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Ballads, Banjo Tunes and Sacred Songs of Western North Carolina
Been Riding with Old Mosby
Body, Boots and Britches: Folk Songs of New York State
Performed by the Golden Eagle String Band (who are still performing today), this collection brings together a sampling of songs that were collected by Harold W. Thompson in his book that bears the same name as the album "Body, Boots and Britches". The songs tell of the history of New York State, "from pirates to p...
Performed by the Golden Eagle String Band (who are still performing today), this collection brings together a sampling of songs that were collected by Harold W. Thompson in his book that bears the same name as the album "Body, Boots and Britches". The songs tell of the history of New York State, "from pirates to planters, legends to loggers, battles to ballads, New York tells its history through song." Liner notes by Jean Papalia detail New York...
Performed by the Golden Eagle String Band (who are still performing today), this collection brings together a sampling of songs that were collected by Harold W. Thompson in his book that bears the same name as the album "Body, Boots and Britches". The songs tell of the history of New York State, "from pirates to planters, legends to loggers, battles to ballads, New York tells its history through song." Liner notes by Jean Papalia detail New York State history. With song explanations and lyrics.
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Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
Close To Home
Down Yonder: Old Time String Band Music from Georgia
Once upon a time in an old chicken coop in Gordon Tanner’s back yard, the "Banjo King" John Patterson and Smokey Joe Miller sat around on tree stumps with their fiddle, banjo and guitar and played their favorite old-time tunes which eventually produced this amazing collection of music.
Once upon a time in an old chicken coop in Gordon Tanner’s back yard, the "Banjo King" John Patterson and Smokey Joe Miller sat around on tree stumps with their fiddle, banjo and guitar and played their favorite old-time tunes which eventually produced this amazing collection of music.
The Early Years, 1958-1962
Excerpts from Interviews with Dock Boggs, Legendary Banjo Player and Singer
Mike Seeger interviews Dock Boggs, a Virginia coal miner, banjo player and singer of old-time Appalachian mountain music and blues. Boggs once garnered a record deal with Brunswick to record 24 tracks, but he only completed eight before quitting and returning to Virginia during the 1920s. He was all but forgotten...
Mike Seeger interviews Dock Boggs, a Virginia coal miner, banjo player and singer of old-time Appalachian mountain music and blues. Boggs once garnered a record deal with Brunswick to record 24 tracks, but he only completed eight before quitting and returning to Virginia during the 1920s. He was all but forgotten as an artist until Seeger rediscovered him in the 1960s.
