Fast Folk Musical Magazine Volume 5 Number 2

Live At The Bottom Line 88

Fast Folk Musical Magazine - FF 502

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: United States
Released: 1989
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A01 Up Until Then: Jack Hardy, Shawn Colvin, and Margo Hennebach (04:07)
A02 Brothers: David Roth with Lillie Palmer and Jack Hardy (03:13)
A03 Gallo Del Cielo (Rooster from Heaven): Tom Russell and Fats Kaplan (06:03)
A04 Danton Intro: Lillie Palmer (01:06)
A05 Danton: Lillie Palmer and Mark Dann (04:24)
A06 Godzilla: Eric Frandsen (02:21)
A07 Bon Vinae: Aztec Two-Step (04:33)
A08 The Well: Richard Shindell (03:43)
A09 My Father's Shoes: Cliff Eberhardt and Mark Dann (02:45)
A10 Shotgun Down the Avalanche: Shawn Colvin with David Roth and Lillie Palmer (04:11)
A11 Margaret & Vincent: Frank Tedesso and Margo Hennebach (04:01)
A12 On A Winter's Night: Williw Nininger (03:12)
A13 Sierra Blanca: David Massengill and band (04:49)
A14 Hidden In Plain Sight: Richard Meyer, Josh Joffen, Lillie Palmer, and Rod MacDonald and band (03:46)
B01 Monkey See, Monkey Do (Intro): Josh Joffen (00:32)
B02 Monkey See, Monkey Do: Josh Joffen, Richard Meyer, and Marcie Boyd (03:11)
B03 Rising In Love: Shawn ColvinDavid Roth (02:52)
B04 The Hunter Intro: Jack Hardy (00:27)
B05 The Hunter: Jack Hardy and band (06:15)
B06 Celibacy Intro: Marcie Boyd (00:17)
B07 Celibacy: Marcie Boyd and Willie Nininger and band (03:31)
B08 Uneasy Nights: Richard Meyer and band (05:17)
B09 Rose of Rangoon Intro: Erik Frandsen (00:47)
B10 Rose of Rangoon: Erik Frandsen, Jeff Hardy, and Howie Wyeth (03:15)
B11 Un Rabdomante Incompetente (Intro): Germana Pucci (00:14)
B12 Un Rabdomante Incompetente: Germana Pucci, Richard Meyer, and Rod MacDonald (04:08)
B13 Wooden Horse: Suzanne Vega (04:23)
B14 The Last Call: David Massengill and Lisa Gutkin (04:19)
B15 On the Road in NY Town: Rod MacDonald with ensemble and band (06:06)
B16 Talk Around Town: Shawn Colvin and band (05:18)
[Credits]
Producer: Richard A. Meyer, Field Worker: David Van Der Hayden, Recorder: David Seitz
[Notes]
The Bottom Line was a popular folk music venue in Greenwich Village during the 1970s–1990s. For this recording, Fast Folk Musical Magazine drew on two shows presented in April 1988. The performances range from solo acoustic to full house band accompaniment with electric guitar, piano, bass, drums, and violin. Among the variety of musical styles (traditional folk, folk-rock, Tejano, and more) and artists included are Suzanne Vega, Shawn Colvin, and Jack Hardy. A 26-page facsimile of the Fast Folk Musical Magazine is included with the recording.

Bob Dylan – John Wesley Harding

Columbia - CS 9604

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country: United States
Released: 1967
Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk Rock, Country Rock, Country
[Tracklist]
A1 John Wesley Harding (3:00)
A2 As I Went Out One Morning (2:52)
A3 I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine (3:56)
A4 All Along The Watchtower (2:34)
A5 The Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest (5:36)
A6 Drifter's Escape (2:49)
B1 Dear Landlord (3:18)
B2 I Am A Lonesome Hobo (3:25)
B3 I Pity The Poor Immigrant (4:16)
B4 The Wicked Messenger (2:05)
B5 Down Along The Cove (2:26)
B6 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (2:39)
[Credits]
Bob Dylan (guitar/harmonica/piano/vocals) Charles McCoy (bass) Kenny Buttrey (drums) Pete Drake (steel guitar)
Producer: Bob Johnston, Engineer:Charlie Bragg
[Notes]
Bob Dylan returned from exile with John Wesley Harding, a quiet, country-tinged album that split dramatically from his previous three. A calm, reflective album, John Wesley Harding strips away all of the wilder tendencies of Dylan's rock albums -- even the then-unreleased Basement Tapes he made the previous year -- but it isn't a return to his folk roots. If anything, the album is his first serious foray into country, but only a handful of songs, such as "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight," are straight country songs. Instead, John Wesley Harding is informed by the rustic sound of country, as well as many rural myths, with seemingly simple songs like "All Along the Watchtower," "I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine," and "The Wicked Messenger" revealing several layers of meaning with repeated plays. Although the lyrics are somewhat enigmatic, the music is simple, direct, and melodic, providing a touchstone for the country-rock revolution that swept through rock in the late '60s. - AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Old Regular Baptists: Lined-Out Hymnody from Southeastern Kentucky

