August 30, 2021

Etta Baker & Cora Phillips: Carolina Breakdown

Music Maker Relief Foundation – MMCD-56
Music Maker Relief Foundation – MMCD-56

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 2006
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Appalachian Music, Piedmont Blues, Country Blues
[Tracklist]
01 John Henry (03:36)
02 Crow Jane (02:21)
03 Going Down The Road Feeling Bad (01:59) 04 Railroad Bill (01:33)
05 Baby I'll Be True (01:36)
06 On The Other Hand Baby (04:02)
07 Never Let Your Deal Go Down (02:07)
08 MIssissippi Blues (03:46)
09 Broken Hearted Blues (05:10)
10 Police Dog Blues (03:32)
11 Marching Jaybird (02:59)
12 Carolina Breakdown (02:56)
13 John Henry (02:01)
14 Going Down The Road Feeling Bad (03:38)
15 On The Other Hand Baby (03:07)
16 Broken Hearted Blues (03:45)
[Credits]
Etta Baker (banjo/guitar/vocals) Cora Phillips (guitar)
Producer: Wayne Martin, Liner Notes: Taj Mahaland and Wayne Martin, Photographer: Timothy Duffy, Designer: Jaimey Easler, Engineer: Wes Lachot and Lesley Williams
[Notes]
Etta Baker is the premier Piedmont blues guitarist. This incredible set was recorded in the 1980s at the height of her instrumental prowess! Features rare recordings of Baker dueting with her elder sister Cora Phillips. Etta Baker is a National Folk Heritage Award Winner and was featured on NPR's Morning Edition in March 2005. She was born in 1913 and has been playing guitar since the age of three. She plays the guitar everyday, and is constantly working on new arrangements.

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