The High Lonesome Sound

~ Release by Roscoe Holcomb (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Swanno 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
3:20
A2Combs 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
A3Wandering Boy
lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
recording of:
The Wandering Boy
composer:
R. S. Hanna
arranger:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
4:36
A4Hook and Line
banjo and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
recording of:
Hook and Line
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:54
A5Barbara 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)
1:31
A6Married Life Blues
banjo and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
1:51
A7Fair 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”)
3:37
A8Omie Wise
banjo and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
recording of:
Omie Wise
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 447)
4:36
A9Willow Tree
banjo and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
recording of:
Willow Tree
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
3:02
B1Boat's Up the River
guitar and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
recording of:
Boat’s Up the River
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 23773)
3:50
B2In the Pines
guitar and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
recording of:
In the Pines (Black Girl)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3421)
2:27
B3Fox Chase
harmonica:
Roscoe Holcomb
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
recording of:
Fox Chase (folk tune)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:24
B4Coney 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
1:52
B5Charles Guitau
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
recording of:
Charles Guiteau
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 444)
1:21
B6Free Little Bird
banjo and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb
fiddle:
Mike Seeger
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
recording of:
Free Little Bird
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:59
B7Baby Let Your Hair Roll Down
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
2:33
B8Little Bessie
guitar and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
recording of:
Little Bessie
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
10:14