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

101	Beaumont Rag	Hank Bradley and Rick Shubb	03:13
102	Oh, Had I a Golden Thread	Larry Hanks and Roger Perkins	03:58
103	Westphalia Waltz	Ron Hughey, Frank Hicks, and Pete Everwine	02:52
104	Raggedy Pat	LaWanda Ultan	01:37
105	8th of January	The Sweet’s Mill Mountain Boys with Kenny Hall	02:23
106	Leaning on the Everlasting Arms	Merritt Herring	02:33
107	The Billboard Song	Doc Watson	02:12
108	Write Me a Few of Yo' Lines	Mississippi Fred McDowell	04:22
109	Milwaukee Blues	Dr. Humbead’s New Tranquility String Band	02:49
110	Swallow Song	Kathy & Carol	01:34
111	Charlie's Neat and Charlie's Sweet / Weevilly Wheat	Jerry Houck, Larry Hanks, and Tom Ninkovich	02:04
112	Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Jim Ringer, Ron Tinkler, and the Sweets Mill Mountain Boys	02:08
113	Gimme That Old Time Religion	Rev. Gary Davis	04:09
114	Talking Union	Gene Bluestein	02:42
115	All My Friends Gonna Be Strangers	Kilby Snow	01:54
116	Texas Quickstep	The Sweet’s Mill Mountain Boys with Kenny Hall	01:15
117	Long Time a-Growing	Caroline Paton	04:00
118	Mardi Gras Dance	Jerry Houck	03:30
119	Lady of Carlisle	Don Rollins (aka Abel Fortune)	03:59
120	White Winged Dove	Mark Spoelstra	04:28
121	Sardines and Pork and Beans	Sandy and Caroline Paton	01:22
122	Hoop-e-Kack	Dad Crockett and Frank Hicks	02:29
123	Down, Down, Derry Down	Merritt Herring	02:55
124	Walking Down That Railroad Line	Larry Hanks and Mark Spoelstra	04:16
125	Duna	Ed Trickett	02:11
126	Orange Blossom Special	Hank Bradley, Rick Shubb, and Doc Watson	04:18
201	Fire on the Mountain	The Sweet’s Mill Mountain Boys with Kenny Hall	01:28
202	When the Curfew Blows	Sandy and Jeanie Darlington	01:48
203	Ragtime Annie	Hank Bradley and Rick Shubb featuring Doc Watson	02:58
204	The Hounds are Out (The Innocent Hare)	Allan MacLeod	03:15
205	Bachelor Blues	The New Lost City Ramblers	01:13
206	Jimmy Whelan	Roger Renwick	03:41
207	Paddy, Won't You Drink Some Cider?	The Sweet’s Mill Mountain Boys with Kenny Hall	01:17
208	Good Night Waltz	Ron Hughey and Frank Hicks	02:08
209	Searchin'	Kathy & Carol with Will Scarlett	02:30
210	The Clouds Gwine Roll Away	Doc Watson	02:41
211	Northfield	Larry Hanks, Roger Perkins, Kathy Larisch, and Carol McComb	02:02
212	Baby, Let Me Lay It on You	Rev. Gary Davis	02:56
213	Talking Fishing Blues	Larry Hanks	05:01
214	Sweet Sunny South	Jerry Houck	02:27
215	Play Run Run	Mark Spoelstra	02:29
216	Cherokee Shuffle	Hank Bradley and Sandy Rothman featuring Doc Watson	03:21
217	Bringing Mary Home	Kilby Snow	02:34
218	The Lost Trapper	The Sweet’s Mill Mountain Boys with Kenny Hall	01:38
219	Don't Mistreat Nobody (Cause You Got a Few Dimes)	Mississippi Fred McDowell	04:19
220	Billy in the Lowground	Hank Bradley and Rick Shubb featuring Doc Watson	03:31
221	The Curlew's Song	Merritt Herring	03:55
222	Jamie Raeburn's Farewell	Will Spires	04:02
223	Hesitation Blues	Rev. Gary Davis	04:06
224	I'm a Rover and Seldom Sober	Sandy and Caroline Paton	02:54
225	O, Them Golden Slippers	Hank Bradley and Rick Shubb	02:06