VA Southern Journey Vols. 1-13(Alan Lomax)(folk blues)[rogercc][h33t]

Southern Journey Vols. 1-13 (The Alan Lomax Collection) (13CD)
Released: 1997-1998
Label: Rounder
Format: Flac

Few figures deserve greater credit for the preservation of America's folk music traditions than Alan Lomax. Scouring the backroads, honky tonks, and work camps of the Deep South, he unearthed a treasure trove of songs and singers, documenting the music of the common man for future generations to discover; through Lomax's pioneering efforts, cultural traditions ranging from the Delta blues to Appalachian folk to field hollers continue to live on, with his invaluable recordings offering a compelling portrait of times and cultures otherwise long gone

Volume 1: Voices From The American South - Blues, Ballads, Hymns, Reels, Shouts, Chanteys And Work Songs



In 1959 and 1960 Alan Lomax returned to the South to re discover the still vibrant traditions. He travelled from theVirginia mountains to the Georgia Sea Islands, from the Ozarks to the Mississippi Delta recording blues, basllads, hymns, reels, shouts, chantreys and work songs.

1.Bessie Jones – O Day
Flute [Cane Fife] – Ed Young
Vocals, Handclaps – Georgia Sea Island Singers
Vocals – Bessie Jones
Acoustic Guitar – Hobart Smith
2.Hobart Smith – Katy Went Fishing With Her Fishing Line
Fiddle – Hobart Smith
3.Sid Hemphill & Lucius Smith – Walk In The Parlor
Vocals, Panpipes [Quills] – Sid Hemphill
Banjo – Lucius Smith
4.Vera Ward Hall – Mama's Gonna Buy
Vocals – Vera Ward Hall
5.Fred McDowell – Wished I Was In Heaven Sitting Down
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Fred McDowell
6.Bright Light Quartet – Po' Lazarus
Vocals – Bright Light Quartet
7.Neil Morris – The Lass Of Loch Royale
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Neil Morris
8.J.E. Mainer And Band – Three Nights Drunk
9.Charley Everidge & Neil Morris – Turkey In The Straw
Vocals – Neil Morris
Wind [Mouth Bow] – Charlie Everidge
10.Sidney Carter – Pharaoh
Vocals – Mrs. Sidney Carter
11.Uncle Charlie Higgins, Wade Ward & Dale Poe – Interview/Cripple Creek
Banjo – Wade Ward
Fiddle – Charlie Higgins
Acoustic Guitar – Dale Poe
12.Ollie Gilbert – The Diver Boy
Vocals – Ollie Gilbert
13.Estil C. Ball – Pretty Polly
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Estil C. Ball
14.Bright Light Quartet – Sweet Roseanne
Vocals – Bright Light Quartet
15.Bessie Jones – Sink 'Em Low
Lead Vocals – Bessie Jones
Backing Vocals – Henry Morrison, John Davis, Peter Davis), Willis Proctor
16.Ed Lewis – Dollar Mamie
Lead Vocals – Ed Lewis
Backing Vocals – Henry Mason, James Carter, John L. Moore
17.Rev. Crenshaw and Congregation – I Wonder Will We Meet Again?
18.Almeda Riddle – Poor Wayfaring Stranger
Vocals – Almeda Riddle
19.I.D. Beck – Testimony
Voice – Elder I.D. Beck
20.Ike Caudill & Thornton Old Regular Baptist Church Congregation, The – Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah
21.Sacred Harp Singers – The Last Words Of Copernicus
22.Belleville A Cappella Choir – The Gospel Train
Choir – Belleville A Cappella Choir
Lead Vocals – Caleb Harris
23.John Davis & Bessie Jones – Beulah Land
Flute [Cane Fife] – Ed Young
Banjo – Hobart Smith
Vocals – Alberta Ramsay, Emma Ramsay, Henry Morrison
Drums – Nat Rahmings
Lead Vocals – Bessie Jones, John Davis
24.Hobart Smith & Bessie Jones – It Just Suits Me
Vocals, Handclaps – Georgia Sea Island Singers
Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Hobart Smith
Lead Vocals – Bessie Jones

Volume 2: Ballads And Breakdowns - Songs From The Southern
Mountains



Classic recordings of American folk music recorded in the Blue Ridge Mountains.


