Bahamian Rake-n-Scrape

Rake-n-scrape is the deep sound of Bahamian goombay musical tradition, a marker of Bahamian national identity, and a source of joy and community celebration. On this recording, two groups from Cat Island—Ophie & Da Websites and Bo Hog & Da Rooters—take the basic sonorous ingredients of accordion, scraped saw, and goatskin drum to interpret some of the most popular rake-n-scrape melodies in circulation today. 59 minutes, 24 pages of notes with photos. Compiled and annotated by Timothy Rommen.

Track Listing

101	Da River (round dance)	Ophie & Da Websites	02:47
102	Emma (round dance)	Ophie & Da Websites	02:15
103	When Ya Mama Send You to School (round dance)	Ophie & Da Websites	02:41
104	If Ya Touch Dat Ting	Ophie & Da Websites	02:26
105	Watermelon Is Spoiling on the Vine (round dance)	Ophie & Da Websites	02:11
106	Times Table (quadrille)	Ophie & Da Websites	02:20
107	Hog in da Mud (heel and toe polka)	Ophie & Da Websites	02:31
108	Mr. Fisher (quadrille)	Ophie & Da Websites	02:29
109	Round and Round da Bar Room (round dance)	Ophie & Da Websites	03:34
110	Mama, Lend Me Ya Pigeon	Ophie & Da Websites	03:34
111	For My Own Things (round dance)	Bo Hog & Da Rooters	03:28
112	Underneath the Bamboo Tree (round dance)	Bo Hog & Da Rooters	01:52
113	Da Gaulin (round dance)	Bo Hog & Da Rooters	03:27
114	Down da Road (round dance)	Bo Hog & Da Rooters	02:58
115	Emma (round dance)	Bo Hog & Da Rooters	02:55
116	Mama, Don’t Treat Me So Bad	Bo Hog & Da Rooters	02:28
117	Hog in da Mud (heel and toe polka)	Bo Hog & Da Rooters	02:31
118	Boy Child/Girl Child	Bo Hog & Da Rooters	02:43
119	Muddy da Water (heel and toe polka)	Bo Hog & Da Rooters	02:27
120	Da Ole Gray Hound Dog (round dance)	Bo Hog & Da Rooters	02:49
121	Irene Goodnight (waltz)	Bo Hog & Da Rooters	02:55
122	When Ya Mama Send You to School (round dance)	Bo Hog & Da Rooters	02:09