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Early Country Music, Fields Ward and His Buck Mountain Band, Vol. 1 sound recording

Object Details

Notes
Previously unreleased recordings from 16 Gennett masters cut in Richmond, Indiana, in March, 1929. Program notes by Arnold S. Caplin and Fields Ward on container
Recorded in: United States, Richmond (Ind.), Indiana.
Table of contents
Way down in North Carolina - Ain't that trouble in mind - The sweetest way home - My only sweetheart - Goodby little bonnie - Watch and pray - The new river train - Those cruel slavery days - I got a bulldog - Say darling say - John Hardy - No one loves you as I do - The birds are returning - Tie up those broken chords - You must be a lover of the Lord - I am gonna marry that pretty little girl
Track information
101 Way Down in North Carolina / Buck Mountain Band, Fields Ward. Guitar,Harmonica,Autoharp,Violin,Banjo
102 Ain't That Trouble in Mind / Buck Mountain Band, Fields Ward. Guitar,Harmonica,Autoharp,Violin,Banjo
103 The Sweetest Way Home / Buck Mountain Band, Fields Ward. Guitar,Harmonica,Autoharp,Violin,Banjo
104 My Only Sweetheart / Buck Mountain Band, Fields Ward. Guitar,Harmonica,Autoharp,Violin,Banjo
105 Goodbye Little Bonnie / Buck Mountain Band, Fields Ward. Guitar,Harmonica,Autoharp,Violin,Banjo
106 Watch and Pray / Buck Mountain Band, Fields Ward. Guitar,Harmonica,Autoharp,Violin,Banjo
107 The New River Train / Buck Mountain Band, Fields Ward. Guitar,Harmonica,Autoharp,Violin,Banjo
108 Those Cruel Slavery Days / Buck Mountain Band, Fields Ward. Guitar,Harmonica,Autoharp,Violin,Banjo
201 I Got A Bulldog / Buck Mountain Band, Fields Ward. Guitar,Harmonica,Autoharp,Violin,Banjo
202 Say Darling Say / Buck Mountain Band, Fields Ward. Guitar,Harmonica,Autoharp,Violin,Banjo
203 John Hardy / Buck Mountain Band, Fields Ward. Guitar,Harmonica,Autoharp,Violin,Banjo
204 No One Loves You As I Do / Buck Mountain Band, Fields Ward. Guitar,Harmonica,Autoharp,Violin,Banjo
205 The Birds Are Returning / Buck Mountain Band, Fields Ward. Guitar,Harmonica,Autoharp,Violin,Banjo
206 Tie Up Those Broken Chords / Buck Mountain Band, Fields Ward. Guitar,Harmonica,Autoharp,Violin,Banjo
207 You Must Be a Lover of the Lord / Buck Mountain Band, Fields Ward. Guitar,Harmonica,Autoharp,Violin,Banjo
208 I Am Gonna Marry That Pretty Little Girl / Buck Mountain Band, Fields Ward. Guitar,Harmonica,Autoharp,Violin,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
Anglo-American
Data Source
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
Local number
Historical.2433
FP-RINZ-LP-0237
performer
Ward, Fields 1911-1987
Buck Mountain Band
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
Indiana
Richmond (Ind.)
United States
Virginia
See more items in
Ralph Rinzler papers and audiorecordings, 1950-1994 292071
Topic
Appalachian Region, Southern--Songs and music
Old-time music
String band
Guitar
Harmonica
Autoharp
Violin
Banjo
Record ID
siris_arc_330706
Usage
CC0

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