16 Down Home Country Classics

“Down home” country music originated in the Appalachian region of Virginia, North and South Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee in the early part of the 20^th century. Played using acoustical stringed instruments, traditional country music is derived from English folk songs along with elements of gospel and blues. This collection presents 16 examples of traditional country music and includes tracks from the Carter Family, the Strange Creek Singers with Hazel Dickens, Rose Maddox, and NEA National Heritage Fellow Del McCoury. Liner notes include each track’s original Arhoolie album for further listening.

Track Listing

101	Single Girl	Rose Maddox with the Vern Williams Band	02:09
102	No Never No	Strange Creek Singers	04:09
103	Run Mountain	J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers	02:52
104	Spanish Fandango	Snuffy Jenkins	01:23
105	Eight Thirty Blues	The Armstrong Twins	02:09
106	Hey, Hey Bartender	Del McCoury	02:38
107	Sam McGee Stomp	Sam McGee	02:04
108	Old Dan Tucker	Jim Smoak and the Louisiana Honey Drippers	02:20
109	You Turned Your Back	Toni Brown	02:17
110	Carroll County Blues	Suzy and Eric Thompson	03:18
111	George's Playhouse Boogie	Maddox Brothers and Rose	02:44
112	John Barleycorn	Kenny Baker	02:11
113	Black Land Farmer	Bill Neely	03:48
114	Turkey Buzzard / Chinquapin Hunting	Any Old Time String Band	02:46
115	Hello Stranger	The Carter Family	02:09
116	Bogue Chitto Fling Ding	The Hodges Brothers	01:56