Mrs. Frank Lewis--Pretty little pink--Mrs. Donald Shelton--Dear companion--Come all ye fair and tender ladies--Cruel mother--Sally Goodin'--Shortening bread; Lizzie Roberts---Two brothers--Black is the color of my true love's hair--Silver dagger (Drowsy sleeper)--Two brothers--Black is the color; Attie Crane--The rejected lover--William Hall
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-0732
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Maude Long--Barbara Allen--Tree in the Wood (The green grass grows all around)--Weeping willow tree (Golden vanity); Claude Roberts--Sweet William and Lady Margaret--Black Jack David (Gypsy Laddy)
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-0734
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Claude Roberts--Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender; Leakey Ellen Roberts Noel--Sweet William and Lady Margaret--True lover's farewell--Villikins and his Dinah--Edmund who sailed the lowlands--Man of constant sorrow; Emma Hensley Shelton--Locks and bolts--Gypsyt Davy--Pretty little girl--Cripple creek
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-0735
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Emma Hensley Shelton--Nancy Roland--Johnson boys; Linnie Landers--Wife ot Usher's well--Young hunting--Broken token (Pretty fair maid in the garden)--Farewell sweet Janey--Locks and bolts; Little Andy Edwards--Sally Goodin'--Polly put the kettle on--Girl I left behind me--Cumberland Gap--Forked deer; Lydia Banks--I got a hidin' place--Where you goin' sinner--Sit down, servant
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-0736
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: United States, September, 1950.
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Jean Ritchie- Swapping song; Andrew Rowan Summers--Mary Hamilton--Old Bangum--Farmer's curst wife; Sam Eskin--Golden willow tree; Old Harp Singers-- Hightower--Liberty
Track Information:
101 Swapping Song / Jean Ritchie. Appalachian dulcimer.
102 Mary Hamilton / Andrew Rowan Summers. Appalachian dulcimer.
103 Old Bangum / Andrew Rowan Summers. Appalachian dulcimer.
104 The Farmer's Curst Wife (Child No. 278)./ Andrew Rowan Summers. Appalachian dulcimer.
105 Golden Willow Tree, The (Golden Vanity) (Child No. 286)/ Sam Eskin. Guitar.
106 Hightower / Old Harp Singers of Eastern Tennessee.
107 Liberty / Old Harp Singers of Eastern Tennessee.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-0811
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: New York, United States, 1950.
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1. Pete Seeger--Banjo medley--Cripple Creek/ Old Joe Clarkj/ Leather britches; House carpenter- I don't want your millions., mister; Doc Watson--Little Maggie--Old brown jug; Sitting on top of the world; Judy Collins--Blowin' in the wind; Dock Boggs--Country blues--Pretty Polly
Track Information:
101 Cripple Creek / Pete Seeger.
102 Leather Britches / Pete Seeger.
103 House Carpenter (Child No. 243) / Pete Seeger.
104 I Don't Want Your Millions, Mister / Pete Seeger.
105 Little Maggie / Doc Watson.
106 Ground Hog / Doc Watson.
107 Sittin' On Top of the World / Doc Watson.
108 Blowing in the Wind / Judy Collins.
109 Country Blues / Dock Boggs.
110 Pretty Polly / Dock Boggs.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-1108
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: New York, United States.
General:
CDR copy- Disc 240/1
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John Hardy--Katy Cline--Me and my wife--Weeping willow tree
Track Information:
101 John Hardy / Guitar,Banjo.
102 Katy Cline / Guitar,Banjo.
103 Me and My Wife / Guitar,Banjo.
104 Weeping Willow Tree / Guitar,Banjo.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-1459
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H. King--Rockin' and rollin' blues--Hound dog barking on the hill--She'll be waiting up in heaven for me--Country blues--instr--When a few more seasons come--I wonder where you are tonight--Swinging doors--Across the bridge--In that graceful evermore--Until the day God calls me home--Kneel at the cross--Have a little talk with Jesus; Lee Pennington--Rag weed--Song of the black snake whip--Jody--Times are getting bad--Please don't go to Harlan County--Red bird--Glad times brother--Black widow woman--Ho bo--Oh moon--Crazy Annie--Hitchike blues--Coal tattoo
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-2083
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East Virginia Blues--Stingy woman blues--Black eyed Suzy--Covington--Drinking driver--I wish I was a single girl again--instr.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-2494
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Berkeley (Calif.), California, United States, June 28, 1962.
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Intro--I've been a moonshiner--Omie Wise--Little Birdie--Little grey mule--Graveyard blues--Across the Rocky Mountains
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-2509
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Berkeley (Calif.), California, United States, June 30, 1962.
