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Railroad Blues
produced by Joe Wilson; performed by Bruce Hutton; in Old-Time Music - It's All Around (Folkways Records, 1978), 2 mins
Multi-instrumentalist Bruce Hutton presents a range of tunes and songs that to him exemplify "old time." For him, old time music has a less specific and more literal meaning: instead of describing only the sound of southern string bands, he insists it includes "New England dance music, jug band music, or Hawaiia...
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produced by Joe Wilson; performed by Bruce Hutton; in Old-Time Music - It's All Around (Folkways Records, 1978), 2 mins
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Multi-instrumentalist Bruce Hutton presents a range of tunes and songs that to him exemplify "old time." For him, old time music has a less specific and more literal meaning: instead of describing only the sound of southern string bands, he insists it includes "New England dance music, jug band music, or Hawaiian guitar, which are just as old-timey."
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Bruce Hutton
Contributor
Joe Wilson
Author / Creator
Bruce Hutton
Date Published / Released
1978
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Somewhere Sommebody's Waiting
Greatly influenced by the music of the Carter Family, the Monroe Brothers, Uncle Dave Macon, and others of that era, Harry and Jeanie West are folk musicians who are always ready to incorporate new material. This album includes songs recorded by the "radio hillbillies," old spirituals, and a song penned in the la...
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Greatly influenced by the music of the Carter Family, the Monroe Brothers, Uncle Dave Macon, and others of that era, Harry and Jeanie West are folk musicians who are always ready to incorporate new material. This album includes songs recorded by the "radio hillbillies," old spirituals, and a song penned in the late 1940s.
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Harry West, Jeanie West
Author / Creator
Harry West, Jeanie West
Date Published / Released
1963
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Dollar's All I Crave
performed by John Cohen, 1932- and Mike Seeger, 1933-2009, New Lost City Ramblers; in New Lost City Ramblers - Vol. 4 (Folkways Records, 1962), 3 mins
Dubbed a "trio of insidious crusaders for ‘old-timey' music" by Sing Out!'s Pete Welding, the New Lost City Ramblers helped bring old-time music to wider audiences through their performances as a band and through their work making field recordings of traditional musicians and resurrecting songs from old 78rpm di...
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performed by John Cohen, 1932- and Mike Seeger, 1933-2009, New Lost City Ramblers; in New Lost City Ramblers - Vol. 4 (Folkways Records, 1962), 3 mins
Description
Dubbed a "trio of insidious crusaders for ‘old-timey' music" by Sing Out!'s Pete Welding, the New Lost City Ramblers helped bring old-time music to wider audiences through their performances as a band and through their work making field recordings of traditional musicians and resurrecting songs from old 78rpm discs.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
New Lost City Ramblers, John Cohen, 1932-, Mike Seeger, 1933-2009
Author / Creator
New Lost City Ramblers, John Cohen, 1932-, Mike Seeger, 1933-2009
Date Published / Released
1962
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Crossed Old Jordan's Stream
performed by John Cohen, 1932-, New Lost City Ramblers; in New Lost City Ramblers (Folkways Records, 1958), 2 mins
In the original notes to this recording, Mike Seeger writes, "The songs on this album were recorded by commercial companies and the Library of Congress in the southeastern mountains between 1925 and 1935, and show the first attempts of the hill musicians to ‘make a hit' with old traditional songs that had been i...
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performed by John Cohen, 1932-, New Lost City Ramblers; in New Lost City Ramblers (Folkways Records, 1958), 2 mins
Description
In the original notes to this recording, Mike Seeger writes, "The songs on this album were recorded by commercial companies and the Library of Congress in the southeastern mountains between 1925 and 1935, and show the first attempts of the hill musicians to ‘make a hit' with old traditional songs that had been in the mountains since pioneer days."
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
New Lost City Ramblers, John Cohen, 1932-
Author / Creator
New Lost City Ramblers, John Cohen, 1932-
Date Published / Released
1958
Publisher
Folkways Records
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