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Follow the Music
produced by M. C. Taylor, fl. 2009; performed by Alice Gerrard, 1934- (Tompkins Square Records, 2015), 46 mins, 11 page(s)
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produced by M. C. Taylor, fl. 2009; performed by Alice Gerrard, 1934- (Tompkins Square Records, 2015), 46 mins, 11 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Alice Gerrard, 1934-
Contributor
Scott Hirsch, fl. 2012, M. C. Taylor, fl. 2009
Author / Creator
Alice Gerrard, 1934-
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Tompkins Square Records
Topic / Theme
Relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 by Tompkins Square Records. All rights reserved.
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If I Had a Boat
produced by Jimmy Gaudreau, fl. 1957, Moondi Klein, fl. 1994 and Stuart Martin; performed by Jimmy Gaudreau, fl. 1957 and Moondi Klein, fl. 1994 (Rebel, 2014), 41 mins, 12 page(s)
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produced by Jimmy Gaudreau, fl. 1957, Moondi Klein, fl. 1994 and Stuart Martin; performed by Jimmy Gaudreau, fl. 1957 and Moondi Klein, fl. 1994 (Rebel, 2014), 41 mins, 12 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Jimmy Gaudreau, fl. 1957, Moondi Klein, fl. 1994
Contributor
Stuart Martin, Jimmy Gaudreau, fl. 1957, Moondi Klein, fl. 1994
Author / Creator
Jimmy Gaudreau, fl. 1957, Moondi Klein, fl. 1994
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Rebel
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 by Rebel Records
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Lonesome and Then Some...
produced by Larry Sparks, 1970- and Steve Chandler; performed by Larry Sparks, 1970- (Rebel, 2014), 37 mins, 12 page(s)
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produced by Larry Sparks, 1970- and Steve Chandler; performed by Larry Sparks, 1970- (Rebel, 2014), 37 mins, 12 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Larry Sparks, 1970-
Contributor
Steve Chandler, Larry Sparks, 1970-
Author / Creator
Larry Sparks, 1970-
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Rebel
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 by Rebel Records
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Ralph Stanley & Ralph Stanley II: Side by Side
produced by Ralph Stanley II, 1978- and John Rigsby; performed by Ralph Stanley, 1927-2016 and Ralph Stanley II, 1978- (Rebel, 2013), 40 mins, 14 page(s)
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produced by Ralph Stanley II, 1978- and John Rigsby; performed by Ralph Stanley, 1927-2016 and Ralph Stanley II, 1978- (Rebel, 2013), 40 mins, 14 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Ralph Stanley, 1927-2016, Ralph Stanley II, 1978-
Contributor
Dan Huff, Ralph Stanley II, 1978-, John Rigsby
Author / Creator
Ralph Stanley, 1927-2016, Ralph Stanley II, 1978-
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Rebel
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014. Used by permission of Rebel Records. All rights reserved.
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Face A Frowning World: An E.C. Ball Memorial Album
performed by Various Artists (Tompkins Square Records, 2009), 56 mins, 16 page(s)
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performed by Various Artists (Tompkins Square Records, 2009), 56 mins, 16 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Various Artists
Author / Creator
Various Artists
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Tompkins Square Records
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Spencer Moore
produced by Josh Rosenthal; performed by Spence Moore, 1919- (Tompkins Square Records, 2007), 41 mins, 14 page(s)
Spencer Moore's debut album was a long time coming. Seventy-plus years coming, to be exact, and it might not have happened at all if Josh Rosenthal, who runs Tompkins Square Records, hadn't attended a retrospective exhibition of photographs taken by the legendary Alan Lomax. Rosenthal was particularly struck by a...
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produced by Josh Rosenthal; performed by Spence Moore, 1919- (Tompkins Square Records, 2007), 41 mins, 14 page(s)
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Spencer Moore's debut album was a long time coming. Seventy-plus years coming, to be exact, and it might not have happened at all if Josh Rosenthal, who runs Tompkins Square Records, hadn't attended a retrospective exhibition of photographs taken by the legendary Alan Lomax. Rosenthal was particularly struck by a photo of a man shown singing and playing guitar against a tobacco field backdrop, a photo, it turned out, that was taken by Lomax in 19...
