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Hand-Me-Down Music: Old Songs, Old Friends, Vol. 2: Traditional Music of Union County, North Carolina

Various Artists
Hand-Me-Down Music: Old Songs, Old Friends, Vol. 2: Traditional Music of Union County, North Carolina The second of two recordings in the Hand Me Down Music series, this collection of traditional folk music is performed by local North Carolina musicians and singers who learned the songs and lyrics from previous generations. The collection includes both secular and religious songs—and one song, “Amazing Grace,” Sung both ways. The first version is performed by Horace Helms and Shady Grove Partners as a brief bluegrass rendition, and the second by the CJ Evans Gospel Choir from the Nice Grove Baptist Church as a hymn.

Track Listing

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Donald Crowder
02:19
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102
Willie Hamilton
02:37
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103
Willie Hamilton
02:50
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104
Seena Helms
03:23
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105
Seena Helms
00:45
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106
Horace Helms and Shady Grove Partners
01:25
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107
Henry Griffin
01:59
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108
Bascom Traywick and George Griffin
01:42
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109
Taylor Sisters
01:20
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110
Bishop Bowen and Combined Gospel Choirs
04:54
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201
Otis High
00:55
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202
Roy Pope and Carolina Homeboys
02:48
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203
Seena Helms
01:25
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204
Elizabeth Bivens
02:37
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205
Elizabeth Bivens
01:21
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206
Elizabeth Bivens
01:44
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207
Taylor Sisters
01:14
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208
Taylor Sisters
02:36
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209
Roy Pope and the Carolina Homeboys
03:05
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210
Horace Helms and Shady Grove Partners
01:17
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211
C.J. Evans Gospel Choir of Nicey Grove Baptist Church
04:05