Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways

Riding the wave of the renewed interest in traditional American music, 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	Old Regular Baptists	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