Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: United States
Released: 1967
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass, & Country
[Tracklist]
A01 Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss: Wade Ward and Glen Smith (3:42)
A02 Walkin' in the Parlor: Wade Ward and Glen Smith (1:27)
A03 Jenny Put the Kettle On: William Marshall and Glen Smith (3:01)
A04 Soldier's Joy: Wade Ward and Glen Smith (1:53)
A05 Sally Goodin': Wade Ward and Glen Smith (1:16)
A06 John Lover Is Gone: Wade Ward and Glen Smith (2:29)
A07 Cindy: William Marshall and Glen Smith (3:23)
A08 Sally Ann: Wade Ward and Glen Smith (2:05)
A09 Don't Let Your Deal Go Down: Wade and Fields Ward and Glen Smith (3:00)
A10 Ragtime Annie: Wade Ward and Glen Smith (2:26)
B01 Paddy on the Turnpike: Uncle Charlie Higgins, Cliff Caraco, and Kelly Lundy (2:28)
B02 Skip to My Lou: Spud Gravely and Glen Smith (2:15)
B03 John Hardy: Wade and Fields Ward and Glen Smith (3:05)
B04 Cotton Eyed Joe: Spud Gravely and Glen Smith (1:48)
B05 Train on the Island: Wade and Fields Ward and Glen Smith (2:13)
B06 Eighth Day of January: Bruce Mastin, Kyle Cole, and Dale Poe (1:56)
B07 Jesse James: Wade and Fields Ward and Glen Smith (3:10)
B08 Walkin' in My Sleep: The Bluegrass Buddies (2:37)
B09 Banks of the Ohio: Glen Neaves, Jessie Neaves, and Ted Lundy (2:27)
B10 Old Joe Clark: The Bluegrass Buddies (2:50)
[Credits]
Producer and Recorder: Eric H. Davidson and Paul Newman, Recorder: Caleb Ellicott Finch, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
Collected in the mountain country of southwestern Virginia by Eric H. Davidson, Paul Newman, and Caleb E. Finch, this recording focuses specifically on the string band music of Grayson and Carroll counties and was intended to give recognition to the intricate instrumental band music which attained high levels of development in the region. Thus, examples of the oldest indigenous band style—as heard on "Western Country"—can be found alongside tracks recorded in later styles such as Irish band music. The liner notes help clarify the relationships between the different string band styles, and chart the course of musical development through half a century of cultural change.
