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Family Songs and Stories from the North Carolina Mountains

Doug and Jack Wallin
Family Songs and Stories from the North Carolina Mountains
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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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Jackaro Doug Wallin 3:34
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102
The Golden Vanity Doug Wallin 3:23
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103
Story About William Riley Shelton Doug Wallin 1:40
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104
Omie Wise Doug Wallin 3:06
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105
Darling Cora (Darling Corey) Doug and Jack Wallin 3:41
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106
The Nightingale Doug Wallin 1:41
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107
Pretty Little Girl with the New Dress On Doug Wallin 1:08
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108
Young Emily Doug Wallin 3:01
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109
Pretty Polly Jack Wallin and Jerry Adams 4:22
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110
Foggy Dew Doug Wallin 1:15
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111
Pretty Fair Miss in a Garden Doug Wallin 2:55
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112
Roving Gambler Doug Wallin 3:11
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113
Bold Lieutenant Doug Wallin 4:09
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114
My Home's Across the Blue Ridge Mountains Doug and Jack Wallin 2:13
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115
House Carpenter Doug Wallin 5:39
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116
Two Ghost Stories Doug Wallin 2:14
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117
Come Over Into Canaan's Land Doug Wallin 2:19
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118
Rolling with the Tide Doug Wallin 1:20
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Pretty Saro Doug Wallin 2:29

Album Info

Catalog Number

SFW40013

Year(s) Released

1995

Recording Date(s)

1992-1993

Recording Location(s)

Sodom, North Carolina, USA

Label/Collection

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Genre(s)

American Folk; Old Time; Prose

Country(s)

United States

Culture Group(s)

Anglo-American

Instrument(s)

Banjo; Fiddle; Guitar; Vocals

Language(s)

English

Credit(s)

Jack Wallin - Artist
 Doug Wallin - Artist
 North Carolina Arts Council - Producer
 Wayne Martin - Producer, Compiler
 Beverley Patterson - Compiler, Liner Notes
 Daniel Patterson - Liner Notes
 Rob Amberg - Photographer
 Wes Lachot - Mastering Engineer
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