Kentucky Mountain Music (7-CD)

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CD Details

Number of Discs: 7
Released: March 10, 2003
Originally Released: 2003
Label: Yazoo

Entertainment Reviews:

Rolling Stone - 5/15/03, p.137

4 stars out of 5 - "...KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN MUSIC, which mixes rare commercial releases with Alan Lomax field recordings, tells a deeper tale of the breadth and intricacies of mountain song and the colorful virtuosos who put it on record..."

Dirty Linen - 8/03, pp.57-8

"...In all, the box is a remarkable achievement....[With] outstanding songs and tunes..."

Tracks on Disc 1:

1.Ladies on the Steamboat - Burnett & Rutherford
2.Dying Soldier, The - Buell Kazee
3.Medley - Crockett Family
4.I Truly Understand You Love Another Man - Shortbuckle Roark & Family
5.Eight of January - Ted Gossett's Band
6.All Night Long Blues - Burnett & Rutherford
7.Shipping Port - Jimmy Johnson String Band
8.Rowan County Crew, The - Robert L. Day
9.Deer Walk - Fiddlin' Doc Roberts
10.Let Her Go, I'll Meet Her - Rutherford / Foster
11.That's My Rabbit, My Dog Caught It - Walter Family
12.Lillie Dale - Martin & Roberts
13.Cumberland Gap - Rutherford / Moore
14.Old Fish Song, The - James Howard
15.Red Hill Special, The - Fort Thomas Group
16.If I Die a Railroad Man - Green Bailey
17.Grand Hornpipe - J.W. Day
18.East Virginia - Walter Williams
19.Forked Deer - Taylor's Kentucky Boys
20.Pretty Polly - Pete Steele
21.Run Banjo
22.We'll Understand It Better Bye and Bye - Kentucky Mountain Chorusters

Tracks on Disc 2:

1.Curley Headed Woman - Burnett & Rutherford
2.Gate to Go Through - Jimmy Johnson String Band
3.Hot Corn - Martin / Roberts
4.Grandam's Rag - Taylor / Moore
5.I'm as Free Little Birdie as Can Be - Rutherford / Foster
6.Rocky Mountain Goat - Ted Gossett's Band
7.Shut up in Coal Creek Mine - Green Bailey
8.Sugar in My Coffee (Medley) - Crockett Family
9.Butcher's Boy, The (The Railroad Boy) - Buell Kazee
10.New Money - Fiddlin' Doc Roberts
11.Pearl Bryan - Burnett & Rutherford
12.Crooked John - Kentucky String Ticklers
13.Moonshiner, The - Daw Henson
14.Forked Deer - J.W. Day
15.Dixie Cowboy, The - Taylor's Kentucky Boys
16.Mississippi Sawyer - Walter Williams
17.Six Months Ain't Long - Rutherford / Foster
18.Blackberry Blossom - Eddie Morrison
19.Ellen Smith - Theophilus Hoskins
20.Five Up - Henry Bandy
21.Payday at Coal Creek - Pete Steele
22.Golden Willow Tree - Justis Begley
23.Last Appeal, The - Alice & Martha Williams / Elizabeth Flatt

Tracks on Disc 3:

1.Way up on Clinch Mountain - J.W. Day
2.Going to Jail - Ted Gossett's Band
3.Richmond Blues - Rutherford & Foster
4.Soap in the Washpan - Jimmy Johnson String Band
5.Ain't Going to Lay My Armor Down - McVay & Johnson
6.Old Voile - Blue Ridge Mountaineers
7.Gentle Annie - Asa Martin
8.Billy in the Low Ground - Burnett & Rutherford
9.Lady Margaret and Sweet William - Daw Henson
10.And the Cat Came Back - Fiddlin' Doc Roberts
11.Pass Around the Bottle - Walter Williams
12.Coal Creek March - Marion Underwood
13.Johnny O Johnny - Pete Steele
14.Taylor's Qickstep (Monroe County Quickstep) - Rutherford & Foster
15.I've Been All Around This World - Justis Begley
16.Jenny Baker - Jimmy Johnson String Band
17.Come All You Roving Cowboys - Clay Walters
18.Soldier's Joy - Taylor's Kentucky Boys
19.I Came to This Country - Maynard Britton
20.Medley of Old Time Dance Tunes Part 1: Husking Bee / Old Molly Hare / Wild Horse / Soldier's Joy / Arkansas Traveller - Crockett Family
21.Rambling Reckless Hobo - Burnett & Rutherford
22.Wild Horse - Walter Williams
23.Old Christmas - Boyd Asher
24.Rowan County Feud, The - Ted Chesnut
25.Wish I Had My Time Again - Hatton Brothers

Tracks on Disc 4:

1.Old Flannigan - Blue Ridge Mountaineers
2.Willie Moore - Burnett & Rutherford
3.Wild Wagoner, The - J.W. Day
4.My Cabin Home Among the Hills - Asa Martin
5.Bow Legged Irishman - Ted Gossett's Band
6.There's No One Like the Old Folks - Rutherford & Foster
7.Old Blind Dog - Jimmy Johnson String Band
8.Sporting Bachelors, The - Buell Kazee
9.Sourwood Mountain - Taylor's Kentucky Boys
10.Roving Boy, The - Justis Begley
11.Medley of Old Time Dance Tunes Part 2: Sourwood Mountain / Sally In The Garden / Sally Goodin - Crockett Family Mountaineers
12.Lack Fol Diddle I Day - Pete Steele
13.Lost John - Burnett & Rutherford
14.There's More Pretty Girls Than One - Rutherford & Foster
15.Shaker Ben - Walter Family
16.Jesus Walking Through the Land - Reverand Sherwin Sizemore & Church Of The Ten Elders
17.Pickaway - Green's String Band
18.Wallins Creek Girls - Daw Henson
19.We'll All Go to Heaven When the Devil Goes Blind - Eddie Morrison
20.John Hardy - Walter Williams
21.Wink the Other Eye - Hack String Band
22.Hickory Jack - Boyd Asher
23.Working's Too Hard - Boyd Asher
24.Sail Away Ladies - Henry Bandy
25.Great Reaping Day, The - Kentucky Mountain Chorusters

Tracks on Disc 5:

1.Bullalo Gals (Medley) - Crockett Family Mountaineers
2.Three Black Sheep - Howard & Peak
3.Run Them Coons in the Ground - Clifford Gross
4.I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground - Green Bailey
5.Fire on the Mountain - Ted Gossett's Band
6.Wake up You Drowsy Sleepers - Oaks Family
7.Cuttin at the Point - Charlie Wilson & His Hillbillies
8.Cowboy Trail, The - Buell Kazee
9.Drink More Cider - Jimmy Johnson String Band
10.Two Faithful Lovers - Rutherford & Foster
11.Maxwell Girl - Taylor's Kentucky Boys
12.Swafford Branch Stills - Daw Henson
13.Wild Hog in the Woods - Lonesome Luke & His Farm Boys
14.Soldier and the Lady, The - Marvin Thornton & Fort Thomas Group / Fort Thomas Group
15.Pine Tree - Kentucky Woodchoppers
16.Lord Daniel - Green Maggard
17.Leaving Here Blues - Kentucky String Ticklers
18.Peddler and His Wife, The - James Howard
19.Waynesburgh - Fiddlin' Doc Roberts
20.Little Stream of Whiskey - Burnett & Rutherford
21.Next to Your Mother, Who Do You Love - Madisonville String Band
22.Little Birdie - Pete Steele
23.Hog Eyed Man - Theophilus Hoskins
24.(Fragment) - Walter Williams
25.I'll Be Ready When the Bridegroom Comes - McVay & Johnson

Tracks on Disc 6:

1.Bill Cheatam - Mangrum & Shriver
2.Short Life of Trouble - Buell Kazee
3.B Flat Rag - Madisonville String Band
4.Fate of Ellen Smith, The - Green Bailey
5.Washington Quadrille - Jimmy Johnson String Band
6.Storms May Rule the Ocean - Rutherford & Foster
7.Gray Eagle - Taylor's Kentucky Boys
8.Bile Dem Cabbage Down - Crockett Family Mountaineers
9.Martha Campbell - Fiddlin' Doc Roberts
10.I'll Be With You When the Roses Bloom Again - Burnett & Rutherford
11.Shelvin Rock - Charlie Wilson & His Hillbillies
12.Roving Cowboy, The - Buell Kazee
13.Fox Chase - Ted Gossett's Band
14.Dogs in the Ashcan - Lonesome Luke & His Farm Boys
15.Come All Ye Fair and Handsome Girls - Green Maggard
16.Rambling Hobo - Pete Steele
17.Leather Breeches - Clifford Gross
18.Poison in a Glass of Wine - Bill Bundy
19.Valentine, The - Tom West
20.Flying Cloud Waltz - Walter Family
21.Western Union Telegram, A - Eddie Morrison
22.My Little Carpenter - James Howard
23.Hook and Line - Hatton Brothers
24.Will It Pay - Oaks Family

Tracks on Disc 7:

1.Rocky Mountain Goat - Clifford Gross
2.Orphan Girl, The - Buell Kazee
3.Honeymoon Stomp - Doc Roberts Trio
4.I Ain't a Bit Drunk - George Short Buckle Roark
5.Bacon and Cabbage - Mangrum & Shriver
6.I Cannot Be Your Sweetheart - Howard & Peak
7.Little Boy Working on the Road - J.W. Day
8.I Must See My Mothers - Martin & Hobbs
9.New Harmony Waltz - Kentucky Woodchoppers
10.Sugar Hill - Crockett Family Mountaineers
11.Kentucky Plowboy's March - Hack String Band
12.You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone - Oaks Family
13.Tipple Blues - Kentucky String Ticklers
14.He's Only a Miner Killed in the Ground - Ted Chesnut
15.Rye Straw - Fiddlin' Doc Roberts
16.She's Flower From the Fields of Alabama - Rutherford / Moore / Dick Burnett
17.Ching Chow - Jimmy Johnson String Band
18.My Mother's Hands - Shortbuckle Roark & Family
19.My Pretty Snow Deer - Madisonville String Band
20.Walter Family Waltz - Walter Family
21.Going Across the Sea - Henry Bandy
22.Knoxville Rag - Taylor / Moore / Dick Burnett
23.I'm Rolling Along - Buell Kazee