Southern Banjo Sounds

Mike Seeger SFW40107

A survey of traditional Southern banjo techniques, styles, instrumentals and songs played solo on a variety of 23 mostly vintage banjos. Styles range from 19th-century African-American Mississippi style to a song played in the style evolved in the 1940s by Northern Carolinian Earl Scruggs. Recorded and annotated by Mike Seeger.
Country(s) United States
Culture Group(s) Anglo-American
Keyword(s) Banjo music; Folk songs--United States; Folksong revival; String band
Instrument(s) Banjo
Language(s) English

Year of Recording 1998
Record Label Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits Artist Mike Seeger ; Recorded by Mike Seeger ; Produced by Mike Seeger

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101	Soon in the Morning Babe	Mike Seeger	1:24
102	Josh Thomas's Roustabout	Mike Seeger	2:41
103	The Blue Tailed Fly (Jimmie Crack Corn)	Mike Seeger	2:16
104	Darling Cora (Darling Corey)	Mike Seeger	3:51
105	Devil's Dream	Mike Seeger	1:52
106	Little Birdie	Mike Seeger	3:23
107	Around the World	Mike Seeger	2:23
108	Whoopin' Up Cattle	Mike Seeger	3:02
109	Flop Eared Mule	Mike Seeger	1:49
110	Lost Gander	Mike Seeger	2:22
111	The Sailor and the Soldier	Mike Seeger	2:00
112	American Spanish Fandango	Mike Seeger	2:12
113	Got No Silver Nor Gold Blues	Mike Seeger	2:23
114	We're Up Against It Now	Mike Seeger	2:31
115	That's What the Old Bachelor's Made Out Of	Mike Seeger	2:38
116	The Last of Callahan	Mike Seeger	1:49
117	Lady Gay	Mike Seeger	3:44
118	Down South Blues	Mike Seeger	2:48
119	Last Night When My Willie Came Home	Mike Seeger	3:25
120	Wabash Cannonball	Mike Seeger	2:03
121	Bright Sunny South	Mike Seeger	2:57
122	Roll On John	Mike Seeger	3:11
123	Needlecase	Mike Seeger	1:31
124	Come My Little Pink	Mike Seeger	2:45
125	Battle in the Horseshoe	Mike Seeger	1:54
126	I'm Head Over Heels in Love	Mike Seeger	2:23

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