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POLK MILLER & HIS OLD SOUTH QUARTETTE - Polk Miller & The Old South Quartette (recording)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500

Miller was born James A. Miller, in Virginia in 1844. He picked up the banjo early on and grew up learning the music of the slave quarters on a large Virginia plantation. In 1892, he created a traveling show, "The Old Virginia Plantation Negro," including banjo tunes, nostalgic dialect stories and a lecture, without resorting to farce or black-face. CD reissue of seven 1909 Edison cylinder records and seven 1928 QRS/Broadway disc recordings. The booklet includes photos and memorabilia with notes by African-American music scholar Doug Seroff. ($13.95)

FRANK FAIRFIELD - Frank Fairfield (recording)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500

($12.95)

OLD DOG - Chris Coole (recording)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500

2009 - 12 cuts from this clawhammer-style banjo picker/guitarist/singer, hailing from Toronto. Features guests Andrew Collins on mandola and mandocello, Arnie Naiman on guitar, Burke Carroll on pedal and lap steels, Andrew Downing on bass and cello, John Showman on fiddle, others. Including traditional and self-penned material: "The Hangman's Reel", "Camp Meeting on the 4th of July", "The Bottle Got the Best of Me", more. ($13.95)

LIBERTY - Kyle Creed (recording)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500

1977 reissue also features cuts from his release entitled "Roustabout". Includes "Little Liza Jane", "Cluck Ole Hen", "Shady Grove", "Cumberland Gap", 15 in all. ($12.95)

BANJOURNEYS - Chuck Levy (recording)

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:00:00 -0500

2009 - A banjoic feast from Floridian Levy on an array of banjos: a Vega Regent, Gold Tone cello banjo, a custom-built 6-string banjo, a custom-designed "banjonting" modeled after the west African akonting and more. With fiddlers David Forbes and Mike Eberle; produced by Bob Carlin. Cover art by Roz Chast! ($14.95)

AMERICAN SONGSTER - Dom Flemons (recording)

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:00:00 -0500

2009 -- Second album from this charter member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops! Guitar, banjo, harp, fife, bass drum, "quills" and bones; songs from Joe Thompson, Leadbelly, Henry Thomas, the old-time tradition and more. ($13.95)

AWAY DOWN THE ROAD - Craig Johnson (recording)

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400

2009 - Collection of 22 traditional Southern songs, along with some banjo and fiddle tunes. Including "Ladies on the Steamboat", "Cypress Grove", "Piney Mountains", "Keweenaw Light", more. Release date 01/05/2010 ($16.95)

ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS: SLEEPY EYED JOE - Norman Blake (recording)

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400

Rounder Records best-of collection including 10 cuts: "The Fields of November", "Elzic's Farewell", "Salty", "50 Miles of Elbow Room", more. ($9.95)

THE SINNERS AND THE SAVED - Alex Caton (recording)

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400

Singer/fiddler/guitarist/banjo player from Virginia presents 12 cut mix of traditional and old-timey flavored Americana, including originals as well as covers, like Hank Williams' "House of Gold", Molly O'Day's "When My Time Comes To Go", more. With Darrell Muller on bass, guitar, vocals; Richie Stearns on banjo and vocals; Matty Metcalfe on piano, mandolin, accordion, Hammond organ, pump organ, electric guitar; others. ($13.95)

OLD TIME BANJO TUNES - Wade Mainer (recording)

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400

This is a CD-R recording produced by Old Homestead, an independent label. Classic reissue features 16 favorites "Little Birdie", "Jimmy Brown", "Hard Rocking Chair", "Rovin' Gambler", more. ($12.95)

IF YOU WANT TO GO TO SLEEP, GO TO BED - Casey Joe Abair & Hunter Robertson (recording)

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:00:00 -0400

2009 -- Album of old-time banjo-and-fiddle duets from Burlington VT! Fiddler Abair and banjoist Robertson get right on "Devil's Dream," "Fort Smith Breakdown," "Tater Patch," "I Truly Understand," "Bonaparte's Retreat," 17 in all. ($14.95)

CUTTING LOOSE - David Holt & Josh Goforth (recording)

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:00:00 -0400

"A Two-Man Tornado of Tunes and Tales!" The duo performs live at the National Storytelling Festival. Features songs and stories, providing instrumentation of guitar, banjo, fiddle, slide guitar, mandolin, and vocal harmonies. Also incorporates folk percussion of spoons, bones, jaw harp, and more. 16 cuts, including "Black-Eyed Susie", "Cripple Creek", "My Last Meal", "Railroad Bill", others. ($13.95)

I'M GOING DOWN TO NORTH CAROLINA: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS OF THE RED FOX CHASERS, 1928-31 - The Red Fox Chasers (recording)

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:00:00 -0400

2-CD set. These recordings represent a unique and exciting blend of Appalachian fiddle tunes & ballads, popular Tin Pan Alley songs & Victorian sentimental compositions. Hailing from northwest North Carolina, the group assimilated a "Galax fiddle sound" with an intricate three-finger banjo style that simultaneously evokes Da Costa Woltz's Southern Broadcasters and Charlie Poole. ($19.25)

