Mountain Music Of Kentucky [2-CD Set]

Product Description:
Originally issued as a single LP in 1960, Mountain Music of Kentucky was praised as "the greatest Kentucky record ever issed and one of the greatest records in the entire literature of American folk song" (San Francisco Chronicle 1960). This much expanded compilation features some of the outstanding traditional musicians of the twentieth century with two full hours of performances (60 minutes previously unreleased), new notes, and many photographs by John Cohen. One of the greatest records in the entire literature of American folk song. -San Francisco Chronicle

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Average customer rating: Neither Circus nor Spectacular, but it is Karl King. Great circus music Good music, mediocre playing Review of Circus Spectacular Circus Spectacular

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Tracks:

1. Sells-Floto Triumphal March
2. Voice of America
3. The Home Town Boy March
4. Wings for Peace
5. 'Loyalty' March
6. Prestissimo Galop
7. Emblem Of Freedom
8. Our Heritage
9. We Stand United
10. Glorious America
11. The Kentucky Derby
12. Yellowstone Trail March
13. On The Warpath, Indian War Dance
14. Broadway One-Step Or Two-Step
15. The American Way
16. The Joy Riders, March & Two Step
17. Bombardier March
18. Diplomacy March
19. Aviation Tournament March
20. Call To Victory March
21. Thumbs-Up US.A. March
22. Step On It! March
23. Fete Triumphal March
24. The Victor March
25. Mountain Trail March
26. The Defending Circle March
27. Canton Aero Club March
28. Auld Lang Syne March

Customer Reviews:

Neither Circus nor Spectacular, but it is Karl King........2006-10-15

Having played a number of times under Karl King, I had great expectations for this CD. Alas, it was not to be. The music is there, the musicians play all the right notes and the conductor keeps time. The recording is only mediocre, of Laserlight quality, and the performance is not what I expected from what they call a "Circus Band." Indeed, the liner notes state that the band is mostly students and professionals from the Philadelphia area. In other words, a "pick up" band. And the conductor seems to have no circus experience only small town symphony experience (from the puffery in the liner notes). From listening, it would appear that he has never even heard a real circus band. Both conductor and band would not last a day at a real circus. I do have a suspicion, however, that the musicians would do better under a better conductor.

Now, if they called themselves a concert band, that would be accurate and fair, and would not have dashed my hopes, as they are OK as a concert band. But just OK.

Of course, a concert band can indeed generate all the excitement of a bona fide circus band, as Frederick Fennell so aptly demonstrated on his Mercury recordings.

Now, if you want real circus music played by a real circus band, get a Merle Evans recording.

However, having said all that, I will keep the album, as I have always been a Karl King fan, and it is fine music decently played by an OK concert band.

Great circus music.......2005-08-12

I needed some circus music to promote a fundraiser our Lion's club was having (a circus). I got the CD on time and it sounded great. I could not find this type of music anywhere else. Thanks.

Good music, mediocre playing.......2001-11-19

It was indeed exciting to find so many of Karl King's marches on one disc. The band's playing, however leaves a lot to be desired, as does the sound quality of the disc. The balance is poor, with a very annoying tenor sax playing loud and out-of-tune on every cut. Buy this if you are a march collector (which I am), but I do not recommend it for its entertainment value. Get the "Screamers" disc by Fennell and Eastman for a far superior set of circus marches with great playing and sound.

Review of Circus Spectacular.......2000-12-07

Certainly the best thing about this CD is that there are many of Karl King's marches that have probably never been recorded previously, which is curious, since some of them rank with his best. The curious thing about this CD, on the other hand, is that it is supposedly a circus album, but only a few marches were actually written for the "big top". This band is not the best I have heard - recommend listening with headphones, to get a much clearer, less muddled sound. King was only kind of a contemporary of Sousa, having lived 35-40 years later. He actually published more marches than Sousa, and generally wrote in a style that was "softer" than the March King. Sousa wrote mostly military-style marches (better than anyone else ever has, of course), whereas King wrote many military as well as circus marches, and marches in a simpler style, suitable for school bands.

