Folk Master: Great Performances Recorded Live at the Barns of Wolf Trap

Smithsonian Folkways – SF 40047

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1993
Genre: Hip Hop, Jazz, Latin, Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country, Conjunto, Western Swing, Honky Tonk, Louisiana Blues
[Tracklist]
01 Last Goodbye: The Johnson Mountain Boys (02:35)
02 Orphan's Waltz: Dewey Balfa and Steve Riley (03:33)
03 Jolie Catin: Boozoo Chavis and the Magic Sounds (02:41)
04 Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio: Santiago Jiménez, Jr. (03:12)
05 Aguinaldo Jibaro: Familia Colón (03:43)
06 Wai Okeaniani: Ledward Kaapana (03:54)
07 Gray Eagle: Wayne Henderson (03:43)
08 Black Cat on the Line: John Cephas and Phil Wiggins (04:52)
09 Love in Vain: Robert Jr. Lockwood (03:00)
10 St. James Infirmary: Michael White and the Crescent City Serenaders (05:52)
11 Ot Azoy: Klezmer Plus (04:00)
12 Zagrebčani Smo Mi: Tamburitza Orchestra Slanina (02:58)
13 Rascapetate: Marimba Chiapas (02:48)
14 Zuni Rainbow Dance: Cellicion Family Singers (01:59)
15 Adam Picking Up Leaves: The McIntosh County Shouters (02:51)
16 Bucket Drums and Rap: CJ and Five Gallons of Fun (05:22)
17 It's Gonna Rain: The Birmingham Sunlights (03:28)
18 This Little Light of Mine: Fontella Bass (02:32)
19 Red River Valley: The Sun Rhythm Section (02:19)
20 Big Ball's in Cowtown: The Texas Playboys (03:08)
21 Smooth Sailing: Claude Williams (03:00)
22 When the Saints Go Marching In: The Kings of Harmony Brass Band (02:14)
[Credits]
Producer: Nicholas R. Spitzer, Cover Artwork: Francis X. Pavy, Designer: Carol Hardy, Recorder: John Tyler
[Notes]
A wide-ranging collection of traditional American music featuring memorable performances from the Folk Masters concert and radio series, recorded live at the Wolf Trap in 1992. A vivid representation of the changing scope of American through the music and culture of contemporary European-, African-, Hispanic-, and Native American Indian communities. Includes Dewey Balfa, The Johnson Mountain Boys, Cephas and Wiggins, The Texas Playboys, Boozoo Chavis, and 17 others on 22 tracks. Compiled by Nick Spitzer. "A dizzyingly diverse American multicultural block party." — New England Folk Almanac