Classic Folk

Classic Folk

Classic Folk

Track Listings
 
1. Times They Are A-Changin'
2. Barbara Allen
3. Both Sides Now
4. Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair
5. Plaisir d'Amour
6. Morning Has Broken
7. Cat's in the Cradle
8. Leavin' on a Jet Plane/Take Me Home Country Roads
9. Loch Lamond
10. Let It Be
11. Blowin' in the Wind
12. Amazing Grace

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Walt Disney Records : Children's Favorite Songs, Vol. 1 : 25 Classic Tunes
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great Children's CD
  • Aww the good old times!
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 Walt Disney Records : Children's Favorite Songs, Vol. 1 : 25 Classic Tunes
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ASIN: B000001M6D
Release Date: 1991-07-01

Tracks:

  1. This Old Man (Knick-Knack, Patty-Whack)
  2. I've Been Working On The Railroad
  3. Three Blind Mice
  4. Oh, Susanna!
  5. The Man on the Flying Trapeze
  6. The Blue-Tail Fly (Jimmy Crack Corn)
  7. The Mail Must Go Through
  8. Home On The Range
  9. It Ain't Gonna Rain No More
  10. A Bicycle Built For Two
  11. Mary Had A Little Lamb
  12. Take Me Out To The Ball Game
  13. Friends Lullaby
  14. Old MacDonald
  15. The Hokey Pokey
  16. She'll Be Comin' Round The Mountain
  17. Ten Little Indians
  18. The Green Grass Grew All Around
  19. In the Good, Old Summertime
  20. Animal Fair
  21. Row, Row, Row Your Boat
  22. I'm A Policeman
  23. Pop! Goes The Weasel
  24. Dixie
  25. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great Children's CD.......2007-07-12

I grew up listening to these songs on an old record that my parents had. We lost the record and I searched for these songs for my new little baby girl. I am so happy that I found it on Amazon and that my baby girl gets to grow up with the same classics that I did when I was a kid. The CD is wonderful and the price was even better.

5 out of 5 stars Aww the good old times!.......2007-06-18

I grew up with this music!! My dad bought the records when I was little, YES records! Im 25yrs old so this was the late the 80's when he purchased it. Now I have the opportunity to introduce this to my children! I'm so glad they are continuing to sell this music because I loved it as a child. I still remember taking the records out and asking my parents to play it.

3 out of 5 stars Walt Disney CD: Characters Do Not Sing.......2007-06-06

I'm a little disappointed. I purchased this CD thinking The Disney Characters would be singing the songs. My son was all excited when I showed him the CD and asked me to play it. When he heard it he said "this is not Mickey Mouse". He was very sad. The songs on this CD are sung by children. The CD is ok.

1 out of 5 stars Garbage.......2007-05-13

Really very boring and campy - I can't bear to listen and wish I could return it. In fact all of the Disney Lullabuys and children's songs were downright horrible. Stick with Baby Einstein, Rock a Bye Baby and Just for Kids - Curious George is great too

4 out of 5 stars Yeah!.......2007-03-04

Much better than all of those other randon baby CD's where all of the songs sound exactly the same and sound like they are sung by chipmunks!!
Walt Disney Records : Children's Favorite Songs, Vol. 2 : 25 Classic Tunes [Blisterpack]
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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ASIN: B000001M6F
Release Date: 1991-06-30

Tracks:

  1. The Farmer In The Dell
  2. Yankee Doodle
  3. On Top of Old Smoky
  4. Sailing Medley: Blow The Man Down/My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean/Sailing, Sailing/Up She Rises
  5. Camptown Races
  6. Old Blue
  7. Here We Go Loopty-Loo
  8. The Sidewalks Of New York
  9. Short'nin' Bread
  10. John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
  11. Thumbelina
  12. The Bear Went Over The Mountain
  13. Red River Valley
  14. Skip To My Lou
  15. Swanee River
  16. Western Medley: The Yellow Rose Of Texas/Buffalo Gals
  17. London Bridge
  18. Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush
  19. Frere Jacques
  20. The Dump Truck Song
  21. Bingo
  22. Polly Wolly Doodle
  23. There Was An Old Lady
  24. Carrot Stew
  25. When The Saints Go Marching In

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful product.......2007-05-20

My baby loves this music CD. It was very nicely made and produced.

5 out of 5 stars Very Pleased.......2007-05-16

My daughter and I are very satisfied with the product. It has made bedtime fun for her and easier for me.

5 out of 5 stars Very good music for children and your baby........2007-02-02

Very good music for children and your baby.

5 out of 5 stars walt disney records:childrens favorite songs, vol. 2.......2006-07-01

I love this CD.
My 2 yr old niece knows the words to every song.
We can't get through one day without her requesting to hear "carrot stew" or "when the saints go marching in".
It's her all-time favorite CD.

