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His Folkways Years, 1963-1968

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Performer

Boggs, Dock, 1898-1971

Creator

O'Connell, Barry, 1943-

Recorder

Seeger, Mike, 1933-2009

Collection Creator

Asch, Moses
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964
Folkways Records

Collection Citation

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Contents

Down South blues (2:08) -- Country blues (3:48) -- Pretty Polly (2:52) -- Coal Creek march (1:53) -- My old horse died (1:43) -- Wild Bill Jones (2:08) -- Rowan County crew (6:06) -- New prisoner's song (2:51) -- Oh, death (3:15) -- Prodigal son (3:52) -- Mother's advice (3:38) -- Drunkard's lone child (4:04) -- Bright sunny South (3:36) -- Mistreated mama blues (1:49) -- Harvey Logan (3:24) -- Mixed blues (3:49) -- Old Joe's barroom (2:46) -- Danville girl (2:33) -- Cole Younger (1:48) -- Schottische time (1:13) -- Papa, build me a boat (2:40) -- Little black train (2:51) -- No disappointment in heaven (2:28) -- Glory land (4:00) -- Banjo clog (1:47) -- Wise County jail (1:48) -- Sugar baby (2:50) -- The death of Jerry Damron (4:13) -- Railroad tramp (3:10) -- Poor boy in jail (2:54) -- Brother Jim got shot (1:56) -- John Henry (3:27) -- Davenport (1:41) -- Dying ranger (3:25) -- Little Omie Wise (3:23) -- Sugar blues (1:22) -- Loving Nancy (2:26) -- Cuba (1:26) -- John Hardy (2:02) -- Peggy Walker (2:52) -- I hope I live a few more days (4:07) -- Turkey in the straw (:47) -- Calvary (3:30) -- Roses while I'm living (3:21) -- Leave it there (3:20) -- Prayer of a miner's child (3:17) -- Coke oven march (1:00) -- Ruben's train (2:19) -- Cumberland Gap (2:26) -- Careless love (4:05).

Track Information

101 Down South Blues / Banjo. 102 Country Blues / Banjo. 103 Pretty Polly / Banjo. 104 Coal Creek March / Banjo. 105 My Old Horse Died / Banjo. 106 Wild Bill Jones / Banjo. 107 Rowan County Crew / Banjo. 108 New Prisoner's Song / Banjo. 109 Oh, Death / Banjo. 110 Prodigal Son / Banjo. 111 Mother's Advise / Banjo. 112 Drunkard's Lone Child / Banjo. 113 Bright Sunny South / Banjo. 114 Mistreated Mama Blues / Banjo. 115 Harvey Logan / Banjo. 116 Mixed Blues / Banjo. 117 Old Joe's Barroom / Banjo. 118 Danville Girl / Banjo. 119 Cole Younger / Banjo. 120 Schottische Time / Banjo. 121 Papa, Build Me a Boat / Banjo. 122 Little Black Train / Banjo. 123 No Disappointment in Heaven / Banjo. 124 Glory Land / Banjo. 201 Banjo Clog / Banjo. 202 Wise County Jail / Banjo. 203 Sugar Baby / Banjo. 204 The Death of Jerry Damron / Banjo. 205 Railroad Tramp / Banjo. 206 Poor Boy in Jail / Banjo. 207 Brother Jim Got Shot / Banjo. 208 John Henry / Banjo. 209 Davenport / Banjo. 210 Dying Ranger / Banjo. 211 Little Omie Wise / Banjo. 212 Sugar Blues / Banjo. 213 Loving Nancy / Banjo. 214 Cuba / Banjo. 215 John Hardy / Banjo. 216 Peggy Walker / Banjo. 217 I Hope I Live a Few More Days / Banjo. 218 Turkey in the Straw / Banjo. 219 Calvary / Banjo. 220 Roses While I'm Living / Banjo. 221 Leave it There / Banjo. 222 Prayer of a Miner's Child / Banjo. 223 Coke Oven March / Banjo. 224 Ruben's Train / Banjo. 225 Cumberland Gap / Banjo. 226 Careless Love / Banjo.
sova.cfch.asch_ref27651

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk511ecf9e1-b0af-4f28-b8ad-934ba0eb4e12

Local Numbers

FW-COMM-CD-40108-7 FLP.125949 FLP.125949 ;.Smithsonian Folkways.40108

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Folkways 1998

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note

Recorded in: Norton (Va.), United States, Virginia.

General

Commercial Smithsonian Folkways: SFW 40108 (on container: SF 40108). Blues, instrumentals, regional, and religious songs. Originally released as analog discs in 1963 (Folkways [FA] 2351), 1965 (Folkways [FA] 2392), and 1970 (Folkways [i.e. Asch Recordings AH] 3903). Compact disc. Program and biographical notes by Barry O'Connell and Mike Seeger, including bibliography and discography (34 p. : ports.) inserted in container.

Place

Appalachian Region, Southern -- Songs and music
Virginia
United States
Norton (Va.)

Topic

Old-time music
Folk songs -- United States
Banjo

Performer

Boggs, Dock, 1898-1971

Creator

O'Connell, Barry, 1943-

Recorder

Seeger, Mike, 1933-2009

Culture

Americans
Anglo-American

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / CD / Commercial / COMM CD

Extent

1 Sound disc (digital, 4 3/4 in.)

Date

1998

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-COMM-CD-40108-7

Type

Archival materials
Sound discs

Collection Rights

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Restrictions

Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
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Record ID

ebl-1649170801566-1649171786965-0

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