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The Poplin Family of Sumter, South Carolina

The Poplin Family
The Poplin Family of Sumter, South Carolina

The members of this musical family learned from their parents and from singers on the radio, including the Carter Family and Gid Tanner, but created and retained an individual style that distinguishes them from other string bands. This album presents both traditional and original songs.

*Content Advisory: Track 110 on this album contains derogatory language in the lyrics. While it is offensive to us, we have chosen for lyrics to remain as published and interpreted in the time period in which they were written. We believe that to do otherwise would be to change a historical document. The term "coon" was circulated and popularized through blackface minstrelsy and used by an American society steeped in white supremacist values, especially during the Jim Crow era, to unjustly describe and identify Black people.
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Track Listing

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101
Goin' Back to Sumter The Poplin Family 01:38
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102
Hannamariah The Poplin Family 01:14
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103
Sit at Home The Poplin Family 02:23
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104
Sumter Rag The Poplin Family 01:09
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105
River of Jordan The Poplin Family 02:12
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106
Catfish The Poplin Family 01:43
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107
I Don’t Want to Get Married The Poplin Family 03:02
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108
Somebody's Been Beating My Time The Poplin Family 01:58
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109
Crawdad Song The Poplin Family 02:56
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110
The Preacher and the Bear* The Poplin Family 02:15
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111
Sweet Kiss Waltz The Poplin Family 01:33
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112
Just Because The Poplin Family 01:53
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201
Eyes Like Cherries The Poplin Family 02:16
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202
The Blues Don't Mean a Thing The Poplin Family 01:51
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203
Cindy Gal The Poplin Family 02:15
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204
I Don't Drink Your Whiskey The Poplin Family 01:15
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205
Panhandle Rag The Poplin Family 02:17
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206
Hammer Ring The Poplin Family 02:04
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207
Steel Guitar Rag The Poplin Family 00:58
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208
You Gotta See Your Mama Every Night The Poplin Family 01:45
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209
Brown's Ferry Blues The Poplin Family 01:11
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210
Old Reuben The Poplin Family 01:13
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211
Fingers on Fire The Poplin Family 01:11
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212
My Home Is Not in South Carolina The Poplin Family 01:30