The Scots-Irish musical legacy in the USA

Broadcast: Wed 17 Nov 2010 (BBC Northern Ireland)

Mark Wilson heads to Staunton in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and tells us about the Ulster-Scots origin of Woodrow Wilson. At the Frontier Cultural Museum, Mark finds out about 18th Century Scots-Irish Settlements and about the musical melting pot of Appalachia. Plus, music group ‘The Hillbilly Gypsies’ perform the tune ‘Sally Gooding’ and Trae Buckner gives some background to the band. Running Time: 35 minutes.

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Home Among The Hills: The Carter Family

Harmony CBS HL-7344

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1966
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country
[Tracklist]
A1 My Texas Girl (12/11/1935)
A2 No Other's Bride I'll Find (5/7/1935)
A3 Broken Hearted Lover (10/12/1932)
A4 Little Poplar Log House On The Hill (10/3/1940)
A5 My Home Among The Hills (10/4/1940)
B1 Sad And Lonesome Day (5/7/1935)
B2 I'll Never Forsake You (10/4/1940)
B3 My Old Virginia Home (5/7/1935)
B4 We Shall Rise (10/4/1940)
B5 He Took A White Rose From Her Hair (5/6/1935)
[Credits]
Maybelle Carter (vocals/guitar) Sara Carter (vocals/guitar/autoharp) A.P. Carter (vocals)
Producer: Don Law, Cover Photo: Garry Winogrand

On The Great Divide: The New Lost City Ramblers

Folkways Records FTS-31041

Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1975
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass, Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 John Brown's Dream
A2 Old Johnny Booker Won't Do
A3 Railroading On The Great Divide
A4 Love Of Polly And Jack Monroe
A5 Walking Boss
A6 Who Killed Poor Robin
A7 The Old Man At The Mill
A8 On Our Turpentine Farm
A9 Little Satchel
B1 Dry And Dusty
B2 If The River Was Whiskey
B3 Come All You Tender Hearted
B4 The Time's Been Swiftly Rolling By
B5 There's Coming A Time
B6 A Night At The Country Opera
B7 Hawkins Rag
B8 La Valse De Bambocheurs (Drunkards Sorrow Waltz)
B9 Cotton Eyed Joe
[Credits]
Mike Seeger (vocals/dulcimer/fiddle/autoharp/harmonica/mandolin/guitar) Tracy Schwarz (vocals/fiddle/guitar/banjo/spoons) John Cohen (vocals/banjo/guitar)
Cover Photo: Russell Lee (FSA), Design and Notes: John Cohen and Tracy Schwarz
[Notes]
Recorded by Chris Strachwitz at the Boading House, 1973, San Francisco, Calif.

Gone To The Country: The New Lost City Ramblers

Folkways Records FA-2491

Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1963
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country, Bluegrass, Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Hello John D.
A2 Grey Cat On The Tennessee Farm
A3 Liza Jane
A4 Buck Dancer's Choice
A5 Long Lonesome Road
A6 Danville Girl
A7 Tom Sherman's Bar Room
A8 Little Glass Of Wine
A9 Sinking In The Lonesome Sea
B1 Riding On That Train 45
B2 Wild And Western Hobo
B3 Pretty Little Miss Out In The Garden
B4 Rambler's Blues
B5 She Tickles Me
B6 The Little Carpenter
B7 Down South Blues
B8 Ain't No Bugs On Me
[Credits]
Mike Seeger (vocals/fiddle/guitar/mandolin/autoharp/banjo) Tracy Schwarz (vocals/fiddle/spoons/guitar) John Cohen (vocals/banjo/guitar/fiddle)
Cover Photo: Laurence Siegel