Friends of Old Time Music: The Folk Arrival, 1961–1965

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1I’m Troubled
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (on 1962-10-12)
harmonica:
Arnold Watson (on 1962-10-12)
vocals:
Arnold Watson (on 1962-10-12) and Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (on 1962-10-12)
Doc and Arnold Watson3:10
2The Country Blues
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1963-12-13)
guitar:
Mike Seeger (on 1963-12-13)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1963-12-13)
Dock Boggs4:24
3Going Down to the River
guitar:
Mississippi Fred McDowell (on 1965-04-09)
vocals:
Mississippi Fred McDowell (on 1965-04-09)
Mississippi Fred McDowell3:09
4East Virginia Blues
banjo:
Roscoe Holcomb (on 1961-02-11)
spoken vocals:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019) (on 1961-02-11)
vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb (on 1961-02-11)
Roscoe Holcomb4:51
5The Storms Are on the Ocean
autoharp:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1965-02-12)
guitar:
Mike Seeger (on 1965-02-12)
vocals:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1965-02-12)
Maybelle Carter3:03
6The Dream of the Miner’s Child
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1962-11-30)
bass:
Carl Hawkins (on 1962-11-30)
fiddle:
Vernon Derrick (on 1962-11-30)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1962-11-30)
mandolin:
Curley Lambert (on 1962-11-30)
The Stanley Brothers4:03
7Soldier’s Joy
recording engineer:
Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player) (on 1963-09-06)
solo banjo:
Hobart Smith (on 1963-09-06)
recorded at:
NYU School of Education in New York, New York, United States (on 1963-09-06)
Hobart Smith1:45
8Coffee Blues
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1963-12-13)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1963-12-13)
Mississippi John Hurt4:47
9Live and Let Live
banjo and baritone vocals:
Del McCoury (on 1963-02-08)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1963-02-08)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1963-02-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jack Cooke (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist) (on 1963-02-08)
mandolin and lead vocals and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1963-02-08)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:46
10Lonely Tombs
banjo and bass vocals:
Arnold Watson (on 1962-10-12)
fiddle:
Gaither Carlton (Fiddle & banjo player from Deep Gap, NC) (on 1962-10-12)
guitar and lead vocals:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (on 1962-10-12)
The Watson Family2:25
11Rockin’ Boogie
12 string guitar, cymbal, harmonica and other instruments:
Jesse Fuller (on 1962-10-12)
vocals:
Jesse Fuller (on 1962-10-12)
Jesse Fuller3:46
12Brown’s Dream
fiddle:
Gaither Carlton (Fiddle & banjo player from Deep Gap, NC) (on 1962-10-18)
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (on 1962-10-18)
Gaither Carlton and Doc Watson1:43
13Down South Blues
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1963-12-13)
guitar:
Mike Seeger (on 1963-12-13)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1963-12-13)
Dock Boggs3:17
14Knoxville Blues
solo guitar:
Sam McGee (on 1965-02-12)
Sam McGee2:30
15Have a Feast Here Tonight
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1962-11-30)
bass:
Carl Hawkins (on 1962-11-30)
fiddle:
Vernon Derrick (on 1962-11-30)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1962-11-30)
mandolin:
Curley Lambert (on 1962-11-30)
recording of:
Have a Feast Here Tonight (Rabbit in the Log)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Stanley Brothers3:12
16Riley
lead vocals:
John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist) (on 1965-04-09)
vocals:
Peter Davis (US Gospel/Blues musician) (on 1965-04-09), Emma Ramsey (US gospel singer) (on 1965-04-09), Mable Hillery (on 1965-04-09) and Bessie Jones (on 1965-04-09)
recorded at:
The New School in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1965-04-09)
John Davis and The Georgia Sea Island Singers2:09
17Buck and Wing
12 string guitar and other instruments:
Jesse Fuller (on 1962-10-12)
vocals:
Jesse Fuller (on 1962-10-12)
Jesse Fuller1:22
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1Hell Among the Yearlings
banjo:
Kirk McGee (on 1965-02-12)
fiddle:
Arthur Smith (on 1965-02-12)
guitar:
Sam McGee (on 1965-02-12)
Arthur Smith1:47
2Amelia Earhart’s Last Flight
banjo and tenor vocals:
Bob Yellin (on 1961-02-11)
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1961-02-11)
guitar and lead vocals:
John Herald (on 1961-02-11)
mandolin and baritone vocals:
Ralph Rinzler (on 1961-02-11)
The Greenbriar Boys3:47
3The Brakeman’s Blues
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1963-02-08)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1963-02-08)
guitar:
Jack Cooke (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist) (on 1963-02-08)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1963-02-08)
vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1963-02-08)
Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys2:32
4Foggy Mountain Top
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1965-02-12) and Mike Seeger (on 1965-02-12)
vocals:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1965-02-12)
Maybelle Carter2:07
5Hicks’ Farewell
fiddle:
Gaither Carlton (Fiddle & banjo player from Deep Gap, NC) (on 1962-10-12)
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (on 1962-10-12)
vocals:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (on 1962-10-12)
Doc Watson5:00
6Jordan Is a Hard Road to Travel
banjo:
Tom Paley (on 1961-02-11)
fiddle:
Mike Seeger (on 1961-02-11)
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019) (on 1961-02-11)
vocals:
Tom Paley (on 1961-02-11)
The New Lost City Ramblers2:42
7Write Me a Few of Your Lines
guitar:
Mississippi Fred McDowell (on 1965-04-09)
vocals:
Mississippi Fred McDowell (on 1965-04-09)
Fred McDowell2:54
8Bimini Gal
guitar:
Joseph Spence (on 1965-05-16)
vocals:
Joseph Spence (on 1965-05-16)
Joseph Spence2:44
9Shady Grove
banjo:
Del McCoury (on 1963-02-08)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1963-02-08)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1963-02-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jack Cooke (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist) (on 1963-02-08)
mandolin and lead vocals and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1963-02-08)
Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys1:37
10Grey Eagle
banjo:
Del McCoury (on 1963-02-08)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1963-02-08)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1963-02-08)
guitar:
Jack Cooke (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist) (on 1963-02-08)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1963-02-08)
Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys1:36
11Walkin’ the Dog
banjo:
Del McCoury (on 1963-02-08)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1963-02-08)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1963-02-08)
guitar:
Jack Cooke (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist) (on 1963-02-08)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1963-02-08)
vocals:
Jack Cooke (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist) (on 1963-02-08)
Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys2:03
12San Francisco Bay Blues
12 string guitar, cymbal, harmonica, kazoo and other instruments:
Jesse Fuller (on 1962-10-12)
vocals:
Jesse Fuller (on 1962-10-12)
Jesse Fuller3:24
13Short Life of Trouble
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (on 1962-10-12)
harmonica:
Arnold Watson (on 1962-10-12)
vocals:
Arnold Watson (on 1962-10-12) and Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (on 1962-10-12)
Doc and Arnold Watson3:41
14John Henry
banjo:
Roscoe Holcomb (on 1961-02-11)
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019) (on 1961-02-11)
vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb (on 1961-02-11)
Roscoe Holcomb1:59
15Kneelin’ Down Inside the Gate
additional vocals:
Ethel McPhee (on 1965-05-16), Edith Pinder (on 1965-05-16) and Joseph Spence (on 1965-05-16)
bass vocals:
Clifford Ellis (on 1965-05-16)
lead vocals:
Stanley Thompson (on 1965-05-16)
Stanley Thompson3:45
16Tell Me Why You Like Roosevelt
recording engineer:
Peter Bartók (on 1964-05-02)
guitar:
McKinley Peebles (on 1964-05-02)
vocals:
McKinley Peebles (on 1964-05-02)
McKinley Peebles4:29
17Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1965-02-12) and Mike Seeger (on 1965-02-12)
vocals:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1965-02-12)
Maybelle Carter2:34
18Mansions for Me
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1962-11-30)
bass:
Carl Hawkins (on 1962-11-30)
fiddle:
Vernon Derrick (on 1962-11-30)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1962-11-30)
mandolin:
Curley Lambert (on 1962-11-30)
The Stanley Brothers2:27
19Before This Time Another Year
recording engineer:
Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player) (on 1965-04-09)
producer and editor:
Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player)
lead vocals:
Bessie Jones (on 1965-04-09)
vocals:
