April 24, 2019

Mike Seeger: Old Time Country Music

Folkways Records FA 2325

Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1962
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Bluegrass, Country
[Tracklist]
A1 Richmond Cotillion (1:55)
A2 The Baldheaded End Of A Broom (2:49)
A3 Sad And Lonesome Day (3:31)
A4 Lord Thomas (3:50)
A5 Oh My Little Darling (2:12)
A6 Bonaparte's Retreat (1:30)
A7 Frankie (3:04)
A8 Will The Weaver (3:24)
A9 Rollin' On (1:43)
B1 Don't Let Your Deal Go Down (3:21)
B2 Worried Blues (3:29)
B3 The Story Of The Mighty Mississippi (3:03)
B4 Man Of Constant Sorrow (2:45)
B5 Handsome Molly (2:15)
B6 John Hardy (2:44)
B7 Johnson City Blues (2:48)
B8 Fisherman's Luck (2:40)
B9 Sourwood Mountain (1:46)
[Credits]
Mike Seeger (fiddle/banjo/dulcimer/guitar/mouth-harp/mandolin/autoharp/vocals)
Liner Notes: Mike Seeger, Photographer and Designer: John Cohen, Engineer: Tracy Schwarz
[Notes]
After researching, learning, and polishing songs found on early recordings of country music, multi-instrumentalist Mike Seeger laid down these rousing tracks in 1962 at his home in New Jersey. His liner notes include lyrics and indicate the sources from which he learned each song.

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