The High Lonesome Sound

The legendary Roscoe Holcomb performs 21 powerful songs shaped by the hard times and conflict between old and new that marked his life in the Kentucky mountains. A hard-hitting singer and banjo-player, he also performs unaccompanied ballads, banjo and harmonica solos, and with a guitar. These recordings from 1961, 1964, and 1974 were previously released on three different Folkways LP records and had a powerful influence on the folk music revival. Accompanied by extensive new notes and photographs by John Cohen. 71 minutes. "Roscoe Holcomb is a true genius." San Francisco Chronicle
Track Listing
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Moonshiner | Roscoe Holcomb | 2:00 | |
102
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On Top of Old Smoky | Roscoe Holcomb | 3:44 | |
103
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Little Birdie | Roscoe Holcomb | 2:28 | |
104
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House in New Orleans (House of the Rising Sun) | Roscoe Holcomb | 3:50 | |
105
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Trouble in Mind | Roscoe Holcomb | 2:18 | |
106
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The Wandering Boy | Roscoe Holcomb | 4:34 | |
107
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Hook and Line | Roscoe Holcomb | 1:54 | |
108
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Married Life Blues | Roscoe Holcomb | 1:51 | |
109
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Omie Wise | Roscoe Holcomb | 4:35 | |
110
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Willow Tree | Roscoe Holcomb | 3:00 | |
111
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Boat's Up the River | Roscoe Holcomb | 3:49 | |
112
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In the Pines | Roscoe Holcomb | 2:25 | |
113
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Fox Chase | Roscoe Holcomb | 1:24 | |
114
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Little Gray Mule | Roscoe Holcomb | 1:12 | |
115
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Free Little Bird | Roscoe Holcomb | 1:57 | |
116
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Little Bessie | Roscoe Holcomb | 10:06 | |
117
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Motherless Children | Roscoe Holcomb | 4:57 | |
118
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Darling Corey | Roscoe Holcomb | 3:38 | |
119
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Roll on Buddy | Roscoe Holcomb | 2:25 | |
120
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A Village Churchyard | Roscoe Holcomb | 7:08 | |
121
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Walk Around My Bedside | Roscoe Holcomb | 4:32 |