The Harry Smith Connection: A Live Tribute to the Anthology of American Folk Music
byVarious Artists - Smithsonian Folkways
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- Date Released: August 18, 1998
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Contemporary Folk
- Label: Smithsonian Folkways
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As part of the excitement surrounding the re-release of Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music box set in 1997, two concerts were staged at the Barns of Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA. This 19-song, hour-long CD was taken from those shows, and features contemporary performances of songs on the anthology, garnished by one song about Harry Smith (Peter Stampfel's "His Tapes Roll On") and the Fugs "Nothing" (which was originally recorded, and produced by, Smith in the mid-'60s). Roger McGuinn, Jeff Tweedy, Toshi Reagon, Lonnie Pitchford, the New Lost City Ramblers, Dave Van Ronk, and John Sebastian are among the better-known names, although the Greg Hooven String Band, John Jackson, and Ethel Caffie Austin won't be familiar even to many roots enthusiasts. It's good-natured, well-played material encompassing, like the original box set, all styles of folk: Appalachian (including yet two more versions of the overdone "The Coo Coo Bird")," blues, Cajun. These cuts are not highlights of the artists' careers, nor do they particularly expand upon the originals, although of course these performances have much better fidelity than you'll find on the old 78s. It's just an illustration of how these American forms live on in the present, there for those who want it.
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East Virginia Blues
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2:45 |
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| 02. | |
I'm on the Battlefield for My Lord
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2:35 |
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| 03. | |
John Henry
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3:21 |
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Lazy Farmer Boy
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3:17 |
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| 05. | |
Old Dog Blue
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3:03 |
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| 06. | |
Home Sweet Home
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3:13 |
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| 07. | |
Butcher Boy
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4:12 |
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| 08. | |
John the Revelator
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2:35 |
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| 09. | |
His Tapes Roll On
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4:43 |
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| 10. | |
Minglewood Blues
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3:42 |
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| 11. | |
Cuckoo
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2:48 |
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| 12. | |
Frankie and Johnny
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2:51 |
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Sugar Baby
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2:59 |
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Vieux Soulard et Sa Femme
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2:37 |
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| 15. | |
Spike Driver Blues
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4:25 |
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| 16. | |
Darling Corey
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2:31 |
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| 17. | |
Cuckoo
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3:29 |
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| 18. | |
James Alley Blues
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3:23 |
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| 19. | |
Nothing
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3:01 |
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19 Total Tracks, 61:30 Total Length
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Credits
- John Jackson - Guitar // John Jackson - Vocals // John Jackson - Performer // Geoff Muldaur - Mandolin // Geoff Muldaur - Vocals // Geoff Muldaur - Performer // The New Lost City Ramblers - Performer // Mike Seeger - Fiddle // Peter Stampfel - Guitar // Peter Stampfel - Vocals // Peter Stampfel - Performer // John Sebastian - Banjo // John Sebastian - Banjo // Ed Sanders - Vocals // Guthrie Thomas - Producer // Ella Jenkins - Harmonica // Ella Jenkins - Arranger // Ella Jenkins - Vocals // Ella Jenkins - Performer // Paul Rishell - Guitar // Paul Rishell - Guitar // Dave Van Ronk - Guitar // Dave Van Ronk - Vocals // Dave Van Ronk - Performer // Thea Austin - Producer // Christine Balfa - Guitar // Christine Balfa - Vocals // Nelda Balfa - Triangle // Coby Batty - Drums // Coby Batty - Vocals // Jay Bennett - Banjo // Jay Bennett - Banjo // Jay Bennett - Piano // Jay Bennett - Piano // Jay Bennett - Performer // Jay Bennett - Performer // John Cohen - Guitar // Ronnie Freeland - Engineer // David Glasser - Mastering // Ginny Hawker - Vocals // Ginny Hawker - Performer // Tuli Kupferberg - Vocals // Roger McGuinn - Bass // Roger McGuinn - Guitar // Roger McGuinn - Performer // Scott Petito - Bass // Jeff Place - Producer // Jeff Place - Song Annotations // Dirk Powell - Accordion // Dirk Powell - Vocals // Toshi Reagon - Guitar // Toshi Reagon - Arranger // Toshi Reagon - Vocals // Toshi Reagon - Performer // Fritz Richmond - Jug // Tracy Schwarz - Guitar // Tracy Schwarz - Guitar // Tracy Schwarz - Accordion // Tracy Schwarz - Accordion // Tracy Schwarz - Vocals // Tracy Schwarz - Vocals // Jeff Tweedy - Guitar // Jeff Tweedy - Vocals // Jeff Tweedy - Performer // Kevin Wimmer - Fiddle // Balfa Toujours - Performer // Howard Bass - Producer // Anthony Seeger - Liner Notes // Anthony Seeger - Production Supervisor // Pete Reiniger - Producer // Pete Reiniger - Engineer // Pete Reiniger - Mixing // Annie Raines - Harmonica // Lonnie Pitchford - Guitar // Lonnie Pitchford - Vocals // Lonnie Pitchford - Performer // Kevin Wait - Engineer // Michael Maloney - Production Coordination // Mary Monseur - Production Coordination // Carla Borden - Editorial Assistant // Amy Horowitz - Liner Notes // Amy Horowitz - Production Supervisor // Hugh Talman - Photography // James Wormworth - Percussion // Peter Seitel - Editorial Assistant // Scott Stowell - Art Direction // Scott Stowell - Design // Stephanie Smith - Producer // Bill Giltinan - Guitar // Harry Smith - ? // Steven Taylor - Guitar // Steven Taylor - Vocals // Ethel Caffie Austin - Piano // Ethel Caffie Austin - Vocals // Robert Santelli - Producer // Robert Santelli - Liner Notes // Judy Chaudet - Banjo // Greg Hooven - Fiddle // Greg Hooven - Vocals
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