Old Timey Country

1. Rocky Top

2. Faded Love

3. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)

4. Tennessee Waltz

5. She Thinks I Still Care

6. Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain

7. Help Me Make It Through the Night

8. King of the Road

9. Green, Green Grass of Home

10. Sweet Dreams

Old Timey Country,The Appalachian Pickers,K-Tel Entertainment,Country,Country & Western,Pop

Average customer rating: A fine studio effort!! excellence and mediocrity You'll be skipping over the furrows with this band Adrienne Young What do you say...

Plow to the End of the Row Adrienne Young & Little Sadie Manufacturer: Addie Belle ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Old-Time Country | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Country Folk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Art of Virtue Room to Grow She Waits for Night Song of the Traveling Daughter Waterloo, Tennessee ASIN: B0001XARE0 Release Date: 2004-04-13

Tracks:

1. Plow To The End Of The Row
2. Leather Britches
3. Home Remedy
4. Sadie's Song
5. Nippers Corner
6. I Cannot Justify
7. Conestoga
8. Poison
9. Her Eyes Were Watching God
10. Blinded By Stars
11. Soldier's Joy
12. Marching Jaybird
13. Lonesome Road Blues
14. Satan, Yer Kingdom Must Come Down

Customer Reviews:

A fine studio effort!!.......2006-08-15

Recording & mixing is excellent. Adrienne has such fine voice and style. All of the musicianship from the band members is quality.

excellence and mediocrity.......2006-03-21

Some of these songs are pure excellence! Young's arrangement and performance of traditional tunes is fantastic- good for a big fun family dance party. The original songs are eneven: Plow to the End of the Row is really good, but Home Remedy is sappy and gets old fast. A couple of political songs are well written and performed, but annoying in their suprficial treatment of complicated issues (or maybe I just disagree with her!). I bought this after hearing Leather Breaches on the radio and thought I would get a great old-time music album. What I got was a good folk album with some strong old time influence. If that's what you're after and you agree with her politics (she is admirably spunky) you will love this. If your looking for good old-time music you'll get about three excellent songs here and some filler.

You'll be skipping over the furrows with this band.......2005-09-27

Wow! what a great band. Heard "Wedding Ring" on XM Radio and promptly purchased both Plow... and The Art of Virtue. An easy way to raise one's spirits, put a smile on your face and want to dance. (And, that's just the music, before you listen to the thoughtful lyrics). Anxiously awaiting any music they produce in the future. Get both of these albums; all the tracks are exceptional!! Thank you Adrienne Young and Little Sadie for such fine music.

Adrienne Young.......2005-09-06

Sitting in a Starbucks, I heard a song of hers for the first time and loved it so much that I was compelled to ask Starbucks staff who was singing (had never heard of Adrienne Young before). After returning home, I went straight to the computer and ordered "Plow to the End of the Row" from Amazon -- and have since bought two more copies as gifts. Second best part: Her CD came with flower seeds!!!

What do you say..........2005-05-01

when you're speechless? Trust me, you will feel cheated when the CD is over. You'll wish it would go on and on. Adrienne Young is fabulous. If I had only one word to describe this music it would be "comfort". Thanks Adrienne and Little Sadie.

Average customer rating: music Bluest Bluegrass MD fantastic Better than I had imagined

Hand-Picked: 25 Years Of Bluegrass On Rounder Records Various Artists Manufacturer: Rounder / UMGD ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | 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 Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Traditional | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Folk | Styles | Music 1970s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1980s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1970-1979 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1980-1989 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1990-1999 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Rounder Records | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Appalachian Stomp: Bluegrass Classics Classic Bluegrass From Smithsonian Folkways The Three Pickers Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways Bluegrass Breakdown: 14 Instrumentals ASIN: B0000004DW Release Date: 1995-09-19

Tracks:

1. The Old Home Place - J.D. Crowe And The New South
2. Along About Daybreak - Joe Val
3. High On A Mountain - Del McCoury
4. Barrel Of Fun - Country Cooking
5. West Virginia, My Home - Hazel Dickens
6. Blue Eyed Boston Boy - Bluegrass Cardinals
7. The Old Swinging Bridge - TED LUNDY
8. Golden Ring - Dry Branch Fire Squad
9. Things In Life - Don Stover
10. The Last Old Shovel - Phyllis Boyens
11. Sourwood Mountain - Allen Shelton
12. When Someone Wants To Leave - The Allen Brothers
13. I Ain't Broke (But I'm Badly Bent) - David Grisman
14. Take Me Back To Happy Valley - Bailey Brothers
15. Home Is Where The Heart Is - Connie And Babe And The Backwoods Boys
16. Drifting Too Far From The Shore - Boone Creek
17. Montana Cowboy - Hazel And Alice
18. At The End - Leon Morris And Buzz Busby
19. You Tried To Ruin My Name - Wilma Lee Cooper
20. I'll Be On That Good Road Someday - Butch Robins
21. Crazy Creek - Bill Keith
22. When Springtime Comes Again - Vern Williams
23. Old Train - Tony Rice
24. Ragtime Annie - Byron Berline
25. Blue Days, Black Nights - Tasty Licks
26. The Model Church - The Bluegrass Album Band

Tracks:

1. Leavin' - James King
2. Lonesome River - HERE TODAY
3. Hard Hearted - Jim And Jesse
4. My Better Years - The Johnson Mountain Boys
5. Second Wind - Claire Lynch
6. New Faces In The Field - IIIrd Tyme Out
7. New York Chimes - Tony Trischka
8. Is The Blue Moon Still Shining? - Laurie Lewis And Kathy Kallick
9. Flop Eared Mule - David Grier And Mike Compton
10. Every Time You Say Goodbye - Alison Krauss
11. Cold On The Shoulder - Tony Rice
12. Who's That Knocking At My Door? - Dreadful Snakes
13. Mr. Engineer - J.D. Crowe
14. You'll Get No More Of Me - Lynn Morris
15. Every Humble Knee Must Bow - Nashville Bluegrass Band
16. Mama's Hand - Hazel Dickens
17. Sleepy Eyed John/Tom And Jerry - Laurie Lewis And Tom Rozum
18. Whitewater - Bela Fleck
19. You're That Certain Someone - Warrior River Boys
20. I Feel The Blues Moving In - Del McCoury
21. When God Dips His Pen Of Love In My Heart - The Cox Family
22. River Of Jordan - Ricky Skaggs
23. We Believe In Happy Endings - Dry Branch Fire Squad

Amazon.com

Rounder compiled this superb 50-song set to serve as an introduction to bluegrass in general and to their own catalog in particular. Obvious marketing motives aside, the collection has few weaknesses and offers a broad look at the ever-morphing genre. Perhaps more than any other label, Rounder gave exposure to the renegade progressive and "newgrass" musicians who worshipped the style despite the fact that they weren't from the mountains. Folks like David Grisman, Bill Keith, Tony Trischka, and Bela Fleck push the music in new directions while others such as Del McCoury, Don Stover, James King, Jim & Jesse, and Vern Williams represent more-traditional concerns. Still others--Tony Rice, David Grier, J.D. Crowe, Nashville Bluegrass Band among them--adeptly fuse elements of tradition and innovation. This collection also highlights the important contributions of female artists including Hazel and Alice, Laurie Lewis, Claire Lynch, and Alison Krauss. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

music.......2007-03-27

There was some good music on these two CD's but I would NOT go out of my way to buy this one.

Bluest Bluegrass.......2007-02-24

No commercialization, trendiness, or frou-frou here: This is the straight stuff. A bountiful, outstanding collection, very reasonably priced.

MD.......2007-02-09

Good but not all I thought it might be. Singing is OK. This is original stuff so it is great BG material.

fantastic.......2006-12-22

I've had this album for several years and love it alot. Good choice of diverse songs, groovy styles.

Better than I had imagined.......2005-07-19

I was extremely pleased with this CD and recommend it to anyone who enjoys Bluegrass.