Circus Spectacular.......2000-08-12

This recording of music by Karl King is absolutely splendid -it contains 28 tracks most of which I have certainly not heard before - I particularly liked the tempos of the marches - not too quick but just right - the band is good (although I had never heard of them) - I came across this recording by chance and I'm glad I did - highly recommended

Average customer rating: christmas gift Absolutely essential OLD TIME MUSIC The hills were alive! This is excellent

Mountain Music Of Kentucky [2-CD Set] Various Artists Manufacturer: Smithsonian Folkways ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Old-Time Country | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Bluegrass | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Traditional | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Folk | Styles | Music Appalachian | North America | International | Styles | Music Smithsonian Folkways Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways The High Lonesome Sound Ballads, Banjo Tunes, And Sacred Songs Of Western North Carolina Classic Old-Time Music An Untamed Sense of Control ASIN: B000001DJN Release Date: 1996-03-19

Tracks:

1. Old-Age Pension Blues - Bill Cornett
2. Hook & Line - Bill Cornett
3. John Henry - Bill Cornett
4. Pretty Polly - Bill Cornett
5. Old Reuben - Bill Cornett
6. Spring Of '65 - J.D. Cornett
7. Sally In The Garden - J.D. Cornett
8. Barbara Allen - J.D. Cornett
9. When We Shall Meet - Old Baptist Church
10. Amazing Grace - Old Baptist Church
11. Across The Rocky Mountain - Roscoe Holcomb
12. Graveyard Blues - Roscoe Holcomb
13. Cripple Creek - Roscoe Holcomb
14. True Love - Roscoe Holcomb
15. Sally In The Garden - Marion Sumner
16. Lost Indian - Marion Sumner
17. Hollow Poplar - Marion Sumner
18. Death Of The Blue Eagle - George Davis
19. Little Birdie - Willie Chapman
20. Lost Indian - Willie Chapman
21. Jaw Bone - Willie Chapman
22. Bunkers Hill - Willie Chapman
23. Cacklin' Hen - Willie Chapman
24. Julie Ann - Willie Chapman
25. Born In Old Kentucky - Bill Cornett
26. Buck Creek Girls - Bill Cornett
27. Sweet Willie - Bill Cornett
28. Cluck Old Hen - Bill Cornett
29. Coney Island - Roscoe Holcomb
30. Baby Let Your Hair Roll Down - Roscoe Holcomb
31. Wayfairing Stranger - Roscoe Holcomb

Tracks:

1. Stingy Woman - Roscoe Holcomb
2. East Virginia Blues - Roscoe Holcomb
3. Single Girl - Roscoe Holcomb
4. Black Eyed Susie - Roscoe Holcomb
5. Hills Of Mexico - Roscoe Holcomb
6. Foriegn Lander - Martha Hall
7. Kitty Alone - Martha Hall
8. Young & Tender Ladies - Martha Hall
9. Charlie's Neat - Granville Bowlin
10. Cotton-Eyed Joe - Granville Bowlin
11. Little Sunshine - Granville Bowlin
12. Wild Bill Jones - Granville Bowlin
13. Great Speckled Bird - Holiness Church
14. Clap & Shout - Holiness Church
15. Cry From The Cross - Holiness Church
16. Clap & Shout & Shriek - Holiness Church
17. The Wagoner's Lad - Mr. & Mrs. Sams
18. The Absentee - Mr. & Mrs. Sams
19. The Coo Coo - Mr. & Mrs. Sams
20. Marthis Campbell - James Crase
21. Sally Goodin' - James Crase
22. Fiddler A Dram - James Crase
23. Fox Chase - James Crase
24. Old Joe Clark - James Crase
25. Fire On The Mountain - James Crase
26. Ways Of The World - James Crase
27. Inch Along - James Crase
28. Skip To My Lou - James Crase
29. St. Louis Blues - Lee Sexton
30. Pretty Polly - Lee Sexton
31. Fly Around - Lee Sexton
32. Fox Chase - Lee Sexton
33. Ruby - Grigsby & Young
34. No Letter In The Mail - Grigsby & Young
35. Fair Miss In The Garden - Grigsby & Young
36. John Henry - Grigsby & Young
37. Rocky Island - Grigsby & Young

Album Description

Originally issued as a single LP in 1960, Mountain Music of Kentucky was praised as "the greatest Kentucky record ever issed and one of the greatest records in the entire literature of American folk song" (San Francisco Chronicle 1960). This much expanded compilation features some of the outstanding traditional musicians of the twentieth century with two full hours of performances (60 minutes previously unreleased), new notes, and many photographs by John Cohen. One of the greatest records in the entire literature of American folk song. -San Francisco Chronicle

Customer Reviews:

christmas gift.......2007-01-19

bought this cd for my dad for christmas and he said it reminded him of when he was a kid in kentucky. i would recomend this for anyone looking for this kind of old time mountain music

Absolutely essential.......2004-10-06

This is a marvelous collection. Along with "High Atmosphere", I consider it essential to orient you to the way the music really sounded. Most people come to Old Time music from some place else...bluegrass, country, or one of the great modern oddities like Old Crow Medicine Show or The Bad Livers. Perhaps you got the bug from "Oh Brother Where Art Thou". Well, you're on the right path with this very big 2 CD collection that not only has achingly beautiful a'capella balads, red hot fiddling, and some really phenomenal banjo work, but also haunting church shape note singing. Get "High Atmosphere" as well, and once you've absorbed them, branch out from there.

