Family Songs and Stories from the North Carolina Mountains
Described as "quite simply the finest living singer of unaccompanied British ballads in southern Appalachia," Doug Wallin of Madison County, N.C., holds the prestigious National Folk Heritage Fellowship. Accompanied on this album by his gifted brother Jack, Doug Wallin performs his family's songs in his elegant and classic style. Produced by the Folklife Section of the North Carolina Arts Council in collaboration with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
Track Listing
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101
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Jackaro | Doug Wallin | 3:34 | |
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102
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The Golden Vanity | Doug Wallin | 3:23 | |
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103
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Story About William Riley Shelton | Doug Wallin | 1:40 | |
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104
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Omie Wise | Doug Wallin | 3:06 | |
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105
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Darling Cora (Darling Corey) | Doug and Jack Wallin | 3:41 | |
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106
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The Nightingale | Doug Wallin | 1:41 | |
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107
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Pretty Little Girl with the New Dress On | Doug Wallin | 1:08 | |
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108
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Young Emily | Doug Wallin | 3:01 | |
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109
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Pretty Polly | Jack Wallin and Jerry Adams | 4:22 | |
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110
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Foggy Dew | Doug Wallin | 1:15 | |
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111
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Pretty Fair Miss in a Garden | Doug Wallin | 2:55 | |
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112
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Roving Gambler | Doug Wallin | 3:11 | |
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113
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Bold Lieutenant | Doug Wallin | 4:09 | |
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114
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My Home's Across the Blue Ridge Mountains | Doug and Jack Wallin | 2:13 | |
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115
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House Carpenter | Doug Wallin | 5:39 | |
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116
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Two Ghost Stories | Doug Wallin | 2:14 | |
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117
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Come Over Into Canaan's Land | Doug Wallin | 2:19 | |
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118
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Rolling with the Tide | Doug Wallin | 1:20 | |
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119
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Pretty Saro | Doug Wallin | 2:29 |
Album Info
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