Smithsonian Folkways – SF CD 40106

Format: CD, Album
Country: United States
Released: 1997
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Sacred
[Tracklist]
01 Brethren We Have Met Again (04:17)
02 On Jordan's Stormy Banks (04:23)
03 O, How Happy are They (04:20)
04 The Day is Past and Gone (04:37)
05 Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah (04:39)
06 Jesus, Thou Art the Sinner's Friend (04:27)
07 Jesus Left His Home in Glory (05:09)
08 Salvation O the Name I Love (04:58)
09 I'm Not Ashamed to Own My Lord (04:01)
10 I Am a Poor Pilgrim of Sorrow (05:27)
11 Farewell Vain World (04:27)
12 I Am Going to the City (03:20)
13 The Meaning of Singing (12:22)
[Credits]
Indian Bottom Association (hymnody)
Recorder, Field Worker and Producer: Jeff Todd Titon
[Notes]
The oldest English-language religious music in oral tradition in North America, the lined-out, congregational hymnody of the Old Regular Baptists, is heard in the heart of the coal-mining country of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. This music of worship once was the common way of singing sacred song in the American Colonies. In this rare and beautiful music lies the roots of the high, lonesome mountain sound of elaborate melodic turns and graces. A descriptive booklet provides perspectives on the people, their beliefs and practices, their history and theology, and their music.

Songs for All Year Long

Recorded by Children from New York P.S. 24 Brooklyn

Folkways Records – SC 7626

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country: United States
Released: 1959
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Educational, Children's
[Tracklist]
A1 School Is a Useful Tool (01:50)
A2 They Laughed at Columbus (01:22)
A3 What Would Hallowe'en Be? (01:15)
A4 My Mom's Thanksgiving Dinner (01:00)
A5 Old Man Winter's on His Way (01:06)
A6 I Believe in Santa Claus (03:03)
A7 Why Not Make It All the Time? (01:12)
B1 Send a Valentine (02:51)
B2 We Remember You, George Washington (01:16)
B3 Eastertime Is a Happy Time for Me (01:59)
B4 There's No Time Like the Springtime (02:22)
B5 On My Graduation Day (03:22)
[Credits]
Gil Slote and the Children of New York P.S. 24 (guitar/vocals)
Cover Artwork: Irwin Rosenhouse
[Notes]
On this album, originally recorded for Scholastic Records in 1956, New York City sixth grade teacher and Juilliard alumnus Gil Slote sings a collection of original songs following an average school year's timeline—starting in early fall, ending just before the beginning of summer, and including songs about holidays in between. Slote is accompanied on all songs by students of his from school P.S. 24 in New York. Liner notes provide discussion questions and activities for each song for teachers and children.

Red Allen Sings In Memory of the Man: Dedicated to Lester Flatt

Folkways Records– FTS 31073

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: United States
Released: 1980
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A1 I'll Take the Blame (02:26)
A2 What's Good for You (02:32)
A3 Over the Hill to the Poorhouse (03:42)
A4 Somehow Tonight (03:05)
A5 I'll Never Shed Another Tear (02:32)
A6 Give Mother My Crown (02:34)
B1 Going Back to Harlan (01:37)
B2 I'm Waiting to Hear You Call Me Darling (02:45)
B3 Why Don't You Tell Me So (02:32)
B4 My Darling's Last Goodbye (02:15)
B5 Your Love is Like a Flower (02:25)
B6 Gone Home (02:36)
[Credits]
Red Allen (guitar/vocals) Curly Seckler (vocals) Harley Allen, Jr. (guitar/vocals) Marty Stuart (mandolin/guitar/vocals) Tater Tate (fiddle/vocals) Gene Wooten (dobro) Pete Corum (bass) Blake Willams (banjo)
Photographer: Ronald Clyne, Engineer: Stive Scruggs
[Notes]
In 1980, bluegrass performer Harley "Red" Allen (1930–1993) recorded an album to honor the memory and legacy of country and bluegrass legend Lester Flatt (1914–1979). Allen, known for his "high, lonesome sound," is backed by a band composed of veteran musicians including Marty Stuart on mandolin and several from Flatt’s last band, Nashville Grass, as well as his son Harley Jr. and Curly Seckler on vocals. The collection includes songs written by Flatt or associated with Flatt and Earl Scruggs of the Foggy Mountain Boys. The band gives a spirited vocal and instrumental workout to the bluegrass standard "Shady Grove," titled here as "Going Back to Harlan."

