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Cumberland Mountain Folksongs

Paul Clayton
Cumberland Mountain Folksongs Collector Paul Clayton performs the songs and ballads he collected in the Cumberland Mountains of Virginia and Kentucky in the 1950s—a repertoire that includes both old English and Scottish ballads and recently-composed songs about events such as the cave-in that trapped and killed Floyd Collins in Kentucky’s Sand Cave in 1925.

Track Listing

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The Hustling Gamblers Paul Clayton 02:53
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Lord Bateman (Child No. 53) Paul Clayton 02:57
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Floyd Collins Paul Clayton 03:28
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Mush Toodin Paul Clayton 00:48
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House Carpenter (Child No. 243) Paul Clayton 02:18
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Sugar Baby Paul Clayton 01:44
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Spotty and Dudie Paul Clayton 01:19
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Pretty Polly and False William (Child No. 4) Paul Clayton 03:46
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203
Once I Courted a Bonny Little Girl Paul Clayton 01:16
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Kathy Fiscus Paul Clayton 01:55
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Walk, Tom Wilson, Walk Paul Clayton 00:43
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Cold Winter's Night Paul Clayton 02:43
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Texas Rangers Paul Clayton 02:32