ROSCOE HOLCOMB - HIGH LONESOME SOUND

The legendary Roscoe Holcomb performs 21 powerful songs shaped by the hard times and conflict between old and new that marked his life in the Kentucky mountains. A hard-hitting singer and banjo-player, he also performs unaccompanied ballads, banjo and harmonica solos, and with a guitar. These recordings from 1961, 1964, and 1974 were previously released on three different Folkways LP records and had a powerful influence on the folk music revival. Accompanied by extensive new notes and photographs by John Cohen. 71 minutes. "Roscoe Holcomb is a true genius." — San Francisco Chronicle

1 Moonshiner
2 Old Smoky
3 Little Birdie
4 House in New Orleans
5 Trouble in Mind
6 The Wandering Boy
7 Hook and Line
8 Married Life Blues
9 Omie Wise
10 Willow Tree
11 Boat's Up the River
12 In the Pines
13 Fox Chase
14 Little Gray Mule
15 I'm a Free Little Bird
16 Little Bessie
17 Motherless Children
18 Darlin Corey
19 Roll on Buddy
20 A Village Churchyard
21 Walk Around My Bedside