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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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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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
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