Shacktown Road

The last time bluegrass legends Norman Blake and Tut Taylor recorded together was in 1971 for John Hartford’s seminal “newgrass” record Aero-Plain. Thirty-six years later, they reconvened alongside Blake’s wife Nancy for 2007’s Shacktown Road, originally released by Plectrafone Records. Recorded with historic instruments—including a cello made in 1832—Shacktown Road presents eighteen selections of traditional blues, ragtime, and country songs, tradition-inspired compositions by Taylor and Blake, and commentary from Taylor. Described by Blake as “an historical piece of art,” Shacktown Road is an exciting contribution to the canon of American roots music.

Track Listing

101	Shacktown Road	Norman Blake, Nancy Blake, Tut Taylor	04:34
102	Kindred Spirit	Norman Blake, Nancy Blake, Tut Taylor	02:34
103	Guitar Rag	Norman Blake, Nancy Blake, Tut Taylor	03:21
104	Not a Word from Home	Norman Blake, Nancy Blake, Tut Taylor	02:58
105	The Old Dobro Man	Norman Blake, Nancy Blake, Tut Taylor	03:59
106	Worried Blues	Norman Blake, Nancy Blake, Tut Taylor	04:21
107	Tom Scala's Waltz	Norman Blake, Nancy Blake, Tut Taylor	03:02
108	Lizzie Hubbard Blues	Norman Blake, Nancy Blake, Tut Taylor	06:31
109	Going to Georgia	Norman Blake, Nancy Blake, Tut Taylor	02:44
110	Ode to Bascom	Norman Blake, Nancy Blake, Tut Taylor	02:30
111	On the Banks of Lake Pontchartrain	Norman Blake, Nancy Blake, Tut Taylor	02:56
112	It Must Be Jelly	Norman Blake, Nancy Blake, Tut Taylor	02:13
113	The Tag Railroad Rag	Norman Blake, Nancy Blake, Tut Taylor	03:34
114	Running Wild	Norman Blake, Nancy Blake, Tut Taylor	01:37
115	Times Ain't Like They Used to Be	Norman Blake, Nancy Blake, Tut Taylor	03:44
116	End of the World	Norman Blake, Nancy Blake, Tut Taylor	03:10
117	Steel Guitar Blues	Norman Blake, Nancy Blake, Tut Taylor	01:47
118	The Buffalo Left Yesterday	Norman Blake, Nancy Blake, Tut Taylor	02:20