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