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Masters of Old-Time Country Autoharp

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Recorder

Seeger, Mike, 1933-2009

Performer

Snow, Jim

Creator

Wolfe, Charles K. (liner notes)

Performer

Stoneman, Ernest V.
Benfield, Kenneth
Benfield, Neriah
Snow, Kilby, 1905-1980
Ward, Wade
Dickens, Hazel, 1935-2011

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

Stoney's waltz (Ernest Stoneman) -- Sweet Marie (Neriah & Kenneth Benfield) -- John Henry ; May I sleep in your barn tonight, mister? (Kilby Snow) ; She'll be coming around the mountain (Kilby Snow with Wade Ward) -- Sweet sunny South ; Bile 'em cabbage down ; Marching through Georgia ; Wreck of Number Nine (Ernest Stoneman) -- Ella's grave ; Waltz (Neriah Benfield) -- Old Joe Clark ; Shortening bread (Kenneth Benfield) -- Cindy ; Budded roses ; Flop-eared mule ; Home sweet home (Kilby Snow) -- Springtime again, little Annie ; Great reaping day (Ernest Stoneman) -- Weeping willow tree (Kenneth & Neriah Benfield) -- I'm alone, all alone (Ernest Stoneman with Mike Seeger) -- All I got's gone (Ernest Stoneman) -- Benfield hoedown (Idaho girl) (Neriah Benfield) -- Bonaparte's retreat (Kenneth Benfield) -- Chinese breakdown (Neriah & Kenneth Benfield) -- Wildwood flower (Kilby Snow with Mike Seeger) -- Tragic romance (Kilby Snow with Hazel Dickens & Mike Seeger) -- Close by (Kilby Snow) -- Way down in the country ; Golden slippers (Kenneth Benfield) -- Lights in the valley (Neriah & Kenneth Benfield) -- Chicken reel ; Precious jewel ; Muleskinner blues (Kilby Snow) -- Red River Valley (Kilby & Jim Snow) -- Hallelujah side (Ernest Stoneman) -- Jacob's ladder (Kenneth Benfield) -- Ain't going to work tomorrow (Kilby Snow).

Track Information

101 Stoney's Waltz / Ernest V. Stoneman. Autoharp. 102 Sweet Marie / Kenneth Benfield, Neriah Benfield. Autoharp. 103 John Henry / Kilby Snow. Autoharp. 104 May I Sleep in Your Barn, Mister / Kilby Snow. Autoharp. 105 She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain / Kilby Snow, Wade Ward. Autoharp. 106 Sweet Sunny South / Ernest V. Stoneman. Autoharp. 107 Bile Them Cabbage Down / Ernest V. Stoneman. Autoharp. 108 Marching Through Georgia / Ernest V. Stoneman. Autoharp. 109 Wreck of the Number 9 / Ernest V. Stoneman. Autoharp. 110 Ella's Grave / Neriah Benfield. Autoharp. 111 Waltz / Neriah Benfield. Autoharp. 112 Old Joe Clark / Kenneth Benfield. Autoharp. 113 Shortening Bread / Kenneth Benfield. Autoharp. 114 Cindy / Kilby Snow. Autoharp. 115 Budded Roses / Kilby Snow. Autoharp. 116 Flop Eared Mule / Kilby Snow. Autoharp. 117 Home Sweet Home / Kilby Snow. Autoharp. 118 Springtime Again Little Annie / Ernest V. Stoneman. Autoharp. 119 Great Reaping Day / Ernest V. Stoneman. Autoharp. 120 Weeping Willow Tree / Kenneth Benfield, Neriah Benfield. Autoharp. 121 I'm Alone, All Alone / Ernest V. Stoneman, Mike Seeger. Autoharp. 122 All I Got's Gone / Ernest V. Stoneman. Autoharp. 123 Benfield Hoedown (Idaho Girl) / Neriah Benfield. Autoharp. 124 Bonaparte's Retreat / Kenneth Benfield. Autoharp. 125 Chinese Breakdown / Kenneth Benfield, Neriah Benfield. Autoharp. 126 Wildwood Flower / Kilby Snow, Mike Seeger. Autoharp. 127 Tragic Romance / Kilby Snow, Mike Seeger, Hazel Dickens. Autoharp. 128 Close By / Kilby Snow. Autoharp. 129 Way Down in the Country / Kenneth Benfield. Autoharp. 130 Golden Slippers / Kenneth Benfield. Autoharp. 131 Lights in the Valley / Kenneth Benfield, Neriah Benfield. Autoharp. 132 Chicken Reel / Kilby Snow. Autoharp. 133 Precious Jewel / Kilby Snow. Autoharp. 134 Muleskinner Blues / Kilby Snow. Autoharp. 135 Red River Valley / Kilby Snow, Jim Snow. Autoharp. 136 Hallelujah Side / Ernest V. Stoneman. Autoharp. 137 Jacob's Ladder / Kenneth Benfield. Autoharp. 138 Ain't Going to Work Tomorrow / Kilby Snow. Autoharp.
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5c034e056-cc14-4a00-a4d4-340af27d0ce8

Local Numbers

FW-COMM-CD-40115-7 Smithsonian Folkways.40115

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Folkways 2006

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note

Recorded in: North Carolina, Virginia, United States.

General

Commercial Originally released on the LP Mountain music played on autoharp, Folkways FA 2365, 1962 (principally), and FA 2315, 1957; includes 14 previously unissued tracks. Compact disc. Program notes by Mike Seeger and Charles Wolfe and biographical notes on the performers (30 p. : ill.) inserted in container.

Place

United States
Virginia
North Carolina

Topic

Folk music -- Virginia
Old-time music
Folk music -- United States
Country music
Folk music -- North Carolina
Autoharp

Recorder

Seeger, Mike, 1933-2009

Performer

Snow, Jim

Creator

Wolfe, Charles K. (liner notes)

Performer

Stoneman, Ernest V.
Benfield, Kenneth
Benfield, Neriah
Snow, Kilby, 1905-1980
Ward, Wade
Dickens, Hazel, 1935-2011

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

2006

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-COMM-CD-40115-7

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

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CFCHFOLKLIFE

Record ID

ebl-1649170801566-1649171786965-2

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