CLASSIC APPALACHIAN BLUES FROM SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS

The "mountain cousin" of the Delta blues, Appalachian blues bears the stamp of a distinctive regional blend of European and African styles and sounds born at the cultural crossroads of railroad camps, mines, and rural settlements. Features 21 tracks drawn from deep within the Folkways collection and from historic live recordings at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, the music of bedrock blues performers such as Pink Anderson, Lesley Riddle, Etta Baker, John Jackson, and Doc Watson shines bright, claiming Appalachia as a key cradle of American acoustic blues.




My Baby's Gone Sticks McGhee 03:45

Louise Blues Big Chief Ellis with Cephas and Wiggins 05:14

Sitting on Top of the World Doc Watson 02:58

Railroad Bill John Jackson 03:34

Don't Let Your Deal Go Down Bill Williams 02:15

You Don't Know My Mind Pink Anderson 02:36

Blues Around My Bed J. C. Burris 02:54

Hesitation Blues Reverend Gary Davis 03:15

Pawn Shop Blues Brownie McGhee 03:01

The Road is Rough and Rocky Archie Edwards 03:23

Hoodoo Blues Carl Martin, Ted Bogan and Tommy Armstrong 05:13

Red River Blues Lesley Riddle 02:04

Walking Cane Peg Leg Sam Jackson 02:31

One Dime Blues Etta Baker 03:43

Mississippi Heavy Water Blues Roscoe Holcomb 02:13

Outskirts of Town Josh White 03:03

See What You Done Done Baby Tate 02:32

I Got a Woman Marvin and Turner Foddrell 02:50

Girl Dressed in Green John Tinsley 01:56

Blues in the Morning E.C. Ball 03:37


Wine Blues (Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee) Sticks McGhee 03:43