4 out of 5 stars like it.......2006-04-24

My son seems to like this one too; it'll be good so he'll know kiddie songs & it's definately not as annoying as some cds out there
Naughty, Bawdy and Blue
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Urban Blues w/ Maria in top form
  • Excellent Tribute with Awesome Backup
  • Good stuff
  • PAYING HER DUES , AGAIN
 Naughty, Bawdy and Blue
Maria Muldaur
Manufacturer: Stony Plain Music
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000O591I8
Release Date: 2007-05-15

Tracks:

  1. Down Home Blues
  2. Up The Country Blues
  3. Separation Blues
  4. A Good Man Is Hard To Find
  5. Handy Man
  6. New Orleans Hop Scop Blues
  7. Smile
  8. TB Blues
  9. One Hour Mama
  10. Empty Bed Blues
  11. Early Every Morn
  12. Yonder Come The Blues

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Building on her Grammy-nominated collections of classic women's blues from the '20s through the '40s (Richland Woman Blues, 2001, and Sweet Lovin' Ol' Soul, 2005), jazz/blues chanteuse Maria Muldaur returns with Naughty, Bawdy & Blue. It's an apt title for a sassy group of songs originally recorded by Victoria Spivey (one of Muldaur's mentors), Alberta Hunter, Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, and other female urban blues stylists the singer describes as "liberated socially, financially, and most of all sexually from the confines and mores of the times." Backed by the perfect fit of James Dapogny's Chicago Jazz Band, who often performed with Sippie Wallace and whose sound seems to have time-traveled without alteration, Muldaur moves through a dozen vaudeville blues numbers with integrity and authenticity, and never resorts to campy riffs or faux black dialect. Her expressive soprano has taken on a depth and heft through the years, and she's smart to deliver such suggestive lines as "I love the way he whips my cream" (from "Handy Man") or "He's a deep-sea diver with a stroke that can't go wrong" (from Smith's "Empty Bed Blues") with a subtle wink, preferring to let an insinuating trumpet chase home the joke. The album finds its highlight with "Separation Blues," a duet with Bonnie Raitt, who introduced Wallace to new audiences on her tours of the '70s and '80s. Muldaur and Raitt--corduroy and burlap--harmonize with the ease that comes from decades of friendship, and from the joy of preserving and appreciating one of America's purest musical forms. --Alanna Nash

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Urban Blues w/ Maria in top form.......2007-06-05

Thankfully there is someone carrying the torch to the Next Generation of music lovers. I can say, "Gee, I remember when I heard Alberta Hunter sing 'Handy Man' live in New York City." and count my blessings. Now there is someone who will keep these songs alive for others to discover.

The Chicago Jazz Band is one of the best bands I've heard in ages and they work hand in hand with Maria Muldaur. It's a shame this is just a single cd - they have enough material for a double, I'm sure.

I know there is that DRIVE to hit the ultimate cut of a song, but I think a second version of Empty Bed Blues wasn't quite necessary. I keep thinking there were two or three other songs that could have been used. Coming in at just a shade over 45 min. seems like a big tease.

Coming down to it - she's the best blues singer, she gathers the best musicians and arrangers around her. She just oozes sex appeal and she knows just what she's singing about.

Hopefully she's got a Naughty, Bawdy & Blues Pt. 2 up her sleeves.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Tribute with Awesome Backup.......2007-06-01

This album is great. I discovered her music back in college in the 90s, and she really is one of the best blues singers around. . .and amazingly productive putting out an album a year since Louisiana Love Call came out in 1992. She has done all types of genres of jazz and blues.

Naughty Bawdy & Blue is one of the best. The songs are mostly uptempo with a great backup of trumpets, trombones, clarinets, saloon style piano, etc. It is urban upscale blues of the 1920s and 1930s, a tribute to the great female singers of the era.

The songwriting is terrific. You don't get this kind of smart, bawdy, and often moving type of songwriting today. The Chicago Jazz Band brings an infectious mood to the songs.

In short: This is a really fun album of great songs, singing, and musicianship. I guarantee you will like it. It is one gem after another to the point you are disappointed when the album ends. My favorites: Down Home Blues, Up the Country Blues, Separation Blues (great duet with Bonnie Raitt), New Orleans Hop Scot Blues, TB Blues, One Hour Mama (very funny), and Yonder Come the Blues.

I cannot imagine anyone not liking this album. It makes me want to seek out the original singers and songwriters of these songs, which is exactly what a tribute album should do.

3 out of 5 stars Good stuff.......2007-05-25

Just love the delicious old-time racey blues. The harmony with Bonnie Raite is so tight.

5 out of 5 stars PAYING HER DUES , AGAIN.......2007-05-17

PAYING HER DUES, AGAIN

If you ever wondered who, if anyone, was going to carry on the tradition of great female blues singers now that the likes of Bessie Smith, Mamie Smith, Sippy Wallace and Memphis Minnie have long been gone from the scene look no further. As I pointed out in a review of her last album Sweet Lovin' Ol' Soul Maria Muldaur has paid her dues and here she is doing it all over again. This is the third album in series that she started in 2002 to cover the old great blues singers. In the present album she covers the above-mentioned singers and others in a style in which they would surely recognize their style. These are the classic female blues singers of the 1920's and 30's. Maria is in fast company but she does not miss a beat.

