Smoky Mountain Ballads
Called "The Minstrel of the Appalachians," banjo player Bascom Lamar Lunsford performs a cross section of his sizeable repertoire, which contains at least three hundred songs. These songs include English ballads, topical songs, and 19th century popular songs incorporated into the North Carolina mountain tradition.
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Track Listing
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101
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Swannanoa Tunnel | Bascom Lamar Lunsford | 3:00 | |
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102
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Mr. Garfield | Bascom Lamar Lunsford | 3:00 | |
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103
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Jennie Jenkins | Bascom Lamar Lunsford | 2:49 | |
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104
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Little Margaret | Bascom Lamar Lunsford | 2:55 | |
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201
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Banks of the Ohio | Bascom Lamar Lunsford | 2:48 | |
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202
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Springfield Mountain | Bascom Lamar Lunsford | 2:34 | |
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203
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The Death of Queen Jane | Bascom Lamar Lunsford | 2:37 | |
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204
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Mole in the Ground | Bascom Lamar Lunsford | 3:03 |
Album Info
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