Round The Heart Of Old Galax Vol. 1

County Records 533

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1980
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country
[Tracklist]
A1 The Old Hickory Cane: Ernest V. Stoneman
A2 Two Little Orphans: Ernest V. Stoneman, Eck Dunford, George Stoneman
A3 No More Goodbyes: Ernest V. Stoneman, Kahle Brewer, Irma Frost
A4 John Hardy: Ernest V. Stoneman, Herbert Sweet, Earl Sweet
A5 Barney McCoy: Eck Dunford, Ernest V. Stoneman, Hattie Stoneman, I. Edwards
A6 There's A Light Lit Up In Galilee: Ernest V. Stoneman, Hattie Stoneman, Eck Dunford
A7 Lonesome Road Blues: Kahle Brewer, Bolen Frost, Ernest V. Stoneman
B1 Flop Eared Mule: Kahle Brewer, Bolen Frost, Ernest V. Stoneman
B2 Tell Mother I Will Meet Her: Ernest V. Stoneman, Kahle Brewer, W. Mooney
B3 Buffalo Gals: Kahle Brewer, Bolen Frost, Ernest V. Stoneman
B4 I Am Resolved: Ernest V. Stoneman, Kahle Brewer, Irma Frost
B5 Sweet Bunch Of Violets: Ernest V. Stoneman, Kahle Brewer
B6 Too Late: Ernest V. Stoneman, Hattie Stoneman, Eck Dunford
B7 New River Train: Herbert Sweet, Earl Sweet, Ernest V. Stoneman
[Credits]
Liner Notes and Producer: Wayne Martin, Cover: Richard Nevins
[Notes]
Features a good cross-section of the musicrecorded commercially in the the 1920s and 30s by Ernest V. "Pop" Stoneman with his family and associates. Stoneman has not been held in high regard by some who value "the Galax Sound," for he was something of an opportunist who carved out a professional career for himself. Yet his repertoire sprang from the diverse streams of tradition found in his home area, and included ballads, sentimental songs, sacred songs, humorous songs, and instrumental music. Many of Stoneman's performances utilized the more or less standard string band alignment of fiddle, guitar, and banjo. Some of the most accomplished instrumentalists from Galax recorded with Stoneman, such as fiddlers Kahle Brewer and Eck Dunford. Stoneman was also one of the few early country musicians to record with a parlour organ, an instrument which has played a large role in many family music traditions in the South. (Reviewed by Paul L. Tyler)

The Bristol Sessions

Country Music Foundation Records CMF-011-D

Format: 2 × CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1991
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country, Gospel, Folk
[Tracklist]
1-01 Skip To Ma Lou, My Darling: Uncle Eck Dunford
1-02 O Molly Dear: B.F. Shelton
1-03 Walking In The Way With Jesus: Blind Alfred Reed
1-04 The Newmarket Wreck: Mr. & Mrs. J.W. Baker
1-05 The Soldier's Sweetheart: Jimmie Rodgers
1-06 Greasy String: West Virginia Coon Hunters
1-07 Are You Washed In The Blood: Ernest V. Stoneman & His Dixie Mountaineers
1-08 Henry Whitter's Fox Chase: Henry Whitter
1-09 Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow: The Carter Family
1-10 The Jealous Sweetheart: Johnson Brothers
1-11 When They Ring The Golden Bells: Alfred G. Karnes
1-12 Sandy River Bell: Dad Blackard's Moonshiners
1-13 Sleep Baby Sleep: Jimmie Rodgers
1-14 Johnny Goodwin: Bull Mountain Moonshiners
1-15 I'm Redeemed: Alcoa Quartet
1-16 Little Log Cabin By The Sea: The Carter Family
1-17 Old Time Corn Shuckin' Parts 1 & 2 : Blue Ridge Corn Shuckers
2-01 I Want To Go Where Jesus Is: Earnest Phipps And His Holiness Quartet
2-02 On The Stormy Deep: Ernest Stoneman, Irma Frost & Eck Dunford
2-03 The Wandering Boy: The Carter Family
2-04 To The Work: Alfred G. Karnes
2-05 Black-eyed Susie: J.P. Nester
2-06 A Passing Policeman: Johnson Brothers
2-07 Tell Mother I Will Meet Her: Ernest V. Stoneman, K. Brewer & M. Mooney
2-08 Single Girl, Married Girl: The Carter Family
2-09 Pot Licker Blues: El Watson
2-10 The Longest Train I Ever Saw: Tenneva Ramblers
2-11 The Resurrection: Ernest V. Stoneman & His Dixie Mountaineers
2-12 The Storms Are On The Ocean: The Carter Family
2-13 The Wreck Of The Virginian: Blind Alfred Reed
2-14 Billy Grimes The Rover: Shelor Family
2-15 Standing On The Promises: Tennessee Mountaineers
2-16 The Mountaineer's Courtship: Ernest V. Stoneman, Irma Frost & Eck Dunford
2-17 The Poor Orphan Child: The Carter Family
2-18 I'm Bound For The Promised Land: Alfred G. Karnes
[Credits]
Art Direction: Virginia Team, Compiled: Bob Pinson, Coordinator: Chick Crumpacker, Design: Andy Engel & Virginia Team, Illustration: Andy Engel, Liner Notes: Charles K. Wolfe, Mastered: H. Ward Marston, Recorded: Ralph Peer

[Notes]
In the summer of 1927, talent scout Ralph Peer set up portable recording equipment in the mountain town of Bristol on the Tennessee-Virginia border. When his two-week marathon recording session was over he had discovered the likes of Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family and had produced 76 landmark recordings, which would pave the way for the commercialization of modern country music. These historic sessions showcase the diversity of early country music including gospel, blues, ballads, and mountain fiddle tunes. When tracing the roots of country music, old-timers, historians, and young fans will all note that the Bristol Sessions is a great place to start. http://bristolsessions.com

Fields Ward and His Buck Mountain Band: Early Country Music

Historical Records HLP-8001

Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: United States
Released: 1972
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Old Time, & Country
[Tracklist]
A1 Way Down In North Carolina
A2 Ain't That Trouble In Mind
A3 The Sweetest Way Home
A4 My Only Sweetheart
A5 Goddbye Little Bonnie
A6 Watch And Pray
A7 The New River Train
A8 Those Cruel Slavery Days
B1 I Got A Bulldog
B2 Say Darling Say
B3 John Hardy
B4 No One Loves You As I Do
B5 The Birds Are Returning
B6 Tie Up Those Broken Chrods
B7 You Must Be A Lover Of The Lord
B8 I Am Gonna Marry That Pretty Little Girl
[Credits]
Sampson Ward (banjo) Fields Ward (guitar/vocals) Eck Dunford (fiddle) Ernest V. Stoneman (guitar/autoharp/vocals)
Liner Notes: Fields Ward, Producer: Arnold S. Caplin, Engineer: Paul Cady
[Notes]
Recorded March 12-16, 1929, Richmond, Indiana.