Average customer rating: Indispensable Carter Family CD boxed set An Excellent Collection Of Songs By One Of The Great Bands In All Of American Music Pure, Uncontaminated Music RURAL TREASURES

The Carter Family: 1927-1934 The Carter Family Manufacturer: Jsp Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Old-Time Country | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Appalachian | North America | International | Styles | Music General | Country | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Volume 2: 1935-1941 Recordings 1927-1933 Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone?: The Carter Family & Their Legacy in American Music The Carter Family - Will the Circle Be Unbroken Can the Circle Be Unbroken?: Country Music's First Family ASIN: B00005TPB7 Release Date: 2002-04-30

Tracks:

1. Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow
2. Little Log Cabin By The Sea
3. The Poor Orphan Child
4. The Storms Are On The Ocean
5. Single Girl, Married Girl
6. The Wandering Boy
7. Meet Me By The Moonlight, Alone
8. Little Darling, Pal Of Mine
9. Keep On The Sunny Side
10. Anchored In Love
11. John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man
12. I Ain't Goin' To Work Tomorrow
13. Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone
14. River Of Jordan
15. Chewing Gum
16. Wildwood Flower
17. I Have No-One To Love Me (But The Sailor On The Deep Blue Sea)
18. Forsaken Love
19. Sweet Fern
20. My Clinch Mountain Home
21. God Gave Noah The Rainbow Sign
22. I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes
23. Little Moses
24. Lulu Wall
25. The Grave On The Green Hillside

Tracks:

1. Don't Forget This Song
2. The Foggy Mountain Top
3. Bring Back My Blue-Eyed Boy To Me
4. Diamonds In The Rough
5. Engine One-Forty-Three
6. The Homestead On The Farm
7. The Cyclone Of Rye Cove
8. Motherless Children
9. When The Roses Bloom In Dixieland
10. No Telephone In Heaven
11. Western Hobo
12. Carter's Blues
13. Wabash Cannonball
14. A Distant Land To Roam
15. Jimmie Brown The Newsboy
16. Kitty Waltz
17. Fond Affection
18. The Cannonball
19. The Lover's Farewell
20. There's Someone Awaiting For Me
21. The Little Log Hut In The Lane
22. When The Springtime Comes Again
23. When The World's On Fire
24. I Have An Aged Mother
25. Dying Soldier
26. Worried Man Blues

Tracks:

1. Lonesome Valley
2. On The Rock Where Moses Stood
3. Room In Heaven For Me
4. Lonesome Pine Special
5. No More The Moon Shines On Lorena
6. On My Way To Canaan's Land
7. Where Shall I Be?
8. Sow 'Em On The Mountain
9. Darling Nellie Across The Sea
10. The Birds Were Singing Of You
11. Weary Prodigal Son
12. My Old Cottage Home
13. When I'm Gone
14. Sunshine In The Mountain
15. Let The Church Roll On
16. Lonesome For You
17. Can't Feel At Home
18. Why There's A Tear In My Eye
19. The Wonderful City
20. Jimmie Rodgers Visits The Carter Family
21. The Carter Family And Jimmie Rodgers In Texas
22. 'Mid The Green Fields Of Virginia
23. Happiest Days Of All
24. Picture On The Wall
25. Amber Tresses

Tracks:

1. I Never Loved But One
2. Tell Me That You Love Me
3. Where We'll Never Grow Old
4. We Will March Through The Streets Of The City
5. Sweet As The Flowers In Maytime
6. Will The Roses Bloom In Heaven
7. My Little Home In Tennessee
8. The Sun Of The Soul
9. If One Won't, Another One Will
10. Broken Hearted Love
11. Two Sweethearts
12. The Winding Stream
13. I Wouldn't Mind Dying
14. The Spirit Of Love Watches Over Me
15. The Church In The Wildwood
16. Give Me Roses While I Live
17. I Will Never Marry
18. On The Sea Of Galilee
19. Home By The Sea
20. I Loved You Better Than You Knew
21. This Is Like Heaven To Me
22. See That My Grave Is Kept Green
23. Over The Garden Wall
24. Gold Watch And Chain
25. Will My Mother Know Me There?

Tracks:

1. On A Hill Lone And Gray
2. Cowboy Jack
3. I'll Be All Smiles Tonight
4. Away Out On The Old Saint Sabbath
5. Happy Or Lonesome
6. One Little Word
7. Darling Daisies
8. The East Virginia Blues
9. Lovers Return
10. It'll Aggravate Your Soul
11. Hello Central! Give Me Heaven
12. I'm Working On A Building
13. You've Been Fooling Me, Baby
14. Longing For Old Virginia
15. March Winds Goin' To Blow My Blues All Away
16. There'll Be Joy, Joy, Joy
17. Are You Tired Of Me, My Darling
18. My Heart's Tonight In Texas
19. There's No Hiding Place Down Here
20. Cowboy's Wild Song To His Herd
21. The Evening Bells Are Ringing
22. The Mountains Of Tennessee
23. I'll Be Home Some Day
24. Faded Coat Of Blue
25. Sailor Boy

Product Description

Among the 127 tracks on these albums are:Little Log Cabin By The Sea, Keep On The Sunny Side, The Foggy Mountain Top, Engine 143, Western Hobo, Wabash Cannonball, Jimmy Brown The Newsboy, The Lover's Farewell, Worried Man Blues, Lonesome Pine Special, My Old Cottage Home, The Wonderful City, Broken Hearted Love, and Cowboy Jack

Format: CD

Amazon.com

Their setup was primitive enough--guitar, Autoharp, and vocals--but in the late '20s the trio of A.P. Delaney Carter, his wife Sara, and his sister-in-law Maybelle would change (chart?) the course of country music forever. They did it with haunting harmonies, incredible guitar playing (thanks to Maybelle's driving strums on her Gibson L-5 guitar), and a vast repertoire that included murder ballads, gospel tunes, love songs, and Appalachian folk tunes--many of which would be covered by musicians for decades to come. Unlike their musical peers in the late '20s and early '30s, the Carters weren't just playing "hillbilly" music; this was, quite simply, country music, and their timeless output still resonates with listeners today. JSP's bargain-priced, five-CD collection is easily the most complete, essential collection of their music available, capturing and remastering their RCA Victor recordings (their later, less-seminal sessions for Decca and the American Record Company are not included). Hearing five CDs' worth of music from the Carter Family is almost sensory overload--from the initial 1927 Bristol sessions, which Johnny Cash hailed as "the single most important event in the history of country music," to their depression-era recordings. Even today, Sara Carter's voice sounds aching, yet empowered. Whether they're yodeling through "The Foggy Mountain Top," singing a feminist anthem like "Single Girl, Married Girl," or harmonizing with Maybelle on "Worried Man Blues," you can hear the Carters' profound influence on country music. A must-have. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

Indispensable.......2007-06-09

The Carter Family is the archetype of American Music. This JSP collection faithfully documents the original 78 rpm recordings in chronological order. Though the digital remastering is basic, having the complete sessions is indispensable.

Carter Family CD boxed set.......2007-05-13

This was a great experience. The sale and timely delivery was excellent. My purchasing was very easy. The cds are prime quality.

An Excellent Collection Of Songs By One Of The Great Bands In All Of American Music.......2007-04-27

Ralph Peer came south to Bristol, Tennessee, in 1927, to find some new "hillbilly" musicians to record for the Victor label. He ended up "discovering" both Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family. These two acts would go on to form the basis for what came to be called country music.

The Carter Family's beautiful sound was powered by Sara's clear, gorgeous voice and Maybelle's unique and influential guitar style. The songs mostly came from "song catching" trips which A.P. would go on, sometimes with a black musician friend named Leslie Riddle. They would travel through states like North Carolina and Tennesse looking for gospel hymns, folk songs and love ballads that they could record. The Carter Family ended up becoming one of the most popular and important musical groups of their era and thus were able to bring to a wider audience many great songs which would have otherwise likely remained in obscurity.

When I listen to this music I often feel very relaxed and at peace. The music is almost like a time machine, taking you back to the past with its stories of ill fated romance, hobos on the railroad and mountain tops covered with wild flowers. There are so many songs that I love on this collection, too many to mention by name. But I especially appreciate their earlier material. For example, the first 6 songs on disc A, which are from their original audition in Bristol, have a sound that is so intensely raw and heart felt. But really the whole collection is great and a must purchase for any fan of great American music.

Pure, Uncontaminated Music.......2006-08-30

I bought this cd set just before I drove up the California coast, and it provided a perfect soundtrack for the rural landscape and meandering highways. My only regret is that I didn't buy it sooner.

Like most boomers, I grew up completely unaware of the original Carter Family. I watched the Johnny Cash Show in the late 60s and knew about his wife June and her sisters, but still nothing about that older woman in their group. It wasn't until sometime in the late seventies or early eighties, perhaps from Rolling Stone, I learned that the original Carter Family had been a trio that recorded sometime back in the 20s and 30s. It was about this time I first heard the term "Carter Style" and "Carter Brush".

Then, a few years ago, I heard Uncle Tupelo's version of "No Depression", and I decided I wanted to investigate further. A friend loaned me some compilation CDs of old-time country music with the Carter versions of "Sunny Side of Life" and "Can the Circle be Unbroken" on them. I bought and watched the DVD of the PBS documentary. The more I discovered about these fascinating musicians the more I wanted to hear.

