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Roscoe Holcomb FW02374 / FA 2374

Recorded in Holcomb's home in eastern Kentucky, this album portrays the music of a master musician whose identification with his songs is intense, innate, and above all, honest. It's not for nothing that John Cohen, the man who recorded Close to Home, coined the phrase "the high lonesome sound" to describe Holcomb's voice.
Country(s) United States
Culture Group(s) Anglo-American
Keyword(s) Ballads; Blues; Complaint; Folk songs--United States; Hymns; Instrumental music; Laments; Love songs; Music--Appalachian Region, Southern.; Old-time music; Opera; Sentimental; Spirituals (Songs); Work songs
Instrument(s) Banjo; Guitar

Year of Recording 1975
Record Label Folkways Records
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits Artist Roscoe Holcomb ; Recorded by John Cohen ; Produced by John Cohen ; Cover photo by John Cohen

101	Motherless Children	Roscoe Holcomb	4:59
102	Mississippi Heavy Water Blues	Roscoe Holcomb	2:17
103	The Train That Carried My Girl from Town	Roscoe Holcomb	2:01
104	Milk Cow Blues	Roscoe Holcomb	2:08
105	Frankie and Johnny	Roscoe Holcomb	5:07
106	In London City	Roscoe Holcomb	3:55
201	Roll on Buddy	Roscoe Holcomb	2:26
202	Got No Honey Baby Now (Honey Babe Blues)	Roscoe Holcomb	2:54
203	Darling Cory	Roscoe Holcomb	3:42
204	The Village Churchyard	Roscoe Holcomb	7:12
205	Walk Around My Bedside	Roscoe Holcomb	4:36

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