Southern Banjo Sounds
A survey of traditional Southern banjo techniques, styles, instrumentals and songs played solo on a variety of 23 mostly vintage banjos. Styles range from 19th-century African-American Mississippi style to a song played in the style evolved in the 1940s by Northern Carolinian Earl Scruggs. Recorded and annotated by Mike Seeger.
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Track Listing
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101
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Soon in the Morning Babe | Mike Seeger | 1:24 | |
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102
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Josh Thomas's Roustabout | Mike Seeger | 2:41 | |
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103
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The Blue Tailed Fly (Jimmie Crack Corn) | Mike Seeger | 2:16 | |
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104
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Darling Cora (Darling Corey) | Mike Seeger | 3:51 | |
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105
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Devil's Dream | Mike Seeger | 1:52 | |
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106
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Little Birdie | Mike Seeger | 3:23 | |
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107
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Around the World | Mike Seeger | 2:23 | |
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108
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Whoopin' Up Cattle | Mike Seeger | 3:02 | |
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109
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Flop Eared Mule | Mike Seeger | 1:49 | |
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110
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Lost Gander | Mike Seeger | 2:22 | |
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111
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The Sailor and the Soldier | Mike Seeger | 2:00 | |
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112
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American Spanish Fandango | Mike Seeger | 2:12 | |
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113
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Got No Silver Nor Gold Blues | Mike Seeger | 2:23 | |
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114
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We're Up Against It Now | Mike Seeger | 2:31 | |
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115
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That's What the Old Bachelor's Made Out Of | Mike Seeger | 2:38 | |
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116
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The Last of Callahan | Mike Seeger | 1:49 | |
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117
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Lady Gay | Mike Seeger | 3:44 | |
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118
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Down South Blues | Mike Seeger | 2:48 | |
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119
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Last Night When My Willie Came Home | Mike Seeger | 3:25 | |
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120
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Wabash Cannonball | Mike Seeger | 2:03 | |
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121
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Bright Sunny South | Mike Seeger | 2:57 | |
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122
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Roll On John | Mike Seeger | 3:11 | |
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123
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Needlecase | Mike Seeger | 1:31 | |
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124
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Come My Little Pink | Mike Seeger | 2:45 | |
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125
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Battle in the Horseshoe | Mike Seeger | 1:54 | |
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126
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I'm Head Over Heels in Love | Mike Seeger | 2:23 |
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