Pay particular attention to her rendition of Victoria Spivey's Handy Man and the covers of Sippy Wallace songs. Damn if Maria does not sound like that unfortunately not well known singer (Maria also covered a Wallace classic Don't Advertise Your Man on her last album).


I would also add that I had the pleasure of hearing some of the cuts on this album live in concert by Maria in Cambridge (one of her old stomping grounds in her youthful days with the Kweskin Jug Band back in the sixties) and she can still belt them out. If there is any truth in the assumption that former President Clinton was our first `black' president no one can deny that Maria is our first `black' classic blues singer. And has the stage presence, to boot. The tradition lives. Listen on.

A Night of Ukulele Jazz Live at McCabe's
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Two of the best
 A Night of Ukulele Jazz Live at McCabe's
Lyle Ritz & Herb Ohta
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ASIN: B0009LQXO2
Release Date: 2005-05-05

Tracks:

  1. Lulu's Back In Town
  2. Triste
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  5. Bluesette
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Lyle Ritz and Herb Ohta prove that in the right hands, the ukulele can swing! Certainly jazz is not the first kind of music people think of when regarding the ukulele, but the two ukulele virtuosi exceed all expectations and challenge the status quo with this rare performance. "A Night of Ukulele Jazz Live at McCabe's" is a must have for Jazz and ukulele lovers alike!

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5 out of 5 stars Two of the best.......2006-10-09

This CD is two very good musicians playing swinging relaxed jazz. The fact that both use the ukelele as their main instrument has nothing to do with anything. Great musicians can use any instrument, and both of these fellows are great musicians. There is love and laughter here, too. Beautiful melodies, nice chord substitutions and just a happy, swinging set. Well worth the money if you like good music. This CD also has Ohta-San's wonderful song "Song for Anna" which he plays solo. I don't think there has ever been a more beautiful song, no matter what instrument is used.
Walt Disney Records : Children's Favorite Songs, Vol. 3 : 23 Classic Tunes
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ASIN: B000001M6H
Release Date: 1991-06-30

Tracks:

  1. If You're Happy And You Know It
  2. Shoo, Fly, Don't Bother Me
  3. Oh Dear, What Can The Matter Be?
  4. Activity Medley--Itsy Bitsy Spider/Ring Around The Rosy/One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
  5. Hush, Little Baby
  6. Did You Ever See A Lassie?
  7. Grandfather's Clock
  8. Clementine
  9. Michael, Row The Boat Ashore
  10. Alouette
  11. With Apologies To Mother Goose
  12. Sweet Betsy From Pike
  13. Over The River And Through The Woods
  14. Billy Boy
  15. Nusery Rhyme Medley--Baa, Baa, Sheep/Sing A Song Of Sixpence/Old King Cole
  16. Alphabet Song
  17. Why Do They Make Things Like They Do?
  18. Loch Lomond
  19. A-Hunting We Will Go
  20. Down In The Valley
  21. Waltzing Matilda
  22. Just For You
  23. Good Night, Ladies

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Fun Sing-Along CD for everyone!.......2007-07-13

This compilation of children's sing-along songs is well put together. The male voice who sings these is sprite and chipper. Much better than a group of off-key kids singing children's songs! I thoroughly enjoy listening to this and singing them with my kids.

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful product.......2007-05-20

My baby loves this music CD. It was very nicely made and produced.

5 out of 5 stars Great CD.......2006-01-07

I have all four volumes and think they're all good, but volume 1 is the best.

5 out of 5 stars Great Traditional Music.......2005-08-18

I had the Disney Songtape edition of this album when I was a kid. I have always love the Disneyland Children's Sing-Along Chorus on this album. I also had volumes 1 and 2 on record. When i got older i realized that Larry Groce was the lead singer. He had a hit in the 70's called Junk Food Junkie on the Dr. Demento show. I reciently bought all 4 volumes on CD. I like to listen to them while I work. He also did the Disneyland Little Golden Books Read-Alongs. That is Where "Why Do The Make Things Like They Do" comes from and "Thumbelina" On Volume 2. I wish the re-issued the series with the the Original Record Cover Pictures. They had the Disney Characters acting out the songs.

This is great for Disney fans because it gets away from the common Mickey Mouse songs. I love them at 23 years old.

