June 4, 2021

Almeda Riddle: Songs & Ballads of the Ozarks

Songs & Ballads of the Ozarks
Vanguard – VRS9158

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1964
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Black Jack Davey
A2 The Orphan Girl
A3 Chick-A-La-Le-O
A4 Locks And Bolts
A5 The House Carpenter
A6 Babes In The Woods
A7 How Firm A Foundation
B1 A Soldier Of The Legion
B2 Will The Weaver
B3 Lady Gay
B4 Young Carlotta
B5 The Two Lovers
B6 Frog Went A-Courtin'
[Credits
Almeda Riddle (vocals)
[Notes]
In 1964 Almeda Riddle recorded "Songs And Ballads Of The Ozarks" for Vanguard Records. Several of her ballads were issued on various albums in the Prestige Records Southern Journey series of LPs, and reissued on CDs in the Rounder Records series Southern Journey: The Alan Lomax Collection. These records made Almeda Riddle widely known to participants in the American folk music revival.

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