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SFW40104
The High Lonesome Sound
Roscoe Holcomb
Notes -
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
Country(s)
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United States
Culture Group(s)
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Anglo-American
Keyword(s)
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Banjo music
;
Folk songs--United States
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Music--Appalachian Region, Southern.
Instrument(s)
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Banjo
Language(s)
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English
Year of Release -
1998
Record Label -
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Source Archive -
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits -
Produced by John Cohen ; Recorded by John Cohen ; Artist Roscoe Holcomb
Tracks -
101
Moonshiner
Roscoe Holcomb
Duration:2:00
34935
False
102
On Top of Old Smoky
Roscoe Holcomb
Duration:3:44
34936
False
103
Little Birdie
Roscoe Holcomb
Duration:2:28
34937
False
104
House in New Orleans (House of the Rising Sun)
Roscoe Holcomb
Duration:3:50
34938
False
105
Trouble in Mind
Roscoe Holcomb
Duration:2:18
34939
False
106
The Wandering Boy
Roscoe Holcomb
Duration:4:34
34940
False
107
Hook and Line
Roscoe Holcomb
Duration:1:54
34941
False
108
Married Life Blues
Roscoe Holcomb
Duration:1:51
34942
False
109
Omie Wise
Roscoe Holcomb
Duration:4:35
34943
False
110
Willow Tree
Roscoe Holcomb
Duration:3:00
34944
False
111
Boat's Up the River
Roscoe Holcomb
Duration:3:49
34945
False
112
In the Pines
Roscoe Holcomb
Duration:2:25
34946
False
113
Fox Chase
Roscoe Holcomb
Duration:1:24
34947
False
114
Little Gray Mule
Roscoe Holcomb
Duration:1:12
34948
False
115
Free Little Bird
Roscoe Holcomb
Duration:1:57
34949
False
116
Little Bessie
Roscoe Holcomb
Duration:10:06
34950
False
117
Motherless Children
Roscoe Holcomb
Duration:4:57
34951
False
118
Darling Corey
Roscoe Holcomb
Duration:3:38
34952
False
119
Roll on Buddy
Roscoe Holcomb
Duration:2:25
34953
False
120
A Village Churchyard
Roscoe Holcomb
Duration:7:08
34954
False
121
Walk Around My Bedside
Roscoe Holcomb
Duration:4:32
34955
False
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