Classic Mountain Songs
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Various Artists
Classic Mountain Songs
[ Smithsonian / CD ]
Release Date: Monday 21 July 2008
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Riding the wave of the renewed interest in traditional American music, Classic Mountain Songs From Smithsonian Folkways Recordings showcases a handful of the greatest mountain ballads as performed by some of the most influential folk singers and songwriters of the 20th century. This collection features many classic performances from a wide variety of regional instrumental and song styles. These diverse styles and songs from the mountain communities of North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee include old-time fiddle and banjo pieces, early bluegrass, and traditional ballads, with a special emphasis on Appalachian vocal traditions. Doc and Merle Watson, Roscoe Holcomb, Clarence Ashley, and Dock Boggs are just a few of the revered roots artists who appear on this stellar compilation. This album is essential for both old and new fans of American mountain music. Compiled and annotated by Jeff Place.
Tracks:
Doug Wallin - Omie Wise 3:03
Dock Boggs - Sugar Baby 2:50
Old Regular Baptists - I Am a Poor Pilgrim of Sorrow 5:24
George Davis - Sixteen Tons 3:05
Lesley Riddle - John Henry 2:25
Marion Sumner - Lost Indian 0:51
Doc & Merle Watson - Southbound 2:39
Ola Belle Reed - High on a Mountain 3:02
Pete Steele - Coal Creek March 1:23
Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard - Coal Miner Blues 2:42
Sam McGee - Railroad Blues 2:45
Clarence Ashley - Cuckoo Bird 2:33
Berzilla Wallin - Conversation With Death 5:03
Wade Ward - Lone Prairie 0:52
Dillard Chandler - Rain and Snow 2:23
Bascom Lamar Lunsford - Mole in the Ground 3:19
Roscoe Holcomb- Moonshiner 1:59
Kilby Snow - Wildwood Flower 1:23
Jean Ritchie - Barbry Ellen 5:01
Doc Watson , Fred Price & Clint Howard - Daniel Prayed 2:54
Ernest Stoneman - Wreck of the Number Nine 2:48
The A.L. Phipps Family - Red Jacket Mine Explosion 4:00
Norman Edmonds - Kingdom Come 2:02
Horton Barker - Amazing Grace 4:16