OLD TIME MUSIC.......2003-04-21

GREAT CD. THE CD CASE IS KIND OF DUMB, BECAUSE IT LIST THE ARTISTS AND TRACK NO. ON WHICH THEY PERFORM, INSTEAD OF THE ARTIST AND THEN THE SONG. THE SONGS ARE WRITTEN ON THE CD LABEL THOUGH. STILL A GREAT CD. VINTAGE SONGS, VINTAGE STYLE

The hills were alive!.......2003-03-16

Having just reviewed another of John Cohen's excellent collections (High Atmosphere) yesterday, this seemed like a natural choice for today. This was recorded in 1959.

Obviously the biggest "star" here is Roscoe Holcomb. He is the one person on this 2-disc set who is the most well-known to the largest number of people, but this is by no means a one-man collection. In fact, I don't even consider Roscoe to be the best musician present here. For the life of me I still cannot figure out why Bill Cornett's name isn't thrown around as "one of the greats". His voice and banjo playing, particularly on Pretty Polly, Old Reuben, Born In Kentucky, Sweet Willie, etc... just knock me out. Born In Kentucky being a variant of the more well-known tune, Dark Holler.

J.D. Cornett has a fine solo-vocal version of Spring of '65, and you do indeed get some fine stuff from Roscoe here in case he is your main focus. From bits of Jack-A-Roe to one of his "I made it myself" tunes where he then lifts an entire lyric from a Blind Lemon Jefferson tune, though neither he nor the liner-notes make mention of this. Plus, I will take Roscoe's Wayfaring Stranger over Bill Monroe's any day of the week. All in all, it's good stuff!

Moving on, I personally am not too much for the sets of church tunes, aside from Clap & Shout on disc two. However, there are alot of jewels in the sand of disc two. The highlights of disc two, for me, come in the form of Granville Bowlin's segment, Mrs. Sams solo-vocal Wagoners Lad, James Crase's various fiddle tunes, and Lee Sexton's solo banjo St. Louis Blues and his Pretty Polly that is rather closely related to Bill Cornett's but not as powerful. I just love Mrs. Sams' voice. Everyone has their own aesthetic of what is good and what isn't, and for me, Mrs. Sams is just exactly what a wise old female mountain singer should sound like.

There is such a richness and rugged individuality to all these performances that it just breaks your heart to know that for the most part, these traditions are gone. At least we were lucky enough to have someone like John Cohen roaming the hills and making these priceless recordings for all of us.

This is excellent.......2002-05-10

This CD set takes you into a world of simple but hard labor, soul crushing poverty and soul liberating music. Its historically and musically important. A must for banjo players who have an interest in the evolution of how the instrument is played.

Average customer rating: What ?? Nice Voice, but not a nice person...(read on, pls.) A let down The definitive Paul Robeson compilation

The Essential Paul Robeson Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Film Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Robeson, Paul | ( R ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ballad for Americans Paul Robeson Live at Carnegie Hall Paul Robeson Sings "Ol' Man River" & Other Favorites Songs of Free Men/ A Paul Robeson Recital Ol' Man River: His 25 Greatest ASIN: B00005B15R Release Date: 2001-05-22

Tracks:

1. Ol' Man River
2. Steal Away
3. Joshua Fit De Battle Ob Jericho
4. Water Boy
5. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
6. Deep River
7. Lonesome Road
8. Mighty Lak' A Rose
9. Rockin' Chair
10. When It's Sleepy-time Down South
11. Mah Lindy Lou
12. My Curly Headed Baby
13. Carry Me Back To Green Pastures
14. Lazy Bones
15. St. Louis Blues
16. Congo Lullaby
17. Canoe Song
18. Shenandoah
19. I Still Suits Me
20. Summertime
21. It Ain't Necessarily So
22. Just A-Wearyin' For you
23. Song Of The Volga Boatmen
24. Little Man, You've Had A Busy Day

Tracks:

1. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child/Minstrel Man
2. Git On Board, Li'l Children/Dere's No Hidin' Place
3. Go Down, Moses
4. Bear De Burden/All God's Chillun Got Wings
5. Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
6. Got The South In My Soul
7. Blue Prelude
8. Fat Li'l Feller Wid His Mammy's Eyes/Shortnin' Bread
9. Wagon Wheels
10. The Banjo Song
11. Love Song
12. Climbing Up (Mountain Song)
13. All Through The Night
14. Mood Indigo
15. At Dawning
16. An Eriskay Love Lilt
17. Trees
18. Jerusalem
19. The Cobbler's Song
20. A Perfect Day
21. Sylvia
22. Sea Fever
23. King Joe (The Joe Louis Blues)
24. The Old Folks At Home (Swanee River)
25. My Old Kentucky Home

Customer Reviews:

What ??.......2006-12-10

The idiot from Virginia thought it a bit strange that an American black man would give the communists a chance. Looking back from modern perspective is easier than what he had to go on in the thirtes. Gee, I wonder why a black man would do that after all that southern hospitality, segregation, and steady work you gave the "black folk". Not to mention all those nighttime campfires you had going in their honor.
While I might be from New York I certainly would not be called a bleeding heart liberal but I can certainly understand why the poor soul was looking elsewhere. You are either ignorant of history and its influences on people or you are a totally unsympathetic jackass!!

