The Best of the Bluegrass Tradition

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Tracklist

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1▼CD: Bowling Green
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1Bowling Green
recording engineer:
Mel Kaiser (in 1956-08)
editor:
Kenneth S. Goldstein
The Kossoy Sisters with Erik Darling2:13
2I Never Will Marry
recording engineer:
Mel Kaiser (in 1956-08)
editor:
Kenneth S. Goldstein
recording of:
I Never Will Marry (in 1956-08)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 466)
The Kossoy Sisters with Erik Darling2:48
3I'll Fly Away
recording engineer:
Mel Kaiser (in 1956-08)
editor:
Kenneth S. Goldstein
recording of:
I’ll Fly Away (in 1956-08)
lyricist and composer:
Albert E. Brumley (in 1929)
writer:
Albert E. Brumley and Matthew D. Washington
publisher:
Skyhill Music
The Kossoy Sisters with Erik Darling2:32
4The Darby Ram
recording engineer:
Mel Kaiser (in 1956-08)
editor:
Kenneth S. Goldstein
The Kossoy Sisters with Erik Darling2:54
5In the Pines
recording engineer:
Mel Kaiser (in 1956-08)
editor:
Kenneth S. Goldstein
recording of:
In the Pines (Black Girl) (in 1956-08)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3421)
The Kossoy Sisters with Erik Darling3:19
6The Banks of the Ohio
recording engineer:
Mel Kaiser (in 1956-08)
editor:
Kenneth S. Goldstein
recording of:
Banks of the Ohio (in 1956-08)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Bienstock Publishing Company (ASCAP affiliated), Blue Gum Music, Ltd and John Farrar Music
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 157)
The Kossoy Sisters with Erik Darling3:20
7The Wagoner's Lad
recording engineer:
Mel Kaiser (in 1956-08)
editor:
Kenneth S. Goldstein
recording of:
Wagoner’s Lad (in 1956-08)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 414)
The Kossoy Sisters with Erik Darling3:40
8Poor Ellen Smith
recording engineer:
Mel Kaiser (in 1956-08)
editor:
Kenneth S. Goldstein
recording of:
Poor Ellen Smith (in 1956-08)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 448)
The Kossoy Sisters with Erik Darling2:28
9Single Girl
recording engineer:
Mel Kaiser (in 1956-08)
editor:
Kenneth S. Goldstein
recording of:
Single Girl, Married Girl (in 1956-08)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Peer International Corporation (BMI)
The Kossoy Sisters with Erik Darling2:16
10What Will We Do With the Baby O
recording engineer:
Mel Kaiser (in 1956-08)
editor:
Kenneth S. Goldstein
The Kossoy Sisters with Erik Darling1:47
11Down in the Willow Garden
recording engineer:
Mel Kaiser (in 1956-08)
editor:
Kenneth S. Goldstein
recording of:
The Willow Garden (in 1956-08)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 446)
The Kossoy Sisters with Erik Darling2:34
12Little Birdie
recording engineer:
Mel Kaiser (in 1956-08)
editor:
Kenneth S. Goldstein
recording of:
Little Birdie (in 1956-08)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5742)
The Kossoy Sisters with Erik Darling2:56
13Willie Moore
recording engineer:
Mel Kaiser (in 1956-08)
editor:
Kenneth S. Goldstein
recording of:
Willie Moore (in 1956-08)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4816)
The Kossoy Sisters with Erik Darling3:06
14Engine 143
recording engineer:
Mel Kaiser (in 1956-08)
editor:
Kenneth S. Goldstein
recording of:
Engine 143 (in 1956-08)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 255)
The Kossoy Sisters with Erik Darling4:17
2▼CD: Banjo Jamboree
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1Holston Valley Breakdown
recording of:
Holston Valley Breakdown
composer:
Ronnie Knittel, Mike Seeger and Tex Logan
Mike Seeger2:06
2There's a Meeting Here Tonight
instrumental recording of:
There’s a Meetin’ Here Tonight
writer:
Bob Gibson (folk singer), Alex Hassilev (US folk musician) and Glenn Yarbrough
Jim Helms1:11
3Cripple Creek
recording of:
Cripple Creek
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3434)
Billy Cheatwood2:31
4Miller's Cave
recording of:
Miller’s Cave
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
instrumental recording of:
Miller’s Cave
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
Jim Helms1:33
5Hindu Stomp
Art Podell1:06
6Goodman Coonhound
Billy Faier1:22
7Banjo Workout
recording of:
Banjo Workout
composer:
Joe Maphis (country guitarist)
Joe Maphis1:22
8Red Apple Juice
recording of:
Red Apple Juice
arranger:
Dick Rosmini
arrangement of:
Red Rocking Chair (Red Apple Juice / Sugar Babe / Where Have You Been So Long)
Dick Rosmini1:39
9Hooka Tooka
instrumental recording of:
Hooka Tooka
lyricist and composer:
Judy Henske
Jim Helms1:28
10Old Joe Clark
recording of:
Old Joe Clark
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3594)
Dick Weissman1:30
11Movin' Down the Line
Jim Helms1:34
12The Johnson Boys
recording of:
The Johnson Boys (traditional lyrics: "The Johnson Boys were born in the ashes...")
