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Songmaker of the Catskills

Grant Rogers
Songmaker of the Catskills, LP artwork
Songmaker of the Catskills by Grant Rogers, LP artwork
Songmaker of the Catskills, CD artwork
Songmaker of the Catskills by Grant Rogers, CD artwork

Grant lived in Walton, New York, where he used to play fiddle for local square dances and sing his often home-made songs for whatever audience he could find. He worked on construction jobs and as a stone-cutter in Catskill quarries, not the most gentle kind of work for a musician's fingers. His musical influences ranged from swapping songs and tunes with local singers and fiddlers to listening to Bradley Kincaid and Don Messer and his Islanders on the radio. But Grant was also a folksong maker, patterning his original songs after those of his regional tradition. This recording represents what we believe to be part of a "continuing tradition." Good songs, some humorous, old and new.

-Sandy Paton, Folk-Legacy Records

Track Listing

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101
Grant Rogers
01:30
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102
Grant Rogers
02:18
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103
Grant Rogers
02:13
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104
Grant Rogers
02:44
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105
Grant Rogers
01:17
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106
Grant Rogers
02:49
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107
Grant Rogers
02:57
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108
Grant Rogers
01:25
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109
Grant Rogers
02:43
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110
Grant Rogers
01:06
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111
Grant Rogers
02:52
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112
Grant Rogers
01:17
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113
Grant Rogers
02:34
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114
Grant Rogers
01:36
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115
Grant Rogers
02:14
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116
Grant Rogers
03:09
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117
Grant Rogers
02:46
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118
Grant Rogers
02:33
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119
Grant Rogers
01:16
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120
Grant Rogers
04:19
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121
Grant Rogers
02:16
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122
Grant Rogers
01:40
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123
Grant Rogers
01:30