Nice Voice, but not a nice person...(read on, pls.).......2006-01-07

Paul Robeson, who was brainwashed into
beleiving Communist rhetoric (which is
strange as hell for an Amer-I-can black
man). A good singing voice but all cover
songs! Come on, Paul!

A let down.......2004-09-24

I own several Robeson recordings and purchased this one with high hopes as it has a great selection of tracks. Unfortunately given the excellent recording quality of "Songs for Free Men" and "The Paul Robeson Oddyssey", the remasters from what I assume are 78's and possibly radio are a let down and mar what could have been an excellent album.

The definitive Paul Robeson compilation.......2003-09-19

This 2 CD set of Paul Robeson is the definitive collection providing a decent overview of his work in 50 tracks all wonderfully restored from 78s as usual for ASV, with spirituals, show tunes, Shakespeare-like readings, and more done with a trademark bass voice and orchestration that backs up Paul perfectly and he would later be one of the first civil rights activists. The first disc is a reissue of the single disc "Ol' Man River-His 25 Greatest" on ASV containing "Ol' Man River," "Mighty Like a Rose," "Joshua Fit De Battle Ob Jericho," "Carry Me Back To Green Pastures," "Lazy Bones," and many more classics which is also available here at Amazon for those who only want a single disc of Paul's work and the 2nd disc contains 25 more classics including "Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen," "The Old Folks At Home," "My Old Kentucky Home," "Wagon Wheels," "Git On Board, Little Children," and many more. In other words, all 50 of these tracks are essential to any early pop, folk, gospel, blues, etc. music fan and this is the set to introduce yourself to his work in a convenient 2 CD package with the usual great liner notes and details on the original 78s ASV provides with each CD released in their Living Era series.

Average customer rating: Solid ALbum from One of the Great Banjo Pickers

Blackjack J.D. Crowe & the Kentucky Mountain Boys Manufacturer: Rebel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Bluegrass | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Model Church Flashback The Best of Flatt and Scruggs TV Show, Vol. 2 The Best of Flatt and Scruggs TV Show, Vol. 1 Come on Down to My World ASIN: B00000024N Release Date: 1994-08-25

Tracks:

1. Born To Be With You
2. Sin City
3. Somehow Tonight
4. Ramblin' Boy
5. Blackjack
6. Bouquet In Heaven
7. I'll Stay Around
8. Please Search Your Heart
9. Bear Tracks
10. Portrait Of The Blues
11. There'll Be No Blind Ones There
12. So Afraid Of Losing You Again

Customer Reviews:

Solid ALbum from One of the Great Banjo Pickers.......2007-06-02

Countless musicians have past through J.D. Crowe's bands over the years: Tony Rice, Ricky Skaggs and Keith Whitley among them. On this 1978 outing, Doylw Lawson is on board on guitar and vocals, along with Larry Rice (Tony's little brother) on mandolin, and Bobby Slone on bass. They perform traditional numbers like Earl Scruggs "Somehow Tonight" and Lester Flatt's "I'll Stay Around, as well as the Scruggs-Flatt standard "Bouquet in Heaven." They also perform more contemporary songs like the Gram Parsons-Chris Hillman gem "Sin City." Crowe also shows off his stellar banjo picking on the original instrumentals "Black Jack" and "Bear Tracks." The only downside is the relatively short playing time--33:32. RECOMMENDED

Average customer rating: wonderful cd set stupendous One of the top 5 collections of pre-war music ever. WOW!! So Much Great Muisc from one State!!

Kentucky Mountain Music Various Artists Manufacturer: Yazoo ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Folk | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Bluegrass | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ballads, Banjo Tunes, And Sacred Songs Of Western North Carolina Music From The Lost Provinces: Old-Time Stringbands From Ashe County, North Carolina & Vicinity 1927-1931 The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of Good For What Ails You: Music of the Medicine Shows 1926-1937 Friends of Old Time Music: The Folk Arrival 1961 - 1965 ASIN: B000087DR6 Release Date: 2003-03-11

Tracks:

1. Ladies On The Steamboat Burnett & Rutherford
2. The Dying Soldier Buell Kazee
3. Little Rabbit/Rabbit Where's Your Mammy Crockett Family Mountaineers
4. I Truly Understand You Love Another Man Shortbuckle Roarke & Family
5. Eighth Of January Ted Gossetts Band
6. All Night Long Blues Burnett & Rutherford
7. Shipping Port Jimmy Johnsons String Ban
8. The Rowan County Crew Robert L. Day
9. Deer Walk Doc Roberts
10. Let Her Go, I'll Meet Her Rutherford & Foster
11. That's My Rabbit, My Dog Caught It Walter Family
12. Lillie Dale Martin & Roberts
13. Cumberland Gap - Rutherford, Moore & Burnett
14. The Old Fish Song James Howard
15. The Red Hill Special Fort Thomas Group
16. If I Die A Railroad Man Green Bailey
17. Grand Hornpipe J.W. Day
18. East Virginia Walter Williams
19. Forked Deer Taylors Kentucky Boys
20. Pretty Polly Pete Steele
21. Run Banjo Justis Begley
22. We'll Understand It Better Bye And Bye Kentucky Mountain Chorusters

Tracks:

1. Curley Headed Woman Burnett & Rutherford
2. Gate To Go Through Jimmy Johnsons String Band
3. Hot Corn Martin & Roberts
4. Grandma's Rag Taylor, Moore & Burnett
5. I'm As Free Little Birdie As Can Be Rutherford & Foster
6. Rocky Mountain Goat Ted Gossetts Band
7. Shut Up In Coal Creek Mine Green Bailey
8. Sugar In My Coffee (medley) Crockett Family Mountaineers
9. The Butcher's Boy (The Railroad Boy) Buell Kazee
10. New Money Doc Roberts
11. Pearl Bryan Burnett & Rutherford
12. Crooked John Kentucky String Ticklers
13. The Moonshiner Daw Henson
14. Forked Deer J.W. Day
15. The Dixie Cowboy Taylors Kentucky Boys
16. Mississippi Sawyer Walter Williams
17. Six Months Ain't Long Rutherford & Foster
18. Blackberry Blossom Ed Morrison
19. Ellen Smith Theophilus Hoskins
20. Five Up Henry L. Bandy
21. Payday At Coal Creek Pete Steele
22. Golden Willow Tree Justis Begley
23. The Last Appeal Alice & Martha Williams & Elizabeth Flatt

Tracks:

1. Way Up On Clinch Mountain J.W. Day
2. Going To Jail Ted Gossetts Band
3. Richmond Blues Rutherford & Foster
4. Soap In The Washpan Jimmy Johnsons String Band
5. Ain't Going To Lay My Armor Down McVay & Johnson
6. Old Voile Blue Ridge Mountaineers
7. Gentle Annie Asa Martin
8. Billy In The Low Ground Burnett & Rutherford
9. Lady Margaret And Sweet William Daw Henson
10. And The Cat Came Back Doc Roberts
11. Pass Around The Bottle Walter Williams
12. Coal Creek March Marion Underwood
13. Johnny O Johnny Pete Steele
14. Taylor's Quickstep (Monroe County Quickstep) Rutherford & Foster
15. I've Been All Around This World Justis Begley
16. Jenny Baker Jimmy Johnsons String Band
17. Come All You Roving Cowboys Clay Walters
18. Soldier's Joy Taylors Kentucky Boys
19. I Came To This Country Maynard Britton
20. Medley Of Old Time Dance Tunes - Part 1 - Husking Bee/Old Molly Hare/Wild Horse/Soldier's Joy/Arkansas Traveller) Crockett Family Mountaineers
21. Rambling Reckless Hobo Burnett & Rutherford
22. Wild Horses Bill Stepp & Walter Williams
23. Old Christmas Boyd Asher
24. The Rowan County Feud Ted Chesnut
25. Wish I Had My Time Again Hatton Brothers

Tracks:

1. Old Flannigan Blue Ridge Mountaineers
2. Willie Moore Burnett & Rutherford
3. The Wild Wagoner J.W. Day
4. My Cabin Home Among The Hills Asa Martin
5. Bow Legged Irishman Ted Gossetts Band
6. There's No One Like The Old Folks Rutherford & Foster
7. Old Blind Dog Jimmy Johnsons String Band
8. The Sporting Bachelors Buell Kazee
9. Sourwood Mountain Taylors Kentucky Boys
10. The Roving Boy Justis Begley
11. Of Old Time Dance Tunes - Part 2 (Sourwood Mountain/Sally In The Garden/Sally Goodin Crockett Family Mountaineers
12. Lack Fol Diddle I Day Pete Steele
13. Lost John Burnett & Rutherford
14. There's More Pretty Girls Than One Rutherford & Foster
15. Shaker Ben Walter Family
16. Jesus Walking Through The Land Rev. Sherwin Sizemore & Church of the Ten Elders
17. Pickaway Greens String Band
18. Wallins Creek Girls Daw Henson
19. We'll All Go To Heaven When The Devil Goes Blind Ed Morrison
20. John Hardy Walter Williams
21. Wink The Other Eye Hacks String Band
22. Hickory Jack Boyd Asher
23. Working's Too Hard J.M. Mullins
24. Sail Away Ladies Henry L. Bandy
25. The Great Reaping Day Kentucky Mountain Chorusters

