Mississippi Delta Blues Jam In Memphis Volume 2

Arhoolie Records – CD 386

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1993
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Delta Blues
[Tracklist]
01 Need More Blues: Sleepy John Estes (03:17)
02 Little Laura: Sleepy John Estes (02:22)
03 Rats: Sleepy John Estes (03:37)
04 President Kennedy Stayed Away Too Long: Sleepy John Estes (04:22)
05 Nathan's Bumble Bee Blues: Nathan Beauregard (10:42)
06 'Bout A Spoonful: Nathan Beauregard (03:28)
07 Christmas Eve Blues: Bukka White (05:13)
08 Columbus Mississippi Blues: Bukka White (03:33)
09 Sad Day Blues: Bukka White (04:18)
10 Stuttgart, Ark.: Bukka White (04:40)
11 Mixed Water: Bukka White (25:53)
[Credits]
Producer and Recorder: Chris Strachwitz, Liner Notes: Pete Welding, Photographer: Jim Marshall, Designer: Wayne Pope
[Notes]
The second of two sessions recorded by Arhoolie founder Chris Strachwitz during the 1969 Memphis Blues Festival, this volume features the music of Sleepy John Estes, Bukka White, and Nathan Beauregard. Although Estes and White had established musical careers during the 1920s and ʼ30s, they were "rediscovered" during the blues revival of the 1960s. As these performances will attest, their unrefined style of country blues remained true to its roots. The liner notes were written by journalist and record producer Pete Welding.

Cajun Champs

Arhoolie Records – CD 327

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 2004
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Cajun & Zydeco
[Tracklist]
01 Amede Two Step: Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band (05:29)
02 Grand Texas: Chuck Guillory & Papa Cairo (03:39)
03 La Vielle Chanson De Mardi Gras: Wade Frugé (03:06)
04 T'es Petite, Mais T'es Mignone: Wallace "Cheese" Read (02:23)
05 Creole Stomp: Joe Falcon (04:53)
06 Crowley Waltz: Luderin Darbone's Hackberry Ramblers (02:14)
07 Boscoe Stomp: Lawrence Walker (03:16)
08 En Bas De Chene Verte: D.L. Menard (04:17)
09 Allons A Lafayette: Harry Choates (02:42)
10 La Valse De Minuit: Cyp & Adam Landreneau With Jerry Devillier (02:32)
11 Madeleine: Isom J. Fontenot (01:33)
12 La Vlase De Soleil Couche: Octa Clark (03:00)
13 Louisiana Stomp: Floyd Leblanc (02:47)
14 La Branche De Murier: Breaux Brothers (02:28)
15 Ma Negresse: Nathan Abshire (04:16)
16 Petite Fille De La Campagne: Dewey Balfa (02:50)
17 Contredanse: Austin Pitre (02:04)
18 Cannon Ball Special: Nathan Abshire (02:17)
19 Jolie Blonde: Austin Pitre (04:02)
20 One Step A Chaumont: Cheese Read & Marc Savoy (03:17)
21 Wade's Blues: Wade Frugé (04:19)
22 Sam's Big Rooster: The Savoy Family Band (03:08)
[Credits]
Editor, Photographer and Liner Notes: Chris Strachwitz, Editor: Michael Doucet, Cover Artwork: Kathleen Joffrion, Photographer: Philip Gould and Wilson Savoy
[Notes]
Cajun Champs is an introduction to some of the best Cajun music from Arhoolie's extensive Cajun music catalog. The music spans a period from the 1960s to the early 2000s and includes performances by Dewey Balfa, Marc Savoy and Michael Doucet, Wallace "Cheese" Read, Nathan Abshire, D.L. Menard, Austin Pitre, the Hackberry Ramblers, and one of the last recorded performances by the legendary Cajun accordionist Joe Falcon.

Music of New Mexico: Native American Traditions

Smithsonian Folkways – CD SF 40408

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1992
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Indigenous
[Tracklist]
01 Rainbow Dance Song: Fernando Cellicion, Alton Nastacio, and Florentine Johnson (06:09)
02 Captive Dance Song: Bernard Duran (03:37)
03 Two-Step Dance Song: Bernard Duran (04:46)
04 Cloud Dance Song: Peter, Cipriano and Jerry Garcia (13:21)
05 Two-Step Dance Song: Carl Tsosie (01:24)
06 Two-Step Dance Song: Carl Tsosie (01:17)
07 Round Dance Song: Ruben Romero, Ernest Martinez, and Juan O. Lujan (02:20)
08 Taos Pueblo Round Dance Song: Ruben Romero, Ernest Martinez, and Juan O. Lujan (02:41)
09 New Two-Step Dance Song: Enjoy our Lives Together Forever: The Turtle Mountain Singers (02:12)
10 New Skip-Dance Song: It's Your Fault That You're Looking for Your Horses All Night: The Turtle Mountain Singers (01:54)
11 Courting Flute Song: Fernando Cellicion (01:56)
12 The Handshake: A. Paul Ortega (03:37)
13 Moccasin Game Song: A. Paul Ortega and Sharon Burch (03:50)
14 Traveling Song: A. Paul Ortega (01:35)
15 Tsídii-Bird: Geraldine Barney (01:24)
16 Welcome Home: Sharon Burch (04:35)
17 Courting Song: John Rainer, Jr. (01:49)
18 Round Dance Song: John Rainer, Jr., Lillian, Veranda, Howard, and John Rainer, Sr., and P.J. McAffee (03:12)
19 Glitter Nights: Geraldine Barney (05:48)
[Credits]
Producer : John Tyler and Howard Bass, Designer: The Watermark Design Office, Liner Notes: Nancy G. Brooks, Photographer: Jack Parsons
[Notes]
This portrait of Pueblo, Navajo, and Mescalero Apache music from New Mexico (recorded in 1992) reveals a remarkable breadth of Native American song, from a traditional San Juan Pueblo Cloud Dance song to modern Navajo songs. 68 minutes. Produced by Howard Bass. Annotated by Edward Wapp Wahpeconiah. "The purpose, phrasing, and structure of these tribal pieces are often unique, intricate, and powerfully evocative." — Washing

