May 19, 2018

The Lilly Bros & Don Stover: Bluegrass at the Roots 1961

Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40158

Format: CD, Album, Reissue
Country: US
Released: 2005
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
01 In My Dear Old Southern Home (2:13)
02 Midnight On The Stormy Sea (3:35)
03 Forgotten Soldier Boy (3:13)
04 Down On The Banks Of The Ohio (4:18)
05 Where Is My Sailor Boy? (3:07)
06 Sinner, You Better Get Ready (2:58)
07 What Would You Give In Exchange? (3:25)
08 Oh, Hide You In The Blood (3:01)
09 Little Annie (2:59)
10 'Neath That Cold Grey Tomb Of Stone (3:03)
11 Barbara Allen (7:08)
12 The Fox And Hounds (2:26)
13 John Hardy (3:28)
14 Old Joe Clark (1:53)
15 Salt River (1:31)
16 Cornbread And 'Lasses And Sassafras Tea (2:10)
17 The Waves On The Sea (2:43)
18 Saints Go Marching In (2:47)
[Credits]
Bea Lilly (guitar/vocals) Everett Lilly (mandolin/vocals) Don Stover (banjo/vocals) Herb Hooven (fiddle/bass) Mike Seeger (bass)
Producers: Mary Monseur, D. A. Sonneborn and Daniel Sheehy, Producer and Recorder: Mike Seeger, Liner Notes: Pete Kuykendall, Carla Borden and Dick Spottswood, Designer: Sonya Cohen Cramer, Photographer: John Cohen, Enginner: Pete Reiniger
[Notes]
Brothers Everett and "B" Lilly of West Virginia partnered with banjo great Don Stover to lay down this honest, first-class rendition of bluegrass roots. The Lillys' harmony vocals and Stover's classic banjo style made this a milestone recording when it was first released by Folkways in 1961. Remastered with 2 previously unreleased tracks from producer Mike Seeger's original recordings. 24-page booklet with photos. 56 minutes. Tracks 12 & 15 previously unreleased.

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