The Best of the Bluegrass Tradition

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Bowling Green
2▶CD: Banjo Jamboree
3▼CD: Instrumental Music of the Southern Appalachians
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1Cripple Creek
recorded in:
Saltville, Virginia, United States (in 1956)
recording engineer:
Liam Clancy (in 1956), Paul Clayton (in 1956) and Diane Hamilton (in 1956)
fiddle:
Hobart Smith
Hobart Smith1:51
2Pateroller Song
recorded in:
Saltville, Virginia, United States (in 1956) and Virginia, United States (in 1956)
recording engineer:
Liam Clancy (in 1956), Paul Clayton (in 1956) and Diane Hamilton (in 1956)
five-string banjo:
Hobart Smith
Hobart Smith1:45
3One Dime Blues
guitar:
Etta Baker
recorded at:
Etta Baker’s Home in Morganton, North Carolina, United States
Etta Baker3:03
4Sourwood Mountain
five-string banjo:
Boone Reid
recording of:
Sourwood Mountain
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 754)
Boone Reid1:52
5Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad
guitar:
Etta Baker
recorded at:
Etta Baker’s Home in Morganton, North Carolina, United States
Etta Baker1:26
6Amazing Grace
Appalachian dulcimer:
Mrs. Edd Presnell (in 1956)
Mrs. Edd Presnell1:47
7The Girl I Left Behind Me
harmonica:
Richard Chase
Richard Chase1:28
8Marching Jaybird
five-string banjo:
Lacey Phillips
Lacey Phillips1:23
9John Brown's Dream
recorded in:
Saltville, Virginia, United States (in 1956)
recording engineer:
Liam Clancy (in 1956), Paul Clayton (in 1956) and Diane Hamilton (in 1956)
fiddle:
Hobart Smith
Hobart Smith1:35
10Sally Goodin
Appalachian dulcimer:
Mrs. Edd Presnell
Mrs. Edd Presnell1:03
11Railroad Bill
guitar:
Etta Baker
recorded at:
Etta Baker’s Home in Morganton, North Carolina, United States
Etta Baker2:41
12Soldier's Joy
five-string banjo:
Lacey Phillips
Lacey Phillips2:01
13Molly Brooks
harmonica:
Richard Chase
Richard Chase1:23
14Pretty Polly
recorded in:
Saltville, Virginia, United States (in 1956)
recording engineer:
Liam Clancy (in 1956), Paul Clayton (in 1956) and Diane Hamilton (in 1956)
fiddle:
Hobart Smith
Hobart Smith1:30
15Johnson Boys
five-string banjo:
Boone Reid
Boone Reid1:31
16John Henry
recorded at:
Etta Baker’s Home in Morganton, North Carolina, United States
Etta Baker2:41
17Drunken Hiccups
recorded in:
Saltville, Virginia, United States (in 1956)
recording engineer:
Liam Clancy (in 1956), Paul Clayton (in 1956) and Diane Hamilton (in 1956)
fiddle:
Hobart Smith
Hobart Smith1:13
18Shady Grove
Appalachian dulcimer:
Mrs. Edd Presnell
recording of:
Shady Grove
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4456)
Mrs. Edd Presnell1:11
19Bully of the Town
guitar:
Etta Baker
recorded at:
Etta Baker’s Home in Morganton, North Carolina, United States
Etta Baker3:00
20Skip to My Lou
harmonica:
Richard Chase
Richard Chase1:07