This is, quite simply, the most beautiful, purest, and least commercial music you will ever find on CD. It's hard to decide which is more riveting, Sara's electrifying vocals, Maybelle's trailblazing guitar, or the gut-wrenching harmonies which at times surpass that of the Beach Boys.

Throw your prejudices aside and listen to this with an open mind. "hillbilly music" has been satirized often; but there is no pretense or cynicism here. These people sang and played with their hearts, something that's rare in this American Idol era.

RURAL TREASURES.......2006-06-19

Since my youth I have had an ear for roots music, whether I was conscious of that fact or not. The original of that interest first centered on the blues, then early rock and roll and later, with the folk revival of the early 1960's, folk music. I have often wondered about the source of this interest. I am, and have always been a city boy, and an Eastern city boy at that. Nevertheless, over time I have come to appreciate many more forms of roots music than in my youth. The subject of the following review is an example.

With the recent Johnny Cash movie biography Walk the Line the Carter Family has again come into greater public prominence. And rightly so. The trio performing simple country (or better rural) music mainly composed by A.P. Carter evokes, if not a simpler time, then in any case, a simpler type of music. While I cannot listen endlessly to such music at one sitting about one-half a cd at a time works. Why not the whole cd? There is a very similar melody and guitar line to their work in most songs. The value of each song sometimes gets lost in the basic repetition.

A note on subject matter- The bulk of the songs concern home, hearth lovesickness and religion as might be expected from mountain people. And that is okay. This reviewer, although not a religious man, can appreciate the simple, fundamentalist but very personal religion evoked here. Not to romanticize the simple rural folk of the past but I do not believe that the religious sentiments expressed here are the same as those of religious fundamentalists today who want to ram a theocracy down our throats in the United States.

Average customer rating: Will the circle be unbroken American Bluegrass Music - Yesterday and Today 5 stars are not enough Ultimate NGDB!

Will The Circle Be Unbroken - The Trilogy The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Old-Time Country | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Appalachian | North America | International | Styles | Music Country Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Country | Box Sets | Stores | Music Country Folk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Bargain Box Sets | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Bargain Box Sets | Folk General | Folk | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Folk General | Folk | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Dirt, Silver & Gold Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy Stars & Stripes Forever Twenty Years of Dirt: The Best of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Farther Along ASIN: B0000C3I8P Release Date: 2003-09-30

Tracks:

1. Good Ole Opry Song
2. Keep On the Sunnyside
3. Nashville Blues
4. You Are My Flower
5. The Precious Jewel
6. Dark As A Dungeon
7. Tennessee Stud
8. Black Mountain Rag
9. Wreck On The Highway
10. The End Of The World
11. I Saw The Light
12. Sunny Side Of The Mountain
13. Nine Pound Hammer
14. Losin' You (Might Be The Best Thing Yet)
15. Honky Tonkin'
16. You Don't Know My Mind
17. My Walkin' Shoes

Tracks:

1. Lonesome Fiddle Blues
2. Cannonball Rag
3. Avalanche
4. Flint Hill Special
5. Togary Mountain
6. Earl's Breakdown
7. Orange Blossom Special
8. Wabash Cannonball
9. Lost Highway
10. Doc Watson & Merle Travis (dialogue)
11. Way Downtown
12. Down Yonder
13. Pins and Needles (In My Heart)
14. Honky Tonk Blues
15. Sailin' On to Hawaii
16. I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes
17. I Am a Pilgrim
18. Wildwood Flower
19. Soldier's Joy
20. Will the Circle Be Unbroken
21. Both Sides Now
22. Foggy Mountain Breakdown
23. Warming Up For "The Opry" (talk)
24. Sunny Side (talk)
25. Remember Me

Tracks:

1. Life's Railway To Heaven
2. Grandpa Was A Carpenter
3. When I Get My Rewards
4. Don't You Hear Jerusalem Moan
5. Little Mountain Church House
6. And So It Goes
7. When It's Gone
8. Mary Danced With Soldiers
9. Riding Alone
10. I'm Sittin' On Top Of The World
11. Lovin' On The Side
12. Lost River
13. Bayou Jubilee
14. Blues Berry Hill
15. Turn Of The Century
16. One Step Over The Line
17. You Ain't Going Nowhere
18. The Valley Road
19. Will The Circle Be Unbroken
20. Amazing Grace

Tracks:

1. Take Me In Your Lifeboat
2. Milk Cow Blues
3. I Find Jesus
4. Hold Whatcha Got
5. Mama's Opry
6. Diamond In The Rough
7. Lonesome River
8. Some Dark Holler
9. The Lowlands
10. Love, Please Come Home
11. Goodnight Irene
12. I Know What It Means To Be Lonesome
13. I'll Be Faithful To You
14. Tears In The Holston River

Tracks:

1. Fishin' Blues
2. Save It, Save It
3. Wheels
4. Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms
5. Oh Cumberland
6. I Am A Pilgrim
7. Sallie Ann
8. Catfish John
9. Roll The Stone Away
10. All Prayed Up
11. Return To Dismal Swamp II
12. There Is A Time
13. Will The Circle Be Unbroken (Glory, Glory)
14. Farther Along

Tracks:

1. My Walkin' Shoes (DVD)
2. Catfish John (DVD)
3. One Step Over The Line (DVD)
4. Roll The Stone Away (DVD)
5. Love, Please Come Home (DVD)
6. All Prayed Up (DVD)
7. Oh Cumberland (DVD)
8. Fishin' Blues (DVD)
9. The Lowlands (DVD)
10. Return To Dismal Swamp II (DVD)
11. Earl's Breakdown (DVD)
12. I Find Jesus (DVD)
13. Mama's Opry (DVD)
14. Will The Circle Be Unbroken (DVD)

Amazon.com

The original Will the Circle Be Unbroken is undoubtedly a landmark country-music recording. A peace offering between rock-reared longhairs and rock-ribbed Nashville patriarchs (and one matriarch, Mother Maybelle Carter), it exposed generations of upstart pickers and singers to old-time country music and its impact is felt to this day. The organizers of the 1971 sessions that led to the initial three-LP set, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, have produced two sequels, the first in 1989 and the most recent in 2002. This six-disc collection (including an all-star concert DVD) pulls together all three Circle sessions and, naturally, captures dozens of essential performances, plus a fair number of inessentials. Anyone with an interest in country music will want the original. Its mission is clear, the performances are inspired, and its significance is undeniable. The second Circle strays far afield from the original concept, bringing in the rather lightweight likes of John Denver and Michael Martin Murphy to mix with volume one holdovers Jimmy Martin and Earl Scruggs. The final volume is also more diffuse than one would like, though eminent guest stars such as Del McCoury, June Carter Cash, and Johnny Cash help it capture the spirit of the original more frequently than does its immediate predecessor. Completists will relish having all three collections in one box, while those who think three times around the circle is two too many are advised to stick with the 30th anniversary reissue of the initial album. --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews:

Will the circle be unbroken.......2006-02-23

I bought this boxed set after watching the DVD. previously I wasn't particularly a country fan, now I am converted. The recordings span 20 years, each one is excellent, the whole collection being superb. If you want to try "true" country, this is one of the best places to start. A lot of the artists are difficult to get hold of, but all together they make a CD set of many colours. Well worth the price, a thoroughly good collection; to be well recommended.

American Bluegrass Music - Yesterday and Today.......2005-01-27

"Trilogy" is a monument to American Bluegrass music. Within its seven hours of music is a living history of this American art form, from the 1930's until today. It brings together all three volumes of "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" and adds a DVD performance disc, and adds updated notes about the history of this three decade long project by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

No other collection of country music brings together "founders and originators" such as Mother Maybelle Carter, and the Carter Family, with their musical "children", Roy Acuff, Chet Atkins, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Earl Scruggs, Merle Travis, and Doc Watson, and the third generation...Rosanne Cash, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Allison Krauss, Tony Rice, Dwight Yoakum...some of the greatest talents of three generations and six decades of American music.

Each generation of singers and musicians remain faithful to the "roots" of this music, playing with acoustic guitars, banjos and fiddles. The mood is that of a group of talented friends, sitting in the living room, and singing and playing the songs they love the best. The feeling and heart in these performances can be felt, as well as heard.

The sound quality is exceptional. It is easy to forget these are recordings...it feels as if the musicians are sitting right next to you while they joke, chat, sing and play these songs.

This is too much music to digest in a single sitting. Instead, it is more enjoyable to select just one CD, savor it for a day or two, and then move on to another. I have no doubt that people will be listening to, and loving, this music a century from now. This will be one of the living treasures of American culture for generations to come.

