Old Time North Carolina Mountain Music

Born in North Carolina in 1911, Bill Johnson started playing the banjo at the age of eight. With his son Billie Ray on guitar and grandson David on fiddle, he leads three generations of talented mountain musicians in this collection of murder ballads and folk songs.

All the instrumental songs are what Johnson calls “old tunes.” They have been handed down through the generations and can still be heard on front porches and at dances in the Western North Carolina Mountains. Vocal tunes, including “Knoxville Girl” and “Poor Ellen Smith,” are also featured.

Track Listing

101	Knoxville Girl Bill, Billie Ray and David Johnson	04:48
102	Ruben Bill, Billie Ray and David Johnson	02:57
103	The Wreck of the Old 97 Bill, Billie Ray and David Johnson	02:40
104	Roll on Buddy (Nine Pound Hammer) Bill, Billie Ray and David Johnson	02:27
105	Poor Ellen Smith Bill, Billie Ray and David Johnson	02:20
106	Possum Blowed His Horn Bill, Billie Ray and David Johnson	02:54
107	Banks of the Ohio Bill, Billie Ray and David Johnson	02:44
201	Jimmy Sutton Bill, Billie Ray and David Johnson	02:03
202	Down in the Willow Garden Bill, Billie Ray and David Johnson	02:33
203	Cumberland Gap Bill, Billie Ray and David Johnson	02:30
204	Going Down the Road Feeling Bad Bill, Billie Ray and David Johnson	02:29
205	Sugar Babe Bill, Billie Ray and David Johnson	02:05
206	Pretty Polly Bill, Billie Ray and David Johnson	02:48
207	Sourwood Mountain Bill, Billie Ray and David Johnson	01:58