Classic Old-Time Music

by CLASSIC OLD-TIME MUSIC / VARIOU

Overview

The songs featured on Smithsonian/Folkways' Classic Old-Time Music were mostly recorded in the late '50s and early '60s (with a few scattered throughout the '70s) and celebrate many of the performers who not only toured the festival circuits at that time, but many who sowed the seeds of the entire folk revival. Old-timey legends like Dock Boggs, Roscoe Holcomb, Doc Watson, Wade Ward, and a segment of the Carter Family all make prominent appearances, but the real uncut gems come from lesser-known folkies like the Iron Mountain String Band, J.E. Mainer's Moutaineers, Sam & Kirk McGee, and Lee Sexton, whose version of "Pretty Polly" may be among the most spine-tingling on record. The later recordings by the New Lost City Ramblers, the Spare Change Boys, and a trio of college students performing "Ship in the Clouds" unfortunately feel a little too studied and reserved, and certainly not as natural as the performers who lived and breathed the music as a part of their daily lives, but their inclusion proves that the music is still alive today. Excellent liner notes are a hallmark of Smithsonian/Folkways recordings, and Classic Old-Time Music continues that tradition, providing a fascinating history behind each song and performer, ensuring hours of listening and re-listening pleasure. ~ Zac Johnson

Product Details

Release Date:	04/22/2003
Label:	Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
UPC:	0093074009321
Rank:	6297

Tracks

1. Sugar Hill  -  Iron Mountain String Band
2. Bill Morgan and His Gal  -  New Lost City Ramblers
3. Country Blues  - Dock Boggs
4. Little Sadie  - Clarence Ashley  -  Traditional
5. Susannah Gal  - Frank Bode  - Tommy Jarrell  -  Bode
6. Wednesday Night Waltz  - Clark Kessinger
7. Cyclone of Rye Cove  - A.P. Carter  -  New Lost City Ramblers
8. I'm Leaving You This Lonesome Song  -  Al Carters
9. Carroll County Blues  -  Public Domain  -  Traditional  - Doc Watson
10. Don't Let Your Deal Go Down  - Louise Certain  - Gladys Stacey Flatt  - Kirk McGee  - Sam McGee  - W. Walker  - Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith  -  McGee
11. Trouble in Mind  - Roscoe Holcomb  - Richard M. Jones
12. Chilly Winds  - Wade Ward
13. Going Down the Road Feeling Bad  -  David  -  Bill  - Billy Ray Johnson
14. Pretty Polly  - Lee Sexton  -  Traditional
15. Bonaparte's Retreat  - Mike Seeger
16. Concord Rag  - J.E. Mainer  -  Mainer
17. John Henry  - George Pegram  -  Traditional
18. Bowling Green  -  Cousin Emmy  -  New Lost City Ramblers  -  Traditional
19. Fine Times at Our House  -  Summers
20. Streets of Glory  -  Old Reliable String Band
21. Policeman  -  Spare Change Boys
22. Love Somebody (Soldier's Joy)  -  Thompson
23. House of David Blues  - Al McCanless  - Billy Meyers  - Irving Mills  -  Red Clay Ramblers  - Elmer Schoebel  - Red Clay Rlambers
24. Ship in the Clouds  - Andy Cahan
25. Late Last Night  - Kirk McGee
26. Look Down That Lonesome Road  - Gaither Carlton
27. Down Yonder  - M. Christian  - Louis Wolfe Gilbert  -  Tanner
28. Jaybird March  - Etta Baker  - Cora Phillips  -  Etta Baker & Cora Baker
29. John Brown's Dream  -  New Lost City Ramblers

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Billy Ray Johnson   Primary Artist
Bill   Primary Artist
Sam & Kirk McGee   Primary Artist
Etta Baker & Cora Baker   Primary Artist
Red Clay Rlambers   Primary Artist
Joe & Tommy Thompson   Primary Artist
Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith   Primary Artist
Frank Bode & Tommy Jarrell   Primary Artist
Spare Change Boys   Primary Artist
Old Reliable String Band   Primary Artist
David   Primary Artist
George Pegram   Primary Artist,Banjo,Vocals
Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers   Primary Artist
Iron Mountain String Band   Primary Artist
Cousin Emmy   Primary Artist,Banjo,Vocals
Sam McGee   Primary Artist,Banjo,Guitar,Vocals
Lee Sexton   Primary Artist,Vocals,Banjo
Etta Baker   Primary Artist,Banjo
John W. Summers   Primary Artist
The New Lost City Ramblers   Primary Artist
Clark Kessinger   Primary Artist,Fiddle
Dock Boggs   Primary Artist,Banjo,Vocals
Wade Ward   Primary Artist,Banjo
Al McCanless   Primary Artist,Fiddle
Andy Cahan   Primary Artist,Banjo
Tommy Jarrell   Primary Artist,Fiddle
Al Carters   Primary Artist
Frank Bode   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Mike Seeger   Primary Artist,Fiddle,Vocals,Autoharp,Mandolin,Appalachian Dulcimer
The Red Clay Ramblers   Primary Artist
Roscoe Holcomb   Primary Artist,Banjo,Vocals
Gaither Carlton   Primary Artist,Fiddle,Vocals
Doc Watson   Primary Artist,Guitar
Clarence Ashley   Primary Artist,Banjo,Vocals
Kirk McGee   Primary Artist,Banjo
Cora Phillips   Primary Artist,Guitar
J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers   Primary Artist
Jody Stecher   Fiddle
Fred Price   Fiddle
Jim Watson   Guitar,Vocals
Gordon Tanner   Fiddle
Tom Paley   Banjo,Guitar,Vocals,Vocal Harmony
Hank Bradley   Fiddle,Vocals
J.E. Mainer   Fiddle
Caleb Finch   Fiddle
Gene Meade   Guitar
Joe & Odell Thompson   Fiddle
Sara Carter   Guitar,Vocals
Artie Rose   Guitar,Vocals
Eric Thompson   Guitar
John Cohen   Banjo,Guitar,Vocals
John Summers   Fiddle
Walt Koken   Banjo
Mother Maybelle Carter   Guitar,Vocals
Eric Davidson   Banjo,Vocals
Lisa Ornstein   Fiddle
Tracy Schwarz   Bass,Fiddle,Guitar,Vocals
David Johnson   Fiddle,Vocals

Technical Credits

Jeff Place   Compilation Producer,Annotation
Louis Wolfe Gilbert   Composer
Elmer Schoebel   Composer
Doc Watson   Arranger
Richard M. Jones   Composer
A.P. Carter   Composer
J.E. Mainer   Composer
Jacob Love   Editing
Mary Monseur   Production Coordination
Billy Meyers   Composer
Public Domain   Composer
W. Walker   Composer
Gladys Stacey Flatt   Composer
M. Christian   Composer
Pete Reiniger   Mastering
Louise Certain   Composer
Dock Boggs   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Irving Mills   Composer