3 out of 5 stars Not the best for sing along.......2005-01-08

This album is not as much fun to sing along to as volume 1. We will probably listen to this album very rarely as I am already looking for another to replace it.
Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
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ASIN: B00006JTG5
Release Date: 2002-10-22

Tracks:

  1. Omie Wise - Doug Wallin
  2. Sugar Baby - Dock Boggs
  3. I Am a Poor Pilgrim of Sorrow - Old Regular Baptists
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  9. Coal Creek March - Pete Steele
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  13. Conversation with Death (Oh Death) - Berzilla Wallin
  14. Lone Prairie - Wade Ward
  15. Rain and Snow - Dillard Chandler
  16. Mole in the Ground - Bascom Lamar Lundsford
  17. Moonshiner - Roscoe Holcomb
  18. Wildwood Flower - Kilby Snow
  19. Barbry Ellen - Jean Ritchie
  20. Daniel Prayed - Watson, Price and Howard
  21. Wreck of the Number Nine - Pop Stoneman
  22. Red Jacket Mine Explosion - The Phipps Family
  23. Kingdom Come - Norman Edmonds
  24. Amazing Grace - Horton Barker

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Riding the wave of the renewed interest in traditional American music, Classic Mountain Songs From Smithsonian Folkways Recordings showcases a handful of the greatest mountain ballads as performed by some of the most influential folk singers and songwriters of the 20th century. This collection features many classic performances from a wide variety of regional instrumental and song styles. These diverse styles and songs types from the mountain communities of North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee include old-time fiddle and banjo pieces, early bluegrass, and traditional ballads, with a special emphasis on Appalachian vocal traditions. Doc and Merle Watson, Roscoe Holcomb, Clarence Ashley, and Dock Boggs are just a few of the revered roots artists who appear on this stellar compilation. This is an essential album for both old and new fans of American mountain music. Compiled and annotated by Jeff Place.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways.......2007-07-15

I love Appalachian Folk Music and this CD included most of the best. It was true blue original recording of this music.

5 out of 5 stars Terrific sound recordings!.......2006-11-07

Great recordings of a wide variety of songs. Entertaining, great to just listen to, or to learn music from. Nice variety of classic sounds.

5 out of 5 stars Truly Classic!.......2003-02-14

The spate of worthy compilations riding on the coattails of O Brother, Where Art Thou? continues with Classic Bluegrass From Smithsonian Folkways, 25 tracks of serious bluegrass untarnished by rock, pop or other corrupting influences. Recorded between 1956 and 1992, it includes three numbers from what's purportedly the first bluegrass LP ever, Folkways'American Banjo: Three-Finger And Scruggs Style. Dashing mandolin runs by Earl Taylor (and his Stoney Mountain Boys) and bluegrass patriarch Bill Monroe (with Peter Rowan) open and close this crisp disc while Ralph Stanley, singing with older brother Carter, offers clawhammer banjo picking.

Many of the performers - Red Allen, Doc Watson and Hazel Dickens, for example - grew up with the music. The Harley Allen-Mike Lilly Band (Harley being Red's son) shows how the genre's trademark tight harmonies can turn smooth (in an Osborne Brothers style) rather than sharp, without sacrificing the essence of true bluegrass. The New Lost City Ramblers' The Little Girl And The Dreadful Snake as well as The Lilly Brothers and Don Stover's Neath That Cold Grey Tomb Of Stone evince mountain music's darkness, but then a wildfire fiddle breakdown such as David and Billy Ray Johnson's Grey Eagle comes along to show its fun side. It's a well-balanced set of early bluegrass highlights.
Classic Bluegrass From Smithsonian Folkways
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Classic Bluegrass From Smithsonian Folkways
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ASIN: B000063NDJ
Release Date: 2002-04-23

Tracks:

  1. White House Blues - Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain Boys
  2. Our Last Goodbye - Johnson Mountain Boys
  3. When He Reached Down His Hand for Me - Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys
  4. Tiny Broken Heart - Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard
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  7. I Heard My Mother Call My Name in Prayer - Nashville Grass
  8. Teardrops in My Eyes - Friendly City Playboys
  9. Cumberland Gap - Snuffy Jenkins
  10. Live and Let Live - Red Allen and the Kentuckians
  11. The World is Waiting for the Sunrise - Roger Sprung and Doc Watson
  12. Hello City Limits - Hugh Moore
  13. (Legend of the) Brown Mountain Light - Country Gentlemen
  14. Lonesome Road Blues - Roni Stoneman
  15. The Train That Carried My Girl from Town - Doc Watson
  16. The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake - New Lost City Ramblers
  17. Little Birdie - Stanley Brothers
  18. Rabbit in a Log - Stanley Brothers
  19. Grey Eagle - David and Billie Ray Johnson
  20. Wayfaring Stranger - Cullen Gaylean and the Virginia Mountain Boys
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  22. The Rebel Girl - Hazel Dickens
  23. Train 45 - Smiley Hobbs
  24. 'Neath That Cold Grey Tomb of Stone - Lilly Brothers and Don Stover
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Originally known as a folk music label, Folkways, founded by Moses Asch in 1948 and now owned by the Smithsonian Institution, also released a number of fine bluegrass records over the years as folk revivalists became hip to the mountain style. This superb 25-track, 65-minute collection represents the best of the label's bluegrass offerings. Some of the musicians--Bill Monroe, the Stanley Brothers, Doc Watson--are household names. Others are members of the genre's second generation: Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard, Red Allen and Frank Wakefield, and the Country Gentlemen. Still others, including three-finger-style banjo pioneer Snuffy Jenkins and Nashville Grass singer Curly Seckler, are ripe for rediscovery. Most of the music on Classic Bluegrass is as traditional as it gets, but not all of it. If you think drums are relatively new to bluegrass, listen to the surprisingly jazzy "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise," recorded by Watson and banjoist Roger Sprung in 1963 for a years-ahead-of-its-time Folkways album titled Progressive Bluegrass and Other Instrumentals: Vol. 1. This set is full of such delights. --David Hill