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Andrew Rowan Summers--Cherry tree carol--At the foot of yonder's mountain--Blackbirds and thrushes--Lady Gay--Hares on the mountain; Intro of Charles Seeger; Roscoe Holcomb--Intro--Pretty Polly--On top of Old Smokey--Rising sun blues--Single girl
Track Information:
101 null / Andrew Rowan Summers. Appalachian dulcimer.
102 null / Roscoe Holcomb. Banjo.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-2519
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Kentucky, Virginia, United States, July 1, 1962.
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CDR copy FW-ASCH-7RR-2519 is a continuation of the "Jubilee Concert" recorded on 7/1/1962, (see FW-ASCH-7RR-2517 above for beginning of Concert) presenting Roscoe Holcomb (Appalachian singer, banjo player and guitarist) and Andrew Rowan Summers (Appalachian singer and dulcimer player). Sam Hinton is general moderator. But during the R. Holcomb segment, John Cohen, discoverer of Roscoe Holcomb, also functions as moderator. FW-ASCH-7RR-2496 through -2519 and FW-ASCH-7RR-4032 through -4058, among others, were all recorded at the same 1962 Berkeley Folk Festival.
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Hazel McNeely and Will Wright--Dry bones--Go tell it on the mountain--Old ship of Zion--Angels dropped their wings and flew back to heaven; I.N. Marlor--Baptist, baptist you know my name; Emma Dusenberry--Oh fathers, get ready, lets go home; Mrs. Henry Garrett--Amazing grace; Mrs. L.L. McDowell--Over Jordan (wayfaring stranger)--Hark from the tomb, the doeful sound--Who will be the driver when the bridegroom comes; Mr and Mrs, Henry Garrett--She'll be coming around the mountain; Mrs. L.L. McDowell--I have a mother over yonder--Oh come with me to the old churchyard; L.L. McDowell--Minister's farewell--Father now our meetings over; Emma Dusenberry--Backslider's song--Ronnie Booth and M.W. Jameson--I'm crying holy to the Lord
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-2538
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CDR copy- "REEL SR20";
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Lonesome valley--God is love--Jesus hold my hand--Old rugged cross--Just a closer walk with thee--If we never meet again--Old country church--Lily of the valley--Sorry I never knew you--Where could I go but to the Lord--Thirty pieces of silver--Victory in Jesus--I'm using my bible for a roadmap--Remarks--Gathering flowers for the master's bouquet--Jesus, savior, pilot me--I'd like to talk it over--Just a little talk with Jesus--I see Jesus--I want to thank Jesus--Jesus, hold my hand--Lonesome valley--Purple rope--Old country church--I have found a friend in Jesus (Lily of the valley)--Comments
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-2722
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: United States, Kentucky.
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CDR copy FW-ASCH-7RR-2722 presents James and Jerry Rutherford (brothers) of Cary, KY, singing popular gospel songs and some earlier hymns, country style, recorded in 1966 or 1967 (see below). Per tape box, James is 16 and Jerry is 13. They are accompanied by an unidentified guitarist. Jim Garland comments that he knew the brothers' parents and grandparents, all having lived in Cary, KY, and that the songs are the type of song heard in the Church of God. A photo of the two brothers, dated June, 1966, has James as 15 (one year younger than age on tape box) while age of Jerry is 13 - same as on tape box) and a recording contract signed by Jim Garland (for Moe Asch) and Gladys Kinkaid (for the brothers), were found in the tape box (photo and contract now in Archive folders). Tape Info: FW-ASCH-7RR-2720 through -2725 contain recordings made by Kentucky singer Jim Garland of local singers and church services.
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Kentucky church service--It will be a wonderful happy day--My Lord keeps a record--Troublesome waters--By the city of light--God knows all about us; The Watts Brothers--Family bible--I see Jesus--I'm using my bible for a roadmap--Born to serve the Lord-Sorry, I never knew you--Ghost riders in the sky--River of Jordan--Supper time--Dark as a dungeon--Paul's ministry--Let the spirit descend--Working on the road--The Lord will make a way--Matthew 24--I'll meet you in the church--Great speckled bird--Master's bouquet--If I could hear my mother pray again--He will lead you safely through
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-2723
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Recorded in: United States, Kentucky.
