An Untamed Sense of Control

~ Release by Roscoe Holcomb (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Copyright: © 2003 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
℗ 2003 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Annotation last modified on 2026-01-14 17:24 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Swanno Mountain
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
banjo and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1964)
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
recording of:
Swannanoa Tunnel (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
reconstructed by:
Maud Karpeles and Cecil Sharp
3:18
2Across the Rocky Mountain
recorded in:
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (in 1973)
guitar and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1973)
5:23
3Graveyard Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
guitar and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1961)
recorded at:
Sanders Recording Studio in New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
recording of:
Graveyard Dream Blues (in 1961)
writer:
Ida Cox
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
3:01
4Single Girl
recorded in:
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (in 1973)
banjo and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1973)
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019) (in 1973)
live recording of:
Single Girl (in 1973)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:02
5Little Maggie
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
banjo and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1964)
recording of:
Little Maggie (catch-all for arrangements) (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5723)
3:02
6Born and Raised in Covington
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1964)
recording of:
The Whitby Lad (aka Botany Bay / The Boston Burglar) (in 1964)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 261)
2:16
7Barbara Allen Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
harmonica:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1964)
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
recording of:
Barbara Allen (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 54) and Child Ballads (number: 84)
1:30
8Coal Creek
recorded in:
Seattle, Washington, United States
banjo:
Roscoe Holcomb
recording of:
Coal Creek March (American instrumental folk song)
1:31
9Rock Island Prison
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
fiddle:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1964)
1:35
10I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1961)
recorded at:
Sanders Recording Studio in New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
recording of:
Man of Constant Sorrow (traditional, arranger neutral) (in 1961)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co. (publishing company)
3:00
11Combs Hotel Burned Down
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
banjo and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1964)
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
recording of:
Combs Hotel Burned Down (in 1964)
writer:
Banjo Bill Cornett
2:32
12The Hills of Mexico
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
banjo and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1961)
recorded at:
Sanders Recording Studio in New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
recording of:
Buffalo Skinners (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 634)
2:33
13Knife Guitar
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
guitar:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1964)
recording of:
Steel Guitar Rag (instrumental) (in 1964)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
composer:
Leon McAuliffe
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher)
1:17
14Mississippi Heavy Water Blues
recorded in:
Perry County, Kentucky, United States (in 1972)
guitar and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1972)
recording of:
Mississippi Heavy Water Blues (in 1972)
writer:
Barbecue Bob
2:16
15Coney Isle
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
guitar and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1964)
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
recording of:
Coney Isle (in 1964)
writer:
Frank Hutchison
1:51
16Train That Carried My Girl From Town
recorded in:
Perry County, Kentucky, United States (in 1972)
guitar and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1972)
recording of:
The Train That Carried My Girl From Town (in 1972)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:02
17Milk Cow Blues
recorded in:
Perry County, Kentucky, United States (in 1972)
banjo:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1972)
recording of:
Milk Cow Blues (in 1972)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:08
18Black Eye Susie
recorded in:
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (in 1953)
banjo and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1953)
live recording of:
Black-Eyed Susie (in 1953)
composer:
J.P. Nester (US country musician, 1920s)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
1:15
19Darling Cory
recorded in:
Perry County, Kentucky, United States (in 1972)
banjo and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1972)
recording of:
Darling Corey (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5723) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5723)
3:40
20I Ain’t Got No Sugar Baby Now
recorded in:
Perry County, Kentucky, United States (in 1972)
banjo and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1972)
recording of:
Ain't Got No Honey Baby Now (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:50
21Sitting on Top of This World
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
banjo:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1964)
vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1964)
recording of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”) (in 1964)
writer:
Lonnie Carter and Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Mayfair Music Corp.
2:42
22Frankie and Johnnie
recorded in:
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (in 1973)
banjo and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1973)
live recording of:
Frankie and Johnny (traditional song, version of “Frankie and Albert”) (in 1973)
publisher:
Hughie Cannon (in 1904) and Carl Sandburg (in 1927)
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 254)
is based on:
You’re My Baby
5:11
23Foggy Mountain Top
recorded in:
Perry County, Kentucky, United States (in 1972)
guitar [knife guitar]:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1972)
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Top (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
1:52
24Fair Miss in the Garden
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
guitar and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1964)
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
recording of:
Pretty Fair Maiden in the Garden (in 1964)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
3:53
25Willow Garden
recorded in:
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (in 1973)
banjo and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1973)
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019) (in 1973)
live recording of:
Down in the Willow Garden (in 1973)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Charlie Monroe
arrangement of:
The Willow Garden
3:27
26True Love
recorded in:
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (in 1973)
banjo and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1973)
live recording of:
Little Glass of Wine (in 1973)
writer:
Carter Stanley and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
6:24