The Story That the Crow Told Me, Vol. 2

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Annotation

Early American Rural Children's Songs
Classic Recordings from the 1920s and 30s

Front cover: C. 1895, courtesy of Jim Bollman

This compact disc was compiled from extremely rare old 78s, which have been remastered to produced the best possible sound. However, the listener is advised to approach this CD in its historical perspective realizing that there are some imperfections and noise in the original recordings. These should be viewed as being of minor consequence in view of the considerable musical and historical importance of this project.

Original recordings are from the collections of Richard Nevins, Joe Bussard, Frank Mare, Dave Freeman, Eugene Earle and Don Kent.

Annotation last modified on 2015-11-10 01:39 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Little Honey Bee
Bill Carlisle2:35
2Chewing Chewing Gum
Lake Howard2:20
3The Frog Went A-Courtin
Anna & Julietta Canova2:57
4Devilish Mary
The Skillet Lickers3:24
5Charley, He’s a Good Old Man
Kelly Harrell2:41
6Groundhog
Jack Reedy & His Walker Mountain String Band2:49
7The Old Ark’s a Moving
A.A. Gray & Seven Foot Dilly3:00
8The Little Red Caboose
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
guitar, solo syrinx [reed pipes] and solo lead vocals:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer)
recording of:
The Little Red Caboose
writer:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer)
Henry Thomas52:52
9Somebody’s Tall and Handsome
Carolina Tar Heels3:24
10Chuck Old Hen
Bucklebusters2:48
11Charming Bill
McGee Brothers & Todd3:09
12Beaver Creek
The Prairie Ramblers2:40
13A Paper of Pins
Bradley Kincaid2:41
14Kiss Me Cindy
Ford & Grace3:12
15Carried Water for the Elephant
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1930-09-09)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1930-09-09)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1930-09-09)
recording of:
Carried Water for the Elephant
writer:
Scrapper Blackwell and Leroy Carr
Leroy Carr3:03
16Pig at Home in the Pen
fiddle and lead vocals:
Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith (on 1937-02-17)
guitar:
Alton Delmore (on 1937-02-17)
tenor guitar:
Rabon Delmore (on 1937-02-17)
recorded at:
Hotel Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1937-02-17)
recording of:
Pig at Home in the Pen (on 1937-02-17)
writer:
Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith
The Arthur Smith Trio2:15
17Get Away Old Maids Get Away
Chubby Parker2:43
18Daniel in the Den of Lions
North Carolina Cooper Boys2:58
19Sourwood Mountain
Bradley Kincaid3:02
20Molly Put the Kettle On
Leake County Revelers3:04
21Little David Play on Your Harp
Joe Reed Family2:53
22I Love Somebody
Land Norris3:01
23Jesus Loves Me
Vernon Dalhart2:03

Credits

Release

design/illustration:Joan Pelosi
liner notes and producer:Richard Nevins
remastering:Richard Nevins
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2230376 [info]