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Clark Kessinger, Fiddler - Old-Time Country Music
produced by Ken Davidson (Folkways Records, 1966), 43 mins
After releasing nearly one hundred sides in the 1920s, Clark Kessinger—like many other musicians of the time—lost his recording career during the Depression. This album is his first since 1930, although this fine fiddler continued playing on radio and at local dances, as well as at the National Folk Festival in...
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produced by Ken Davidson (Folkways Records, 1966), 43 mins
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After releasing nearly one hundred sides in the 1920s, Clark Kessinger—like many other musicians of the time—lost his recording career during the Depression. This album is his first since 1930, although this fine fiddler continued playing on radio and at local dances, as well as at the National Folk Festival in Washington, DC in the late 1930s.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Ken Davidson
Date Published / Released
1966
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Clark Kessinger Live at Union Grove
produced by Charles Faurot, 1936-2013 (Folkways Records, 1976), 33 mins
Recorded live at the 1968 Union Grove Fiddlers' Contest, this album captures the energy and passion of dedicated, skilled musicians playing for their own enjoyment. Rather than worrying about microphone placement or winning awards, the musician is relaxed and excited about the tunes—and Kessinger's performances...
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produced by Charles Faurot, 1936-2013 (Folkways Records, 1976), 33 mins
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Recorded live at the 1968 Union Grove Fiddlers' Contest, this album captures the energy and passion of dedicated, skilled musicians playing for their own enjoyment. Rather than worrying about microphone placement or winning awards, the musician is relaxed and excited about the tunes—and Kessinger's performances here embody this excited ease.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Charles Faurot, 1936-2013
Date Published / Released
1976
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Lone Prairie
produced by Mike Seeger, 1933-2009; performed by Wade Ward; in Close to Home: Old Time Music from Mike Seeger's Collection, 1952-1967 (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1997), 2 mins
In the 1950's and sixties musician-collector Mike Seeger, inspired by the great folksong collectors of the 1930's, visited traditional musicians of the rural South. This is his handpicked selection of the recordings made during those visits. Included in the 38 selections are previously unreleased recordings by t...
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produced by Mike Seeger, 1933-2009; performed by Wade Ward; in Close to Home: Old Time Music from Mike Seeger's Collection, 1952-1967 (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1997), 2 mins
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In the 1950's and sixties musician-collector Mike Seeger, inspired by the great folksong collectors of the 1930's, visited traditional musicians of the rural South. This is his handpicked selection of the recordings made during those visits. Included in the 38 selections are previously unreleased recordings by the well-known Sara & Maybelle Carter, Arthur Smith, Elizabeth Cotten, and Dock Boggs, as well as treasures by lesser-known artists. Th...
In the 1950's and sixties musician-collector Mike Seeger, inspired by the great folksong collectors of the 1930's, visited traditional musicians of the rural South. This is his handpicked selection of the recordings made during those visits. Included in the 38 selections are previously unreleased recordings by the well-known Sara & Maybelle Carter, Arthur Smith, Elizabeth Cotten, and Dock Boggs, as well as treasures by lesser-known artists. The enclosed booklet contains photographs and notes on the performance, which include virtuoso fiddle, banjo, and guitar music, unaccompanied ballad singing, and a story-teller entertaining his buddies in a fiddler's convention parking lot.
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Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Wade Ward
Contributor
Mike Seeger, 1933-2009
Author / Creator
Wade Ward
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Topic / Theme
Folk music
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Soldier's Joy
performed by Bobby Harrison and Cullen Galyean; in Let Me Fall: Old Time Bluegrass from the Virginia-North Carolina Border (Folkways Records, 1984), 3 mins
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performed by Bobby Harrison and Cullen Galyean; in Let Me Fall: Old Time Bluegrass from the Virginia-North Carolina Border (Folkways Records, 1984), 3 mins
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Bobby Harrison, Cullen Galyean
Author / Creator
Bobby Harrison, Cullen Galyean
Date Published / Released
1984
Publisher
Folkways Records
Topic / Theme
Folk music
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Music of Roscoe Holcomb and Wade Ward
produced by Eric H. Davidson, 1937-2015 and John Cohen, 1932- (Folkways Records, 1962), 50 mins
This album presents two musicians whose experiences are similar—both play banjo, usually locally at community social functions, and come from farming backgrounds—but whose playing styles are noticeably different. Holcomb (from Daisy, Kentucky) plays wilder music, while Ward (from Independence, Virginia) has dev...
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produced by Eric H. Davidson, 1937-2015 and John Cohen, 1932- (Folkways Records, 1962), 50 mins
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This album presents two musicians whose experiences are similar—both play banjo, usually locally at community social functions, and come from farming backgrounds—but whose playing styles are noticeably different. Holcomb (from Daisy, Kentucky) plays wilder music, while Ward (from Independence, Virginia) has developed a smoother style.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Eric H. Davidson, 1937-2015, John Cohen, 1932-
Date Published / Released
1962
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Old Joe Clark / Sourwood Mountain (medley)
produced by Stuart Marshall Jamieson and Margot Mayo, fl. 1947; performed by Rufus Crisp; in Rufus Crisp (Folkways Records, 1972), 4 mins
Banjo player and raconteur Rufus Crisp (1880-1955) was born, lived, and died in mountainous eastern Kentucky. This album, whose liner notes provide extensive biographical and contextual information, was recorded in Rufus' home in Floyd County between 1946 and 1955 as part of a collection in the Archive of Folk So...
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produced by Stuart Marshall Jamieson and Margot Mayo, fl. 1947; performed by Rufus Crisp; in Rufus Crisp (Folkways Records, 1972), 4 mins
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Banjo player and raconteur Rufus Crisp (1880-1955) was born, lived, and died in mountainous eastern Kentucky. This album, whose liner notes provide extensive biographical and contextual information, was recorded in Rufus' home in Floyd County between 1946 and 1955 as part of a collection in the Archive of Folk Song in the Library of Congress.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Rufus Crisp
Contributor
Stuart Marshall Jamieson, Margot Mayo, fl. 1947
Author / Creator
Rufus Crisp
Date Published / Released
1972
Publisher
Folkways Records
Topic / Theme
Folk music
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