It is amazing that a seven hour collection of some of the greatest music of our time is available for less than $50...less than $7 for each incredible hour of music. At this bargain price, even folks who own one or two of the previous sets included in "Trilogy" ought to buy this collection...and perhaps buy another for their children or a good friend.

5 stars are not enough.......2003-12-16

This is a dynmite collection of blue grass music. After 5CDs and you think it can't get any better there's a DVD that puts it all over the top. Can not say enough good things about this package....

Ultimate NGDB!.......2003-10-09

The ultimate NGDB collection piece I've ever owned. The bonus DVD is spectacular and superb quality - the guest artists on it are incredible. I own all three Circle volumes and have them scattered between the car, home and office. This is the best piece to have all three together in one package. Next on my list of NGDB 'must-haves in a perfect world' would be a new studio album.
I remain in NGDB heaven with my new box set!

Average customer rating: Old Time Music You will feel so much better The right medicine for the blahs! Outstanding fun! Brings Back Memories to the Old (and Young)! Priceless anthology

Good For What Ails You: Music of the Medicine Shows 1926-1937 Pink Anderson , Gid Tanner , Gus Cannon , Emmett Miller , Charlie Poole , Dallas String Band , Grant Brothers , Uncle Dave Macon , Beans Hambone , Clarence Ashley , Blue Ridge Mountain Entertainers , Gwen Foster , and Carolina Tar Heels Manufacturer: Old Hat Records / Enterprises ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Blues | Styles | Music Acoustic Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Harmonica Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Old-Time Country | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Appalachian | North America | International | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of American Primitive, Vol. 2 American Primitive, Vol. 1: Raw Pre-War Gospel (1926-36) Music From The Lost Provinces: Old-Time Stringbands From Ashe County, North Carolina & Vicinity 1927-1931 Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry 1891-1922 ASIN: B000B5KRNO Release Date: 2005-10-04

Tracks:

1. The Spasm - Daddy Stovepipe & Mississippi Sarah
2. Tanner's Boarding House - Gid Tanner & Riley Puckett
3. Don't Think I'm Santa Claus - Lil McClintock
4. Hokum Blues - Dallas String Band with Coley Jones
5. Jimbo Jambo Land - Shorty Godwin
6. Gonna Swing On The Golden Gate - Fiddlin' John Carson & His Virginia Reelers
7. Papa's 'Bout To Get Mad - Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley
8. The Man Who Wrote Home Sweet Home Never Was A Married Man - Charlie Parker & Mack Woolbright
9. Bye, Bye, Policeman - Jim Jackson
10. The Bald-Headed End Of A Broom - Walter Smith
11. Bow Wow Blues - Allen Brothers
12. Beans - Beans Hambone & El Morrow
13. A Chicken Can Waltz The Gravy Around - Stovepipe # 1 and David Crockett
14. Tell It To Me - Grant Brothers & Their Music
15. Ain't No Use Working So Hard - Carolina Tar Heels
16. Mama Keep Your Yes Ma'am Clean - Walter Cole
17. C-H-I-C-K-E-N Spells Chicken - Kirk McGee & Blythe Poteet
18. My Money Never Runs Out - Banjo Joe
19. Railroadin' Some - Henry Thomas "Ragtime Texas"
20. Traveling Man - Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers
21. G. Burns Is Gonna Rise Again - Johnson-Nelson-Porkchop
22. Baby All Night Long - Blue Ridge Mountain Entertainers
23. Born In Hard Luck - Chris Bouchillon
24. He's In The Jailhouse Now - Memphis Sheiks

Tracks:

1. Gonna Tip Out Tonight - Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley
2. Chevrolet Car - Sam McGee
3. It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo' - Gid Tanner & His Skillet-Lickers
4. Bring It With You When You Come - Cannon's Jug Stompers
5. Atlanta Strut - Blind Sammie
6. Go Along Mule - Uncle Dave Macon & His Fruit Jar Drinkers
7. Casey Bill - Earl McDonald's Original Louisville Jug Band
8. I Got Mine - Frank Stokes
9. Hannah - Chris Bouchillon
10. Adam & Eve In The Garden - Bogus Ben Covington
11. Mysterious Coon - Alec Johnson & His Band
12. Her Name Was Hula Lou - Carolina Tar Heels
13. Reno Blues - Three Tobacco Tags
14. Scoodle Um Skoo - Papa Charlie Jackson
15. Stackalee - Frank Hutchison
16. The Cat's Got The Measles, The Dog's Got The Whooping Cough - Walter Smith
17. Shout You Cats - Hezekiah Jenkins
18. Nobody's Business If I Do - Tommie Bradley
19. Sweet Sixteen - Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers
20. Ticklish Reuben - Charlie Parker & Mack Woolbright
21. I Heard The Voice Of A Porkchop - Jim Jackson
22. Shine - Dallas String Band with Coley Jones
23. The Gypsy - Emmett Miller & His Georgia Crackers
24. Kiss Me Cindy - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers

Album Description

Earning Their White Stripes. "But what I'm listening to most of the time at present is an album called Good For What Ails You, which is an album of songs that people used to listen to at medicine shows all over the States. It's quite an interesting album and I think that people would be well advised to pick it up." Jack White - Sunday Mail (Australia) Dec 18, 2005

Five Stars. Groundbreaking. "Fans of Nick Tosches' Where Dead Voices Gather will lap up this extraordinary snapshot of an America that is still shrouded in shadow. Good For What Ails You supplants the Harry Smith collections by surveying the people's music of the day, some of which sounds like nothing you have heard before." Jon Savage - MOJO Dec 2005

Before motion pictures, before radio, before television, the traveling Medicine Shows brought entertainment to America! Flamboyant pitch doctors roamed the land, hawking their tonics, elixirs, and miracle cures, and with them came a host of singers, dancers, comedians, banjo pickers, blues shouters, jug blowers, string ticklers, and minstrel men. The shows died out by mid-20th century, but not before a handful of seasoned veterans left their musical legacy on phonograph records. Here are classic performances by such colorful names as Pink Anderson, Daddy Stovepipe, Gid Tanner, Blind Sammie, Bogus Ben Covington, Fiddlin' John Carson, Banjo Joe, Shorty Godwin, Beans Hambone, Emmett Miller & His Georgia Crackers, the Three Tobacco Tags, and many more!

Two-CD Set / 48 Songs Digitally Remastered / Over 2 Hours of Music / Six-Panel Digipak with 72-page Full Color Booklet

A Profusely Illustrated History of the Medicine Shows, many Rare Photographs and Firsthand Accounts never before published, plus full discography and song descriptions.

Customer Reviews:

Old Time Music.......2007-05-13

This gave us 50 tracks of original music. Along with it you get a nice booklet that tells the history of the medicine shows and individual descriptions of each track and it's performers.

You will feel so much better.......2007-01-25

You just can't imagine what the life of a performer on the road in the 20, 30's (or earlier) must have been like. The ups of course was the freedom, and the fun at times. The downs include never knowing what was around the corner, the cold (or heat), some of the boarding houses I would imagine would have been dreadful amongst many others.

But at least we can listen to the music. I've only received this the other day and I've not taken it out of the player, it goes to work with me and takes me home again, it plays in the background when I'm busy about the house. Yes some of the sound quality is hissy, but they are old recordings and besides I would rather hear it like that, it adds to the feel. These are happy songs, even when they are talking about slashing someones throat. If you looking at this you obviously have an interest in this style of music and you would be doing yourself a favour by purchasing this wonderful collection. You get 2 CD's and a wonderful booklet that tells you a little history of the genre and pictures of some the the performers on the CD's as well as a little history on each of the songs.

The right medicine for the blahs! Outstanding fun!.......2006-10-23

Step right up..ladies and gentlemen...Are you feeling blah listening to those same old CD's you've had for the last several years? Does today's music leave you cold? Well, you've come to the right place. Restore your enthusiasm...bring back the fun, with 50 recordings from the golden age of medicine shows. Guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Many of these fine artists are obscure names to most people of this generation...but alas...like an old ancient Indian cure...this box set will bring you back to life. Yes friends and neighbors...it also comes with a beautiful full-color booklet with all the songs, dates and stories of old. Uh..excuse me son, don't crowd the stage. IT'S A PANACEA FOR ALL BORING AILMENTS! Yes and considering how old these gems are (1925-36) they are all in remarkable shape...and your sense of humor will be too. So pick one up today. It;s more fun than a brand new Victrola!