1.Wade Ward – Old Joe Clark
Banjo – Wade Ward
2.Estil C. Ball – Poor Ellen Smith
Vocals, Guitar – Estil C. Ball
3.Hobart Smith – Sourwood Mountain
Fiddle – Hobart Smith
4.Spencer Moore – The Girl I Left Behind
Vocals, Guitar – Spencer Moore
5.Glen Stoneman – John Henry
Guitar – James Lindsay
Banjo – George Stoneman
Fiddle – Glen Stoneman
6.Texas Gladden – Three Little Babes
Vocals – Texas Gladden
7.Norman Edmonds – Bonaparte's Retreat
Fiddle – Norman Edmonds
8.Charlie Higgins & Wade Ward – June Apple
Guitar – Bob Carpenter
Banjo – Wade Ward
Fiddle – Charlie Higgins
9.Hobart Smith – Peg An' Awl
Vocals, Guitar – Hobart Smith
10.George Stoneman – Sally Anne
Banjo – George Stoneman
11.Wade Ward & Bob Carpenter – The Fox Chase
Voice – Bob Carpenter
Banjo, Voice – Wade Ward
12.Ruby Vass – The Banks Of The Ohio
Vocals, Guitar – Ruby Vass
13.Charlie Higgins & Wade Ward – Willow Garden
Guitar – Dave Poe
Banjo – Wade Ward
Fiddle – Charlie Higgins
14.Hobart Smith – Graveyard Blues
Vocals, Guitar – Hobart Smith
15.Charlie Higgins & Wade Ward – Uncle Charlie's Breakdown
Guitar – Dave Poe
Banjo – Wade Ward
Fiddle – Charlie Higgins
16.Bob Carpenter – The Burglar Man
Vocals, Guitar – Bob Carpenter
17.Hobart Smith – Fly Around My Blue-Eyed Girl
Vocals, Piano – Hobart Smith
18.Ruby Vass – Single Girl
Vocals, Guitar – Ruby Vass
19.Hobart Smith – Parson Burrs
Vocals, Guitar – Hobart Smith
20.Charlie Higgins & Wade Ward – Piney Woods Gal
Guitar – Bob Carpenter
Banjo – Wade Ward
Fiddle – Charlie Higgins
21.Texas Gladden – Hicks' Farewell
Vocals – Texas Gladden
22.Hobart Smith – Black Annie
Banjo – Hobart Smith
23.Hobart Smith – The Little Schoolboy
Vocals, Guitar – Hobart Smith
24.Norman Edmonds – Breaking Up Christmas
Guitar – Paul Edmonds
Banjo – Rufus Quesinbery
Fiddle – Norman Edmonds
25.Texas Gladden – Whole Heap A Little Horses
Vocals – Texas Gladden
26.Wade Ward – Cluck Old Hen
Banjo – Wade Ward

Volume 3: 61 Highway Mississippi - Delta Country Blues, Spirituals, Work Songs & Dance Music



Historic first recordings of Fred McDowell,Delta Blues, spirituals and work songs, asnd fascinating African derived pre blues music from the Hill country.

1.Henry Ratcliff – Louisiana
Vocals – Henry Ratcliff
2.Ed Young – Jim And John
Flute [Fife] – Ed Young
Drums – Lonnie Young Jr., Lonnie Young Sr.
3.Fred McDowell – 61 Highway Blues
Guitar, Vocals – Fred McDowell
4.Ed Lewis – Stewball
Vocals – Ed Lewis
5.John Dudley – Po' Boy Blues
Vocals, Guitar – John Dudley
6.A. Burton & Congregation – God's Unchanging Hand
Vocals, Leader – Anderson Burton
7.Fred McDowell – Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
Guitar, Vocals – Fred McDowell
8.Sid Hemphill & Lucius Smith – Emmaline, Take Your Time
Vocals, Panpipes [Quills] – Sid Hemphill
Drums – Lucius Smith
9.Miles Pratcher & Bob Pratcher – I'm Gonna Live Anyhow 'Till I Die
Guitar, Vocals – Miles Practcher
Fiddle – Bob Pratcher
10.Mattie Gardner, Ida Mae Towns & Jesse Lee Pratcher – Little Sally Walker
Vocals, Handclaps – Ida Mae Towns, Jesse Lee Pratcher, Mattie Gardner
11.Sid Hemphill & Lucius Smith – Old Devil's Dream
Vocals, Panpipes [Quills] – Sid Hemphill
Drums – Lucius Smith
12.Rose Hemphill – Rolled And Tumbled
Vocals, Guitar – Rose Hemphill
13.Leroy Gary – Mama Lucy
Vocals – Leroy Gary
14.Fred McDowell – Soon One Mornin'
Guitar, Vocals – Fred McDowell
15.Ervin Webb – I'm Goin' Home
Vocals, Leader – Ervin Webb
16.Ervin Webb – Interview
Voice – Ervin Webb
17.Fred McDowell with Miles Pratcher & Fanny Davis – Fred McDowell's Blues
Guitar – Miles Pratcher
Guitar [Slide Guitar], Vocals – Fred McDowell
Kazoo [Comb] – Fanny Davis
18.Viola James & Congregation – Tryin' To Make Heaven My Home
Vocals, Leader – Viola James
19.Leroy Miller – Berta. Berta
Vocals, Leader – Leroy Miller
20.Fred McDowell – Germany Blues
Guitar, Vocals – Fred McDowell
21.John Dudley – Clarksdale Mill Blues
Guitar, Vocals – John Dudley
22.Miles Pratcher & Bob Pratcher – If It's All Night Long
Guitar, Vocals – Miles Pratcher
Fiddle – Bob Pratcher
23.Fred McDowell – Lord Have Mercy
Guitar, Vocals – Fred McDowell
24.Mrs. Sidney Carter – Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby
Vocals – Mrs. Sidney Carter