Tracks:

1. Buffalo Gals (Medley) Crockett Family Mountaineers
2. Three Black Sheep Howard & Peak
3. Run Them Coons In The Ground Clifford Gross
4. I Wish I Was A Mole In The Ground Green Bailey
5. Fire On The Mountain Ted Gossetts Band
6. Wake Up You Drowsy Sleepers Oaks Family
7. Cuttin At The Point Charlie Wilson & His Hillbillies
8. The Cowboy Trail Buell Kazee
9. Drink More Cider Jimmy Johnsons String Band
10. Two Faithful Lovers Rutherford & Foster
11. Maxwell Girl Taylors Kentucky Boys
12. Swafford Branch Stills Daw Henson
13. Wild Hog In The Woods Lonesome Luke & His Farm Boys
14. The Soldier And The Lady Marvin Thornton & Fort Thomas Group
15. Pine Tree Kentucky Woodchoppers
16. Lord Daniel Green Maggard
17. Leaving Here Blues Kentucky String Ticklers
18. The Peddler And His Wife James Howard
19. Waynesburgh Doc Roberts
20. Little Stream Of Whiskey Burnett & Rutherford
21. Next To Your Mother, Who Do You Love Madisonville String Band
22. Little Birdie Pete Steele
23. Hog Eyed Man Theophilus Hoskins
24. (fragment) Walter Williams
25. I'll Be Ready When The Bridegroom Comes McVay & Johnson

Tracks:

1. Bill Cheatam Mangrum & Shriver
2. Short Life Of Trouble Buell Kazee
3. B Flat Rag Madisonville String Band
4. The Fate Of Ellen Smith Green Bailey
5. Washington Quadrille Jimmy Johnsons String Band
6. Storms May Rule The Ocean Rutherford & Foster
7. Gray Eagle Taylors Kentucky Boys
8. Bile Dem Cabbage Down Crockett Family Mountaineers
9. Martha Campbell Doc Roberts
10. I'll Be With You When The Roses Bloom Again Burnett & Rutherford
11. Shelvin Rock Charlie Wilson & His Hillbillies
12. The Roving Cowboy Buell Kazee
13. Fox Chase Ted Gossetts Band
14. Dogs In The Ashcan Lonesome Luke & His Farm Boys
15. Come All Ye Fair And Handsome Girls Green Maggard
16. Rambling Hobo Pete Steele
17. Leather Breeches Clifford Gross
18. Poison In A Glass Of Wine Bill Bundy
19. The Valentine Tom West
20. Flying Cloud Waltz Walter Family
21. A Western Union Telegram Ed Morrison
22. My Little Carpenter James Howard
23. Hook And Line Hatton Brothers
24. Will It Pay Oaks Family

Tracks:

1. Rocky Mountain Goat Clifford Gross
2. The Orphan Girl Buell Kazee
3. Honeymoon Stomp Doc Roberts Trio
4. I Ain't A Bit Drunk George Roark
5. Bacon And Cabbage Mangrum & Shriver
6. I Cannot Be Your Sweetheart Howard & Peak
7. Little Boy Working On The Road J.W. Day
8. I Must See My Mothers Martin & Hobbs
9. New Harmony Waltz Kentucky Woodchoppers
10. Sugar Hill Crockett Family Mountaineers
11. Kentucky Plowboy's March Hacks String Band
12. You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone Oaks Family
13. Tipple Blues Kentucky String Ticklers
14. He's Only A Miner Killed In The Ground Ted Chesnut
15. Rye Straw Doc Roberts
16. She's A Flower From The Fields Of Alabama Rutherford, Moore & Burnett
17. Ching Chow Jimmy Johnsons String Band
18. My Mothers Hands Shortbuckle Roark & Family
19. My Pretty Snow Deer Madisonville String Band
20. Walter Family Waltz Walter Family
21. Going Across The Sea Henry L. Bandy
22. Knoxville Rag Taylor, Moore & Burnett
23. I'm Rolling Along Buell Kazee

Customer Reviews:

wonderful cd set.......2007-02-08

this was a gift for my husband,who plays music also.What was so great about this,is that his grandfather plays 7 songs on this set.The music was so clear.We have old 78"s of his music,but it doesn't sound near as good.All the songs have great sound quality.The price is a good value,and it arrived on time.Also the info book with it was a nice surprise.

stupendous.......2006-10-21

a stupendous 7 cd box set of great old time recordings. a must-have for all old time american folk music affecinados. the songs are wonderful and the sound quality is fantastic. get it if you can.