The Original Chambers Bros. Groovin' Time

Folkways Records – FTS 31008

Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: United States
Released: 1968
Genre: Blues, World, & Country
Style: Blues
[Tracklist]
A1 Hooka Tooka (03:17)
A2 Down in the Alley (03:08)
A3 Rough and Rocky Road / I'll Fly Away (05:54)
A4 Who Lives by the Law (04:34)
B1 Groovin' Time (03:40)
B2 Yes, Yes, Yes (03:32)
B3 Oh Baby, You Don't Have to Go (02:49)
B4 Chain Gang Thang (02:39)
B5 So Long Baby (04:40)
[Credits]
Chambers Brothers - George (bass) Lester (harmonica) Willie (guitar) Joe (guitar)
Recorder: Mel Kaiser and Moses Asch, Designer: Craig Mierop
[Notes]
The Chambers Brothers' second album released by Folkways Records features the original four brothers, Willie, George, Lester, and Joe, grooving through blues, gospel, funk, and jazz. Their Mississippi Baptist roots are complemented by a secular soulfulness, merging political preaching with playful rhythm. Included is an electric guitar, bass, and drum rendition of Julian "Cannonball" Adderley’s "Work Song" entitled "Chain Gang Thang," which plays like a surf ballad. Despite being released the same year as their Billboard hit, "Time Has Come Today," this album is not to be overlooked as it represents the unique and defining sound of the founding Chambers Brothers. Includes brief liner notes by Producer Robin McBride who describes this album as a "Joy-That never ends!"

Pete Seeger - Song and Play Time

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW CD 45023

Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Country: United States
Released: 2001
Genre: Folk, Children's, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Children's
[Tracklist]
01 Go in and Out the Window (02:30)
02 She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain (03:04)
03 Skip to My Lou (04:51)
04 Here We Go Luby-Loo (02:25)
05 Going to Boston (02:00)
06 Little Sally Walker (01:43)
07 I've Been Working on the Railroad (01:09)
08 Let Us Come In (03:14)
09 Birthday Polka (01:21)
10 I Wonder What Tinya Can Do (02:07)
11 Captain Jinks (02:20)
12 Bob-a-Needle (01:31)
13 Mary Wore a Red Dress (02:11)
14 Red Bird (03:06)
15 Ha-Ha This A-Way (04:08)
16 Soon As We All Cook Sweet Potatoes (03:40)
[Credits]
Pete Seeger (banjo/vocals)
Liner Notes: Daniel Sheehy, Mastering Engineer: Pete Reiniger, Designer: Carol Dirga Design
[Notes]
Pete Seeger offers his music as a gift to all of us so that we might make it our own, part of our personal or family tradition. During a career spanning more than six decades, he has roused audiences—of children and adults—to tap their feet, clap their hands, and sing along with him. These songs from children, originally recorded in 1960, present Pete Seeger at his best. Straightforward and irresistable, his voice invites us to join with him for the fun of it. Beautifully remastered. 12-page booklet with lyrics. 40 minutes.

Piano Blues

Compiled and Edited by Samuel Charters

RBF Records – RBF 12

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: United States
Released: 1966
Genre: Blues, World, & Country
Style: Piano Blues
[Tracklist] A1 Big Mama: Walter Roland (02:32)
A2 Dice's Blues: Walter Roland (02:46)
A3 Broke Man Blues: Sylvester Palmer (03:04)
A4 Skippy Whippy: Mississippi Jook Band (02:50)
A5 Fanny Lee Blues: Wesley Wallace (03:15)
A6 Number 29: Wesley Wallace (03:13)
A7 Pratt City Blues: Jabo Williams (03:19)
B1 M & O Blues #3: Walter Davis (02:52)
B2 Dyin' Rider Blues: Romeo Nelson (03:09)
B3 On the Wall: Louise Johnson (03:04)
B4 Lost All I Had Blues: Roosevelt Sykes (03:20)
B5 The First Time I Met You: Little Brother Montgomery (02:55)
B6 Jab Blues: Jabo Williams (03:23)
B7 Good Woman Blues: Peetie Wheatstraw (02:55)
[Credits]
Compiler and Editor: Samuel Charters, Photographer: Ann Charters, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
"Everybody had their own style," Jelly Roll Morton said of blues and jazz piano players. This collection explores the music of famous and less well-known blues pianists in the 1920s "classic blues" era and in the 1930s, when the distinctive boogie-woogie style of piano playing began to emerge.

