Mountain Music Bluegrass Style

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Annotation

Originally release by Folkways in 1959. Re-released by Smithsonian Folkways.

Sub Optimal Credits:
Reissue project coordination by Matt Walters

Annotation last modified on 2019-05-14 06:58 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Katy Hill
banjo:
Mike Seeger
fiddle:
Tex Logan
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
recording of:
Katy Hill
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Tex Logan1:49
2Katy Cline
banjo and tenor vocals:
Don Stover
double bass [string bass]:
Elmer Pegdon
fiddle and baritone vocals:
Don "Chubby" Anthony (bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and lead vocals:
Mitchell "Bea" Lilly
recording of:
Katy Cline
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Stover, Lilly & Anthony2:43
3Short Life of Trouble
banjo and baritone vocals:
Walter Hensley (banjo player)
double bass [string bass]:
Vernon "Boatwhistle" McIntyre
guitar:
Sam Hutchins (bluegrass banjo and guitar player)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Earl Taylor (bluegrass musician)
recording of:
Short Life of Trouble
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3418)
Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain Boys2:50
4The Philadelphia Lawyer
banjo and tenor vocals:
Mike Seeger
double bass [string bass]:
Billy Ray Baker (US bluegrass bassist)
fiddle:
Jimmie Grier (US bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bob Baker (US bluegrass musician)
mandolin:
Bob Shanklin (bluegrass musician)
recording of:
Philadelphia Lawyer
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
Bob Baker and the Pike County Boys3:31
5Little Willie
banjo:
Mike Seeger
double bass [string bass]:
Billy Ray Baker (US bluegrass bassist)
fiddle:
Jimmie Grier (US bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bob Baker (US bluegrass musician)
mandolin:
Bob Shanklin (bluegrass musician)
Bob Baker and the Pike County Boys3:09
6Leather Britches
banjo and fiddle:
Smiley Hobbs
recording of:
Leather Britches
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Smiley Hobbs1:25
7Natchez Under the Hill
banjo:
Mike Seeger
fiddle:
Tex Logan
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
Tex Logan2:25
8Old Joe Clark
banjo:
Mike Seeger and Bob Yellin
guitar:
Eric Weissberg
instrumental recording of:
Old Joe Clark
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3594)
Yellin, Seeger & Weissberg2:09
9There Ain't Nobody Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone
banjo and tenor vocals:
Don Stover
double bass [string bass]:
Elmer Pegdon
fiddle and baritone vocals:
Chubby Anthony (bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bea Lilly
recording of:
There Ain’t Nobody Gonna Miss Me
lyricist and composer:
Harry C. McAuliffe
Stover, Lilly & Anthony2:22
10White House Blues
banjo and baritone vocals:
Walter Hensley (banjo player)
double bass [string bass]:
Vernon "Boatwhistle" McIntyre
guitar:
Sam Hutchins (bluegrass banjo and guitar player)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Earl Taylor (bluegrass musician)
recording of:
White House Blues
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 787)
Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain Boys2:02
11They're at Rest Together
banjo:
Walter Hensley (banjo player)
double bass [string bass]:
Vernon "Boatwhistle" McIntyre
guitar and lead vocals:
Sam Hutchins (bluegrass banjo and guitar player)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Earl Taylor (bluegrass musician)
recording of:
They're at Rest Together
lyricist, writer and composer:
Walter Callahan
Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain Boys2:18
12Foggy Mountain Top
banjo:
Walter Hensley (banjo player) and Sam Hutchins (bluegrass banjo and guitar player)
double bass [string bass]:
Vernon "Boatwhistle" McIntyre
guitar and tenor vocals:
Earl Taylor (bluegrass musician)
baritone vocals:
Walter Hensley (banjo player)
lead vocals:
Sam Hutchins (bluegrass banjo and guitar player)
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Top
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain Boys2:03
13Nine Pound Hammer
banjo, fiddle, guitar, mandolin and lead vocals:
Smiley Hobbs
double bass [bass]:
Mike Seeger
recording of:
Nine Pound Hammer
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music and Hill and Range Songs, Inc.
Smiley Hobbs2:28
14Cricket on the Hearth
banjo:
Don Stover
fiddle:
Don "Chubby" Anthony (bluegrass fiddler)
Anthony and Stover2:18
15New River Train
banjo:
Bob Yellin
guitar and tenor vocals:
Mike Seeger
guitar [5-string guitar] and lead vocals:
Don "Chubby" Anthony (bluegrass fiddler)
recording of:
New River Train
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4568)
Anthony, Seeger & Yellin3:00
16Fox Chase
banjo:
Walter Hensley (banjo player)
double bass [string bass]:
Vernon "Boatwhistle" McIntyre
guitar:
Sam Hutchins (bluegrass banjo and guitar player)
harmonica [mouth-harp] and spoken vocals:
Earl Taylor (bluegrass musician)
Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain Boys2:01
17Feast Here Tonight
banjo and tenor vocals:
Mike Seeger
double bass [string bass]:
Billy Ray Baker (US bluegrass bassist)
fiddle and baritone vocals:
Jimmie Grier (US bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bob Baker (US bluegrass musician)
mandolin:
Bob Shanklin (bluegrass musician)
recording of:
Have a Feast Here Tonight (Rabbit in the Log)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Bob Baker and the Pike County Boys2:40
18Snow Dove
banjo:
Mike Seeger
double bass [string bass]:
Billy Ray Baker (US bluegrass bassist)
fiddle:
Jimmie Grier (US bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bob Baker (US bluegrass musician)
mandolin:
Bob Shanklin (bluegrass musician)
Bob Baker and the Pike County Boys3:24
19Drifting Too Far From the Shore
double bass [string bass]:
Billy Ray Baker (US bluegrass bassist)
guitar:
Bob Baker (US bluegrass musician) and Mike Seeger
baritone vocals:
Jimmie Grier (US bluegrass fiddler)
lead vocals:
Bob Baker (US bluegrass musician)
tenor vocals:
Mike Seeger
recording of:
Drifting Too Far From the Shore
lyricist and composer:
Charles Ernest Moody (20th-century American gospel songwriter)
Bob Baker and the Pike County Boys2:41
20Rocky Run
banjo:
Pete Kuykendall
double bass [bass]:
Mike Seeger
fiddle:
Smiley Hobbs
guitar:
Tom Gray (US bluegrass bassist)
mandolin:
Jerry Stuart
Stuart, Kuykendall, Hobbs & Gray2:50
21Bile 'em Cabbage Down
banjo and lead vocals:
Don Stover
double bass [string bass]:
Elmer Pegdon
fiddle and baritone vocals:
Don "Chubby" Anthony (bluegrass fiddler)
guitar:
Mitchell "Bea" Lilly
vocals:
Mitchell "Bea" Lilly
Stover, Lilly & Anthony2:14
22All the Good Times Have Past and Gone
banjo and baritone vocals:
Walter Hensley (banjo player)
double bass [string bass]:
Vernon "Boatwhistle" McIntyre
guitar and lead vocals:
Sam Hutchins (bluegrass banjo and guitar player)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Earl Taylor (bluegrass musician)
recording of:
All the Good Times Are Passed and Gone
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 7421)
Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain Boys2:56
23Sally Ann
banjo:
Walter Hensley (banjo player)
double bass [string bass]:
Vernon "Boatwhistle" McIntyre
guitar:
Sam Hutchins (bluegrass banjo and guitar player)
mandolin:
Earl Taylor (bluegrass musician)
instrumental recording of:
Sally Ann
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain Boys1:12

Credits

Release

design/illustration:Daphne Shuttleworth (designer)
photography:John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
liner notes and editor:Mike Seeger
miscellaneous support:Matt Walters (Smithsonian Folkways affiliate)
mastering:Doug Sax
Alan Yoshida
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2430781 [info]
ASIN:US: B000001DHY [info]