August 6, 2021

Mike Seeger: True Vine

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW CD 40136
Smithsonian Folkways – SFW CD 40136

Format: CD , Album
Country: US
Released: 2003
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Country
[Tracklist]
01 Breaking Up Ice In The Allegheny (1:47)
02 Coo Coo Bird (2:38)
03 Johnson Jinkson (2:52)
04 Little Rabbit, Where's Your Mammy? (3:18)
05 The Raftsman's Song (1:42)
06 Honeycutt's Holler (0:27)
07 Did You Ever See The Devil, Uncle Joe? (2:13)
08 Blow The Horn, Blow (2:10)
09 Old Man (2:46)
10 Spoonful (3:34)
11 Shouting In Jerusalem (3:19)
12 When Sorrows Encompass Me Round (1:39)
13 Calico (2:34)
14 Early In The Spring (3:14)
15 Freight Train (3:14)
16 Goodbye, My Little Darling (2:08)
17 Don't Let Your Deal Go Down (4:06)
18 I'm Gonna Go Huntin' For The Buffalo (1:39)
19 Granddad Jim's Waltz (1:56)
20 The Golden Willow Tree (7:02)
21 California Cotillion (2:36)
22 Young Johnnie (3:04)
23 Sail Away Ladies (3:19)
[Credits]
Mike Seeger (artist/recorder/producer/engineer)
Liner Notes: Jay Orr, Artwork: Laura Pharis, Designer: Sonya Cohen Cramer, Photographer: Ellen M. Martin and Mandi Wright, Engineer: Pete Reiniger
[Notes]
Mountain music legend Ralph Stanley said of six-time Grammy nominee Mike Seeger, "He's got his own style. He's an old-timer, and he does his style just fine." From the fertile ground of American folk music, through the roots of field recordings, vintage discs, and personal encounters with traditional artists, Seeger's creative spirit finds flower again on this solo album. True Vine reflects his connection to deep musical roots and represents the latest blossoming of his life-long exploration of diverse traditional musical styles.

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