Spencer Moore's debut album was a long time coming. Seventy-plus years coming, to be exact, and it might not have happened at all if Josh Rosenthal, who runs Tompkins Square Records, hadn't attended a retrospective exhibition of photographs taken by the legendary Alan Lomax. Rosenthal was particularly struck by a photo of a man shown singing and playing guitar against a tobacco field backdrop, a photo, it turned out, that was taken by Lomax in 1959 at a field recording session he was doing of a young tobacco farmer named Spencer Moore (several of the tracks recorded that day ended up as part of Lomax's Southern Journey project). Rosenthal proceeded to track down Moore, who by this time was 87-years-old and retired, at his home in Chilhowie, VA, and on June 2006, ran tape on the elderly singer. The resulting spare and acoustic Spencer Moore album is startlingly refreshing for its complete lack of pretense. Moore isn't a great guitar player, and his singing is frequently pitch challenged, and none of the 14 tracks presented on the album have a snowball's chance in hell of being played on a commercial radio station, but the utter simplicity and honesty of the whole record makes it seem almost radically conceived in a world full of loops, drum samples, heavy compression, and quick edit market campaigns. Truthfully, with songs like "Three Little Babes" (a children's ballad more often known as "The Wife of Usher's Well") and the old minstrel show staple "Jimmy Sutton," Moore's album hardly seems to belong to this century at all. That's the charm of it. Rosenthal recorded Moore in the spring of 2006, but the session could have taken place at almost any time in the last 100 years, so insular is the song selection, although not every song here has an ancient lineage. One of the most poignant tracks is "Our Baby Boy Is Gone," a song Moore's wife wrote after the death of the couple's only child, and Moore's own "In the Year of '41" recounts what it was like to leave his rural home and join the U.S. military during World War II. Both of these, though, take their form from standard mountain melodies, and show no traces whatsoever of Tin Pan Alley contrivances. Another striking track is Moore's version of Walter "Kid" Smith's "The Lawson Family Murders," a song Smith wrote shortly after {%Charlie Lawson} murdered his wife and six children on Christmas Day in 1929 in Stokes County, NC. Delivered by Moore with the same cadence and approach that he uses for older fare like "Three Little Babes," Smith's brutal cautionary tale thus slides seamlessly into the realm of ancient murder ballads. Rumored to know hundreds, if not thousands, of old songs by heart, Moore is among the last of his kind, a true folk singer whose knowledge of the songs he sings makes him a true national treasure. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide
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Date Written / Recorded
2006-06-20
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Spence Moore, 1919-
Contributor
Howard Rappaport, Josh Rosenthal
Author / Creator
Spence Moore, 1919-
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Tompkins Square Records
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High
performed by Theo Eastwind, fl. 2000; in NYC Subway: Songs from the Underground - New York's Best Subway Musicians (Headset Productions, 2005), 3 mins
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performed by Theo Eastwind, fl. 2000; in NYC Subway: Songs from the Underground - New York's Best Subway Musicians (Headset Productions, 2005), 3 mins
Date Written / Recorded
2005
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Theo Eastwind, fl. 2000
Author / Creator
Theo Eastwind, fl. 2000
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Headset Productions
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Terry Robb: Resting Place
performed by Terry Robb, Willie Hall, 1950-, Charlie Wood, 1967- and Paul Taylor, fl. 1990-2000 (Yellow Dog Records, 2005), 47 mins, 13 page(s)
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performed by Terry Robb, Willie Hall, 1950-, Charlie Wood, 1967- and Paul Taylor, fl. 1990-2000 (Yellow Dog Records, 2005), 47 mins, 13 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Terry Robb, Willie Hall, 1950-, Charlie Wood, 1967-, Paul Taylor, fl. 1990-2000
Author / Creator
Terry Robb, Willie Hall, 1950-, Charlie Wood, 1967-, Paul Taylor, fl. 1990-2000
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Yellow Dog Records
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Keep On Going: The Rebel & Melodeon Recordings
produced by Dave Freeman, 1957-, Red Allen, 1930-1993 and Frank Wakefield, 1934-; performed by Red Allen, 1930-1993 (Rebel, 2004), 1 hour
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produced by Dave Freeman, 1957-, Red Allen, 1930-1993 and Frank Wakefield, 1934-; performed by Red Allen, 1930-1993 (Rebel, 2004), 1 hour
Date Written / Recorded
1965
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Red Allen, 1930-1993
Contributor
Charles R. Freel, Dave Freeman, 1957-, Red Allen, 1930-1993, Frank Wakefield, 1934-
Author / Creator
Red Allen, 1930-1993
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Rebel
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Bluff City Backsliders
performed by Jason Freeman, fl. 2000, Mark Lemhouse, fl. 2000, Memphis Graber, fl. 1999, Clint Wagner, Wigglehead Woodard, Mike Powers, fl. 1986, John C. Stubblefield, fl. 1990 and Steve Barnat, Bluff City Backsliders (Yellow Dog Records, 2002), 46 mins, 12 page(s)
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performed by Jason Freeman, fl. 2000, Mark Lemhouse, fl. 2000, Memphis Graber, fl. 1999, Clint Wagner, Wigglehead Woodard, Mike Powers, fl. 1986, John C. Stubblefield, fl. 1990 and Steve Barnat, Bluff City Backsliders (Yellow Dog Records, 2002), 46 mins, 12 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Bluff City Backsliders, Jason Freeman, fl. 2000, Mark Lemhouse, fl. 2000, Memphis Graber, fl. 1999, Clint Wagner, Wigglehead Woodard, Mike Powers, fl. 1986, John C. Stubblefield, fl. 1990, Steve Barnat
Author / Creator
Bluff City Backsliders, Jason Freeman, fl. 2000, Mark Lemhouse, fl. 2000, Memphis Graber, fl. 1999, Clint Wagner, Wigglehead Woodard, Mike Powers, fl. 1986, John C. Stubblefield, fl. 1990, Steve Barnat
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Yellow Dog Records
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