Volume 4: Brethren, We Meet Again - Southern White Spirituals



A rare glimpse into the passionate and ennobling world of Southern Protestant folk hymnaody recorded by Alan Lomax ; lining hymns, spirituals, testimony, gospel and Sacred Harp singing..

1.Alabama Sacred Harp Singers – Sardinia (No 296)
Choir – Alabama Sacred Harp Singers
Leader – Jesse Dryden
2.D.N. Asher – Testimony On Old Pioneer Religion
Voice – D.N. Asher
3.Howard Adams & Congregation Of Thornton Old Regular Baptist Church – Amazing Grace
Leader – Howard Adams
4.Preston Smith, Hobart Smith & Texas Gladden – Lonely Tombs
Guitar, Vocals – Hobart Smith, Preston Smith
Vocals – Texas Gladden
5.George Spangler & Congregation Of Thornton Old Regular Baptist Church – Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
Leader – George Spangler
6.Ruby Vass – The Old Gospel Ship
Guitar, Vocals – Ruby Vass
7.Ollie Gilbert – The Little Family
Vocals – Ollie Gilbert
8.Preston Smith, Hobart Smith & Texas Gladden – When The Stars Begin To Fall
Guitar, Vocals – Hobart Smith, Preston Smith
Vocals – Texas Gladden
9.I.D. Beck – Testimony
Voice – I.D. Beck
10.I.D. Beck & Congregation Of Mt. Olivet Regular Baptist Church – When Jesus Christ Was Here On Earth
Leader – I.D. Beck
11.Alabama Sacred Harp Singers – Northport (No 324)
Choir – Alabama Sacred Harp Singers
12.George Spangler – Testimony
Voice – George Spangler
13.George Spangler & Congregation Of Thornton Regular Baptist Church* – Why Must I Wear This Shroud?
Leader – George Spangler
14.Hobart Smith – See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
Guitar, Vocals – Hobart Smith
15.Howard Adams – Testimony
Voice – Howard Adams
16.Mountain Ramblers, The – My Lord Keeps A Record
Banjo, Vocals – Cullen Galyen
Guitar, Vocals – Charles Hawkes, Eldridge Montgomery
Mandolin, Vocals – James Lindsay
Bass, Vocals – Thurman Pugh
17.Almeda Riddle – I Am A Poor Wayfaring Stranger
Vocals – Almeda Riddle
18.George Spangler & Congregation Of Thornton Old Regular Baptist Church – Brethren, We Have Met Again
Leader – George Spangler
19.Preston Smith, Hobart Smith & Texas Gladden – Jim And Me
Guitar, Vocals – Hobart Smith, Preston Smith
Vocals – Texas Gladden
20.Ollie Gilbert – Joseph Looney
Vocals – Ollie Gilbert
21.I.D. Beck – Poor Pilgrim Of Sorrow
Choir – Congregation Of Mt. Olivet Regular Baptist Church
Leader – I.D. Beck
22.Alabama Sacred Harp Singers – I'm On My Journey Home
Choir – Alabama Sacred Harp Singers
23.Alabama Sacred Harp Singers – Closing Prayer
Choir – Alabama Sacred Harp Singers

Various – Volume 5: Bad Man Ballads - Songs Of Outlaws And Desperadoes



Violence, protest and rebellion in American Folk music. Mountain balladers, Virginia quartets and Mississippi prisoners sing of outlaws, murderers, hellstrutters and tragic heroes.

