Scotty Stoneman with the Kentucky Colonels

Rural Rhythm Records RHY 1017

Format: CD, Album, Reissue
Country: US
Released: 2002
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
01 Oklahama Stomp (4:25)
02 Once A Day (4:20)
03 Eighth Of January (5:20)
04 Any Damn Thing (2:22)
05 Lee Highway Blues (2:26)
06 Down Yonder (2:20)
07 Sally Goodin (4:09)
08 A Wound Time Can't Erase (4:14)
09 Shuckin' The Corn (2:21)
10 Listen To The Mockingbird (3:34)
11 Cherokee Waltz (5:00)
12 Cacklin' Hen (3:42)
13 Orange Blossom Special (4:00)
14 Goodnight Irene (2:50)
[Credits]
Scotty Stoneman (fiddle/vocals) Clarence White (guitar/vocals) Roland White (mandolin/vocals) Billy Ray Latham (banjo/vocals) Roger Bush (bass/vocals) Skip Conover (dobro)
Director and Designer: Jeremy Kay, Sleeve Notes: Alex Tottle and Jerry Garcia, Photographers: Steve Caholl, Diane Moore and Johm M. Delgatto, Engineer: Brooks Adam Otis
[Notes]
Recorded June-August 1965 at the Cobble Club , N. Hollywood CA & March 27, 29 at the Ash Grove, Hollywood CA. Digitally re-mastered and expanded edition of this classic 1978 Sierra release features the late great Scotty Stone man who Jerry Garcia called the "Bluegrass Charlie Parker " while others called him "the Jimi Hendrix " of the fiddle. With album notes by the equally late great and Stone man fan, Jerry Garcia, Live in L.A. is the only album featuring this innovative country fiddler with both instrumentals and vocals along with the legendary Kentucky Colonels featuring Clarence White. Mastered from the original audio tapes, this release also features many new, rare photos with additional notes by Richard Greene and Peter Rowan, as well as faithful reproductions of the original LP color graphics plus four bonus track not on the original vinyl LP release.

The Mac Wiseman Story

CMH Records CD-9001

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1995
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
01 Love Letters In The Sand (2:15)
02 Little Blossom (3:08)
03 I've Got No Use For The Women (3:25)
04 Dark Hollow (2:28)
05 The Wreck Of The Old 97 (2:10)
06 The Ballad Of The Lawson Family (2:30)
07 May I Sleep In Your Barn Tonight, Mister (3:06)
08 Bringing Mary Home (3:33)
09 The Girl In The Blue Velvet Band (2:36)
10 I'll Be All Smiles Tonight (3:20)
11 I Wonder How The Old Folks Are At Home (3:00)
12 Jimmie Brown, The Newsboy (2:00)
13 Little Box Of Pine (3:20)
14 Remembering (1:50)
15 These Hands (2:42)
16 The Baggage Coach Ahead (2:41)
17 I Still Write Your Name In The Sand (2:55)
18 Six More Miles (2:11)
19 'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered (2:37)
20 Dreaming Of A Little Cabin (2:49)
[Credits]
Mac Wiseman (guitar/vocals) Clarence "Tater" Tater (fiddle) Billy Edwards (banjo) John Palmer (bass) Arthur Smith (fiddle/mandolin/dobro/guitar) Clay Smith (guitar) David Brakefield (drums)
Producer: Arthur Smith, Eengineers: Hank Poole and Chuck Owens, Mastered by: John Eberle, Cover Photo: Peter Nash
[Notes]
Available for the first time on compact disc in celebration of Mac's 50th anniversary in music, this collection contains 20 of his most requested songs along with extensive album notes. Remixed and remastered by top engineers in Nashville, this is a must for all Mac Wiseman fans! "Love Letters in the Sand", "Wreck of the Old 97", "Jimmie Brown the Newsboy", "Dark Hollow", "I'll Be All Smiles Tonight", etc.

Hermes Nye: Early English Ballads from the Percy and Child Collections

Folkways Records FA 2305

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1957
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Celtic, & World
[Tracklist]
A01 Robin Hood's Golden Prize (3:15)
A02 The Death of Robin Hood (2:34)
A03 Whittingham Fair (2:53)
A04 The Outlandish Knight (3:19)
A05 The Three Ravens- Twa Corbies (3:39)
A06 Binnorie - The Cruel Sister (3:22)
A07 Thomas, The Rhymer (2:30)
A08 Sir Patrick Spens (2:52)
A09 Queen Eleanor's Confession (4:45)
B01 Clerk Saunders (3:02)
B02 Lord Thomas And Fair Ellinor (2:45)
B03 My Love Built Me A Bonnie Bower (2:57)
B04 Mary Hamilton (1:57)
B05 O, Waly, Waly (2:30)
B06 Rob Roy (2:47)
B07 Lizzie Lindsay (2:47)
B08 Glenlogie - Jean O Bethelnie (2:07)
B09 Get Up And Bar The Door (1:59)
B10 The Lament Of The Border Widow (3:27)
B11 King O'Luve - Fause Foodrage (1:25)
[Credits]
Hermes Nye (guitar/vocals)
Designgner: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
Hermes Nye's "sneaking fondness for the English things from Percy and Child" takes center stage on this collection of ballads. The singer's commentaries enliven the notes: for example, Nye writes, "Sir Walter Scott collected ["Binnorie"], and probably had enough integrity not to add to it, although we can never be sure about those old boys."

The Making of "Mama's Cryin' Long" from 'Songs of Our Native Daughters'

Running Time: 7 minutes and 47 seconds

'Songs of Our Native Daughters,' a stunning thirteen-track album based on historical notions and observations of slavery written and performed by Rhiannon Giddens (Carolina Chocolate Drops), Leyla McCalla, Allison Russell (Birds of Chicago), and Amythyst Kiah, will be available February 22, 2018 on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Co-produced by Giddens and Dirk Powell (Balfa Toujours, Joan Baez), the collection portrays the often overlooked suffering, resilience, and agency of black women in the face of intersectional oppression throughout American history.


Our Native Daughters (Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla, Allison Russell)

Slaves Dancing on a South Carolina Plantation

Old plantation in Beaufort County, South Carolina ca.1785-1795

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: The Old Plantation is an American folk art watercolor likely painted in the late 18th century on a South Carolina plantation. It is notable for its early date, its credible, non-stereotypical depiction of slaves on the North American mainland, and the fact that the slaves are shown pursuing their own interests. The artist has been identified as South Carolina slaveholder John Rose, and the painting may depict his plantation in what is now Beaufort County. (Read more...)