Frank Proffitt Sings Folk Songs
A native of Beech Mountain in the northwest corner of North Carolina, singer and banjo player Frank Proffitt's tremendous repertoire inspired musicians interested in old time music. This collection features local ballads, and its liner notes contain copious quotations and anecdotes from Proffitt.
Track Listing
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101
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Beaver Dam Road | Frank Proffitt | 1:26 | |
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102
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Cindy | Frank Proffitt | 2:16 | |
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103
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Bo Lamkin | Frank Proffitt | 4:08 | |
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104
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Julie Jenkins | Frank Proffitt | 1:46 | |
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105
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George Collins | Frank Proffitt | 2:24 | |
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106
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Ninety and Nine | Frank Proffitt | 3:23 | |
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107
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Down in the Valley | Frank Proffitt | 2:46 | |
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201
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Baby-O | Frank Proffitt | 1:37 | |
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202
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Old Abe | Frank Proffitt | 3:31 | |
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203
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Poor Ellen Smith | Frank Proffitt | 1:50 | |
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204
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Dan Doo | Frank Proffitt | 1:55 | |
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205
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John Hardy | Frank Proffitt | 2:27 | |
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206
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Ground Hog | Frank Proffitt | 1:56 | |
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207
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Johnson Boys | Frank Proffitt | 1:46 |
Album Info
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Music for the Colonial Band: Played by the Colonial Band of BostonThe Colonial Band of Boston
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Fast Folk Musical Magazine (Vol. 1, No. 2)Various Artists
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Fast Folk Musical Magazine (Vol. 5, No. 8) DetoursVarious Artists
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First Through the GateBrian Conway
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Bay State BalladsPaul Clayton
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From the ArchivesPeace Songs of the 1960s -
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From the ArchivesSis Cunningham: Activist musician and Broadside editor -
From the ArchivesA Tribute to Pete Seeger (1919-2014) -
From the ArchivesAnthology of American Folk Music: Historical and award-winning ... -
From the ArchivesPeace Songs of the 1960s | Smithsonian Folkways Magazine -
From the ArchivesSmithsonian Folkways Remembers Jean Ritchie (1922–2015)