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- Date Released: September 15, 1998
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Traditional Country
- Label: Smithsonian Folkways
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With this collection, Mike Seeger's intention is to illustrate the wide variety of banjo sounds heard in the rural South before 1950. Each of the 26 tracks employs a different style, using a range of techniques, many in the clawhammer, two-finger, and three-finger style; "Come My Little Pink," for instance, specifically emulates Earl Scruggs' playing. The repertoire of the songs chosen covers a similarly wide range, from blues and bluegrass to 19th century African-American banjo and traditional folk. As icing on the cake, no less than 23 separate banjos were used in the recording (photos of each model are in the liner notes). As you might gather from such a carefully assembled disc, the presentation tends toward the academic and preservationist, rather than the original and artistic; Seeger is a fine and versatile player, though only adequate as a singer. It's of most use to banjo players and scholarly types looking for a handy reference to Southern banjo styles, and it's a successful project when judged by those standards, embellished by lengthy and readable liner notes from Seeger, including a brief history of the American banjo and details about each track. The most unusual item is "Down South Blues" (which Seeger learned from Dock Boggs), on which he achieves a slide banjo-like effect.
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| 01. |  |
Soon in the Morning Babe |
1:24 |  |
| 02. | |
Josh Thomas's Roustabout |
2:41 | |
| 03. | |
Blue Tailed Fly, The (Jimmie Crack Corn) |
2:16 | |
| 04. | |
Darling Cora (Darling Corey) |
3:51 | |
| 05. | |
Devil's Dream |
1:52 | |
| 06. | |
Little Birdie |
3:23 | |
| 07. | |
Around the World |
2:23 | |
| 08. | |
Whoopin' Up Cattle |
3:02 | |
| 09. | |
Flop Eared Mule |
1:49 | |
| 10. | |
Lost Gander |
2:22 | |
| 11. | |
The Sailor and the Soldier |
2:00 | |
| 12. | |
American Spanish Fandango |
2:12 | |
| 13. | |
Got No Silver Nor Gold Blues |
2:23 | |
| 14. | |
We're Up Against It Now |
2:31 | |
| 15. | |
That's What the Old Bachelor's Made Out Of |
2:38 | |
| 16. | |
The Last of Callahan |
1:48 | |
| 17. | |
Lady Gay |
3:44 | |
| 18. | |
Down South Blues |
2:48 | |
| 19. | |
Last Night When My Willie Came Home |
3:25 | |
| 20. | |
Wabash Cannonball |
2:03 | |
| 21. | |
Bright Sunny South |
2:57 | |
| 22. | |
Roll On John |
3:11 | |
| 23. | |
Needlecase |
1:31 | |
| 24. | |
Come My Little Pink |
2:45 | |
| 25. | |
Battle in the Horseshoe |
1:54 | |
| 26. | |
I'm Head Over Heels in Love |
2:23 | |
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Credits
- Mike Seeger - Producer // Mike Seeger - Engineer // Mike Seeger - Main Performer // Mike Seeger - Liner Notes // Tom Adams - Engineer // Charlie Pilzer - Mastering // Anthony Seeger - Production Supervisor // Pete Reiniger - Sound Supervision // Michael Maloney - Production Coordination // Mary Monseur - Production Coordination // Dane Penland - Cover Art // Carla Borden - Editing // Peter Seitel - Editorial
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- Instrument:
- Banjo
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