Album Description

It all began in 1956 with the release of the historic Folkways album American Banjo: Three-Finger and Scruggs Style (SFW 40037), the first-ever full-length bluegrass LP. From that point on, Folkways Records was synonymous with great bluegrass music. Folkways founder Moses Asch released scores of bluegrass albums, and this collection comprises the cream of the crop from these recordings, including works from giants of the genre such as Red Allen & Frank Wakefield, Bill Monroe, Doc Watson, the Stanley Brothers, and The Country Gentlemen. It serves as an outstanding introduction to the wealth of great bluegrass Smithsonian Folkways has to offer. Extensive notes, photos, 62 minutes. Compiled and annotated by Lee Michael Demsey and Jeff Place.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Classic Bluegrass From Smithsonian Folkways.......2007-06-02

Very good. I'm just getting to know bluegrass other than Flat & Scruggs from the "Beverly Hill Billies".

5 out of 5 stars Great selections from a great catalog.......2006-07-03

This anthology digs deep into the Smithsonian-Folkways catalog of bluegrass albums (1956-1992), with virtually each track representing a different group/performer. The Stanley Brothers, Bill Monroe, The Country Gentlemen, Doc Watson, Snuffy Jenkins, and Red Allen are all included, and they are just the best-known artists here. Highlights for me include OUR LAST GOODBYE by the Johnson Mountain Boys, THE LITTLE GIRL AND THE DREADFUL SNAKE by The New Lost City Ramblers, TRAIN 45 by Smiley Hobbs, and HELLO CITY LIMITS by Hugh Moore, not to mention sides by the list of performers mentioned earlier. What's truly amazing is the realization that this CD anthology is only the tip of the iceberg of S-F holdings, which I believe are all still available in their original form - scores of albums. Hardcore bluegrass fans know all about those albums; CDs such as this do a great service for those just learning about the music or the S-F catalog, or for those just wanting to dip their toes into the music. It's a solid CD filled with terrific bluegrass offerings, with a 30-page, fact-filled booklet included, all for a great price. Definitely worth acquiring.

5 out of 5 stars Absolutely the best.......2006-03-20

I subscribe to a cable TV network who has a bluegrass music station. I noticed that all of the best songs (out of hundreds played on this network), the true "classics", were from this particular album, so I ordered it. If you want the best of the best, this is the one for you.

5 out of 5 stars Classic.......2004-04-09

The plethora of worthy collections riding on the coattails of O Brother, Where Art Thou? continues with Classic Bluegrass From Smithsonian Folkways, 25 tracks of serious bluegrass untarnished by rock, pop or other outside influences. Recorded between 1956 and 1992, it includes three numbers from what's purportedly the first bluegrass LP ever, Folkways' American Banjo: Three-Finger And Scruggs Style. Dashing mandolin runs by Earl Taylor (and his Stoney Mountain Boys) and bluegrass's patriarch Bill Monroe (with Peter Rowan) open and close this crisp disc while Ralph Stanley, singing with older brother Carter, offers clawhammer banjo picking.

Many of the performers - Red Allen, Doc Watson and Hazel Dickens, for example - grew up with the music. The Harley Allen-Mike Lilly Band (Harley being Red's son) shows how the genre's trademark tight harmonies can turn smooth (in an Osborne Brothers style) rather than sharp, without sacrificing the essence of true bluegrass. The New Lost City Ramblers' "The Little Girl And The Dreadful Snake" as well as The Lilly Brothers And Don Stover's "'Neath That Cold Grey Tomb Of Stone" evoke mountain music's darkness, but then a wildfire fiddle breakdown such as David and Billy Ray Johnson's "Grey Eagle" comes along to show its fun side. It's a sumptuous buffett of bluegrass.

