Hand-Me-Down Music: Old Songs, Old Friends - Vol. 2

Traditional Music of Union County, North Carolina

Folkways Records – FES 34151

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1980
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Old Time
[Tracklist]
A01 Hambone: Donald Crowder (2:19)
A02 Little Red Rooster: Willie Hamilton (2:37)
A03 Black Cat Bone: Willie Hamilton (2:50)
A04 Barbara Allen: Seena Helms (3:23)
A05 Ground Hog: Seena Helms (0:45)
A06 Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot: Horace Helms & Shady Grove Partners (1:25)
A07 George Collins: Henry Griffin (1:59)
A08 Dancing Girl: Bascom Traywick and George Griffin (1:42)
A09 Rock-A-My Soul: Taylor Sisters (1:20)
A10 I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say: Bishop Bowen and the Combined Gospel Choirs (4:54)
B01 Old Gray Beard A-Flappin': Otis High (0:55)
B02 Watermelon on the Vine: Roy Pope and the Carolina Homeboys (2:48)
B03 Hard Times: Seena Helms (1:25)
B04 Roll, Jordan, Roll: Elizabeth Bivens (2:37)
B05 Somebody's Gone (That Was Here Last Year): Elizabeth Bivens (1:21)
B06 Go Tell It on the Mountain: Elizabeth Bivens (1:44)
B07 Climbing Up the Mountain: Taylor Sisters (1:14)
B08 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot: Taylor Sisters (2:36)
B09 City on a Hill: Roy Pope and the Carolina Homeboys (3:05)
B10 Amazing Grace: Horace Helms and the Shady Grove Partners (1:17)
B11 Amazing Grace: C.J. Evans Gospel Choir (4:05)
[Credits]
Producer and Recorder: Karen G. Helms, Recorder: Otto Henry, Photographer: Doug Helms, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
The second of two recordings in the Hand Me Down Music series, this collection of traditional folk music is performed by local North Carolina musicians and singers who learned the songs and lyrics from previous generations. The collection includes both secular and religious songs—and one song, "Amazing Grace," Sung both ways. The first version is performed by Horace Helms and Shady Grove Partners as a brief bluegrass rendition, and the second by the CJ Evans Gospel Choir from the Nice Grove Baptist Church as a hymn.

Hand-Me-Down Music: Old Songs, Old Friends - Vol. 1

Traditional Music of Union County, North Carolina
Folkways Records – FES 34151

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Old Time
[Tracklist]
A01 Cacklin' Hen: Roy Pope and the Carolina Homeboys (1:37)
A02 Froggie Went-A-Courtin': Otis High and Flarrie Griffin (2:35)
A03 Captain Karo: Otis High (0:50)
A04 Hook and Line: Bascom Traywick (1:32)
A05 Jack and Joe: John A. Bivens (2:19)
A06 Young Ladies Take Warning: Otis High (1:24)
A07 Lady Bride and Three Babes: Seena Helms (2:01)
A08 Katy Kline: Horace Helms (1:50)
A09 Grandma's Advice: John A. Bivens (1:09)
A10 Fire on the Hillside: Roy Pope and the Carolina Homeboys (2:00)
B01 It Rained Five Days: Willie Hamilton (2:07)
B02 Can't Hit Lucky: Willie Hamilton (1:50)
B03 John Henry: Willie Hamilton (1:38)
B04 Leather Britches: Roy Pope (1:01)
B05 Holler Jimmy Riley Ho: Henry Griffin (0:51)
B06 Patsy Beasley: Henry Griffin (2:38)
B07 In the Resurrection Morning: Bascom Traywick (2:17)
B08 Christian Pilgrim: Seena Helms (1:45)
B09 Pioneer Courtship: Seena Helms (1:28)
A10 Soldier's Joy: Horace and Karen Helms (2:59)
[Credits]
Producer and Recorder: Karen G. Helms, Recorder: Otto Henry, Photographer: Doug Helms and Jeff Griffin, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
Various local musicians and singers from Union County, North Carolina, perform 20 folk melodies that have been handed down from generation to generation. Recorded by Karen G. Helms and Otto Henry, the collection consists of both vocal and instrumental performances. Perhaps the best known track is the children’s folk song "Froggie Went-A-Courtin," performed a capella by Otis High and Flarrie Griffin. This 1979 release identifies the performers for each track; no other recording information is available.