One of the top 5 collections of pre-war music ever........2006-01-19

This project pulls together some of the finest, most authentic fiddle, banjo & ballad performances I have ever heard. There is sort of a seamless transition from pre-war records to post-war field sessions collected by Lomax and others and a huge amount of research and care taken by Yazoo. I will probably have to buy a second set since I have worn out the first one. Great performances by Burnett & Rutherford, the Walter Family, Stepp, and others. The highest, best recommendation!

WOW!! So Much Great Muisc from one State!!.......2003-04-02

The problem with this box is where does one start the praise. With seven discs of material from the 1920s and 1930s, this collection serves as a fine introduction not only to the white folk music of Kentucky but to that of South as well. It is all here--string bands, ballads, gospel. A wonderfully illustrated text accompanies the set. At the heart of the box are the many fiddle tunes demonstrating once and for all that Kentucky fiddlers can lay claim to being some of the best going at that time. The only drawback is the scant recording information, I would like to have seen more discographical information included, particularly regarding the field recordings. But the purpose here is the music and there is plenty of it. Let's hope we can see boxes like this for the rest of South.

Average customer rating: A Creative Programming Idea Gone Awry

Warren M. Swenson: Battle Pieces Manufacturer: Albany Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000C7PTD Release Date: 2003-09-30

Customer Reviews:

A Creative Programming Idea Gone Awry.......2003-10-01

The notion behind the program on this CD was a wonderful one. As a pendant to a new song cycle by Warren M. Swenson set to Civil War poems by Walt Whitmen, George Shirley, tenor, and William Bolcom, pianist, record eleven popular songs from the period surrounding the Civil War including familiar favorites as 'Oh, Dem Golden Slippers,' 'My Old Kentucky Home,' and some rare songs like the Creole folk song 'Michieu Banjo' and Henry Russell's 'The Maniac.' But there are two things wrong with the final product. First, the song cycle of twelve songs, although set to stirring, evocative poetry, is pedestrian and in a pale faux-Ives style. Second, and sad to hear, is the deterioration of the nearly 70-year-old Shirley's once glorious voice. He was, in his day, an intelligent singer with a beautiful voice that he could use to do just about anything he wished. I remember a riveting 'Salome' Herod only ten years or so ago. He still sings with immaculate musicianship and intelligence and his accompanist, the redoubtable composer/pianist William Bolcom gives him formidable support, but the voice splays and wobbles under pressure and it becomes painful to listen to it.

The booklet notes and recorded sound are exemplary.

But my advice is to avoid this issue unless you really want to hear Swenson's songs; this is likely to be their only recording.

Average customer rating:

Live! Manufacturer: Muse (Ladyslipper) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music ASIN: B00009L1SQ Release Date: 2003-03-25

Tracks:

1. Will the Circle Be Unbroken
2. We'll Understand It Better By and By
3. Take Heart
4. Her Song Rises
5. Mountain Song/Kentucky Woman
6. Carry It On
7. Annie
8. New Underground Railroad
9. Vila Moma
10. Polegala
11. Git on Board
12. Yes, You
13. Will the Circle Be Unbroken

Average customer rating: Classic Bluegrass Gospel The Model Church EXCEPTIONAL GOSPEL

The Model Church J.D. Crowe & the Kentucky Mountain Boys Manufacturer: Rebel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Country Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Bluegrass | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Blackjack Lefty's Old Guitar Calling My Children Home J.D. Crowe & The New South Come on Down to My World ASIN: B00000024P Release Date: 1994-08-25

Tracks:

1. I'll Talk It Over With Him
2. It's Me Again, Lord
3. I Shall Be At Home With Jesus
4. Journey's End
5. The Model Church
6. Goin' Up
7. Let The Spirit Descend
8. Look For Me
9. Are You Lost In Sin
10. No Mother Or Dad
11. Oh Heaven

Customer Reviews:

Classic Bluegrass Gospel.......2007-06-02

While many (myself included) regard J.D. Crowe and the New South's 1975 self-titled album one of the finest progressive bluegrass albums ever made, this collection of bluegrass gospel is an equally impressive album in its own right. While released by Rebel Records in 1978, it was actually recorded for a smaller label some years earlier. The band's lineup at the time featured Larry Rice on mandolin, Bobby Slone on bass and future solo bluegrass star Doyle Lawson on guitar and lead vocals--although Rice handles lead vocal chores on "Goin' Up" and Crowe himself does a rare lead vocal on "Look for Me." All told, there is not a weak track in the bunch. My only complaint is that the album is barely over thirty minutes. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

The Model Church.......2006-12-01

I Bought this cd for my mother and she loved it. If you like bluegrass/gospel, you'll love this cd.