writer:
Paul Campbell (songwriting pseudonym used by The Weavers)
composer:
David Lindley
instrumental recording of:
The Johnson Boys (traditional lyrics: "The Johnson Boys were born in the ashes...")
writer:
Paul Campbell (songwriting pseudonym used by The Weavers)
composer:
David Lindley
David Lindley3:06
13Whistle While You Work
recording of:
Whistle While You Work (from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs")
lyricist:
Larry Morey (American lyricist, 1905–1971)
composer:
Frank Churchill
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd
part of:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 Disney animated film, songs and musical score)
instrumental recording of:
Whistle While You Work (from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs")
lyricist:
Larry Morey (American lyricist, 1905–1971)
composer:
Frank Churchill
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd
part of:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 Disney animated film, songs and musical score)
Mason Williams2:02
14Banjo Cantata
recording of:
Banjo Cantata
composer:
Roger McGuinn
is based on:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
Roger McGuinn1:03
15Clinch Mountain Backstep
recording of:
Clinch Mountain Backstep
composer:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
previously attributed to:
Rakes
is based on:
Lost John (traditional bluegrass song)
David Lindley1:32
16Rumblin' On
recording of:
Rumblin’ On
composer:
Roger McGuinn
Roger McGuinn2:24
17Feuding Banjos
arranger:
Marshall Brickman (banjoist, screenwriter) and Eric Weissberg
recording of:
Earl’s Breakdown
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Eric Weissberg & Marshall Brickman41:55
3▼CD: Instrumental Music of the Southern Appalachians
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1Cripple Creek
recorded in:
Saltville, Virginia, United States (in 1956)
recording engineer:
Liam Clancy (in 1956), Paul Clayton (in 1956) and Diane Hamilton (in 1956)
fiddle:
Hobart Smith
Hobart Smith1:51
2Pateroller Song
recorded in:
Saltville, Virginia, United States (in 1956) and Virginia, United States (in 1956)
recording engineer:
Liam Clancy (in 1956), Paul Clayton (in 1956) and Diane Hamilton (in 1956)
five-string banjo:
Hobart Smith
Hobart Smith1:45
3One Dime Blues
guitar:
Etta Baker
recorded at:
Etta Baker’s Home in Morganton, North Carolina, United States
Etta Baker3:03
4Sourwood Mountain
five-string banjo:
Boone Reid
recording of:
Sourwood Mountain
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 754)
Boone Reid1:52
5Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad
guitar:
Etta Baker
recorded at:
Etta Baker’s Home in Morganton, North Carolina, United States
Etta Baker1:26
6Amazing Grace
Appalachian dulcimer:
Mrs. Edd Presnell (in 1956)
Mrs. Edd Presnell1:47
7The Girl I Left Behind Me
harmonica:
Richard Chase
Richard Chase1:28
8Marching Jaybird
five-string banjo:
Lacey Phillips
Lacey Phillips1:23
9John Brown's Dream
recorded in:
Saltville, Virginia, United States (in 1956)
recording engineer:
Liam Clancy (in 1956), Paul Clayton (in 1956) and Diane Hamilton (in 1956)
fiddle:
Hobart Smith
Hobart Smith1:35
10Sally Goodin
Appalachian dulcimer:
Mrs. Edd Presnell
Mrs. Edd Presnell1:03
11Railroad Bill
guitar:
Etta Baker
recorded at:
Etta Baker’s Home in Morganton, North Carolina, United States
Etta Baker2:41
12Soldier's Joy
five-string banjo:
Lacey Phillips
Lacey Phillips2:01
13Molly Brooks
harmonica:
Richard Chase
Richard Chase1:23
14Pretty Polly
recorded in:
Saltville, Virginia, United States (in 1956)
recording engineer:
Liam Clancy (in 1956), Paul Clayton (in 1956) and Diane Hamilton (in 1956)
fiddle:
Hobart Smith
Hobart Smith1:30
15Johnson Boys
five-string banjo:
Boone Reid
Boone Reid1:31
16John Henry
recorded at:
Etta Baker’s Home in Morganton, North Carolina, United States
Etta Baker2:41
17Drunken Hiccups
recorded in:
Saltville, Virginia, United States (in 1956)
recording engineer:
Liam Clancy (in 1956), Paul Clayton (in 1956) and Diane Hamilton (in 1956)
fiddle:
Hobart Smith
Hobart Smith1:13
18Shady Grove
Appalachian dulcimer:
Mrs. Edd Presnell
recording of:
Shady Grove
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4456)
Mrs. Edd Presnell1:11
19Bully of the Town
guitar:
Etta Baker
recorded at:
Etta Baker’s Home in Morganton, North Carolina, United States
Etta Baker3:00
20Skip to My Lou
harmonica:
Richard Chase
Richard Chase1:07