Uncle Wade: A Memorial to Wade Ward, Old Time Virginia Banjo Picker 1892-1971

This selection of recordings features Wade Ward, a banjo and fiddle player from Independence, Virginia whose repertoire remained close to the tunes he learned in his youth. Clips of interviews with the musician and members of his family augment this collection of recordings from the early 1960s, when Ward was in his early 70s.

Track Listing

101	Conversation with Granny Porter / Cluck Old Hen Granny Porter	01:28
102	Western Country / Katy Hill's Reminiscences About Old Time Dances / Old Jimmy Sutton Wade and Fields Ward	07:43
103	Black Mountain Rag Wade Ward	02:02
104	Polly Put the Kettle on Wade Ward	00:55
105	Ida Red Wade Ward	01:21
106	John Lover Is Gone Wade Ward	02:25
107	Conversation Between Wade Ward and Glen Smith / Arkansas Traveler / Katy Hill's Recollections of the Fiddler's Convention Wade Ward	03:55
108	Foxchase Wade Ward	01:21
109	Chilly Winds Wade Ward	01:06
201	Half-Shaved N***** Wade Ward	01:06
202	Old Reuben Wade Ward	01:12
203	June Apple Wade Ward	00:55
204	Mississippi Sawyer Wade Ward	01:25
205	Katy Hill Describes Wade Learning to Play Music / Billy in the Lowground Wade Ward	03:06
206	Nancy Blevins Wade Ward	01:21
207	Sourwood Mountain Wade Ward	01:52
208	Chicken Reel Wade Ward	01:44
209	Ragtime Annie Wade Ward	02:24
210	Katy Hill’s Reminiscences about One of Wade’s Escapades / Sally Goodin' Katy Hill	03:28
211	Sally Ann Wade Ward	02:00
212	Old Joe Clark / Katy Hill's Reminiscences / Peach Bottom Creek Wade Ward	04:39
213	Lone Prairie Wade Ward	00:55