Meeting In The Air - Songs Of The Carter Family

Noel Coppage, STEREO REVIEW, l980
"This album calls up memories of the Carters and of a vanished rural America. A beautiful primitive."

Product Description:
"How wonderful that this 1980 recording of Carter Family music by three of the original members of the Red Clay Ramblers - Jim Watson, Mike Craver and Tommy Thompson, is now out on CD. They brought a freshness to these songs back then with their unique blend of voices - combinations of sweet and hard, intensely focused and full - and their instrumental abilities, that remains as fresh as it was 25 years ago. Tommy, of course, has gone on to his Meeting in the Air, as has Bruce Kaplan , founder of Flying Fish records, who was a loyal supporter of the Red Clay Ramblers and whose idea the album was. They would both be proud and happy that this fine recording will be out and about again. And the many fans who loved to hear Mike and Jim and Tommy sing together,and who love the Carter Family songs, will be too." ---- Alice Gerrard

Meeting In The Air - Songs Of The Carter Family

Meeting In The Air - Songs Of The Carter Family,Jim Watson,Barker/Sapsucker,How wonderful that this 1980 recording of Carter Family music by three of the original members of the Red Clay Ramblers - Jim Watson, Mike Craver and Tommy Thompson

Average customer rating: Timeless performances of timeless music

Meeting In The Air - Songs Of The Carter Family Jim Watson Manufacturer: Barker/Sapsucker ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Country Folk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Twisted Laurel/Merchants Lunch Lone Star Love (2004 Original Off-Broadway Cast) ASIN: B0002U55L2 Release Date: 2004-08-01

Tracks:

1. Anchored In Love
2. While The Band Is Playing Dixie
3. A Stern Ole Bachelor
4. The Winding Stream
5. The Schoolhouse On The Hill
6. The Wayworn Traveler
7. Meeting In The Air
8. I Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow
9. One Little Word
10. My Dixie Darling
11. Lula Wall
12. Are You Tired Of Me My Darling
13. Give Me The Roses While I Live
14. When The Roses Bloom In Dixieland

Album Description

"How wonderful that this 1980 recording of Carter Family music by three of the original members of the Red Clay Ramblers - Jim Watson, Mike Craver and Tommy Thompson, is now out on CD. They brought a freshness to these songs back then with their unique blend of voices - combinations of sweet and hard, intensely focused and full - and their instrumental abilities, that remains as fresh as it was 25 years ago. Tommy, of course, has gone on to his Meeting in the Air, as has Bruce Kaplan , founder of Flying Fish records, who was a loyal supporter of the Red Clay Ramblers and whose idea the album was. They would both be proud and happy that this fine recording will be out and about again. And the many fans who loved to hear Mike and Jim and Tommy sing together,and who love the Carter Family songs, will be too." ---- Alice Gerrard

Customer Reviews:

Timeless performances of timeless music.......2005-12-07

Three of the original Red Clay Ramblers made this album for Flying Fish in 1980. Craver, Watson, and Thompson interpret these beautiful songs faithfully without embalming them. The recording shows the timelessness of the music, and of their performances.

The only way this album could be better would be if it were longer

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