093074010426

The High Lonesome Sound

Roscoe Holcomb

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Format: CD

Cat No: SFW40104

Release Date:  20 January 1998

Label:  Smithsonian Folkways

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  093074010426

Genres:  Folk  

  • Description

    The legendary Roscoe Holcomb performs 21 powerful songs shaped by the hard times and conflict between old and new that marked his life in the Kentucky mountains. A hard-hitting singer and banjo-player, he also performs unaccompanied ballads, banjo and harmonica solos, and with a guitar. These recordings from 1961, 1964, and 1974 were previously released on three different Folkways LP records and had a powerful influence on the folk music revival. Accompanied by extensive new notes and photographs by John Cohen. 71 minutes. "Roscoe Holcomb is a true genius." —San Francisco Chronicle

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Moonshiner
      • 2. Old Smoky
      • 3. Little Birdie
      • 4. House In New Orleans
      • 5. Trouble In Mind
      • 6. The Wandering Boy
      • 7. Hook And Line
      • 8. Married Life Blues
      • 9. Omie Wise
      • 10. Willow Tree
      • 11. Boat's Up The River
      • 12. In The Pines
      • 13. Fox Chase
      • 14. Little Gray Mule
      • 15. I'm A Free Little Bird
      • 16. Little Bessie
      • 17. Motherless Children
      • 18. Darlin Corey
      • 19. Roll On Buddy
      • 20. A Village Churchyard
      • 21. Walk Around My Bedside