HIGH WIDE & HANDSOME: THE CHARLIE POOLE PROJECT - Loudon Wainwright III (recording)

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:00:00 -0400

2009, 2 CDs -- "a grand gathering of songs, both old and original, revisiting the life, times and recorded legacy of legendary singer and banjo picker Charlie Poole 1892-1931!" With guests Martha, Rufus and Sloan Wainwaright, Chris Thile, the Roches and more. Notes by Greil Marcus. ($16.95)

50 YEARS: WHERE DO YOU COME FROM, WHERE DO YOU GO? - New Lost City Ramblers (recording)

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:00:00 -0400

3 CD set features the two previously released CDs, "The Early Years, 1958-1962" and "Volume II, 1963-1973", along with a third disc celebrating their 50th anniversary, featuring Ramblers favorites, as well as the musicians who inspired them, such as Dock Boggs, Elizabeth Cotten, Roscoe Holcolm, Maybelle Carter, others. 79 cuts, extensive liner notes. ($34.95)

DROP BABY DROP - Lil' Rev (recording)

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:00:00 -0400

2009 -- "An enchanting collection of rare blues, rooted originals, novelty, old time country and rusty old tin pan alley classics performed on concert, baritone, banjo- and resonator ukuleles by award-winning Uke Master Lil Rev!" ($14.95)

FARE YOU WELL - Cary Fridley (recording)

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:00:00 -0400

2009 - Six song EP of all-original, country-blues numbers including the title track, "Going Downtown", "Follow the Spark", "Baby I Can See Just What's On Your Mind", "You're Just Dreaming", and "Been Untrue". Features Cary on guitar, bass, and vocals; Stephen Trismen on violin and vocals; Matthew Smith on guitar and pedal steel guitar; and Seth Kauffman on guitar, vocals, and drums. ($12.95)

SHOUT MONAH - The Haints (recording)

Fri, 29 May 2009 20:00:00 -0400

Old-time style trio consisting of Erynn Marshall on fiddle, banjo-uke, and vocals; Jason Romero on banjo and guitar; and Pharis Romero on guitar and vocals. 14 tracks providing adaptations of material from Hobart Smith, Charlie Poole, Hammons Family, Buddy Thomas, and others. Includes "Knoxville Rag", "Devil's Dream - Last Chance", "Tupelo Blues", "Baptist Shout", more. With guest Daniel Lapp on fiddle and upright bass. ($14.95)

STARTED OUT TO RAMBLE - Tatiana Hargreaves (recording)

Tue, 12 May 2009 20:00:00 -0400

2009 -- 13-year-old fiddling phenom's debut! with her brother Alex, Danny Knicely, Mark Schatz, Sarah Jarosz, Emma Beaton and producer Bruce Molsky. "Grub Springs," "Walk Along John to Kansas," "Waverly," Norman Blake's "Ginseng Sullivan," 15 hand-picked favorites in all. ($14.95)

WILD HOG IN THE WOODS - The Pine River Boys with Maybelle (recording)

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:00:00 -0400

1978 - Old-time string band performs in the Galax-Hillsville tradition. The group consists of Abe Horton on banjo, Maybelle Harris on vocals, Richard Bowman on fiddle, and Foy James Lewis on vocals. Contains traditional numbers, "Walking in the Parlor", "Cacklin' Hen", "Poplar Log House On The Hill", 12 in all. ($12.95)

ROCKVILLE PIKE - Nate Leath & Friends (recording)

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:00:00 -0400

2009 -- Straight-ahead old-time tunes and breakdowns from Old School Freight Train fiddler Leath and a carload of stellar "friends:" Mark Schatz, Danny Knicely, Tatiana Hargreaves, Eric Robertson, Sarah Jarosz and many more. "Ride Old Buck to Water," "Tennessee Mountain Fox Chase," "Greasy Coat," some original tunes and more; 14 tracks in all. ($14.95)

BEEN A LONG TIME TRAVELING - Addie Graham (recording)

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:00:00 -0500

Remastered tracks from the 1977 LP feature Graham singing a cappella, including eight previously unreleased cuts. Includes ballads, frolic songs, African American songs, and religious numbers from the traditional Appalachian singer. Featuring "I Am A Little Scholar", "The Lord Will Provide", "We're Stole and Sold From Africa", more. ($12.95)

FOUR AND A HALF - The New North Carolina Ramblers (recording)

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:00:00 -0500

2009 - More tasty traditional old-time tunes. Including "Ragtime Annie", "Golden Slippers", "Devlish Mary", "Fanny Hill", more. ($12.95)

1935-1939: THE EARLY RECORDINGS OF ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL FIGURES IN APPALACHIAN MUSIC - J. E. Mainer & His Mountaineers (recording)

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:00:00 -0500

4 CDs including cuts with his brother Wade, as well as Zeke Morris, Daddy John Love, and the Dixie Reelers. ($26.95)