Bayou Bluegrass

The words “bayou” and “bluegrass” don’t often appear in the same sentence. Nevertheless, in 1961, music ethnologist Harry Oster asked banjoist/singer Jim Smoak to form a bluegrass band in Louisiana. The venture resulted in a recording of 21 songs played in a bluegrass style. The complete original recording session was issued by Arhoolie in 2002.

Track Listing

101	Calinda	Jim Smoak & The Louisiana Honeydrippers	01:59
102	Run, Boy, Run	Jim Smoak & The Louisiana Honeydrippers	01:49
103	Liza Jane	Jim Smoak & The Louisiana Honeydrippers	02:32
104	My Last Dollar Is Gone	Jim Smoak & The Louisiana Honeydrippers	02:04
105	Old Dan Tucker	Jim Smoak & The Louisiana Honeydrippers	02:20
106	The Lakes of Ponchartrain	Jim Smoak & The Louisiana Honeydrippers	02:26
107	Rabbit, Where's Your Mammy?	Jim Smoak & The Louisiana Honeydrippers	02:42
108	Underneath the Weeping Willow	Jim Smoak & The Louisiana Honeydrippers	02:39
109	Chicken Pie	Jim Smoak & The Louisiana Honeydrippers	02:50
110	Kissin' Cousins	Jim Smoak & The Louisiana Honeydrippers	02:05
111	Woodchuck in the Deadnin'	Jim Smoak & The Louisiana Honeydrippers	03:05
112	Poor Man	Jim Smoak & The Louisiana Honeydrippers	03:37
113	Whoah, Mule, Whoah	Jim Smoak & The Louisiana Honeydrippers	02:15
114	Great Big Billy Goat	Jim Smoak & The Louisiana Honeydrippers	01:46
115	Bill Cheatum	Jim Smoak & The Louisiana Honeydrippers	03:04
116	Raisin' a Ruckus Tonight	Jim Smoak & The Louisiana Honeydrippers	02:02
117	The Fisher's Hornpipe	Jim Smoak & The Louisiana Honeydrippers	02:44
118	East Bound Train	Jim Smoak & The Louisiana Honeydrippers	02:41
119	Hop Light, Ladies	Jim Smoak & The Louisiana Honeydrippers	03:03
120	Silver Dagger	Jim Smoak & The Louisiana Honeydrippers	02:17
121	Mama Don't Allow	Jim Smoak & The Louisiana Honeydrippers	02:30