5 out of 5 stars If you can't afford this sell your pop discs........2002-10-13

With 25 tracks from the FOLKWAYS archives this is the most generous helping of bluegrass music that one might
hope for. An incredible roller-coaster ride through the most diverse styles. If you aren't a fan of bluegrass music, just pick track 21, 'Billy in the Lowground' (an instrumental that clocks in at exactly o n e minute) and you'll see the light.
The sleeve notes, packaging and sound quality are superb, as you might expect from a record from the prestigious FOLKWAYS label. As a German, I must admit that in European folk music nothing that I know comes close to the sheer exuberant energy of bluegrass. It's the perfect antidote to the whole MTV catalogue with its 100 %predictability. Doc Watson's two tracks on this CD, 'The world is waiting for the sunrise' (track 11, together with the excellent Roger Sprung) and 'The train that carried my girl from town'(track 15) fill me with awe about the incredible wealth of material that this pivotal figure of American folk music has produced. Quite definitely one of my records of 2002.
Classic Old-Time Music
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Mountain music magic
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 Classic Old-Time Music
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Manufacturer: Smithsonian Folkways
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ASIN: B00008OM0A
Release Date: 2003-04-22

Tracks:

  1. Sugar Hill - The Iron Mountain Band
  2. Bill Morgan And His Gal - The New Lost City Ramblers
  3. Country Blues - Dock Boggs
  4. Little Sadie - Clarence Ashley
  5. Susannah Gal - Tommy Jarrell
  6. Wednesday Night Waltz - Clark Kessinger
  7. Cyclone Of Rye Cove - The New Lost City Ramblers
  8. I'm Leaving You This Lonesome Song - Maybelle Carter And Sarah Carter Bayes
  9. Carroll County Blues - Doc Watson
  10. Don't Let Your Deal Go Down - Sam And Kirk McGee
  11. Trouble In Mind - Roscoe Holcomb
  12. Chilly Winds - Wade Ward
  13. Going Down The Road Feeling Bad - David, Bill And Billy Ray Johnson
  14. Pretty Polly - Lee Sexton
  15. Bonaparte's Retreat - Mike Seeger
  16. Concord Rag - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
  17. John Henry - George Pegram
  18. Bowling Green - Cousin Emmy With The New Lost City Ramblers
  19. Fine Times At Our House - John W. Summers
  20. Streets Of Glory - Old Reliable String Band
  21. Policeman - The Spare Change Boys
  22. Love Somebody (Soldier's Joy) - Joe And Tommy Thompson
  23. House Of David Blues - Red Clay Ramblers
  24. Ship In The Clouds - Andy Cahan
  25. Late Last Night - Sam And Kirk McGee
  26. Look Down That Lonesome Road - Gaither Carlton
  27. Down Yonder - John Patterson
  28. Jaybird March - Etta Baker
  29. John Brown's Dream - The New Lost City Ramblers

Album Description

This collection of old-time social and instrumental string-band music spotlights instrumental prowess. Old-time music features playing styles that pre-date bluegrass, emerging from the string band tradition stretching back to the early years of United States history. Both African-American and Anglo-American ingredients are at its core, the banjo having African origins, the fiddle European. Some of the most revered sources of old-time roots music-Dock Boggs, Roscoe Holcomb, Wade Ward, Tommy Jarrell, and more-are heard playing in their original styles. The Grateful Dead's cover of "Don't Let Your Deal Go Down" and Bob Dylan's rendition of Clarence Ashley's "Little Sadie" clearly attest to the continuing influence of these songs. Compiled and annotated by Jeff Place.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Mountain music magic.......2007-01-07

Here's another excellent compilation of material that originally appeared on various Folkways albums recorded during the last four decades of the twentieth century, all featuring old-timey country string band performances. The Red Clay Ramblers, The New Lost City Ramblers, Slim and Kirk McGhee, Doc Watson, Mike Seeger, and Clarence Ashley are just a few of the artists on this CD, and fiddles, banjos, and guitars are the instruments of choice. Whether it's Wade Wards wonderful banjo picking on the solo CHILLY WINDS, Mike Seeger's fiddle on BONAPARTE'S RETREAT, or the jubilant singing of Eric Davidson with the Iron Mountain String Band on SUGAR HILL, the music is rich in tradition and delightful to hear. Roots music fans will certainly love this CD, but so will anyone who enjoys old-time music from the southern mountains played to perfection. A most infectious CD, well worth acquiring.

4 out of 5 stars A Great Mix of Old-Time Music.......2005-10-10

This CD contains a superb selection of old-time string music and vocals from an era that currently seems to be overlooked by the country-western crowd, and, to a certain extent,even the bluegrass affcionados. Some of the recordings in the mix are obviously dated and not the highest quality, but these are countered by crystal-clear performances by such greats as the New Lost City Ramblers, Mike Seeger, George Pegram, the Spare Change Boys, Mother Maybelle Carter and Doc Watson. This CD contains fiddle tunes, waltzes, cloggin' tunes, spirituals, instrumentals and vocals that are pure and totally acoustic. I love putting this CD in my truck, rolling down the windows, opening the moon roof, and cranking up the volume, drowning out the hip-hop coming from the hoopdies in the other lane. It's a fantastic selection.

