Oh My Little Darling: Folk Song Types

Track Listings
1. Chick-A-Li-Lee-Lo (Almeda Riddle)    
2. King William Was King George's Son (Mr. and Mrs. Crockett Ward)    
3. Sweet William (Fields Ward)    
4. The Lexington Murder (Wesley Harris, vocal and guitar)    
5. Lily Schull (Mrs. Lena Bare Turbyfill and Mrs. Lloyd Bare Hagie)    
6. The Farmer Is The Man That Feeds Them All (Fiddlin' John Carson, vocal and fiddle)    
7. Come All You Coal Miners (Sarah Ogan)    
8. Cotton Mills Blues (Daddy John Love, vocal and guitar)    
9. Whoopee-Ti-Yi-Yo (John I. White, vocal; Roy Smeck, guitar and harmonica)    
10. Mon Cherie Bebe Creole (Dennis McGee, vocal and fiddle; S.D. Courville, fiddle)    
11. Oh My Little Darling (Thaddeus C. Willingham, vocal and banjo)    
12. Been On The Job Too Long (Wilmer Watts and The Lonely Eagles)    
13. Dr. Ginger Blue (Arthur Tanner and His Blue Ridge Cornshuckers)    
14. Crawling And Creeping (Asa Martin, vocal and lead guitar; James Roberts, guitar)    
15. Haunted Road Blues (Tom Clarence Ashley, vocal and guitar; Guinnn Foster, harmonica and guitar)    
16. The Village School (Nelstone's Hawaiians: Hubert Nelson and James Touchtone, vocals and guitar)    
17. The Poor Drunkard's Dream (Wade Mainer and Sons of the Mountaineers)    
18. If The Light Has Gone Out In Your Soul (Ernest Phipps and His Holiness Singers)    
19. I'm A Long Time Traveling Away From Home (J.T. Allison's Sacred Harp Singers)    

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
This superb anthology of old ballads and other folk-song types comprises pre-war commercial and field recordings made in the rural Southeast, the part of the United States that most closely met the textbook definition of a "folk culture," in which culture was relatively homogeneous and customs were shared across class and ethnic lines. For this reason, this album focuses on the rural Southeast as a rich source of American folk life, ranging roughly from Virginia and Kentucky south to Alabama and west to Texas. These songs are the "varied carols" of Walt Whitman’s singing America, and the recordings enable us to hear a population of Americans, some born in the nineteenth century, who developed their repertoires and performing artistry before the era of films, phonograph records, radio, and television. "I am large," said Whitman in his role of American Everyman, "I contain multitudes." So sing the country people we hear on this record. They introduce us to songs that have been, in the words of the old hymn, "a long time traveling away from home." Here, on a new stage, the songs portray the old dramas, conflicts, and celebrations of the American character. This classic reissue from the Recorded Anthology of American Music contains a 48-page booklet with lyrics and the customary scholarly liner notes.

Of related interest:
80223 I’m On My Journey Home: Vocal Styles and Resources in Folk Music 80239 Brave Boys: New England Traditions in Folk Music 80294 The Gospel Ship: Baptist Hymns and White Spirituals from the Southern Mountains

Oh My Little Darling: Folk Song Types, Music, Various Artists, Appalachian Folk, Field Recordings, Folk & Traditional, Folk Collections, Folksongs, Old-Timey, Pop, Traditional Country, Traditional Folk
Oh My Little Darling:  Folk Song Types
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    Oh My Little Darling: Folk Song Types
    Various Artists
    Manufacturer: New World Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
    Traditional FolkTraditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
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    Traditional FolkTraditional Folk | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music
    ASIN: B00007FGEE
    Release Date: 2002-11-01

    Tracks:

    1. Chick-A-Li-Lee-Lo (Almeda Riddle)
    2. King William Was King George's Son (Mr. and Mrs. Crockett Ward)
    3. Sweet William (Fields Ward)
    4. The Lexington Murder (Wesley Harris, vocal and guitar)
    5. Lily Schull (Mrs. Lena Bare Turbyfill and Mrs. Lloyd Bare Hagie)
    6. The Farmer Is The Man That Feeds Them All (Fiddlin' John Carson, vocal and fiddle)
    7. Come All You Coal Miners (Sarah Ogan)
    8. Cotton Mills Blues (Daddy John Love, vocal and guitar)
    9. Whoopee-Ti-Yi-Yo (John I. White, vocal; Roy Smeck, guitar and harmonica)
    10. Mon Cherie Bebe Creole (Dennis McGee, vocal and fiddle; S.D. Courville, fiddle)
    11. Oh My Little Darling (Thaddeus C. Willingham, vocal and banjo)
    12. Been On The Job Too Long (Wilmer Watts and The Lonely Eagles)
    13. Dr. Ginger Blue (Arthur Tanner and His Blue Ridge Cornshuckers)
    14. Crawling And Creeping (Asa Martin, vocal and lead guitar; James Roberts, guitar)
    15. Haunted Road Blues (Tom Clarence Ashley, vocal and guitar; Guinnn Foster, harmonica and guitar)
    16. The Village School (Nelstone's Hawaiians: Hubert Nelson and James Touchtone, vocals and guitar)
    17. The Poor Drunkard's Dream (Wade Mainer and Sons of the Mountaineers)
    18. If The Light Has Gone Out In Your Soul (Ernest Phipps and His Holiness Singers)
    19. I'm A Long Time Traveling Away From Home (J.T. Allison's Sacred Harp Singers)

    Album Description

    This superb anthology of old ballads and other folk-song types comprises pre-war commercial and field recordings made in the rural Southeast, the part of the United States that most closely met the textbook definition of a "folk culture," in which culture was relatively homogeneous and customs were shared across class and ethnic lines. For this reason, this album focuses on the rural Southeast as a rich source of American folk life, ranging roughly from Virginia and Kentucky south to Alabama and west to Texas. These songs are the "varied carols" of Walt Whitman's singing America, and the recordings enable us to hear a population of Americans, some born in the nineteenth century, who developed their repertoires and performing artistry before the era of films, phonograph records, radio, and television. "I am large," said Whitman in his role of American Everyman, "I contain multitudes." So sing the country people we hear on this record. They introduce us to songs that have been, in the words of the old hymn, "a long time traveling away from home." Here, on a new stage, the songs portray the old dramas, conflicts, and celebrations of the American character. This classic reissue from the Recorded Anthology of American Music contains a 48-page booklet with lyrics and the customary scholarly liner notes.

    Of related interest:
    80223 I'm On My Journey Home: Vocal Styles and Resources in Folk Music 80239 Brave Boys: New England Traditions in Folk Music 80294 The Gospel Ship: Baptist Hymns and White Spirituals from the Southern Mountains

    Music Album:

    1. On The Wrong Side of The Railroad Tracks
    2. Pan Pipes [Import]
    3. Pan Pipes of Andes [Import]
    4. Pilgrim
    5. Salutation Road [Import]
    6. Same Ol' Timeously
    7. Save The Day
    8. Shallow Water
    9. Sink Or Swim [Import]
    10. Song Traveler

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