Classic old-time music from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.

Format:

Sound recording

Contributor:

Boggs, Dock, 1898-1971, performer.

Seeger, Mike, 1933-2009, performer.

McGee, Sam, 1894-1975, performer.

McGee, Kirk, 1899-1983, performer.

Carter, Maybelle, 1909-1978, performer.

Carter, Sara, 1898-1979, performer.

Watson, Doc, performer.

Price, Fred, 1915-1987, performer.

Ashley, Clarence, 1895-1967, performer.

Bode, Frank, performer.

Jarrell, Tommy, 1901-1985, performer.

Kessinger, Clark, performer.

Holcomb, Roscoe, performer.

Ward, Wade, performer.

Sexton, Lee, performer.

Pegram, George, 1911-1974, performer.

Emmy, Cousin, 1903-1980, performer.

Summers, John W., 1887-1976, performer.

Carlton, Gaither, 1901-1972, performer.

Baker, Etta, 1913-2006, performer.

Phillips, Cora, performer.

Thompson, Joe, 1918-2012, performer.

Thompson, Tommy, 1937-2003, performer.

New Lost City Ramblers, performer.

Iron Mountain String Band, performer.

J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers, performer.

Old Reliable String Band, performer.

Spare Change Boys, performer.

Red Clay Ramblers, performer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Old-time music.

String band music.

Folk music--United States.

Folk music.

United States.

Folk songs, English--United States.

Folk songs, English.

Genre:

Sound recordings.

Folk music.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, [2003]

System Details:

digital

optical

1.4 m/s

digital recording

Contents:

Sugar Hill (The Iron Mountain String Band) (3:39)

Bill Morgan and his gal (The New Lost City Ramblers) (2:56)

Country blues (Dock Boggs) (3:48)

Little Sadie (Clarence Ashley) (2:19)

Susannah gal (Frank Bode and Tommy Jarrell) (3:00)

Wednesday night waltz (Clark Kessinger) (3:06)

Cyclone of Rye Cove (The New Lost City Ramblers) (3:08)

I'm leaving you this lonesome song (Maybelle Carter and Sara Carter Bayes) (2:34)

Carroll County blues (Doc Watson and Fred Price)) (1:39)

Trouble in mind (Roscoe Holcomb) (2:15)

Chilly winds (Wade Ward) (1:06)

Going down the road feeling bad (David, Bill, and Billy Ray Johnson) (2:24)

Pretty Polly (Lee Sexton) (2:11)

Bonaparte's retreat (Mike Seeger) (1:30)

Concord rag (J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers) (2:25)

John Henry (George Pegram) (2:19)

Bowling Green (Cousin Emmy with The New Lost City Ramblers) (1:46)

Fine times at our house (John W. Summers) (3:12)

Streets of glory (Old Reliable String Band) (2:12)

Policeman (The Spare Change Boys) (2:56)

Love somebody : (Soldier's joy) (Joe and Tommy Thompson) (2:11)

House of David blues (Red Clay Ramblers with Al McCanless) (1:31)

Ship in the clouds (Andy Cahan, Lisa Ornstein, and Laura Fishelder) (1:49)

Late last night (Sam and Kirk McGee) (2:46)

Look down that lonesome road (Gaither Carlton) (2:05)

Down yonder (Gordon Tanner, Joe Miller, and John Patterson) (2:37)

Jaybird march (Etta Baker and Cora Phillips) (1:48)

John Brown's dream (The New Lost City Ramblers) (1:32).

Notes:

Traditional string-band music (chiefly fiddle, banjo, and guitar in various combinations); some with vocals.

Recorded 1958-1985.

Previously released 1962-1998 on other Folkways recordings.

Compact disc.

Program and biographical notes on the performers by Jeff Place, and historical notes on old-time music and its recording and release by Folkways (29 p. : port.) inserted in container.

The 1st and 9th tracks are reversed in list on p. [1] of booklet; the 3rd and 4th tracks reversed on p. 9-10 of booklet. Track listing on back of container appears accurate.

OCLC:

52597320

Publisher Number:

SFW CD 40093 Smisthsonian Folkways