Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1In the Pines
banjo:
Dock Walsh (on 1926-04-17)
vocals:
Dock Walsh (on 1926-04-17)
"Dock" Walsh3:11
2Mountain Sweetheart
banjo:
Paul Miles (US banjoist for The Red Fox Chasers) (on 1928-06-28)
fiddle:
Guy Brooks (on 1928-06-28)
guitar:
A.P. Thompson (on 1928-06-28)
harmonica:
Bob Cranford (on 1928-06-28)
vocals:
Bob Cranford (on 1928-06-28) and A.P. Thompson (on 1928-06-28)
The Red Fox Chasers2:59
3Mistreated Blues
fiddle:
Odell Smith (on 1931-02-24)
guitar:
Norman Woodlieff (on 1931-02-24)
vocals:
Walter Smith (Early 20th century folk/blues) (on 1931-02-24)
Carolina Buddies3:13
4Johnson City Hop
banjo:
Daniel Nicholson (on 1932-02-16)
fiddle:
Steve Ledford (on 1932-02-16) and Taft Ledford (on 1932-02-16)
guitar:
Audie Rodgers (on 1932-02-16)
harmonica:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1932-02-16)
Carolina Ramblers String Band2:48
5Are You Sure?
guitar:
Dorsey Dixon (on 1936-06-23) and Mutt Evans (on 1936-06-23)
steel guitar:
Howard Dixon (on 1936-06-23)
vocals:
Dorsey Dixon (on 1936-06-23), Howard Dixon (on 1936-06-23) and Mutt Evans (on 1936-06-23)
Dixon Brothers & Mutt Evans3:17
6The Rose With a Broken Stem
banjo:
Clay Everhart (on 1931-10-27)
fiddle:
Dewey Cooper (on 1931-10-27)
guitar:
Tom Cooper (on 1931-10-27)
vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1931-10-27)
Clay Everheart & The North Carolina Cooper Boys3:05
7Jack of Diamonds
banjo:
Frank Jenkins (in 1927-05)
fiddle:
Ben Jarrell (in 1927-05)
vocals:
Ben Jarrell (in 1927-05)
Ben Jarrell2:47
8Otto Wood
guitar:
A.P. Thompson (on 1931-01-27)
harmonica:
Bob Cranford (on 1931-01-27)
vocals:
Bob Cranford (on 1931-01-27) and A.P. Thompson (on 1931-01-27)
Cranford & Thomspon2:40
9Richmond Square
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1929-05-08)
fiddle:
Lonnie Austin (on 1929-05-08) and Odell Smith (on 1929-05-08)
guitar:
Roy Harvey (old time musician) (on 1929-05-08)
piano:
Lucy Terry (on 1929-05-08)
The Highlanders3:01
10Will, the Weaver
banjo:
Mack Woolbright (on 1927-11-10)
guitar:
Charlie Parker (obscure old-time musician) (on 1927-11-10)
vocals:
Charlie Parker (obscure old-time musician) (on 1927-11-10) and Mack Woolbright (on 1927-11-10)
Charlie Parker & Mack Woolbright2:55
11Lindy
cello, guitar and mandolin:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1928-10-16)
vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1928-10-16)
Proximity String Quartet2:57
12Working on the Railroad
banjo-ukulele:
Daphnia Blankenship (on 1931-05-29)
cello:
Darius Blankenship (on 1931-05-29)
fiddle:
William Blankenship (Blankenship Family) (on 1931-05-29)
guitar and tenor vocals:
Walter Blankenship (on 1931-05-29)
bass vocals:
William Blankenship (Blankenship Family)
lead vocals:
Daphnia Blankenship (on 1931-05-29) and Darius Blankenship (on 1931-05-29)
Blankenship Family2:44
13Carolina’s Best
cello, fiddle, guitar and mandolin:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1930-12-06)
The Grady Family3:14
14Banjo Sam
banjo:
Wilmer Watts (in 1929-10)
vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1929-10)
Wilmer Watts & The Lonely Eagles3:07
15New River Train
banjo:
Arthur Cauley (on 1934-08-08)
fiddle:
Roland Cauley (on 1934-08-08)
guitar:
Lake Howard (on 1934-08-08)
vocals:
Arthur Cauley (on 1934-08-08), Roland Cauley (on 1934-08-08) and Ruth Cauley (on 1934-08-08)
Cauley Family2:42
16Little Bunch of Roses
guitar:
Clarence Greene (US old-time musician, recorded in 1920s) (on 1928-10-30)
vocals:
Clarence Greene (US old-time musician, recorded in 1920s) (on 1928-10-30)
recording of:
Little Bunch of Roses (on 1928-10-30)
composer:
Clarence Greene (US old-time musician, recorded in 1920s)
Clarence Greene2:45
17That Lonesome Valley
banjo:
Daniel Nicholson (on 1932-02-17)
fiddle:
Steve Ledford (on 1932-02-17)
guitar:
Taft Ledford (on 1932-02-17) and Audie Rodgers (on 1932-02-17)
harmonica:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1932-02-17)
vocals:
George Ledford (on 1932-02-17), Steve Ledford (on 1932-02-17), Daniel Nicholson (on 1932-02-17) and Audie Rodgers (on 1932-02-17)
Carolina Ramblers String Band2:54
18Honeysuckle Rag
fiddle:
Clarence Greene (US old-time musician, recorded in 1920s) (on 1931-12-01)
guitar:
Clarence Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1931-12-01) and Gwen Foster (on 1931-12-01)
harmonica:
Gwen Foster (on 1931-12-01)
Blue Ridge Mountain Entertainers3:00
19A Pretty Gal’s Love
banjo:
Fisher Hendley (on 1930-11-28) and Marshall Small (on 1930-11-28)
guitar:
Henry Whitter (on 1930-11-28)
spoken vocals:
Fisher Hendley (on 1930-11-28) and Henry Whitter (on 1930-11-28)
vocals:
Fisher Hendley (on 1930-11-28)
Whitter-Hendley-Small52:45
20Tom Dooley
fiddle:
G.B. Grayson (on 1929-09-30)
guitar:
Henry Whitter (on 1929-09-30)
vocals:
G.B. Grayson (on 1929-09-30)
arranger:
G.B. Grayson
recording of:
Tom Dooley (on 1929-09-30)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4192)
Grayson & Whitter3:10
21The Longest Train
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1935-08-06)
banjo:
Wade Mainer (on 1935-08-06)
fiddle:
J.E. Mainer (on 1935-08-06)
guitar:
Daddy John Love (u.s. old time music) (on 1935-08-06) and Zeke Morris (on 1935-08-06)
vocals:
Daddy John Love (u.s. old time music) (on 1935-08-06), J.E. Mainer (on 1935-08-06) and Zeke Morris (on 1935-08-06)
recording of:
The Longest Train (on 1935-08-06)
Mainer's Mountaineers3:12
22Sweet Freedom
guitar and tenor vocals:
Clarence Dooley (on 1931-08-26)
mandolin and alto vocals:
Helen Nance (on 1931-08-26)
bass vocals:
Earl Nance (on 1931-08-26)
soprano vocals:
Madie Nance (on 1931-08-26)
E.R. Nance Family with Clarence Dooley2:30
23Sunny Home in Dixie
banjo:
Oscar Jenkins (on 1929-09-12)
fiddle:
Frank Jenkins (on 1929-09-12)
guitar:
Ernest Stoneman (on 1929-09-12)
Frank Jenkins' Pilot Mountaineers3:13
24My Home’s Across the Blue Ridge Mountains
banjo:
Dock Walsh (on 1929-04-03)
guitar:
Clarence Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1929-04-03)
guitar and harmonica and other vocals [whistling]:
Garley Foster (on 1929-04-03)
vocals:
Clarence Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1929-04-03), Garley Foster (on 1929-04-03) and Dock Walsh (on 1929-04-03)
Carolina Tar Heels3:23

Credits

Release

art direction:David Lynch (graphics)
Marshall Wyatt
liner notes:Wayne Martin (Smithsonian Folkways)
Marshall Wyatt
graphic design:David Lynch (graphics)
producer:Marshall Wyatt
mastering:Jeff Carroll (mastering engineer)
Christopher King (production)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3997742 [info]
ASIN:US: B001C3MY8K [info]