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- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Traditional Country
- Label: Smithsonian Folkways
We're pretty sure the operative word here is "lonesome."
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Holcomb never recorded in the old days, but made up for it after his rediscovery during the folk revival. The title captures the content (and Holcomb's voice) perfectly, although the stark music and Holcomb's vocal delivery, cracked and jagged like aged hickory, may sound a little rough to contemporary ears. Holcomb was a virtuoso banjo picker, and knew and played a lot of very old styles, meaning that you're hearing echoes of the 19th century here. Holcomb performed semi-professionally in the '30s, and his repertoire here shows it, with his rendition of "House in New Orleans," better known as "House of the Rising Sun," being one bit of proof.
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| 01. |  |
Moonshiner |
2:00 |
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| 02. | |
On Top of Old Smoky |
3:44 |
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| 03. | |
Little Birdie |
2:28 |
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| 04. | |
House in New Orleans (House of the Rising Sun) |
3:49 |
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| 05. | |
Trouble in Mind |
2:18 |
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| 06. | |
The Wandering Boy |
4:34 |
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| 07. | |
Hook and Line |
1:54 |
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| 08. | |
Married Life Blues |
1:51 |
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| 09. | |
Omie Wise |
4:35 |
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| 10. | |
Willow Tree |
3:00 |
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| 11. | |
Boat's Up the River |
3:49 |
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| 12. | |
In the Pines |
2:25 |
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| 13. | |
Fox Chase |
1:24 |
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| 14. | |
Little Gray Mule |
1:12 |
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| 15. | |
Free Little Bird |
1:57 |
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| 16. | |
Little Bessie |
10:06 |
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| 17. | |
Motherless Children |
4:56 |
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| 18. | |
Darling Corey |
3:38 |
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| 19. | |
Roll on Buddy |
2:25 |
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| 20. | |
Village Churchyard, A |
7:08 |
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| 21. | |
Walk Around My Bedside |
4:32 |
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21 Total Tracks, 73:45 Total Length
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