The High Lonesome Sound

~ Release by Roscoe Holcomb (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Copyright: © 1965 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
℗ 1965 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Folkways Records.

Annotation last modified on 2026-01-14 16:34 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Swanno Mountain
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
banjo and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1964)
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
recording of:
Swannanoa Tunnel (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
reconstructed by:
Maud Karpeles and Cecil Sharp
3:20
2Combs Hotel Burned Down
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
banjo and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1964)
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
recording of:
Combs Hotel Burned Down (in 1964)
writer:
Banjo Bill Cornett
2:33
3Wandering Boy
lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
recording of:
The Wandering Boy
composer:
R. S. Hanna
arranger:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
4:36
4Hook and Line
banjo and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
recording of:
Hook and Line
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:54
5Barbara Allen Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
harmonica:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1964)
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
recording of:
Barbara Allen (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 54) and Child Ballads (number: 84)
1:31
6Married Life Blues
banjo and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
1:51
7Fair Miss in the Garden
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
guitar and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1964)
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
recording of:
Pretty Fair Maiden in the Garden (in 1964)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
John Riley
3:37
8Omie Wise
banjo and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
recording of:
Omie Wise
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 447)
4:37
9Willow Tree
banjo and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
recording of:
Willow Tree
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
3:02
10Boat’s Up the River
guitar and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
recording of:
Boat’s Up the River
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 23773)
3:50
11In the Pines
guitar and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
recording of:
In the Pines (Black Girl)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3421)
2:27
12Fox Chase
harmonica:
Roscoe Holcomb
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
recording of:
Fox Chase (folk tune)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:25
13Coney Isle
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
guitar and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1964)
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
recording of:
Coney Isle (in 1964)
writer:
Frank Hutchison
1:53
14Charles Guitau
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
recording of:
Charles Guiteau
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 444)
1:22
15Free Little Bird
banjo and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb
fiddle:
Mike Seeger
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
recording of:
Free Little Bird
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:59
16Baby Let Your Hair Roll Down
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
2:34
17Little Bessie
guitar and lead vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb
recorded at:
Steinway Hall in New York, New York, United States (in 1964)
recording of:
Little Bessie
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
10:15