Covered Wagon Musicians – We Say No To Your War!

Paredon Records – P-1015

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1972
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Mathematics (00:49)
A2 Silver Bird (03:43)
A3 Phantom Jets are Coming (02:04)
A4 The Rodeway Nine (06:34)
A5 Spring Conscience (03:57)
A6 Mathematics (sung) (03:41)
B1 We Say No to Your War (03:06)
B2 The People's Thank You (02:41)
B3 My Pledge, My Vow (02:46)
B4 Rattlesnake Junction (03:41)
B5 Bring Our Brothers Home (01:34)
B6 Napalm Sticks to Kids (04:18)
B7 Children of the Delta (04:26)
[Credits]
Covered Wagon Musicians (vocals)
Designer: Collective Graphics Workshop, Inc, Photographer: Carolyn Mugar
[Notes]
The Covered Wagon is a group of GIs from the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho, who adopted their name from an Air Force security code used when coming upon suspected sabotage; hearing it, everyone is required to "unite in the face of a common enemy"— that is to say, war, racism, and injustice. The liner notes include lyrics of the songs and an in-depth description of the Covered Wagon and how they came about.

Kiowa Peyote Meeting

Ethnic Folkways Records – FE 4601

Format: 3 x Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1973
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Indigenous
[Tracklist}
Side One: Everett Cozad (22:00)
Side Two: Winston Catt (21:19)
Side Three: George Saloe (01:15)
Side Four: Blossom Cozad (24:03)
Side Five: Winston Catt (21:41)
Side Six: Ray Cozad (21:00)
[Credits]
Producer, Liner Notes and Recorder: Harry Smith, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
In 1964, Harry Smith (who compiled the Anthology of American Folk Music) was held for a week in the Anadarko, Oklahoma, jail on suspicion of stealing guns, and there he met several Kiowa Indians who introduced him to peyote rituals and songs of the Native American Church. In 1973, Smith returned to Anadarko to record. He decided to set up his equipment in singers' homes or his hotel room, rather than at an actual ceremony, because the Kiowa often sang the songs in casual settings; he also would be able to record commentary.

Big Joe Williams and Friends: Going Back to Crawford

Arhoolie Records – 9015

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1999
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country Blues, Delta Blues
[Tracklist]
01 Back Home Blues (4:20)
02 Baby Please Don't Go (2:40)
03 Saturday Night Women (3:40)
04 Been In Crawford Too Long (2:55)
05 Sugar Diabetes Blues (2:45)
06 Run Here Jailer With The Key (1:55)
07 Take Me Out Of The Bottom (3:05)
08 Bird Nest (3:00)
09 Corrina (1:45)
10 I Walked All Night Long (5:15)
11 Sugar On The Bottom (3:20)
12 Bad Luck (2:40)
13 Checkin' Out (3:16)
14 My Last Girl - Don't Treat Her Wrong! (3:37)
15 Can't Listen No More (3:13)
16 Don't Stay Long (3:41)
17 I'm Wild About My Jelly Roll (2:00)
18 Moanin' 'Fo Day (2:16)
19 I'm Leavin' This Town (3:29)
20 I Don't Know Why (3:07)
21 My Baby Stopped Drinking Water (1:28)
22 Good Times Here, Better Down The Road (2:00)
23 Shake It Enough For Me (2:30)
24 Mary Frances (3:00)
25 My Baby Don't Stand No Foolin' (1:50)
26 She Have Broken My Heart (2:35)
[Credits] Big Joe Williams (guitar/vocals) Austen Pete (guitar/vocals) John "Shortstuff" Macon (guitar) Glover Lee Connor (vocals) Amelia Johnson (vocals)
Producer, Liner Notes, Recorder and Photographer: Chris Strachwitz, Designer: Morgan K. Dodge
[Notes]
Joe Lee "Big Joe" Williams (1903–1982) was a legendary country bluesman. A performer for over 40 years, Williams began his career in the 1920s playing at local fish fry’s, house parties, and work camps in Mississippi and Alabama. He eventually traveled north to St. Louis in 1934, where he recorded his iconic hit "Baby, Please Don't Go." In 1971, Arhoolie founder Chris Stratchwitz arranged to meet and record Williams in Crawford, Mississippi. Due to a performance rights issue, the recording was not released until 1999