1.Almeda Riddle – Jesse James
Vocals – Almeda Riddle
2.Bright Light Quartet – Po' Lazarus
Guitar, Vocals – Bright Light Quartet
3.Hobart Smith – Railroad Bill
Guitar, Vocals – Hobart Smith
4.Ed Lewis (3) – John Henry
Vocals, Percussion [Axe Strokes] – Ed Lewis
5.Neil Morris – Willie Brennan
Guitar, Vocals – Neil Morris
6.Almeda Riddle – Hangman Tree
Vocals – Almeda Riddle
7.J.E. Mainer Band – Columbus Stockade
Guitar – Jim Dillon
Guitar, Vocals – Carolyn Mainer Helmes, Mary Mainer
Banjo – Glenn Mainer
Fiddle – Joseph Emmett Mainer
Bass – Floyd Overcash
8.John Lee Moore & Prisoners – Early In The Mornin'
Lead Vocals – Johnny Lee Moore
9.Estil C. Ball – Pretty Polly
Guitar, Vocals – Estil C. Ball
10.Henry Morrison – Lazarus
Vocals – Henry Morrison
11.Hobart Smith – Claude Allen
Guitar, Vocals – Hobart Smith
12.Oscar Gilbert – Cole Younger
Vocals – Oscar Gilbert
13.Spencer Moore & Everett Blevins – The Lawson Murder
Mandolin – Everett Blevins
Guitar, Vocals – Spencer Moore
14.Ed Lewis & Prisoners – Tom Devil
Vocals, Percussion [Axe Strokes] – Henry Mason, James Carter, Johnny Lee Moore
Vocals, Leader – Ed Lewis
15.Hobart Smith – Hawkins County Jail
Banjo, Vocals – Hobart Smith
16.Floyd Batts – Dangerous Blues
Vocals – Floyd Batts
17.James Carter & Prisoners – Po' Lazarus
Vocals, Leader – James Carter

Volume 6: Sheep, Sheep Don'tcha Know The Road - Southern Music, Sacred And Sinful



Sin and salvation celebrated in the rhythms, harmonics and lyrics of the many faceted musical traditions of the South.

1.Bessie Jones & Sea Island Singers – Sheep, Sheep, Don'tcha Know The Road
Vocals, Handclaps – Henry Morrison, John Davis, Willis Proctor
Lead Vocals, Handclaps – Bessie Jones
2.Neil Morris – The Juice Of The Forbidden Fruit
Guitar, Vocals – Neil Morris
3.Hobart Smith – Devil's Dream
Fiddle – Hobart Smith
4.Willie Jones – You Got Dimples In Your Jaws
Guitar, Vocals – Willie Jones
Drums – Roland Hayes
Harmonica – "Forrest City" Joe B. Pugh
5.Hobart Smith – Drunken Hiccups
Fiddle – Hobart Smith
6.Fred McDowell – You Done Tol' Everybody
Guitar, Vocals – Fred McDowell
7.Almeda Riddle – The House Carpenter
Vocals – Almeda Riddle
8.Bright Light Quartet – Straighten 'Em
Guitar, Vocals – Bright Light Quartet
9.Neil Morris – Corn Dodgers
Guitar, Vocals – Neil Morris
10.Denise Gardner, Mattie Gardner & Fred McDowell – I Wished I Was In Heaven
Guitar, Vocals – Fred McDowell
Vocals – Denise Gardner, Mattie Gardner
11.Estil C. Ball & Lacey Richardson – Tribulations
Guitar, Vocals – Estil C. Ball, Lacey Richardson
12.Vera Ward Hall – No Room At The Inn/The Last Month Of The Year
Vocals – Vera Ward Hall
13.James Shorty & Fred McDowell – My Mother Died And Left Me
Guitar – Fred McDowell
Vocals – James Shorty
14.Miles Pratcher & Bob Pratcher – Buttermilk
Guitar, Vocals – Miles Pratcher
Fiddle, Vocals – Bob Pratcher
15.Bright Light Quartet – The Prayer Wheel
Guitar, Vocals – Bright Light Quartet
16.Ike Caudill & Thornton Old Regular Baptist Church Congregation, The – Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah
Leader – Ike Caudill

Volume 7: Ozark Frontier - Ballads And Old-timey Music From Arkansas



From the land that produced Jesse James, Jimmy Driftwood and Bill Clinton,and wher the settlers enjoyed the freedom of the West, the rich traditions ofof the South and songs of their ancestors, comes the collection this collection of great Arkansas performers of ballads and old timey music.

[size=150]1.Almeda Riddle – Bury