Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Sara Cleveland ~ Ballads & Songs of the Upper Hudson Valley (1968)


Title: Ballads & Songs of the Upper Hudson Valley
Year: 1968
Label: Folk-Legacy Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 10

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Jean Ritchie ~ Field Trip (2001)

CD reissue of 1954 album consisting of field recordings made by Ritchie along with studio recordings of her singing.
 
Title: Field Trip
Year: 2001
Label: Greenhays Recordings
Source: CD
# of tracks: 21

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Bob Copper ~ Sweet Rose In June (1977)


Title: Sweet Rose In June
Year: 1977
Label: Topic Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 15

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Thursday, June 2, 2022

The Stewarts ~ The Stewarts of Blair (1985)

Belle, Sheila and Cathy Stewart.
 
Title: The Stewarts of Blair
Year: 1985
Label: Lismor Folk
Source: CD (Made with FLAC digital download.)
# of tracks: 17

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Lizzie Higgins ~ What a Voice (1985)


Title: What a Voice
Year: 1985
Label: Lismor Folk
Source: CD (Made with FLAC digital download.)
# of tracks: 20 (Includes 8 unissued bonus tracks.)

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Jeannie Robertson ~ Up the Dee and Doon the Don (1984)

Recorded live with audience participation by Hamish Henderson in Edinburgh in 1958.
 
Title: Up the Dee and Doon the Don
Year: 1984
Label: Lismor Folk
Source: CD (Made with FLAC digital downloads.)
# of tracks: 15

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Thursday, May 19, 2022

Lizzie Higgns ~ Princess of the Thistle (1969)


Title: Princess of the Thistle
Year: 1969
Label: Topic Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 12

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Margaret Barry & Michael Gorman ~ Her Mantle So Green (1994)


Title: Her Mantle So Green
Year: 1994
Label: Topic Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 16

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Sheila Stewart ~ From the Heart of the Tradition (2000)


Title: From the Heart of the Tradition
Year: 2000
Label: Topic Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 20

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Margaret Barry ~ Ireland's Own Street Singer (1976)


Title: Ireland's Own Street Singer
Year: 1976
Label: Outlet
Source: CD
# of tracks: 15

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Margaret Barry ~ Queen of the Gypsies (1968)


Title: Queen of the Gypsies
Year: 1968
Label: Emerald
Source: CD
# of tracks: 11

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Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Jean Ritchie, Paul Clayton, Richard Chase ~ American Folk Tales and Songs (1957)

Released as a companion to Richard Chase's book of the same name.
 
Title: American Folk Tales and Songs
Year: 1957
Label: Tradition Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 15

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Saturday, March 5, 2022

Ray Hicks ~ Ray Hicks of Beech Mountain, North Carolina, Tells Four Authentic Jack Tales (1964)

The famous mountain storyteller.
 
Title: Ray Hicks of Beech Mountain, North Carolina, Tells Four Authentic Jack Tales
Year: 1964
Label: Folk-Legacy Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 4

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Ray Hicks ~ Jack Alive! (1989)


Title: Jack Alive!
Year: 1989
Label: June Appal Recordings
Source: CD
# of tracks: 7

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Jean Ritchie, Oscar Brand, Tom Paley ~ Courtin's a Pleasure (1957)

This was reissued digitally and I re-channeled it to the original mono.
 
Title: Courtin's a Pleasure
Year: 1957
Label: Elektra Records
Source: Digital Download
# of tracks: 17

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Friday, March 4, 2022

Jean Ritchie ~ Mountain Hearth & Home (2004)

Consists of selections of her Elektra and Warner Brothers recordings.
 
Title: Mountain Hearth & Home
Year: 2004
Label: Rhino Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 37

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Thursday, February 3, 2022

Bessie Jones ~ Put Your Hand on Your Hip, And Let Your Backbone Slip: Songs And Games From The Georgia Sea Islands (2001)

Consists of both of her albums for Rounder.
 
Title: Put Your Hand on Your Hip, And Let Your Backbone Slip: Songs And Games From The Georgia Sea Islands
Year: 2001
Label: Rounder Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 31

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Thursday, January 27, 2022

Bascom Lamar Lunsford ~ Smoky Mountain Ballads (1953)


Title: Smoky Mountain Ballads
Year: 1953
Label: Folkways Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 8

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Bascom Lamar Lunsford ~ Minstrel of the Appalachians (1957)

NOTE: This is from an extremely rare Japanese CD reissue released after the Fantasy label acquired the Riverside catalogue.
 
Title: Minstrel of the Appalachians
Year: 1957
Label: Riverside Records (P-Vine Records)
Source: CD
# of tracks: 14

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Click here to download the American Experience episode "Ballad of a Mountain Man" which focuses on the life and work of Mr. Lunsford. This video is in MKV format.

Bascom Lamar Lunsford, George Pegram, Red Parham ~ Music from South Turkey Creek (1976)

These tracks are from sessions done by Kenneth Goldstein when he was recording these artists for Riverside Records. This CD reissue features an abundance of bonus tracks.
 
Title: Music from South Turkey Creek
Year: 1976
Label: Rounder Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 23

DOWNLOAD: (PDF of original liner notes included.)