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CDR copy FW-ASCH-7RR-2723 begins with the second tape of a church service of the Church of God in Pineville, Kentucky. It includes both preaching and singing. Following the service are Phillip and Custer Watts, brothers, who are 17 and 18 years old, accompanied by two unidentified guitarists, who might be the brothers who are said by Jim Garland to sing in the style of the Church of God. Tape Info: FW-ASCH-7RR-2720 through -2725 contain recordings made by Kentucky singer Jim Garland of local singers and church services. See other sheet for track list and durations.
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Light guiding me--God has no respective person--Home coming week--Will you be ready--Striving for that city--Infidel's daughter--Magic valley--Dep settled peace--Amazing grace--Heaven will surely be worth it all--Rock of ages--I have but one mansion--Walking in the light--Many miles behind me--Gloryland march--If I could hear my mother pray again--Really be free
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-2724
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: United States, Kentucky.
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CDR copy Tape Info: FW-ASCH-7RR-2720 through -2725 contain recordings made by Kentucky singer Jim Garland of local singers and church services. FW-ASCH-7RR-2724 features the Brown Family, who call themselves the Kentucky Gospel Singers. They include Walter Brown, the father, who is the singer and guitarist, his son Floyd, who plays double-necked Hawaiian guitar, Ed Fuson, who plays bass, Della Brown (Floyd's wife) and Theda Brown (Walter's daughter). All but the last two songs feature Walter as soloist. The last two songs (not on this CD) are sung by the two ladies. Walter Brown composed about half the songs on the tape. He is a member of the Holiness Church and "goes from place to place visiting churches and singing." Jim Garland prepared a sheet of additional information about the Browns and has also typed out the lyrics, all of which will be retained along with the tape in a new tape box.
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I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes--Jealous hearted me--Be nobody's darling but mine--Make up and be sweethearts again--Frankie and Johnny--Groundhog--John Henry--Oh, where oh where can my baby be--It won't be long before its crying time--Dear Uncle Sam--Jealous hearted me--This old man--Pretty Polly--Old Roger's dead and gone to his grave--Green gravel--Here we come a roving--I'll lose my mind before I'm over you--Happy birthday and merry Christmas--Two poor little babies--Hush little baby--Charlie's neat and Charlie's sweet--My love--Casey Jones--The goat tied to a railroad track--Take this hammer--I heard that lonesome whistle blow--The house of the rising sun--Maple on the hill--Omie wise--Pretty Polly--Don't the road look rough and rocky
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-2725
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: United States, Kentucky.
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CDR copy Tape Info: FW-ASCH-7RR-2720 through -2725 contain recordings made by Kentucky singer Jim Garland of local singers and church services, in the 1960's. FW-ASCH-7RR-2725 features Jim Garland accompanying his daughter, Imogene, age 11, and his nephew, Robert (Pop Eye) Garland. Occasionally, Jim sings along with his daughter. Songs are a mix of folk, modern country and older country.
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Every groom go marry by time--Jim Bo Lin (Tom Bolin)--Little bee I ee--Sugar in the gourd--Corn stalk fiddle and shoe string bow--Ring tang rannigan (Swapping song)--Mama got me a great big billy goar--Chawing chewing gum---Lay my head beneath a rose--Oh where are you going little bird--I don't care--Here is a ball for baby--Big-eyed rabbit soup--Mush rat, mush, mush rat (Muskrat)--Why?--Roll in my sweet baby's arms--My brother in the army--Little darling--Wreck of the number nine--Wild and reckless hobo--My snagtooth Sal--Miller's three sons (Miller's will)--Little Mohea--Roll in my sweet baby's arms
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-3634
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Recorded in: Galax (Va.), Hillsville (Va.), Twin Oaks (N.C.), Virginia, Nottingham (Pa.), Pennsylvania, Sparta (N.C.), United States, North Carolina, 1968.
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CDR copy- Disc 475/6
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Train 45 (Morris Brothers)--Johnny Grey (Uncle Dave Macon)--Going Where the Sugar Cane Grows (John Carson and Rosa Lee Carson)--Special stream line (Bukka White)(--Pretty Polly (Coon Creek Girls)--Always been a rambler (Morris Brothers)--Black Jack David (Cliff Carlisle)--Wabash Cannonball (Carter Family)--Poor man, rich man (David McCarn)--Strange place blues (Bukka White)
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-3995
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Peach bottom creek--Cripple creek--Billy in the low ground--Pretty little willow--Sourwood mountain--Shout lu--Half shaved nigger--Poor Ellen Smith--Black Mountain--Uncle Eef got a coon--Sally Ann--Western county--Mississippi sawyer--John Hardy--Old Jimmy Sutton--Arkansas traveler--Old Reuben
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-4008
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