Let Me Fall: Old Time Bluegrass from the Virginia-North Carolina Border

The traditional bluegrass music interpreted by Cullen Gaylean (banjo and fiddle) and Bobby Harrison (guitar) hails from the hills spanning southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina. Gaylean and Harrison, friends and musical partners for over 25 years when the album was recorded, also issued four other albums for Folkways Records as members of the Virginia Mountain Boys. Here they pare down the traditional full bluegrass band to expose the interplay between their two voices and instruments. This collection brings together music from the 20th, 19th, and earlier centuries, providing the listener an insight to the typical repertoire of Appalachian string bands from the North Carolina–Virginia border. Liner notes include background on the artists by Paul Newman, Paul Tyler, and Eric Davidson as well as notes on each song’s historical context.

Track Listing

101	My Horses Ain't Hungry	Cullen Galyean and Bobby Harrison	04:04
102	Life of Sorrow	Cullen Galyean and Bobby Harrison	02:39
103	Soldier's Joy	Cullen Galyean and Bobby Harrison	02:39
104	Nobody's Darling	Cullen Galyean and Bobby Harrison	02:40
105	Roll on Buddy Roll On	Cullen Galyean and Bobby Harrison	03:27
106	White Dove	Cullen Galyean and Bobby Harrison	03:17
201	Ground Hog	Cullen Galyean and Bobby Harrison	02:27
202	Sally Ann	Cullen Galyean and Bobby Harrison	02:01
203	Let Me Fall	Cullen Galyean and Bobby Harrison	02:34
204	Lonesome Day	Cullen Galyean and Bobby Harrison	03:15
205	May I Sleep in Your Barn, Mister?	Cullen Galyean and Bobby Harrison	03:51
206	Old Reuben	Cullen Galyean and Bobby Harrison	04:29