Brings Back Memories to the Old (and Young)!.......2006-08-28

'Good For What Ails You' is a great set of cd's with old songs that were sung at old medicine shows. I remember some of those songs from records and radio programs from my childhood - songs that I had totally forgotten!

I lent the cd's to my father, and they brought back fond memories of his childhood in western OK when the medicine shows would come to town and set up on the square. Everyone would attend the "show" and listen to the music, sales pitches, and go home with something! He truly enjoyed the cd's, also.

Even if medicine shows are new to you, the music is worth the time to listen. Lot's of fun, interesting lyrics, and you might even hear something that has come back again!?

Priceless anthology.......2006-07-05

This element of American history should never be forgotten, and this anthology ensures that it won't. The accompanying booklet is a textbook of fascinating anecdotes and photographs, and it even includes a small, helpful insert of "spelling errata" to guide the reader through the language of the time. The music itself transports the listener to a time that seems like ancient history, populated by snake oil salesmen who employed fast-picking, fast-talking one-man bands to make their product more appealing to the desperately poor. But this collection also reminds us that times haven't changed all that much since those days of the Great Depression. After all, when was the last time you heard a trendy, catchy song in a commercial trying to sell you something as basic as toothpaste?

Average customer rating: this group is GREAT A charming hour that treats us to DBFS's sound since 1989

Thirtieth Anniversary Special Dry Branch Fire Squad Manufacturer: Rounder / Umgd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Old-Time Country | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Traditional | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Appalachian | North America | International | Styles | Music Country Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Rounder Records | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Live at the Newburyport Firehouse More Behind the Picture Than the Wall A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection Lefty's Old Guitar Low Country Suite ASIN: B000OLHFR6 Release Date: 2007-05-15

Tracks:

1. I've Lived a Lot In My Time
2. Devil, Take the Farmer
3. I Saw a Man At Close Of Day
4. Rollin' On Rubber Wheels
5. Church By the Road
6. He's Coming To Us Dead
7. A Distant Land To Roam
8. Over In the Glory Land
9. Do You Ever Dream Of Me?
10. The Honest Farmer
11. Long Journey
12. Oak Grove Church
13. Hide You In the Blood
14. Golden Ring
15. Carolyn At the Broken Wheel Inn
16. When I Went Down In the Valley To Pray
17. The Orphan Train
18. While Roving On Last Winter's Night
19. Dip Your Fingers In Some Water
20. We Believe In Happy Endings
21. How Great Thou Art

Album Description

For three decades now, the beloved Dry Branch Fire Squad has been a bastion of mountain soul, bluegrass, and old-time music - carrying timeless traditions into the modern era with a blend of reverence, soul, and wit all their own. This special edition thirtieth anniversary collection is designed to complement Rounder's previous Dry Branch anthology, Tried and True (Rounder 11519), and contains material (some previously unreleased) recorded in the twenty years since that collection's release. Under the stewardship of Ron Thomason, Dry Branch Fire Squad has weathered the storms on the sea of time, all to forge an iron-clad brand of defiantly rugged old-time and traditional bluegrass music that imparts essential reminders of the past while unafraid to meet the future head-on.

Customer Reviews:

this group is GREAT.......2007-06-28

Have enjoyed their music for the past 10 years. Have 5 of their CD's and they are great to listen to. Have even given this last one as a birthday gift!

A charming hour that treats us to DBFS's sound since 1989.......2007-05-19

Playing Time - 63:24 -- In the course of a lifetime, turning thirty may bring a few aches and pains. A band achieving that milestone may also experience similar ailments that also come with musical maturity. Back in 1971, mandolinist Ron Thomason was picking with Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys. Ricky Skaggs and Keith Whitley were also his bandmates. From Springfield, Ohio, The Dry Branch Fire Squad formed in 1976 and took its name from a small town in Virginia (where Ron was born). The band's successful longevity has been attributed to their raw, mountain-style vocals and Thomason's wry humor as an emcee and storyteller. Until retiring in 1999, Ron was an English and math teacher and junior high assistant principal.

Their ninth album on Rounder Records, this heartfelt 30th anniversary collection only draws material from the label's releases since 1989. The reason is that there was a previous band anthology, "Tried and True," (Rounder 11519) released in 1987. Would it have been better for a 30-year album to also draw material from all three decades, and from as far back as their three pre-Rounder LPs from the 1977-78 timeframe? While their Rounder material has been superior to their earliest recordings, it would've been exciting to document all 30 years with a couple songs like Out on the Blue Ridge Mountain from their earliest 1977 "Live at the Crying Cowboy Concert Saloon" LP (RT-513). Also, the early days of the band emphasized basic, mournful, sensitive vocal duet arrangements with Ron Thomason and tenor John Baker (fiddler Kenny Baker's son). You'll need to get DBFS's 1979, 1981 or 1982 Rounder albums ("Born to be Lonesome," "Antiques and Inventions," or "Fannin' the Flames") to experience them together. Or to hear some of Thomason's originals like "Dak's Song" or "Oh! What a Storm." So, to truly celebrate all 30 years with this band, I recommend also picking up a copy of the 1987 "Tried and True" anthology mentioned earlier.

Among the 21 tracks on "30th Anniversary," there are four previously unreleased songs (He's Coming To Us Dead, Over in the Glory Land, Golden Ring, How Great Thou Art). Although liner notes don't indicate when they were recorded, they're quite recent, and three feature the band's newest lineup of Ron Thomason, Brian Aldridge, Dan Russell and Tommy Boyd. A hit for George Jones and Tammy Wynette, "Golden Ring" is still arranged with Ron's crosspicked guitar, and the song does appear on the band's 1981 album "Antiques and Inventions" with a different group except for common denominator Thomason. The binding thread or glue in all of the band configurations, Ron primarily plays guitar or mandolin. His clawhammer banjo picking appears in two songs - his solo rendition of Grayson & Whitter's "He's Coming To Us Dead" and the band's quartet offering of "The Honest Farmer," accompanied only by fiddle and banjo.

Vocal arrangements capture the emotional essence of their largely traditional bluegrass and gospel canon. On all vocal cuts, Thomason sings lead. In the last two decades, the band's mournful signature sound has also regularly been built around Ron's lead with female tenor or high baritone parts (courtesy of Suzanne Thomas and Mary Jo Leet). All three of them are showcased together in "Dip Your Fingers in Some Water," and the quartet (with Charles Leet singing bass) entitled "When I Went Down in the Valley to Pray." Hazel Dickens, who recalls a time when it was "downright subversive practically to be a woman in bluegrass," sings tenor on "Hide You in the Blood." These songcarriers have kept nuggets like Carter Stanley's "Rollin' on Rubber Wheels" in their repertoire for years. Ron once said that he viewed the band as "spokesmen for a way of life" among the people who originally propagated the music. It's their revitalization of dusty old classic treasures (like A. P. Carter's "A Distant Land To Roam") that has also built their fanbase. Doc Watson simply called it "the old music," folk ballads and the kinds of songs sung by the Carter Family and Grayson & Whitter. Interestingly, their vocal stacking for that A.P. Carter cover includes four vocal parts, but no tenor according to the liner notes.

Instrumentally, the band's unpretentious picking is sufficient for their authentic kind of repertoire. With some electric bass and steel guitar, "Carolyn at the Broken Wheel Inn" is a unique selection. Besides those mentioned above, others in the band have included Dave Edmundson (fiddle, vocals), John Hisey (banjo, vocals), [...] Irwin (bass), Bobby Maynard (fiddle) and Adam McIntosh (banjo, mandolin, vocals). The band's widespread appeal in live performance is also due to their showmanship and stage presence that enhance their purest form bluegrass. The charismatic band opens up, sings and plays with sincerity, and builds rapport. All in all, this is a charming hour that treats us to DBFS's sound since 1989. (Joe Ross, staff writer, Bluegrass Now)

Average customer rating: Classic Songs Performed By One Of The Greats Of American Music The Best of Doc Watson Doc Watson Is a National Treasure Doc Watson is a fast guitar picker and bluegrass innovator! Doc Watson - A musician's musician

The Best Of Doc Watson 1964-1968 Doc Watson Manufacturer: Vanguard Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Old-Time Country | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Appalachian | North America | International | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Bluegrass | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional Country | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sittin' Here Pickin' the Blues The Essential Doc Watson Doc Watson on Stage (Featuring Merle Watson) Trouble in Mind: Doc Watson Country Blues Collection The Three Pickers ASIN: B00000IIW2 Release Date: 1999-04-20

Tracks:

1. Muskrat
2. Country Blues
3. Rising Sun Blues
4. Tennesse Stud
5. Down In The Valley To Pray
6. Dill Pickle Rag
7. Otto Wood The Bandit
8. Windy And Warm
9. Little Sadie
10. Blue Railroad Train
11. Omie Wise
12. Intoxicated Rat
13. Tom Dooley
14. Alberta
15. Beaumont Rag
16. Shady Grove
17. My Rough And Rowdy Ways
18. The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
19. Black Mountain Rag
20. Grandfather's Clock
21. The Cyclone Of Ryecov
22. Doc's Guitar
23. Crawdad Hole

Amazon.com

Few musicians are as adept as Doc Watson is at making the remarkable seem routine. Song after song on this 23-track label retrospective demonstrates effortless flat-picking virtuosity. Listen to the fleet, precise picking on "Beaumont Rag," and you'll immediately recognize why the North Carolinian's skills are the envy of just about anyone who's ever tried to master folk guitar. Yet his plainspoken baritone vocals on "Tennessee Stud," "Shady Grove," "Little Sadie," and others speak of his devotion to his songs. Watson in his prime could play rings around just about any picker alive, but he's never gone in for hollow showboating. Culled from six of the nine albums Watson recorded for Vanguard between 1964 and 1971 (though the most recent inclusions here are from 1968), this album is a condensed alternative to the four-disc Vanguard Years box set. Four previously unreleased tunes add to the value of this worthy intro to an American master. --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews:

Classic Songs Performed By One Of The Greats Of American Music.......2006-02-23

After being born blind in a small mountain town in North Carolina, Doc grew up playing guitar with local musicians. But it wasn't until 1960, at age 37, that Doc was "discovered" by folk music archivist, Ralph Rinzler and brought to play in New York City. Doc became a popular figure in the folk music scene of the early 60's and his legend has grown ever since. I used to go see him play at a small club in Black Mountain, North Carolina when I was attending a nearby school, Warren Wilson College, in the late 1980's.

This album is a treasure trove of American folk classics with Doc's distinctive voice and hot picking making for a beautiful and inimitable sound. A close listening to the words of these songs will show just how rich, profound and meaningful they truly are. There is none of the "corniness" often associated with some of the more commercialized folk music. But instead Doc belts out powerful tales of murder and mayhem, wild women and rebellious "rounders" off to get drunk and raise hell. Some of these songs almost remind me of Old Testament stories in their ability to use dark and sometimes lurid subject matter to convey the true meaning of the human condition. Of course, you also have straightforward gospel songs like "Down In The Valley To Pray" which offer redemption to all of us wayward sinners. All in all this is a beautiful record of extraordinary songs by one of the masters of American music - the great Doc Watson.

The Best of Doc Watson.......2006-01-29

Doc Watson is one amazing guitar picker, human being, and musician. I`ve been a fan of his for more than forty years.

Doc Watson Is a National Treasure.......2005-06-22

Arthel "Doc" Watson is perhaps the finest flatpick guitar player to ever pick up a guitar and this generous 23-track anthology goes a long way to support that claim. All tracks are taken from the six studio albums he recorded for Vanguard from 1964 through 1968.

I first heard Doc Watson on the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN where he performed his signature song "Tennessee Stud," included here from his classic SOUTHBOUND album. While not as good a singer as he is a guitar player, there is an earthy quality to his vocals, which is especially effective on the a capella gospel number "Down in the Valley To Pray."

On many of these tracks, Watson is accompanied by his son Merle on second guitar. Listen to their delicate interplay on the instrumental "Dill Pickle Rag."

As an added bonus, the final four tracks are previously unreleased. First, is a solo performance of "Grandfather's Clock" with Watson accompanying himself on guitar and harmonica. Next is the Carter Family's tragic tale of "The Cyclone of Ryecov." Then there is the brief (1:23) guitar workout "Doc's Guitar." The final is the traditional "Crawdad Hole" performed live.

Doc Watson is one of our national treasures, and if you're looking for a solid introduction to his music, this is an excellent place to start. [Running Time - 65:55] VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Doc Watson is a fast guitar picker and bluegrass innovator!.......2001-03-08

As an impressionable teenager in the mid 1960s, I was one of the youngest members of the Seattle Folklore Society (the folks who later started the Northwest Folklife Festival). In those early days, they would rent small halls and bring in old black blues musicians like Rev. Gary Davis, Mance Lipscomb and Jesse Fuller, and relatively unknown folk musicians like Buffy Sainte Marie and Doc Watson.

Watson is an incredibly talented blind guitar and banjo picker from the Blue Ridge Mountains with a resonant voice. The night I saw Doc Watson, he was ushered to a lone chair at the center of a small stage, and within one or two songs, I felt like I was sitting at his kitchen table, as he sang songs from the mountains of North Carolina with a decidedly bluegrass flavor. At the time, I just knew he was one of the fastest flat-picking and fingerpicking guitarists around, who held the respect of anyone who had taken up the instrument in the Sixties.

What I didn't know then was that Watson is largely responsible for shifting bluegrass guitar from a supportive rhythm guitar role (so that fiddlers and banjo pickers could shine) to playing leads, which is standard practice these days.

Vanguard Records, the company that released these original 1960s era recordings, came out with this "Best of" album in the late 1990s, with over 65 minutes of tunes, many of which have become standards by other artists, like "Rising Sun Blues" (known to most of us as "The House of the Rising Sun," although with a different tune), "Tennessee Stud" (a great horse song), "Down in the Valley To Pray" (an inspiring white spiritual), "Tom Dooley" (quite different from the Kingston Trio version), "Alberta" (about a girl, not a province in Canada), "Black Mountain Rag" (still one of my favorite bluegrass guitar instrumentals, "Grandfather's Clock" ("...it stopped short, never to go again when the old man died"), "Doc's Guitar" (if only I could play half that fast), and "Crawdad Hole."

While a few cuts on this album are done with a bluegrass band, on most he is alone, or with one other guitarist (including his late son, Merle). On these more intimate cuts it still feels like he's sitting at his kitchen table playing just for me (or you, if you get this CD). If you like bluegrass, or simply some of the best acoustic guitar ever recorded, this is highly recommended!

Doc Watson - A musician's musician.......2000-10-07

As a bluegrass musician myself, as well as a choral singer my tastes range from Baroque to Folk and classic Rock. In that wide disparity, if I had to count the five finest musicians I know, Doc would be a must in the group. Real musicians love fine music, regardless of the genre, and Doc's clean, crisp delivery - both vocal and (of course, mainly) playing is literally without peer. Doc's finest are so enjoyable that I can listen to them over and over. I never hesitate to 'turn on' another music lover to Doc; indeed I spent a pleasant half hour one day introducing Maestro Leroy Kromm, director of the San Jose Symphonic Choir, to Doc's fine work. Leroy agreed with me that here was a pearl among masters.

Average customer rating: The Carter Family takes off with this one Best Of Folk Music The Carter family- gift to music industry. Is the tape speed too slow? Carter Family

Can the Circle Be Unbroken?: Country Music's First Family The Original Carter Family Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Old-Time Country | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Appalachian | North America | International | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Wildwood Flower The Essential Jimmie Rodgers Volume 2: 1935-1941 Wildwood Pickin' The Carter Family: 1927-1934 ASIN: B00004RC8J Release Date: 2000-07-04

Tracks:

1. Can The Circle Be Unbroken (Bye And Bye)
2. Lulu Walls
3. My Clinch Mountain Home
4. Wildwood Flower
5. Worried Man Blues
6. Keep On The Sunny Side
7. Gospel Ship
8. My Texas Girl
9. Sinking In The Lonesome Sea
10. Cannon Ball Blues
11. I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes
12. River Of Jordan
13. The Storms Are On The Ocean
14. On The Rock Where Moses Stood
15. The Little Black Train
16. Single Girl, Married Girl
17. Kissing Is A Crime
18. Blackie's Gunman
19. My Home Among The Hills
20. Black Jack David

Amazon.com essential recording

Like so many Americans during the Depression, the Carter Family found themselves forced to stay in motion throughout the 1930s. Rural economies, the locales where country music had taken root, were hit unusually hard by the economic crash. The Carters left their original record label just prior to recording the first 17 of the 20 tunes on Can the Circle Be Unbroken, joining ARC for long enough to prodigiously churn out material they'd previously recorded. The 17 ARC songs here were recorded over 3 days in May 1935, and all reveal a Carter Family growing musically comfortable with their execution on these tunes--especially the slight dronelike quality in Sara's voice, which sounds settled and at times almost languid. Maybelle's voice and guitar emphasize the appropriately unhurried pacing (this was the Depression, after all). As for the closing trio of tracks, they come from a post-Decca session during their short tenure at Columbia, and all bear the mark of greater vocal harmonies between Sara and Maybelle, as well as an increased pitch in the vocals that quickens the pace a tad. These are vitally important recordings, to be sure, a fine, more multihued complement to the band's '20s-era recordings. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

The Carter Family takes off with this one.......2007-05-21

I absolutely loved this c.d. It took me back to another place and time in which I wasn't even born yet.

