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

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

Tracklist

1▶CD
2▶CD
3▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
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]