Songs and Ballads

“Folk music has come to have a real function in all our lives. In a vague but real way, ‘we,’ the singers and audiences together, form a community of our own”
- Sandy Darlington

In a program ranging from American ballads to country music, traditional songs, and original compositions, Sandy and Jeanie Darlington present a blend of styles on this record from the 1960s folk revival. Drawing freely from a wide range of American music, including the old-timey sound of Charlie Poole, modal blues, and Sacred Harp singing, Songs and Ballads is intentionally exploratory, originally released as part of Folk-Legacy Record’s “Interpreters” series. With guitar, fiddle, auto harp, and banjo, the Darlingtons make use of inventive harmonies and unaccompanied ballad singing for a stirring and far-reaching selection of folk songs.

Track Listing

101	Honey Babe Blues	Sandy and Jeanie Darlington	03:20
102	Gypsy Girl*	Sandy and Jeanie Darlington	02:40
103	Days Of '49	Sandy and Jeanie Darlington	02:37
104	That Just Ain’t the Case	Sandy and Jeanie Darlington	03:25
105	McFee's Confession	Sandy and Jeanie Darlington	04:31
106	Jello	Sandy and Jeanie Darlington	03:16
107	When I Die	Sandy and Jeanie Darlington	02:07
108	Poor Man, Rich Man	Sandy and Jeanie Darlington	02:25
109	Gold Watch and Chain	Sandy and Jeanie Darlington	02:31
110	The Letter That Never Came	Sandy and Jeanie Darlington	03:01
111	Cocaine	Sandy and Jeanie Darlington	02:45
112	Troublin' Mind	Sandy and Jeanie Darlington	03:05
113	Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie	Sandy and Jeanie Darlington	02:56
114	Little Willie	Sandy and Jeanie Darlington	02:59
115	Where the Soul of Man Never Dies	Sandy and Jeanie Darlington	02:21