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Instrumental Music of the Appalachians sound recording

Object Details

Notes
record includes Hobart Smith, Etta Baker,
Table of contents
Cripple Creek ; Pateroller song / Hobart Smith --One dime blues / Etta Baker --Sourwood Mountain / Boone Reid --Goin' down road feelin' bad / Etta Baker --Amazing grace / Mrs. Edd Presnell --Girl I left behind me / Richard Chase -- Marching jaybird / Lacey Phillips --John Brown's dream / Hobart Smith --Sally Goodin / Mrs. Edd Presnell --Railroad Bill / Etta Baker --Soldier's joy / Lacey Phillips --Molly Brooks / Richard Chase --Pretty Polly / Hobart Smith --Johnson boys / Boone Reid --John Henry / Etta Baker --Drunken hiccups / Hobart Smith --Shady Grove / Mrs. Edd Presnell --Bully of the town / Etta Baker --Skip to my Lou / Richard Chase
Track information
101 Cripple Creek / Hobart Smith. Guitar,Banjo
102 Pateroller Song / Hobart Smith. Guitar,Banjo
103 One Dime Blues / Etta Baker. Guitar,Banjo
104 Sourwood Mountain / Boone Reid. Guitar,Banjo
105 Going Down the Road Feeling Bad / Etta Baker. Guitar,Banjo
106 Amazing Grace / Edd Presnell. Guitar,Banjo
107 The Girl I Left Behind Me / Richard Chase. Guitar,Banjo
108 Marching Jaybird / Lacey Phillips. Guitar,Banjo
109 John Brown's Dream / Hobart Smith. Guitar,Banjo
110 Sally Goodin' / Edd Presnell. Guitar,Banjo
201 Railroad Bill / Etta Baker. Guitar,Banjo
202 Soldier's Joy / Lacey Phillips. Guitar,Banjo
203 Molly Brooks / Richard Chase. Guitar,Banjo
204 Pretty Polly / Hobart Smith. Guitar,Banjo
205 Johnson Boys / Boone Reid. Guitar,Banjo
206 John Henry / Etta Baker. Guitar,Banjo
207 Drunken Hiccups / Hobart Smith. Guitar,Banjo
208 Shady Grove / Edd Presnell. Guitar,Banjo
209 Bully of the Town / Etta Baker. Guitar,Banjo
210 Skip to My Lou / Richard Chase. Guitar,Banjo
Repository Loc.
Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 2001, Washington, D.C. 20024. Call 202-633-7322 for appointment. Fax: 202-633-7019. Email: rinzlerarchives@si.edu
Culture
Americans
Data Source
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
Date
1958
Local number
Tradition.1007
FW-ASCH-LP-2606
performer
Phillips, Lacey
Smith, Hobart 1897-1965
Baker, Etta 1913-2006
Reid, Boone, b. 1876 or 7
Presnell, Edd 1916-1994
Chase, Richard 1904-1988
Restrictions & Rights
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only
Type
Musical sound recordings
Physical description
1 phonograph record : analog, 33 1/3 rpm ; 12 in
Place
United States
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Moses and Frances Asch Collection, 1939-1986 228428
Topic
Appalachian Region, Southern--Songs and music
Folk songs
Guitar
Banjo
Record ID
siris_arc_315967
Usage
CC0

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