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Just Around the Bend: Survival and Revival in Southern Banjo Sounds: Mike Seeger's Last Documentary

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Mike Seeger, along with his wife Alexia Smith and filmmaker Yasha Aginsky, trekked through the Appalachian Mountains in 2009 to produce this extraordinary glimpse of the vigor and diversity of the region’s old-time banjo artistry. When Seeger passed away later that same year, the project took on the added importance of paying tribute to this renowned musician, folklorist, and documentarian of the people. Just Around the Bend: Survival and Revival in Southern Banjo Sounds captures many banjo lineages, styles, and techniques—performed by 19 virtuosic banjo players—in a package of two CDs compiled by Bob Carlin and a DVD by Aginsky. 110 minutes of music in 2 CDs; 80-page book with extensive notes, 110 minute DVD.

Track Listing

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Sally Ann Riley Baugus 01:20
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Pretty Polly Riley Baugus 03:45
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Darlin' Nellie Gray Brien Fain 02:11
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Long Lonesome Road Brien Fain 03:05
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Nancy Blevins Debbie Grim Yates 02:27
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Billy Wilson Debbie Grim Yates 02:04
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Cumberland Gap Tina Steffey 02:03
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Hop Light Ladies Marsha Bowman Todd 03:09
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Sandy River Bells Marsha Bowman Todd 02:44
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Richmond Marsha Bowman Todd 02:29
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Soldier's Joy Marsha Bowman Todd 02:11
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Sandy River Jerry Adams 01:43
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Country Blues Jerry Adams 04:44
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Rabbit Song Peter Gott 01:23
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Whistle Blow (Version 1) Peter Gott 03:22
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Whistle Blow (Version 2) Peter Gott 02:03
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Cumberland Gap (Version 1) Peter Gott 02:04
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Cumberland Gap (Version 2) Peter Gott 01:37
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Liza Jane (1) Peter Gott 03:32
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Sugar Hill Frank George 01:34
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Liza Jane (2) Frank George 01:48
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Preacher and the Bear David Reed 01:03
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Old Jawbone Joe Ayers 02:19
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Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dyin' Bed Joe Ayers 01:45
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Georgia Buck Rhiannon Giddens 03:14
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Cripple Creek Rhiannon Giddens 01:27
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Wild Bill Jones George Gibson 04:21
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Story of Morgan's March George Gibson 01:12
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Morgan's March George Gibson 01:04
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Big Stone Gap George Gibson 02:02
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John Henry John Haywood 01:16
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Cold Icy Mountain Matt Kinman 05:42
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The Cuckoo Matt Kinman 02:33
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Morphine Matt Kinman 04:00
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German War Clifton Hicks 07:56
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Lost Hornpipe Brett Ratliff 02:54
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Fair and Tender Ladies Brett Ratliff 03:14
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Whitesburg Jesse Wells 01:59
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Going across the Sea Jesse Wells 02:13
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Going across the Sea (2) Robert Montgomery 02:50
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Old Rattler Robert Montgomery 02:45
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Bully of the Town Leroy Troy 01:45
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Cotton-Eyed Joe Leroy Troy 02:04