The Carolina Tar Heels

The first incarnation of the Carolina Tar Heels, featuring the group’s mainstay, Dock Walsh, first performed and was recorded in the late 1920s. Featuring a shifting line-up in the coming years, a recording of Walsh and company, billed as the Tar Heels, was featured on the groundbreaking 1952 compilation the Anthology of American Folk Music. On this recording, originally released by Folk-Legacy Records in 1962, Walsh is joined by his son Drake and longtime collaborator Garley Foster for a program of old-time music and Appalachian folk songs. In addition to four original compositions, the 17 tracks have Anglo-American or African American origins, reflecting the context of “race records” and “hillbilly music” surrounding the group’s first performances decades earlier. Filled with feeling, this collection stands in good company with other great Appalachian field recordings of the era, and is a special title in Folk-Legacy's early catalog. Extensive liner notes include comments detailing the history of the group and songs.

Track Listing

101	Goin' To Georgia The Carolina Tar Heels	03:22
102	My Brushy Mountain Home The Carolina Tar Heels	03:48
103	Courtin’ in the Rain The Carolina Tar Heels	02:30
104	Dango (Banjo Solo) The Carolina Tar Heels	01:50
105	I Was Born Four Thousand Years Ago The Carolina Tar Heels	01:50
106	Garley's Fox Chase The Carolina Tar Heels	01:51
107	If I Was a Mining Man The Carolina Tar Heels	01:49
108	This Morning, This Evening, Right Now The Carolina Tar Heels	02:57
109	Mama Scolds Me for Flirtin' The Carolina Tar Heels	03:15
110	Crescent Limited The Carolina Tar Heels	01:52
111	Go Wash In That Beautiful Pool The Carolina Tar Heels	02:20
112	Knockin’ on the Henhouse Door The Carolina Tar Heels	01:55
113	Ain't Gonna Be Treated This-A-Way The Carolina Tar Heels	03:11
114	Jimmie Settleton The Carolina Tar Heels	01:41
115	Drake's Reel The Carolina Tar Heels	01:07
116	Bull Dog Down In Sunny Tennessee The Carolina Tar Heels	02:20
117	Hide-A-Me The Carolina Tar Heels	03:23