Best Of Folk Music.......2007-05-13

I never new I could be more pleased with Folk music as I was when I received my Carter family CD from Amazon. Their music is as close to the best of Folk as you can get.

The Carter family- gift to music industry........2007-02-06

Spending time in Carter Fold and seeing and being in A.P.Carter's little mountain home and seeing that Johnny and June just kept it nice made me love thier music more then ever. I want to say Americas first family of music but as a musician I have learned to never anwser that question; "who is the best". I just urge you to have this C.D.
Dave Nicholson

Is the tape speed too slow?.......2005-08-20

Let me first say that this collection of recordings is wonderful. It is the first Carter Family CD I have ever heard.
But, since then, I have heard ealier versions of the songs, and later versions, and have come away a little confused. Their voices on the Columbia recordings are much lower (which at first I thought was cool that Sara sounds like a man) and the tempos are slower. I can only assume that the tape speed is considerably out of whack. Does anyone else know anything about this? I know that Columbia has made this mistake before, most notably on Mile Davis' "Kind of Blue".
Still, the Carters are the real deal. Virtually any of their recordings are fabulous.

Carter Family.......2005-07-23

After watching the PBS special about the Carter family, and loving their music from my childhood, I wanted to hear again the many wonderful songs and sounds. I have always loved hearing the autoharp.
The cd is great.

Average customer rating: THE MOST INCREDIBLE BOX-SET I HAVE EVER BOUGHT! a must for johnny cash fans. great purchase More than a boxed set Ship spoiled for a hap'worth of tar

Unearthed Johnny Cash Manufacturer: Lost Highway 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 Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Country Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Country | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: American III: Solitary Man Unchained American Recordings American V: A Hundred Highways Personal File ASIN: B0000TLA9Q Release Date: 2003-11-25

Tracks:

1. Long Black Veil
2. Flesh & Blood
3. Just The Other Side
4. If I Give My Soul
5. Understand Your Man
6. Banks Of The Ohio
7. Two Timing Woman
8. The Caretaker (fka Who's Gonna Cry)
9. Chunk Of Coal
10. I'm Going To Memphis
11. Breaking Bread
12. Waiting For A Train
13. Casey
14. No Earthly Good
15. The Fourth Man In The Fire
16. Dark As A Dungeon
17. Book Review
18. Down There By The Train

Tracks:

1. Pochohantas
2. I'm A Drifter (Version 1, Heartbreaker version)
3. Trouble In Mind
4. Down The Line
5. I'm Movin' On
6. As Long As
7. Heart Of Gold
8. The Running Kind (with Tom Petty)
9. Everybody's trying To Be My Baby (with Carl Perkins)
10. Brown-Eyed Handsome Man (with Carl Perkins)
11. T Is For Texas
12. Devil's Right Hand
13. I'm A Drifter (Version 2 Flea version)
14. Like A Soldier with Willie Nelson
15. Drive On (Alt Lyrics)
16. Bird On A Wire (Live with orchestra)

Tracks:

1. Singer Of Songs
2. The L & N Don't Stop Here Anymore
3. Redemption Song (with Joe Strummer)
4. Father & Son (with Fiona Apple)
5. Chattanooga Sugarbabe
6. He Stopped Loving Her Today
7. Hard Times
8. Wichita Lineman
9. Cindy (with Nick Cave)
10. Big Iron
11. Salty Dog
12. Gentle On My Mind
13. You Are My Sunshine
14. You'll Never Walk Alone
15. The Man Comes Around (Alt take)

Tracks:

1. Never Grow Old
2. I Shall Not Be Moved
3. I Am A Pilgrim
4. Doo Lord
5. When The Roll
6. If We Never Meet Again This Side Of Heaven
7. I'll Fly Away
8. Where The Soul Of Man Never Dies
9. Let The Lower Lights Be Burning
10. When He Reached Down
11. In The Sweet Bye And Bye
12. I'm Bound For The Promised Land
13. In The Garden
14. Softly & Tenderly
15. Just As I Am

Tracks:

1. Delia's Gone
2. Bird On A Wire
3. Thirteen
4. Rowboat
5. The One Rose
6. Rusty Cage
7. Southern Accents
8. Mercy Seat
9. Solitary Man
10. Wayfaring Stranger
11. One
12. Hung My Head
13. The Man Comes Around
14. We'll Meet Again
15. Hurt

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Over the course of five mesmerizing CDs, Unearthed shows us just how Johnny Cash's now-legendary handful of recordings for American Records came to be. Four discs feature previously unreleased tracks from the famed Rick Rubin-produced sessions. Through their inconsistencies and quirks (and, more often than not, brilliance), they shed light on how Cash's final records were shaped, edited, and produced. Here we get some creative pairings: Fiona Apple providing guest vocals on Cat Stevens' "Father & Son," and the late Joe Strummer duetting with Cash on Bob Marley's "Redemption Song." Neither are the definitive statements that some of Cash's covers from this period are (his glorious takes on Nick Lowe and Danzig, to name just two), but they're still very much worth hearing. Most riveting are the numerous traditional numbers, the songs that were clearly closest to the Man in Black's heart. "Banks of the Ohio," Billy Joe Shaver's "Old Chunk of Coal," Stephen Foster's "Hard Times," and the entire disc of previously unreleased gospel tunes are powerful statements, tunes where you feel privileged to hear Cash--despite declining health and failing voice--sing one more time, the way he wanted. The last disc of this monumental set is a "best-of" compilation of tracks that did make it on the American individual discs, a reminder of just how groundbreaking these sessions were. Perhaps the biggest highlight in this awe-inspiring set is its vast liner notes, a loving collection of essays and recollections that highlight the history and stories behind this eclectic array of songs. --Jason Verlinde

Album Description

Not just your average box set of re-packaged music, 'Unearthed' is a 5 CD box containing 79 tracks from the American Recordings era. 'Unearthed' contains 4 entire discs of never-before-heard recordings. 'Unearthed' also contains 'My Mothers Hymn Book' a complete never released solo acoustic spiritual album. Deluxe packaging includes 104 page hard cover book, never before seen photo's and Johnny's personal comments, thoughts and memories about every song on the box. Lost Highway. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

THE MOST INCREDIBLE BOX-SET I HAVE EVER BOUGHT!.......2007-04-25

One thing you need to do is buy this box-set and the next thing you need to do is listen to it and be absolutely astound with the lyrics and just how great this collection this is. You will NOT be disappointed. I guarantee it!

a must for johnny cash fans........2007-03-29

i personally believe that you should have everything that johnny cash recorded with rick rubin. together they made stunning americana music that is a pinnacle of the genre. this box set is very, very wonderful. i would suggest that you first get the 5 individual volumes of mr cash's "american recordings," then pick this up as icing on the cake. the only reason that i don't think this to be quite 5 star worthy is that disc 4 is an all gospel set titled "my mother's hymn book," which, while still a very good listen, is not quite up to par with the other cash/rubin work. also, disc 5 is simply a collection of tracks from the previous american recordings releases and is completely pointless here, as all true cash fans will already have these. anyway, the voice of mr cash is an amazing instrument to hear, truly spine-tingling on many of the songs collected here, and i highly, highly recommend that you pick this massive gathering of performances up.

great purchase.......2007-02-12

I received the boxed CD set quickly and in great condition. I'm very satisfied with this purchase.

More than a boxed set.......2007-02-07

Several other reviewers went into great detail on each CD in this set, and I see no need to duplicate their comments, so I'll keep it as brief as possible.

I assume, if you're reading these reviews, you're familiar with Cash's albums on the American label and are interested in hearing more. If that's the case, definitely buy this set - it is very much worth the money. Other than the final "best of American" CD (which seems pointless, as others have mentioned), every CD in this set is simply outstanding. This is not a box set of rejects and b-sides, but a collection of songs that could have been award-winners on their own. It really is hard to believe some of these songs didn't make the cut when they put the original American albums together. It's even hard to recognize some of the covers, because they all sound like Cash originals. His passion, distinctiveness, and talent are evident on just about every song.

Beyond the beauty of Cash as an artist, these discs stand out because of the incredible sound. They are very clean, clear, and pure-sounding.

For any fan of Cash - long time listener or newcomer - this is a set well worth the price. It contains a little bit of something reminiscent of every stage of his career. Simply great.