5 out of 5 stars mountain music at its peak.......2003-05-11

In this, the fourth of a series of collections culled from Smithsonian Folkways' massive archives, the focus is on the deep mountain music of masters famous and obscure, and the quality is uniformly high. Another plus is Jeff Place's excellent liner notes, which include informative annotations to each song or tune and performance. All told, this is the sort of thing that ought to make any devotee of Southern roots sounds very, very happy.

The performances come from both rural and revival artists, but the difference is academic, and the two meld into a seamless whole. Inevitably, a few songs are old, albeit never unwelcome, reliables, such as Dock Boggs's "Country Blues" and Clarence Ashley's "Little Sadie," but there are plenty of surprises, too. One has Maybelle Carter and Sara Carter Bayes reunited in the 1960s to do, interestingly, a song associated with the Delmore Brothers. The wonderful late-1960s LP -- never reissued in its entirety as a CD -- that Cousin Emmy recorded with the New Lost City Ramblers is tapped for an energetic, assured rendition of "Bowling Green" (also memorably sung elsewhere by the revivalist duo the Kossoy Sisters, and not to be confused with the Everly Brothers song of the same name). Roscoe Holcomb's "Trouble in Mind" is almost disorienting in its intensity, transforming a familiar song into something else entirely. There's Wade Ward's rocking banjo instrumental "Chilly Winds" (aka "Going Down This Road Feeling Bad") and Etta Baker and Cora Phillips's gorgeous banjo/guitar duet "Jaybird March." And there's everything else, too. If you're looking for mountain music at its peak, Smithsonian Folkways has -- as usual -- brought you there.
Classic Yo-Yo
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • New Yo-Yo Fan
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  • Awesome
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  • Great if you're not familiar with Yo-Yo Ma
 Classic Yo-Yo

Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B00005OAY5
Release Date: 2001-09-18

Tracks:

  1. Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major
  2. Prelude
  3. Fear Tango
  4. Butterfly's Day Out
  5. Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
  6. Slavonic Dance No. 2 in E minor, Op.72
  7. Three Preludes
  8. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
  9. American Collection Theme
  10. Sonata for Cello and Piano in F Major, Op. 99
  11. IV. Allegro molto
  12. The Eternal Vow from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  13. Erbarme dich (Matthdus-Passion)
  14. Quartet for Piano & Strings No. 2 in G minor, Op. 45
  15. IV. Allegro molto
  16. Vocalise
  17. Libertango
  18. Simple Gifts
  19. Appalachia Waltz

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Except for one "previously unreleased" recording and two new ones, this is a compilation of segments taken from older Yo-Yo Ma CDs, perhaps to whet listeners' appetite to hear the entire records. The disc represents a triumph of performance over material. The program consists of short pieces and single movements of long ones and serves to display Yo-Yo Ma's extraordinary versatility, his spectacular instrumental and musical gifts, and his remarkable ability to invest everything he plays with the same commitment and emotional concentration. There is no logic to the sequence, except that it begins and ends with solo cello. Bach, whom Ma plays tuned normally when unaccompanied and tuned low with the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, may justify the CD's title but seems out of place. Moreover, juxtaposing him with O'Connor and Piazzolla is jarring, though the Tangos are beautiful. The transcription of Dvorák's lovely E-minor Slavonic Dance, despite the participation of violinist Itzhak Perlman and his golden tone, sounds like a movie soundtrack: all bravura and cheap effects. The playing's the thing, and it is stunning, not only Yo-Yo Ma's, but that of all his collaborators, from vocalists Bobby McFerrin and Alison Krauss to pianist Emanuel Ax, Ma's duo partner of 25 years. Ax joins Ma for the Finale of Brahms's second cello sonata; that is what you may find yourself humming at the end. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars New Yo-Yo Fan.......2006-07-09

I had never listened to Yo-Yo Ma before (that I knew of) and then I was at a dance recital a few months ago. Two little ballerinas danced to "Simple Gifts" with Alison Kraus, and I had to have that song. I really enjoy playing this album when my family is just hanging out reading or playing with the baby in the living room. Each piece is unique and beautiful in its own way. Simple Gifts is still my favorite piece on the album, I only wish it were longer!

5 out of 5 stars Simply wonderful!.......2006-06-04

I recently got this CD as a birthday gift. I've been wanting this CD for a while. The first track is a wonderful song in all reality the entire CD is a wonderful experience. The prelude by Gershwin is unique sounding with the cello. The jazz quality is still there and has a bit of classical influence intertwined among it. Yo-Yo Ma's recording of Simple Gifts is a good song and when they had the lyrics sung by Alison Krauss it was a wonderful choice. Her vocals matched the cello incredibly well. Track 8 is a wonderful song that I love to hear being played on the cello. For any person who loves classical music or cello music this CD is a good choice to buy. It will be well worth your money.

