SFW40094_105

John Henry

Track Artist Lesley Riddle
Country(s) United States
Language(s) English
Duration 2:27

Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways

Various Artists SFW40094

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.
Country(s) United States
Language(s) English
Year of Release 2002
Record Label Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits Produced by Jeff Place ; Liner Notes by Jeff Place ; Mastered by Pete Reiniger

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	101	Omie Wise	Doug Wallin	3:06
	102	Sugar Baby	Dock Boggs	2:53
	103	I am a poor pilgrim of sorrow	Old Regular Baptists	5:27
	104	Sixteen Tons	George Davis	3:07
	105	John Henry	Lesley Riddle	2:27
	106	Lost Indian	Marion Sumner	0:55
	107	Southbound	Doc and Merle Watson	2:42
	108	High on a Mountain	Ola Belle Reed	3:05
	109	Coal Creek March	Pete Steele	1:27
	110	Coal Miner's Blues	Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard	2:45
	111	Railroad Blues	Sam McGee	2:48
	112	Cuckoo Bird	Clarence Ashley	2:36
	113	Conversation with Death (Oh Death)	Berzilla Wallin	5:07
	114	Lone Prairie	Wade Ward	0:56
	115	Rain and Snow	Dillard Chandler	2:26
	116	I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground	Bascom Lamar Lunsford	3:22
	117	Moonshiner	Roscoe Holcomb	2:02
	118	Wildwood Flower	Kilby Snow	1:27
	119	Barbry Ellen (Barbara Allen)	Jean Ritchie	5:04
	120	Daniel Prayed	Doc Watson, Fred Price and Clint Howard	2:57
	121	Wreck of the Number Nine	Ernest V. "Pop" Stoneman	2:51
	122	Red Jacket Mine Explosion	The Phipps Family	4:02
	123	Kingdom Come	Norman Edmonds	2:06
	124	Amazing Grace	Horton Barker	4:16