The Magnolia Sisters: Love's Lies

Arhoolie Records – CD 549

Format: CD, Album
Country: United States
Released: 2014
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Cajun
[Tracklist]
01 Le bonne vie (The Good Life) (02:42)
02 Est-ce que tu penses jamais à moi? (Do You Ever Think of Me?) (02:45)
03 Le deserteur (The Deserter) (03:19)
04 Je va's jamais oublier (I'll Never Forget You) (03:12)
05 Malinda (02:38)
06 Les clos de coton (The Cotton Fields) (02:49)
07 En route chez moi (Going Home) (02:25)
08 Arrêtes-pas la musique (Don't Stop the Music) (02:54)
09 Oublies-moi jamais (Never Forget Me) (02:31)
10 Par derrière chez mon père (Behind My Father's House) (02:50)
11 La Valse du Grand Bois (Waltz of the Longwoods) (02:35)
12 Hot Stuff (03:48)
[Credits]
Producer, Recorder and Engineer: Joel Savoy, Designer: Ann Savoy
[Notes]
Founded in 1995, the Magnolia Sisters (Ann Savoy, Jane Vidrine, Lisa Trahan, and Anya Burgess) is a rarity; it is an all-female Cajun band. The Sisters' musical focus is to seek out vintage Cajun songs and recast them into their own distinctive style. Released in 2014, this collection is full of stories of love and tragedy, string band tunes from the 1930s, and an original blues song. The music is designed to set toes tapping.

Friends of Old Time Music: The Folk Arrival 1961-1965

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW CD 40160

Format: 3 x CD, Compilation
Country: United States
Released: 2006
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Bluegrass, Blues, Gospel, & Old Time
[Tracklist]
1-01 I'm Troubled: Doc and Arnold Watson (03:10)
1-02 The Country Blues: Dock Boggs (04:24)
1-03 Going Down to the River: Fred McDowell (03:09)
1-04 East Virginia Blues: Roscoe Holcomb (04:51)
1-05 The Storms Are on the Ocean: Maybelle Carter (03:03)
1-06 The Dream of the Miner's Child: The Stanley Brothers (04:03)
1-07 Soldier's Joy: Hobart Smith (01:45)
1-08 Coffee Blues: Mississippi John Hurt (04:47)
1-09 Live and Let Live: Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys (02:46)
1-10 Lonely Tombs: The Watson Family (02:25)
1-11 Rockin' Boogie: Jesse Fuller (03:46)
1-12 Brown's Dream: Gaither Carlton and Doc Watson (01:43)
1-13 Down South Blues: Dock Boggs (03:17)
1-14 Knoxville Blues: Sam McGee (02:30)
1-15 Have a Feast Here Tonight: The Stanley Brothers (03:12)
1-16 Riley: John Davis and the Georgia Sea Island Singers (02:09)
1-17 Buck and Wing: Jesse Fuller (01:22)
2-01 Hell Among the Yearlings: Arthur Smith (01:47)
2-02 Amelia Earhart's Last Flight: The Greenbriar Boys (03:47)
2-03 The Brakeman's Blues: Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys (02:32)
2-04 Foggy Mountain Top: Maybelle Carter (02:07)
2-05 Hicks' Farewell: Doc Watson (05:00)
2-06 Jordan is a Hard Road to Travel: The New Lost City Ramblers (02:42)
2-07 Write Me a Few of Your Lines: Fred McDowell (02:54)
2-08 Bimini Gal: Joseph Spence (02:44)
2-09 Shady Grove: Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys (01:37)
2-10 Grey Eagle: Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys (01:36)
2-11 Walkin' the Dog: Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys (02:03)
2-12 San Francisco Bay Blues: Jesse Fuller (03:24)
2-13 Short Life of Trouble: Doc and Arnold Watson (03:41)
2-14 John Henry: Roscoe Holcomb (01:59)
2-15 Kneelin' Down Inside the Gate: Stanley Thompson (03:45)
2-16 Tell Me Why You Like Roosevelt: McKinley Peebles (04:29)
2-17 Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow: Maybelle Carter (02:34)
2-18 Mansions for Me: The Stanley Brothers (02:27)
2-19 Before This Time Another Year: Bessie Jones and the Georgia Sea Island Singers (05:02)
3-01 My Creole Belle: Mississippi John Hurt (02:54)
3-02 Guitar Lesson: Jesse Fuller (01:26)
3-03 Cincinnati Blues: Jesse Fuller (02:27)
3-04 Poor Boy in Jail: Dock Boggs (02:41)
3-05 He's Solid Gone: Maybelle Carter (02:44)
3-06 Maggie Walker Blues: The Clarence Ashley Group (03:43)
3-07 Chevrolet: Ed Young and Emma Ramsay (03:14)
3-08 Rising Sun Blues: Roscoe Holcomb (03:03)
3-09 Lord, Build Me a Cabin in Glory: Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys (01:37)
3-10 Frankie and Albert: Mississippi John Hurt (05:20)
3-11 Hard Times: The Stanley Brothers (02:23)
3-12 The Miller's Will: Horton Barker (03:17)
3-13 The Coo Coo Bird: Clarence Ashley (04:04)
3-14 Double File: Gaither Carlton and Doc Watson (01:30)
3-15 The Wandering Boy: Annie Bird (03:22)
3-16 Stranger Blues: Jesse Fuller (03:29)
3-17 I Saw the Light: Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys (02:24)
3-18 Sugar Hill: Maybelle Carter (01:06)
3-19 Amazing Grace: The Clarence Ashley Group (04:29)
[Credits]
Producer, Recorder, Mastering Engineer and Liner Notes: Peter K Siegel, Photographer: David Gahr, John Cohen, Alan Lomax, Mike Seeger, Guy Droussart, and Anton Mikofsky
[Notes]
From 1961 to 1965, New York City's trailblazing Friends of Old Time Music presented 14 concerts that brought dozens of legendary traditional musicians before city audiences for the first time. This "folk arrival" changed the course of American folk music, expanding the vision of the Folk Song Revival and leaving an indelible mark on the musical landscape. For Friends of Old Time Music, Peter K. Siegel, who personally recorded most of the concerts, handpicked 55 tracks from the original master tapes. They include the first concert appearances by Doc Watson, Roscoe Holcomb, Clarence Ashley, and Joseph Spence, and the triumphant return visits to New York by Dock Boggs and Mississippi John Hurt, who had made classic recordings in the city during the 1920s. Three CDs of live concert recordings. 55 tracks, including 53 never before released tracks. Accompanied by a richly illustrated 60-page book. Recorded, produced, and annotated by Peter K. Siegel A Henry Street Folklore production Produced in association with City Lore, Inc.

