Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways

Classic Mountain Songs From Smithsonian Folkways Recordings showcases a handful of the greatest mountain ballads as performed by some of the most influential folk singers and songwriters of the 20th century. This collection features many classic performances from a wide variety of regional instrumental and song styles. These diverse styles and songs from the mountain communities of North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee include old-time fiddle and banjo pieces, early bluegrass, and traditional ballads, with a special emphasis on Appalachian vocal traditions. Doc and Merle Watson, Roscoe Holcomb, Clarence Ashley, and Dock Boggs are just a few of the revered roots artists who appear on this stellar compilation. This album is essential for both old and new fans of American mountain music. Compiled and annotated by Jeff Place.

Track Listing

101	Omie Wise Doug Wallin	03:06
102	Sugar Baby Dock Boggs	02:53
103	I Am a Poor Pilgrim of Sorrow Indian Bottom Association	05:27
104	Sixteen Tons George Davis	03:07
105	John Henry Lesley Riddle	02:27
106	Lost Indian Marion Sumner	00:55
107	Southbound Doc and Merle Watson	02:42
108	High on a Mountain Ola Belle Reed	03:05
109	Coal Creek March Pete Steele	01:27
110	Coal Miner Blues Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard	02:45
111	Railroad Blues Sam McGee	02:48
112	Cuckoo Bird Clarence Ashley	02:36
113	Conversation with Death Berzilla Wallin	05:07
114	Lone Prairie Wade Ward	00:56
115	Rain and Snow Dillard Chandler	02:26
116	I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground Bascom Lamar Lunsford	03:22
117	Moonshiner Roscoe Holcomb	02:02
118	Wildwood Flower Kilby Snow	01:27
119	Barbry Ellen Jean Ritchie	05:04
120	Daniel Prayed Doc Watson, Fred Price and Clint Howard	02:57
121	Wreck of the Number Nine Ernest V. Stoneman	02:51
122	Red Jacket Mine Explosion The Phipps Family	04:02
123	Kingdom Come Norman Edmonds	02:06
124	Amazing Grace Horton Barker	04:16