April 18, 2016

Galax Va. Old Fiddlers' Convention

Folkways Records FA-2435

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1964
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Old Time, Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A01 Turkey in the Straw: Larry Richardson, Sonny Miller, Johnny Jackson (1:24)
A02 Whoa Mule: Tom Ashley (1:57)
A03 Bill Cheatham: The Southern Mountain Boys (1:38)
A04 The Sweetest Gift A Mother's Smile: Udel McPeak And Billy Edwards (2:35)
A05 Cumberland Gap: Lost John Ray (1:18)
A06 Walking In The Parlor: The Old Timers (1:55)
A07 John Henry: George Pegram (2:19)
A08 Cricket On The Earth: Sunny Mountain Boys (2:27)
A09 Columbus Stockade Blues: Dot Edwards And Katie Golden (2:29)
A10 Concord Rag: J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers (2:25)
A11 Blackberry Blossom: Wade Ward, Dale Poe And Charlie Higgins (1:55)
B01 Patty On The Turnpike: Unknown Artist (0:51)
B02 Wandering Boy: Ivor Melton (2:52)
B03 Stony Creek: The Southern Mountain Boys(1:24)
B04 Cackling Hen: Uncle Rufus Blackburn (1:55)
B05 Bill Cheatham: Buddy Pendleton (2:10)
B06 Seeing Nellie Home: Billy Edwards (1:07)
B07 Leather Britches: Brushy River Boys (1:59)
B08 Sally Ann: George Stoneman (1:57)
B09 Honeysuckle Rag: The Mountain Ramblers (1:41)
B10 Old Man At The Mill: Clint Howard (1:50)
B11 Walking In My Sleep: The Virginia Play Boys (1:32)
B12 Kingdom's Come: Norman Edmonds (2:08)
[Credits]
Producer and Recorder: Lisa Chiera, Photographer and Designer: John Cohen
[Notes]
Held since 1935, the Old Fiddlers' Convention is a southwestern Virginia tradition and a prime destination for old time and bluegrass musicians and fans. This recording was made at the festival from 1960 through 1963, and the tracks included are representative of the skill and spontaneity heard on the Galax stage.

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