5 out of 5 stars Awesome.......2004-08-20

While most people on this site see the "classic" in the title of the album as referring to classical music only, they are mistaken. Classic Yo-Yo refers to his style, not the genre into which his music choices fall. The list of tracks alone should have been a big enough clue that the music isn't all classical. Judging this album, or any album for that matter, on just its title is simply foolish. And while this is technically a solo album, the way Yo-Yo brings in guest artists to perform with him shows his flexibility as an artist. His version of Simple Gifts is so much more than a school chorus; it is an amazing cellist playing the accompaniment on a song that is meant to be sung.

On a more positive note, I found every track beautiful, from the elegant solo cello in the Bach cello suite to the haunting vocal line in the Bobby McFerrin piece. Yo-Yo Ma gathered a wide range of intriguing pieces to make this fantastic album.

2 out of 5 stars What is this?.......2004-02-10

This is a compilation of many different styles; look Yo-Yo can play bluegrass! Not really "Classic" Yo-Yo.

3 out of 5 stars Great if you're not familiar with Yo-Yo Ma.......2002-12-27

This CD is a good sample of what yo-yo ma has acheived in his musical career, if you want a more in depth listening of his talents than I suggest getting the simply baroque CD. The only thing that I didn't like about this cd was that the compositions were to mixed up in the genres. There was a bit of classical, some movie works, a great song by John Williams, and some of The Tango series music. If you would rather listen to one genre, get a CD that just has Classical or Contemerary, don't get a jack of all trades cd.
Two Classic Albums from The Limeliters: The Slightly Fabulous Limeliters and Sing Out!
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Limeliters:Slightly Fabulous Limeliters and Sing Out!
  • Wonderful
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  • Youth can return, in your mind!
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 Two Classic Albums from The Limeliters: The Slightly Fabulous Limeliters and Sing Out!
Limeliters
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ASIN: B00000395T
Release Date: 1998-04-21

Tracks:

  1. Western Wind
  2. Medley: Hard Traveler/Mount Zion
  3. Lass From The Low Country
  4. Gunslinger
  5. Curina
  6. Vicki Dougan
  7. Aravan, Aravan
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  19. Charmin' Betsy
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  21. Marvin
  22. The Little Land
  23. Joy Across The Land
  24. Gotta Travel On

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1. Western Wind
2. Hard Traveler giMount Zion
3. Lass From The Low Country
4. Gunslinger
5. Curina
6. Vicki Dougan
7. Aravan, Aravan
8. Whistling Gypsy
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10. Harry Pollitt
11. Hard Ain't It Hard
12. Mama Don't 'Low
13. Jehosephat
14. Everywhere I Look This Mornin'
15. Pretty Far Out
16. Lion And The Lamb, The
17. Golden Bell
18. Wayfaring Stranger, A
19. Charmin' Betsy
20. Gilgarry Mountain (Darlin' Sportin' Jenny)
21. Marvin
22. Little Land, The
23. Joy Across The Land
24. Gotta Travel On


Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Limeliters:Slightly Fabulous Limeliters and Sing Out!.......2007-01-12

The quality of the CD was great, better sounds than the original records. I have bought several of these double albums and will buy more. They are a great value.

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful.......2007-01-12

I enjoyed this record as a child growing up during the Sixties. I feel that the Limeliters were on of the greatest folk groups of the era.

5 out of 5 stars Serendipity!.......2007-01-09

To find these albums, together with "Tonight in Person." How did I live so long without hearing of these deservedly-titled "classics?" These are extremely accomplished musicians, well-crafted productions, and in concept and execution merge right into the rare Brilliant Lane. Instant treasures and will be often and long played.

5 out of 5 stars Youth can return, in your mind!.......2006-11-12

I purchased my first record (a 45) in 1955. I was 8 years old. It was Bill Haley and the Comets playing "See you later Alligator". Since that date I have acquired a lot of music on vinyl albums, CDs, DVDs, and a real small collection of audio tapes.

I've been in the Data Processing/computer industry since 1965. I find putting music from the Limeliters, 4 Preps, and so many others on my iPod and listening to it at work, keeps me relaxed.

All of the 30s, 40, 50, 60s, music is where I'm at. There have been a few artists in the 70s, 80s, 90s, and into the new century that I also like. My iPod has quite a range with it's 1200 songs. I didn't get a larger one because I also listen to the music while riding my Honda Valkyrie motorcycle cruiser. I did a 3600 mile trip in July 2006. The music made the trip even more spacial, special, and feeling, I am a Free Spirit!

5 out of 5 stars The Limeliters Are GREAT! Really, I'm Not Exaggerating!.......2006-09-01

Hey, have you heard this "new group", The Limeliters. Boy, are they good! Actually, they've been around for 40 or more years! But, they are just as "fresh" and "new" as 40 years ago! You gotta get this one! :o) Email is gourmet72141@yahoo.co

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