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Friends of Old Time Music: The Folk Arrival 1961 - 1965
Various Artists SFW40160
From 1961 to 1965, New York City’s trailblazing Friends of Old Time Music presented 14 concerts that brought dozens of legendary traditional musicians before city audiences for the first time. This "folk arrival" changed the course of American folk music, expanding the vision of the Folk Song Revival and leaving an indelible mark on the musical landscape. For Friends of Old Time Music, Peter K. Siegel, who personally recorded most of the concerts, handpicked 55 tracks from the original master tapes. They include the first concert appearances by Doc Watson, Roscoe Holcomb, Clarence Ashley, and Joseph Spence, and the triumphant return visits to New York by Dock Boggs and Mississippi John Hurt, who had made classic recordings in the city during the 1920s. Three CDs of live concert recordings. 55 tracks, including 53 never before released tracks. Accompanied by a richly illustrated 60-page book. Recorded, produced, and annotated by Peter K. Siegel A Henry Street Folklore production Produced in association with City Lore, Inc.
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Record Label Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Copyright 2006 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Country(s) United States
Culture Group(s) African American; Anglo-American; Bahamian
Instrument(s) Autoharp; Banjo; Bass; Cane Fife; Fiddle; Guitar; Handclapping; Harmonica; Kazoo; Mandolin; Tambourine; Vocals; Washboard
Language(s) English
Credits
- Peter K Siegel - Producer; Recorder; Mastering Engineer; Liner Notes
- City Lore Inc. - Partner Organization
- Visual Dialogue - Designer
| 101 | I'm Troubled | Doc and Arnold Watson | 3:10 | ||
| 102 | The Country Blues | Dock Boggs | 4:24 | ||
| 103 | Going Down to the River | Fred McDowell | 3:09 | ||
| 104 | East Virginia Blues | Roscoe Holcomb | 4:51 | ||
| 105 | The Storms Are on the Ocean | Maybelle Carter | 3:03 | ||
| 106 | The Dream of the Miner's Child | The Stanley Brothers | 4:03 | ||
| 107 | Soldier's Joy | Hobart Smith | 1:45 | ||
| 108 | Coffee Blues | Mississippi John Hurt | 4:47 | ||
| 109 | Live and Let Live | Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys | 2:46 | ||
| 110 | Lonely Tombs | The Watson Family | 2:25 | ||
| 111 | Rockin' Boogie | Jesse Fuller | 3:46 | ||
| 112 | Brown's Dream | Gaither Carlton and Doc Watson | 1:43 | ||
| 113 | Down South Blues | Dock Boggs | 3:17 | ||
| 114 | Knoxville Blues | Sam McGee | 2:30 | ||
| 115 | Have a Feast Here Tonight | The Stanley Brothers | 3:12 | ||
| 116 | Riley | John Davis and the Georgia Sea Island Singers | 2:09 | ||
| 117 | Buck and Wing | Jesse Fuller | 1:22 | ||
| 201 | Hell Among the Yearlings | Arthur Smith | 1:47 | ||
| 202 | Amelia Earhart's Last Flight | The Greenbriar Boys | 3:47 | ||
| 203 | The Brakeman's Blues | Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys | 2:32 | ||
| 204 | Foggy Mountain Top | Maybelle Carter | 2:07 | ||
| 205 | Hicks' Farewell | Doc Watson | 5:00 | ||
| 206 | Jordan is a Hard Road to Travel | The New Lost City Ramblers | 2:42 | ||
| 207 | Write Me a Few of Your Lines | Fred McDowell | 2:54 | ||
| 208 | Bimini Gal | Joseph Spence | 2:44 | ||
| 209 | Shady Grove | Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys | 1:37 | ||
| 210 | Grey Eagle | Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys | 1:36 | ||
| 211 | Walkin' the Dog | Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys | 2:03 | ||
| 212 | San Francisco Bay Blues | Jesse Fuller | 3:24 | ||
| 213 | Short Life of Trouble | Doc and Arnold Watson | 3:41 | ||
| 214 | John Henry | Roscoe Holcomb | 1:59 | ||
| 215 | Kneelin' Down Inside the Gate | Stanley Thompson | 3:45 | ||
| 216 | Tell Me Why You Like Roosevelt | McKinley Peebles | 4:29 | ||
| 217 | Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow | Maybelle Carter | 2:34 | ||
| 218 | Mansions for Me | The Stanley Brothers | 2:27 | ||
| 219 | Before This Time Another Year | Bessie Jones and the Georgia Sea Island Singers | 5:02 | ||
| 301 | My Creole Belle | Mississippi John Hurt | 2:54 | ||
| 302 | Guitar Lesson | Jesse Fuller | 1:26 | ||
| 303 | Cincinnati Blues | Jesse Fuller | 2:27 | ||
| 304 | Poor Boy in Jail | Dock Boggs | 2:41 | ||
| 305 | He's Solid Gone | Maybelle Carter | 2:44 | ||
| 306 | Maggie Walker Blues | The Clarence Ashley Group | 3:43 | ||
| 307 | Chevrolet | Ed Young and Emma Ramsay | 3:14 | ||
| 308 | Rising Sun Blues | Roscoe Holcomb | 3:03 | ||
| 309 | Lord, Build Me a Cabin in Glory | Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys | 1:37 | ||
| 310 | Frankie and Albert | Mississippi John Hurt | 5:20 | ||
| 311 | Hard Times | The Stanley Brothers | 2:23 | ||
| 312 | The Miller's Will | Horton Barker | 3:17 | ||
| 313 | The Coo Coo Bird | Clarence Ashley | 4:04 | ||
| 314 | Double File | Gaither Carlton and Doc Watson | 1:30 | ||
| 315 | The Wandering Boy | Annie Bird | 3:22 | ||
| 316 | Stranger Blues | Jesse Fuller | 3:29 | ||
| 317 | I Saw the Light | Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys | 2:24 | ||
| 318 | Sugar Hill | Maybelle Carter | 1:06 | ||
| 319 | Amazing Grace | The Clarence Ashley Group | 4:29 |