Ship spoiled for a hap'worth of tar.......2006-08-30

This box set is nearly five star- nearly, but not quite. I have to agree with other reviewers about the fifth disc; it's unlikely that many are purchasing this without already owning the American Recordings, so the 'best of' fifth disc is bound to mean buying the same music for the second time. The packaging is so good that it's a real shame that it's let down by careless, sloppy, disrespectful typos (e.g. 'Roseanne' is spelled three different ways). It's just as easy to get it right- and at this price it's fair to expect that the Lost Highway Label should have taken a little time and professional pride, just like Johnny did.

Average customer rating: how can you miss

The Definitive Collection 1947-1966 The Stanley Brothers Manufacturer: Time Life Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Old-Time Country | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Traditional | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Country Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Bluegrass | Country | Box Sets | Stores | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Music of Bill Monroe Rubber Room: The Haunting Poetic Songs of Porter Wagoner 1966-1977 The Collection The Essential Flatt & Scruggs: 'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered The Best of Flatt and Scruggs TV Show, Vol. 2 ASIN: B000NA285M Release Date: 2007-04-03

Tracks:

1. Little Glass Of Wine
2. The Old Home
3. The White Dove
4. The Fields Have Turned Brown
5. The Lonesome River
6. Get Down On Your Knees And Pray
7. I'm Lonesome Without You
8. This Weary Heart You Stole Away (Wake Up, Sweetheart)
9. Our Last Goodbye
10. (Say) Won't You Be Mine
11. A Voice From On High
12. I Just Got Wise
13. Blue Moon Of Kentucky
14. Hard Times
15. If That's The Way You Feel
16. Orange Blossom Special
17. Nobody's Love Is Like Mine
18. Angel Band
19. Who Will Call You Sweetheart
20. The City From The Cross

Tracks:

1. Gonna Paint The Town
2. How Mountain Girls Can Love
3. Think Of What You've Done
4. How Far To Little Rock
5. Train 45
6. Ridin' That Midnight Train
7. Man Of Constant Sorrow
8. Rank Stranger
9. Jacob's Vision
10. Little Maggie
11. God Gave You To Me
12. Let Me Rest
13. Who Will Sing For Me
14. Little Birdie
15. Lonesome Night
16. Don't Cheat In Our Home Town
17. Stone Walls And Steel Bars
18. Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem
19. O Death
20. Soldier's Grave

Tracks:

1. Theme & Cotton-Eyed Joe
2. Mother No Longer Awaits Me At Home
3. The Girl Behind The Bar
4. Molly And Tenbrooks
5. Are You Waiting Just For Me
6. Will You Be Loving Another Man
7. Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms
8. Black Mountain Blues
9. Meet Me Tonight
10. Nobody's Business
11. Sugar Coated Love
12. Tell Me Why My Daddy Don't Come Home
13. Hide Ye In The Blood
14. East Virginia Blues
15. Pretty Polly
16. Pig In A Pen
17. Will You Miss Me
18. Where The Soul Never Dies
19. Dust On The Bible
20. Single Girl

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The Stanley Brothers' unique spin on traditional bluegrass, created by banjoist Ralph Stanley and his guitarist brother Carter, first emerged on record in 1947. Their intense, unearthly vocal harmonies and Ralph's distinctive banjo style accounted for much fine music over the 19 years that ended with Carter's untimely death in 1966. Ralph has continued for the past four decades with his Clinch Mountain Boys (Ricky Skaggs and Keith Whitley among its distinguished alumni) and in recent years earned acclaim within and beyond the growing bluegrass audience. Nonetheless, the classic Stanley Brothers recordings of "Rank Stranger" and "Man of Constant Sorrow," among many, continue to inspire country traditionalists, Americana acts, and younger bluegrass exponents. This superbly programmed three-disc, 60-song collection stands out as the first true Stanley Brothers career anthology, including the memorable "Little Glass of Wine" and the Columbia gems "The Fields Have Turned Brown" through their early '50s years on Mercury and their later work on both Starday and King Records. Included are unreleased material from the 1950s and '60s, including a 1961 live duet teaming Carter Stanley with Bill Monroe. --Rich Kienzle

Album Description

On the 60th anniversary of their first studio recording, bluegrass legends the Stanley Brothers are being commemorated with The Stanley Brothers: The Definitive Collection (1947-1966). Released to stores on February 27, 2007, just two days after Ralph's 80th birthday, it is the first comprehensive box set to chronicle their entire career. The Definitive Collection comes at a time when bluegrass is in the midst of a surge in popularity, started by the hit film and soundtrack O Brother, Where Art Thou? and continuing on with artists such as Dolly Parton, Alison Krauss, and Nickel Creek releasing critically acclaimed and commercially successful albums dedicated to the genre. Released 40 years after their last performance together, the box set includes songs from every record label they recorded for and rare live performances. The package is highlighted by three previously unreleased tracks and two additional songs that have never been available on CD before, as well as rare photos, many of which were culled from vintage song and picture books that were sold by radio stations in the 1940s and 50s and from the King Records photo archives. It also includes a biographical essay by bluegrass historian Gary Reid and a special introduction by Ricky Skaggs.

The Stanley Brothers are regarded as one of the preeminent groups from the early days of bluegrass music. With Carter possessing one of the finest voices in the genre and his brother Ralph's inspired banjo playing (his unique sound has come to be called "Stanley-style") the duo performed what is now known as traditional bluegrass. As Carter's melancholy voice brought sweeping emotion to a song, his brother Ralph's soared above; together they blended to achieve a most soulful duet. Said Carter, "We're the Stanley Brothers, that's the way I've always tried to work it--we have got out, I think, and developed a sound of our own. I think as long as you sing a song with the best feeling you've got, and if you do feel it, I think the people will know it and they'll call it whatever they want to call it."

Despite the fact that it's been four decades since the demise of the Stanley Brothers, a fascination with them and their music continues to grow. They have been enshrined in the International Bluegrass Music Association's prestigious Hall of Honor and are currently the subject of a critically acclaimed theatrical production called Man of Constant Sorrow. Over the years, artists such as Ricky Skaggs (who hit #1 with their "Don't Cheat in Our Home Town"), Patty Loveless, and Emmylou Harris have had significant hits by recording songs originally written or recorded by the Stanley Brothers. The duo also remains very much in the hearts of fans at a grassroots level; pickers at bluegrass festivals play their songs in countless informal jam sessions every weekend. This collection finally pays due to a group that shaped classic bluegrass and continues to influence each new generation of pickers and singers.

While they have been the subject of label-specific compilations in the past, The Definitive Collection is the only collection that spans their full career, amassing the most important, influential and beloved songs. Included in the set are classics "The White Dove," made in 1949, "Rank Strangers," "How Mountain Girls Can Love," "Pretty Polly," and "Oh Death." "Angel Band" was later featured in the award-winning soundtrack to O Brother. "I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow" was also used as the model for the version that was recorded for the film, and Ralph contributed a new recording of their "Oh Death" for it as well.

Stanley Brothers fans and music historians alike will relish the three previously unreleased songs unearthed for the box set; "Will You Be Loving Another Man" (1955), "Tell Me Why My Daddy Don't Come Home" (one of the first songs the brothers ever performed and finally recorded at a coffeehouse performance in Hollywood in 1962), and "Sugar Coated Love," (recorded with Carter's longtime inspiration, Bill Monroe). The two songs in the collection that have never been available on CD before are the gospel gems "Hide Ye in the Blood" and "Dust on the Bible."

Customer Reviews:

how can you miss.......2007-05-31

I do not yet have this collection. I have many of the pieces on previous compilations but just reviewing the song list gives me goose bumps. There is a ton of great material here, the Stanley Brothers are essential to any bluegrass or folk collections. There is a song Jacob's Vision, that I had on one of those bargain bin cassettes you see in truck stops. One of the most moving songs ever recorded. Looked for it for years after the tape broke and here it is on CD. Listened to a sample of that and it is the same song I have looked for quite a while. Buy this set now, you will not regret it for a moment. Cannot vouch for the mastering quality, the booklets or any of that, but the songs are great and have been scattered over many different labels for years. Here it is in one box.

Music Album:

1. One Step at a Time (Dts)
2. Our Shangri-La
3. Patsy Cline Karaoke [Karaoke]
4. Pianistic Indiscetions
5. Polish Jazz V.3
6. Polk Salad Annie Live [Import] [Live]
7. Radio Favorites
8. Rebels & Outlaws: Music From The Wild Side Of Life
9. Roll Out the Red Carpet
10. Segundo [Live]

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