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The Village Out West: The Lost Tapes of Alan Oakes

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The Village Out West: The Lost Tapes of Alan Oakes

The Village Out West celebrates the underappreciated bastion of the Folk Revival that emerged in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1960s, a counterpoint to the seminal New York City scene that has dominated the historical narrative. Compiled from a vast array of recordings by autodidact recording engineer Alan Oakes, the two-CD set features legendary names like Hank Bradley, Rev. Gary Davis, Larry Hanks, Mississippi Fred McDowell, New Lost City Ramblers, and Doc Watson, as well as unsung heroes of the local California communities that turned the region into fertile ground for American music. This music triumphantly transcends the passage of the decades with its luminous and passionate presence, making the case for California as a crucial hotbed for some of the most impressive and diverse folk music of the 20th century.

Track Listing

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Hank Bradley and Rick Shubb
03:13
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102
Larry Hanks and Roger Perkins
03:58
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103
Ron Hughey, Frank Hicks, and Pete Everwine
02:52
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104
LaWanda Ultan
01:37
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105
The Sweet’s Mill Mountain Boys with Kenny Hall
02:23
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106
Merritt Herring
02:33
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107
Doc Watson
02:12
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108
Mississippi Fred McDowell
04:22
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109
Dr. Humbead’s New Tranquility String Band
02:49
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110
Kathy and Carol
01:34
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111
Jerry Houck, Larry Hanks, and Tom Ninkovich
02:04
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112
Jim Ringer, Ron Tinkler, and the Sweets Mill Mountain Boys
02:08
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113
Rev. Gary Davis
04:09
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114
Gene Bluestein
02:42
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115
Kilby Snow
01:54
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116
The Sweet’s Mill Mountain Boys with Kenny Hall
01:15
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117
Caroline Paton
04:00
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118
Jerry Houck
03:30
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119
Don Rollins (aka Abel Fortune)
03:59
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120
Mark Spoelstra
04:28
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121
Sandy and Caroline Paton
01:22
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122
Dad Crockett and Frank Hicks
02:29
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123
Merritt Herring
02:55
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124
Larry Hanks and Mark Spoelstra
04:16
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125
Ed Trickett
02:11
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126
Hank Bradley, Rick Shubb, and Doc Watson
04:18
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201
The Sweet’s Mill Mountain Boys with Kenny Hall
01:28
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202
Sandy and Jeanie Darlington
01:48
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203
Hank Bradley and Rick Shubb featuring Doc Watson
02:58
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204
Allan MacLeod
03:15
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205
The New Lost City Ramblers
01:13
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206
Roger Renwick
03:41
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207
The Sweet’s Mill Mountain Boys with Kenny Hall
01:17
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208
Ron Hughey and Frank Hicks
02:08
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209
Kathy and Carol with Will Scarlett
02:30
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210
Doc Watson
02:41
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211
Larry Hanks, Roger Perkins, Kathy Larisch, and Carol McComb
02:02
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212
Rev. Gary Davis
02:56
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213
Larry Hanks
05:01
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214
Jerry Houck
02:27
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215
Mark Spoelstra
02:29
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216
Hank Bradley and Sandy Rothman featuring Doc Watson
03:21
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217
Kilby Snow
02:34
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218
The Sweet’s Mill Mountain Boys with Kenny Hall
01:38
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219
Mississippi Fred McDowell
04:19
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220
Hank Bradley and Rick Shubb featuring Doc Watson
03:31
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221
Merritt Herring
03:55
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222
Will Spires
04:02
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223
Rev. Gary Davis
04:06
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224
Sandy and Caroline Paton
02:54
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225
Hank Bradley and Rick Shubb
02:06