Someday We'll Meet Again: Old Time Music of the Southern Mountains

In the final volume of three recorded for Folkways Records, the Iron Mountain String Band recreate the sound of old time Appalachian mountain music from the pre-bluegrass era. The band’s repertoire is made up of distinctive ballads, songs, and dance tunes, learned from 1950s field recordings from rural southwestern Virginia.

With guitar, fiddle, and banjo, intricate and rhythmic dance tunes are represented by tracks such as “Chicken Reel.” You can also hear melancholic songs of local and world events including “Cruel War,” a plaintive ballad originating from the British Isles.

Liner notes include a history of Southern Appalachian mountain music and song notes and lyrics.

Track Listing

101	Sally Ann Iron Mountain String Band	03:39
102	Peggy Dear Iron Mountain String Band	04:13
103	Chicken Reel Iron Mountain String Band	02:33
104	Poor Ellen Smith Iron Mountain String Band	03:53
105	Cruel War Iron Mountain String Band	02:42
106	Little Maggie Iron Mountain String Band	03:10
107	Waterbound Iron Mountain String Band	04:02
201	Lonesome Road Blues Iron Mountain String Band	02:24
202	Budded Roses Iron Mountain String Band	03:10
203	Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender Iron Mountain String Band	06:12
204	Pretty Little Willow Iron Mountain String Band	02:08
205	I Am a Pilgrim Iron Mountain String Band	03:34
206	Sourwood Mountain Iron Mountain String Band	02:26
207	Someday We'll Meet Again, Sweetheart Iron Mountain String Band	02:59