Friends of Old Time Music: The Folk Arrival 1961-1965

From 1961 to 1965, New York City’s trailblazing Friends of Old Time Music presented 14 concerts that brought dozens of legendary traditional musicians before city audiences for the first time. This "folk arrival" changed the course of American folk music, expanding the vision of the Folk Song Revival and leaving an indelible mark on the musical landscape. For Friends of Old Time Music, Peter K. Siegel, who personally recorded most of the concerts, handpicked 55 tracks from the original master tapes. They include the first concert appearances by Doc Watson, Roscoe Holcomb, Clarence Ashley, and Joseph Spence, and the triumphant return visits to New York by Dock Boggs and Mississippi John Hurt, who had made classic recordings in the city during the 1920s. Three CDs of live concert recordings. 55 tracks, including 53 never before released tracks. Accompanied by a richly illustrated 60-page book. Recorded, produced, and annotated by Peter K. Siegel A Henry Street Folklore production Produced in association with City Lore, Inc.

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Track Listing

101	I'm Troubled Doc and Arnold Watson	03:10
102	The Country Blues Dock Boggs	04:24
103	Going Down to the River Fred McDowell	03:09
104	East Virginia Blues Roscoe Holcomb	04:51
105	The Storms Are on the Ocean Maybelle Carter	03:03
106	The Dream of the Miner's Child The Stanley Brothers	04:03
107	Soldier's Joy Hobart Smith	01:45
108	Coffee Blues Mississippi John Hurt	04:47
109	Live and Let Live Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys	02:46
110	Lonely Tombs The Watson Family	02:25
111	Rockin' Boogie Jesse Fuller	03:46
112	Brown's Dream Gaither Carlton and Doc Watson	01:43
113	Down South Blues Dock Boggs	03:17
114	Knoxville Blues Sam McGee	02:30
115	Have a Feast Here Tonight The Stanley Brothers	03:12
116	Riley John Davis and the Georgia Sea Island Singers	02:09
117	Buck and Wing Jesse Fuller	01:22
201	Hell among the Yearlings Arthur Smith	01:47
202	Amelia Earhart's Last Flight The Greenbriar Boys	03:47
203	The Brakeman's Blues Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys	02:32
204	Foggy Mountain Top Maybelle Carter	02:07
205	Hicks' Farewell Doc Watson	05:00
206	Jordan is a Hard Road to Travel The New Lost City Ramblers	02:42
207	Write Me a Few of Your Lines Fred McDowell	02:54
208	Bimini Gal Joseph Spence	02:44
209	Shady Grove Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys	01:37
210	Grey Eagle Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys	01:36
211	Walkin' the Dog Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys	02:03
212	San Francisco Bay Blues Jesse Fuller	03:24
213	Short Life of Trouble Doc and Arnold Watson	03:41
214	John Henry Roscoe Holcomb	01:59
215	Kneelin' Down Inside the Gate Stanley Thompson	03:45
216	Tell Me Why You Like Roosevelt McKinley Peebles	04:29
217	Bury Me under the Weeping Willow Maybelle Carter	02:34
218	Mansions for Me The Stanley Brothers	02:27
219	Before This Time Another Year Bessie Jones and the Georgia Sea Island Singers	05:02
301	My Creole Belle Mississippi John Hurt	02:54
302	Guitar Lesson Jesse Fuller	01:26
303	Cincinnati Blues Jesse Fuller	02:27
304	Poor Boy in Jail Dock Boggs	02:41
305	He's Solid Gone Maybelle Carter	02:44
306	Maggie Walker Blues The Clarence Ashley Group	03:43
307	Chevrolet Ed Young and Emma Ramsay	03:14
308	Rising Sun Blues Roscoe Holcomb	03:03
309	Lord, Build Me a Cabin in Glory Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys	01:37
310	Frankie and Albert Mississippi John Hurt	05:20
311	Hard Times The Stanley Brothers	02:23
312	The Miller's Will Horton Barker	03:17
313	The Coo Coo Bird Clarence Ashley	04:04
314	Double File Gaither Carlton with Doc Watson	01:30
315	The Wandering Boy Annie Bird	03:22
316	Stranger Blues Jesse Fuller	03:29
317	I Saw the Light Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys	02:24
318	Sugar Hill Maybelle Carter	01:06
319	Amazing Grace The Clarence Ashley Group	04:29