EXCEPTIONAL GOSPEL.......2002-07-03

MY MOTHERS FAVORITE GOSPEL SONG IS "MODEL CHURCH" AVAILABLE ON THIS CD. WHAT SURPRISES ME MOST IS THE FACT THAT IT WAS RECORDED IN 1969. THE QUALITY OF THE SOUND WOULD MAKE ME THINK THAT IT IS A NEWER RECORDING. ANYWAY THE REST OF THE SONGS ARE GOOD ALSO.

Average customer rating: Good double CD at a good price

The Voice of America Manufacturer: Decca U.S. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Barber | Barber, Samuel | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Hanson | Hanson, Howard | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ives, Charles | ( I ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Previn, André | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Rodgers, Richard | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Smith, John Stafford | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Ives, Charles | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Musical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: America's Greatest Hits ASIN: B00009N200 Release Date: 2003-06-10

Tracks:

1. Star Spangled Banner - Eric Rogers Choir And Orchestra
2. You're A Grand Old Flag - Carl Davis
3. Columbia, The Gem Of The Ocean - Eric Rogers Choir And Orchestra
4. Shenandoah - Jerold Ottley
5. Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' - Oklahoma! - English Northern Philharmonia
6. Yankee Doodle - Eric Rogers Choir And Orchestra
7. The Battle Of New Orleans - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
8. The Battle Hymn Of The Republic - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
9. We're Tenting Tonight - Eric Rogers Choir And Orchestra
10. When Johnny Comes Marching Home - Carl Davis
11. I Hear An Army - John Browning
12. Over There - Eric Rogers Choir And Orchestra
13. God Bless America - Carl Davis
14. Hail To The Chief - Eric Rogers Choir And Orchestra
15. I Have A Dream - Simon Estes
16. Lincoln Portrait - Zubin Mehta

Tracks:

1. America The Beautiful - Stanley Black
2. Simple Gift - Joseph Silverstein
3. Sourwood Mountain - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
4. Song Of Democracy - Howard Hanson
5. The Boatmen's Dance - Samuel Ramey
6. Old Kentucky Home - Eric Rogers Choir And Orchestra
7. No.1 As Imperceptibly As Grief - Andre Previn
8. No.2 Will There Really Be A Morning - Andre Previn
9. No.3 Good Morning Midnight - Andre Previn
10. Old Folks At Home - Eric Rogers Choir And Orchestra
11. The Call The Wind Maria - Paint Your Wagon - Bryn Terfel
12. Oklahoma - Oklahoma! - Stanley Black
13. New York, New York - On The Town - London Symphony Orchestra
14. The Circus Band - Samuel Ramey
15. America - West Side Story - Leonard Bernstein
16. Charlie Rutlage - Samuel Ramey
17. America (My Country 'Tis of Thee) - Eric Rogers Choir And Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

Good double CD at a good price.......2005-06-22

2 CD for only 6$ plus shipping and handling is a good price. The quality and the choices of tunes are good and the quality of recording is good too. The orchestras, the singers and the choirs are good too. So, if the titles of tunes please you, it is a good 2-CD boxset to buy. If you are an American, I am sure that you know all these tunes. If you are not an American, you will say to yourself : "I think that I have heard this song somewhere."

Average customer rating:

American Christmas Manufacturer: Loft Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Wake Ev'ry Breath - Music of William Billings American Angels The Shapenote Album Rivers of Delight (American Folk Hymns From the Sacred Harp Tradition) American Christmas ASIN: B00009W0WZ Release Date: 2003-08-05

Tracks:

1. Shepherd's Star
2. Shiloh
3. The Cherry Tree
4. Antioch
5. Sherburne
6. Emanuel. For Christmas
7. Redemption S.M.
8. Anthem From Luke
9. Joys Seven
10. Bethlehem C.M.
11. Redemption. L.M.
12. Boston. For Christmas
13. Bonnie Doon
14. Star In The East
15. Oxford
16. Judea
17. New Bethlehem
18. London
19. I Saw Three Ships
20. Raymond
21. Convoy
22. Distress
23. Milford

Album Description

The Tudor Choir explores Christmas tunes belonging to the American shapenote tradition. Contains an early American version of "Joy to the World."

Music Album:

1. My Kind of Music
2. On Your Way Home [Enhanced] [Limited Edition]
3. Orange Blossom Special [Original recording remastered]
4. People Like Us
5. Pickin' on Modest Mouse: A Bluegrass Tribute
6. Picnic
7. Read My Mind
8. Ride This Train [Original recording remastered]
9. Same Train, Different Time
10. She'd Give Anything

Music Album