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Green Light on the Southern

Norman Blake
Green Light on the Southern

“I’ve seen the rural music I’ve loved since childhood grow fainter and farther away in a commercial and urbanized society that seems to care little for the charms of old-fashioned southern string music and its long-gone practitioners…. Here are some of the old songs I play and sing around home…one can live by the sentiment and poetry found in many of them.”
-Norman Blake

Named in honor of the Alabama Great Southern Railway, Green Light on the Southern is a collection of seventeen recordings from acclaimed American roots musician Norman Blake. Mostly traditional selections, they represent several songs Blake has known since his boyhood. Authentic string band music caringly performed, Green Light... features Blake (and at times, his wife Nancy) playing the music with which he is most at home.

Track Listing

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Roll on Buddy Norman Blake 03:50
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102
Goodbye to the Plains Norman Blake 03:07
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103
Little Bunch of Roses Norman Blake 03:00
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104
The Tramp Norman Blake 02:54
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105
Hawaiian Mother O'Mine Norman Blake 03:23
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106
The Old Wooden Rocker Norman Blake 03:52
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107
Railroading on the Great Divide Norman Blake 02:54
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108
Steel Guitar Chimes Norman Blake 03:54
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109
Have No Desire to Roam Norman Blake 03:08
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110
Green Light on the Southern Norman Blake 02:50
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111
Fifteen Miles From Birmingham Norman Blake 03:32
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112
The Wreck on the C&O Norman Blake 03:59
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113
He Rambled Norman Blake 04:01
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114
Whistling Rufus Norman Blake 01:50
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115
Goobye Dear Old Stepstone Norman Blake 04:59
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116
Bandit Cole Younger Norman Blake 04:19
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117
The New Spanish Two Step Norman Blake 03:23