblers (2:59)
324 Little Johnny's Gone To War: The Kimble Family (2:20)
325 Big Eyed Rabbit: Steve Ledford (2:38)
326 Arkansas Traveler: Matokie Slaughter (2:37)
327 Take A Moment & Live: E. C. Ball And The Friendly Gospel Singers (2:54)
328 Too Young To Marry: Grey Craig And The New North Carolina Ramblers (2:40)
Disk Four
401 Sally Ann Johnson: Clark Kessinger (2:22)
402 The Wearing Of The Green: Will Keys (1:35)
403 Brushy Fork Of John's Creek: Art Stamper (4:53)
404 Jenny Hang The Kettle On: Virgil Anderson (2:44)
405 Five Miles From Town: Clyde Davenport (2:35)
406 Richmond: Otis Burris (2:22)
407 Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow: Lily May Ledford And The Coon Creek Girls (2:10)
408 Lost Gander: Dee Hicks (1:50)
409 Three Forks Of Sandy: Clark Kessinger (1:20)
410 Bed Bug Blues: Virgil Anderson (2:54)
411 Cold Frosty Morning: Melvin Wine (1:04)
412 Chinquapin Hunting: Will Keys (2:05)
413 Goodbye Girls, I'm Going To Boston: Art Stamper (3:49)
414 Old Mister Rabbit: Clyde Davenport (2:00)
415 Old Jimmy Sutton: Kyle Creed And Bobby Patterson (0:45)
416 Man Of Constant Sorrow: Delta Hicks (1:18)
417 Snake Chapman's Tune: Will Keys (2:03)
418 Durang's Hornpipe: Clark Kessinger (2:03)
419 Standing On The Promises: E. C. Ball And The Friendly Gospel Singers (2:35)
420 Old Horse And Buggy-O: Art Stamper (3:52)
421 Coal Creek March: Clyde Davenport (1:22)
422 You've Been Gone So Long: Virgil Anderson (3:26)
423 Moon Behind The Hill: Melvin Wine (2:57)
424 Shout Lulu: Dee Hicks (3:15)
425 Brushy Fork Of John's Creek: Hiram Stamper (2:01)
426 Poca River Blues: Clark Kessinger (2:24)
427 Skipping Through The Frost And Snow: Clyde Troxell (2:42)
428 Devil's Dream: Clark Kessinger (2:09)
429 Arkansas Traveler: Wade Ward And Glen Smith (1:56)
[Credits]
Executive-Producer: David Freeman, Producer: Charlie Faurot and Christopher King, Designer: David Lynch, Liner Notes: Barry Poss, Bobby Fulcher, Charlie Faurot, David Freeman and Kinney Rorrer, Transferred: David Glasser
[Notes]
Legends of Old-Time Music: Fifty Years of County Records is a deluxe 4-CD box set that contains one hundred thirteen old-time performances recorded for County Records from the 1960s to the 1990s. Originally issued primarily on LP, most of these tracks have never been released on CD. Thirty of the tracks are previously unreleased and heard for their very first time in this edition. Collected and recorded by Charlie Faurot, Bobby Fulcher, Rich Nevins, Barry Poss and others, these performances are among the very best old-time recordings made by 'true-vine' musicians. Legendary performers include: John Ashby, E.C. Ball, Fred Cockerham, Kyle Creed, Tommy Jarrell, Clark Kessinger, Steve Ledford, Hiram Stamper, Wade Ward, Melvin Wine and many others. This set contains a 28-page booklet with notes by Kinney Rorrer, annotations by the late Charlie Faurot and Kinney Rorrer, several unpublished photos of musicians and essays by contributors to this collection.

Larry Richardson & Red Parker and the Blue Ridge Boys

County Records 702

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1965
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A1 Let Me Fall (1:32)
A2 You Left Me So Blue (2:25)
A3 More Pretty Girls Than One (2:36)
A4 I Don't Love Nobody (1:51)
A5 Paul & Silas (2:17)
A6 John Henry (2:04)
B1 Pain In My Heart (2:14)
B2 Little Pal (1:53)
B3 Liberty (1:18)
B4 Wild Over Me (2:14)
B5 Sad & Lonesome Day (2:57)
B6 My Home's Across The Blue Ridge Mountains (2:47)
[Credits]
Larry Richardson (banjo/vocals) Red Barker (guitar/vocals) Buddy Crisp (guitar/vocals) Buddy Pendleton (fiddle) Ronnie Pervette (mandolin) Curly Blake (bass)
Liner Notes: Charie Faurot and Bill Vernon
[Notes]
Larry Richardson (August 9, 1927- June 17, 2007) was an American bluegrass and old time banjoist and guitarist from Galax, Virginia. He is known for his work with the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys, and the Blue Ridge Boys. In 1956, Larry was featured on a record that changed the way many people hear and play the banjo. "American Banjo Scruggs Style" (Folkways Records FA-2314) which showcased the many banjo players who had adopted Earl Scruggs' famous "three finger roll" style of picking. On the record, Richardson played a rousing and inventive version of "Little Maggie" that influenced any number of up-and-coming banjo players in the late 1950s. Soon after the release of this record, Larry relocated to Low Gap, North Carolina. From the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s Larry recorded with the Blue Ridge Boys who focused on a traditional bluegrass sound.-- Wikipedia

African Fiddle & Banjo Echo in Appalachia Concert

Speaker: Cece Conway  Event Date: 2015/10/01  Running Time: 18 minutes

Alan Lomax Fellow Cece Conway delivers a multimedia presentation on the instrumental and musical history of Appalachian traditional music, with illustration from African and Appalachian musicians, instruments, videos, sounds and images.

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