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(Folkways Records, 1961), 47 mins
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American Folk Song Festival: Jean Thomas, The Traipsin' Woman
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produced by Jean Bell Thomas, 1882-1982 (Folkways Records, 1960), 54 mins
Created in 1931, the American Folk Song Festival helped Kentucky mountain singers share their music with the world. Perhaps more relevantly, it allowed the rest of the world to hear the music of these singers, including members of the Hatfield and McCoy families. This album was recorded in the 1950s, and feature...
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produced by Jean Bell Thomas, 1882-1982 (Folkways Records, 1960), 54 mins
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Ballads and Songs of the Blue Ridge Mountains: Persistence and Change
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produced by Eric H. Davidson, 1937-2015 and Paul Newman (Folkways Records, 1968), 53 mins

Stemming from a want to preserve the dwindling unique oral traditions of the Blue Ridge Mountain back-country region, Eric Davidson, Paul Newman and Caleb Finch performed field recordings of songs that exemplified the evolution of ballads in the region, creating an anthology of music that characterized the musica...

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produced by Eric H. Davidson, 1937-2015 and Paul Newman (Folkways Records, 1968), 53 mins
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The Cradle of Harmony: William Sidney Mount's Violin and Fiddle Music
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composed by William Sidney Mount, 1807-1868 (Folkways Records, 1976), 48 mins
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composed by William Sidney Mount, 1807-1868 (Folkways Records, 1976), 48 mins
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Dulcimer Songs and Solos
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produced by Paul Clayton, 1931-1967 (Folkways Records, 1962), 53 mins

Paul Clayton plays a three-string southern mountain dulcimer and sings songs that largely originated in North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee. About this album, Clayton says “I have tried to demonstrate the versatility of the dulcimer and to show it as an instrument capable of a variety of moods an...

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produced by Paul Clayton, 1931-1967 (Folkways Records, 1962), 53 mins
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Folk Music in America, Vol. 14: Solo & Display Music
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(United States. Library of Congress, 1978), 43 mins, 17 page(s)
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(United States. Library of Congress, 1978), 43 mins, 17 page(s)
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French Canadian Dance Music
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produced by Carmelle Bégin (Folkways Records, 1983), 42 mins
Jean-Marie Verret (fiddle) and his sister Lise Verret (piano) present the repertoire of their ancestors on this fine album. As the original notes assert, "the pieces recorded show the continuity of a musical tradition within a single family and bear witness to the special care that the past and present generation...
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produced by Carmelle Bégin (Folkways Records, 1983), 42 mins
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Guido Deiro: Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1
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produced by Richard Martin and Meagan Hennessey; performed by Guido Deiro, 1886-1950 (Archeophone Records, 2007), 1 hour 17 mins, 25 page(s)
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produced by Richard Martin and Meagan Hennessey; performed by Guido Deiro, 1886-1950 (Archeophone Records, 2007), 1 hour 17 mins, 25 page(s)
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Iron Mountain String Band: An Old Time Southern Mountain String Band
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produced by Eric H. Davidson, 1937-2015 (Folkways Records, 1973), 52 mins
Eric Davidson (banjo), Caleb Finch (fiddle), and Peggy Haine (guitar) present a selection of tunes and songs learned from field recordings they collected in Grayson and Carroll counties, Virginia, beginning in 1956.
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produced by Eric H. Davidson, 1937-2015 (Folkways Records, 1973), 52 mins
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