John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist) (on 1965-04-09), Peter Davis (US Gospel/Blues musician) (on 1965-04-09), Emma Ramsey (US gospel singer) (on 1965-04-09) and Mable Hillery (on 1965-04-09)
recorded at:
The New School in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1965-04-09)
Bessie Jones and The Georgia Sea Island Singers5:02
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1My Creole Belle
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1963-12-13)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1963-12-13)
Mississippi John Hurt2:54
2“Guitar Lesson”
12 string guitar:
Jesse Fuller (on 1962-10-12)
vocals:
Jesse Fuller (on 1962-10-12)
Jesse Fuller1:26
3Cincinnati Blues
12 string guitar:
Jesse Fuller (on 1962-10-12)
vocals:
Jesse Fuller (on 1962-10-12)
Jesse Fuller2:27
4Poor Boy in Jail
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1963-12-13)
guitar:
Mike Seeger (on 1963-12-13)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1963-12-13)
Dock Boggs2:41
5He’s Solid Gone
autoharp:
Mike Seeger (on 1965-02-12)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1965-02-12)
vocals:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1965-02-12)
Maybelle Carter2:44
6Maggie Walker Blues
fiddle:
Fred Price (old-time fiddler) (on 1961-03-25)
guitar:
Clint Howard (bluegrass guitarist) (on 1961-03-25) and Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (on 1961-03-25)
vocals:
Clint Howard (bluegrass guitarist) (on 1961-03-25)
The Clarence Ashley Group3:43
7Chevrolet
fife:
Ed Young (on 1965-04-09)
handclaps:
Georgia Sea Island Singers (on 1965-04-09)
vocals:
Emma Ramsay (US gospel singer) (on 1965-04-09) and Ed Young (on 1965-04-09)
Ed Young and Emma Ramsay3:14
8Rising Sun Blues
guitar:
Roscoe Holcomb (on 1965-03-26)
vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb (on 1965-03-26)
Roscoe Holcomb3:03
9Lord, Build Me a Cabin in Glory
banjo and baritone vocals:
Del McCoury (on 1963-02-08)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1963-02-08)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1963-02-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jack Cooke (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist) (on 1963-02-08)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1963-02-08)
Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys1:37
10Frankie and Albert
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1963-12-13)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1963-12-13)
Mississippi John Hurt5:20
11Hard Times
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1962-11-30)
bass:
Carl Hawkins (on 1962-11-30)
fiddle:
Vernon Derrick (on 1962-11-30)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (on 1962-11-30)
mandolin:
Curley Lambert (on 1962-11-30)
The Stanley Brothers2:23
12The Miller’s Will
solo vocals:
Horton Barker (on 1965-03-26)
Horton Barker3:17
13The Coo Coo Bird
banjo:
Clarence Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1961-03-25)
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (on 1961-03-25)
vocals:
Clarence Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1961-03-25)
Clarence Ashley4:04
14Double File
fiddle:
Gaither Carlton (Fiddle & banjo player from Deep Gap, NC) (on 1962-10-12)
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (on 1962-10-12)
Gaither Carlton and Doc Watson1:30
15The Wandering Boy
autoharp:
Annie Bird (on 1961-03-25)
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (on 1961-03-25)
vocals:
Annie Bird (on 1961-03-25)
Annie Bird3:22
16Stranger Blues
12 string guitar, cymbal, kazoo and other instruments:
Jesse Fuller (on 1962-10-12)
vocals:
Jesse Fuller (on 1962-10-12)
Jesse Fuller3:29
17I Saw the Light
banjo and baritone vocals:
Del McCoury (on 1963-02-08)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1963-02-08)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1963-02-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jack Cooke (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist) (on 1963-02-08)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1963-02-08)
Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys2:24
18Sugar Hill
solo banjo:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1965-02-12)
Maybelle Carter1:06
19Amazing Grace
fiddle:
Gaither Carlton (Fiddle & banjo player from Deep Gap, NC) (on 1961-03-25)
additional vocals:
Clarence Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1961-03-25), Annie Bird (on 1961-03-25) and Fred Price (old-time fiddler) (on 1961-03-25)
lead vocals:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (on 1961-03-25)
The Clarence Ashley Group4:29

Credits

Release

producer and mastering:Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2435460 [info]
ASIN:US: B000H4W90S [info]