CooP - Fast Folk Musical Magazine Vol. 2 #6 Traditional Songs

Fast Folk Musical Magazine – FFSE206

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: United States
Released: 1983
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 The Lambs on the Green Hills: Paul Kaplan and Mark Dann (03:49)
A2 Enlist, Bonnie Laddie: John Roberts and Mark Dann (03:05)
A3 Do You Love an Apple: Janne Henshaw and Paul Kaplan (02:31)
A4 Another Way to Find You: Chris Smither (03:24)
A5 Return from Fingal: Ken Perlman (02:32)
A6 Bon An, Mai An: Gabriel Yacoub and Mark Dann (04:08)
A7 Four Silver Rings: Peter Wilson and Mark Dann (03:24)
B1 Wondrous Love: Soldier's Fancy (01:39)
B2 Sí Bheag, Sí Mhór: Mike Agranoff (03:40)
B3 The Wings of a Gull: David Jones (03:25)
B4 Elegy Early On: Bob Zaidman and Mark Dann (02:51)
B5 Love is Kind: Richard Fewtrell (03:42)
B6 I Have This Love: John Hodell and Mark Dann (02:33)
[Credits]
Producer: Jack Hardy, Recording Engineerr: Mark Dann
[Notes] Fast Folk Musical Magazine continued its second year of publication with a collection of another dozen songs, this one focusing on traditional folk songs and songs written in traditional folk music styles. The pieces range from tales of lost love to tales of soldiers and sailors and include two guitar instrumentals: the Celtic "Si Bheag, Si Mhor," performed by guitarist Mike Agranoff, and "Return from Fingal" by Ken Perlman. Others contributing performances are Chris Smither ("Another Way to Find You"), John Roberts performing the Scottish song "Enlist, Bonnie Laddie," French folk singer Gabriel Yacoub singing "Bon An, Mal An," English folk singer Richard Fewtrell ("Love Is Kind"), and the female quintet A Soldier’s Fancy ("Wondrous Love"). A 21-page edition of The CooPis included with the collection.