Rural Roots of Bluegrass

Rural Roots of Bluegrass

Rural Roots of Bluegrass

Track Listings
 
1. Banjo Pickin' Girl
2. Katie Dear
3. Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
4. Man of Constant Sorrow (Inst.)
5. Short Life of Trouble
6. When You and I Were Young, Maggie
7. Sandy Bottom (Inst.)
8. Dig a Hole in the Meadow
9. Dream of the Miner's Child
10. Rabbit in the Log
11. Don't This Road Look Rough and Rocky
12. Handsome Molly
13. Little Rosewood Casket
14. I'll Be All Smiles Tonight
15. Old Mother Flanagan (Inst.)
16. Bury Me Beneath the Willow

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
This recording features the crystal clear voice of Laura Boosinger alongside the banjo, fiddle, and mandolin wizardry of Wayne Erbsen. It draws from the many styles that are at the very roots of bluegrass music.

Rural Roots of Bluegrass,Wayne Erbsen,Laura Boosinger,Native Ground Music
Bluegrass Heritage, Vol. 2: Roots and Branches - 25 More Bluegrass Classics
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • A generous sampler of Rural Rhythm's rusticity, rootsy sounds, and historical value
 Bluegrass Heritage, Vol. 2: Roots and Branches - 25 More Bluegrass Classics
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Manufacturer: Rural Rhythm
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009X774A
Release Date: 2005-07-19

Tracks:

  1. Red Rockin' Chair - Don Reno
  2. Are You Tired Of Me My Darling - Earl Taylor
  3. Two Dollar Bill - The Sometime Band
  4. If You Don't Like Your Uncle Sammy - Hylo Brown
  5. Black Mountain Rag - Mac Martin
  6. Darlin' Cory - Red Smiley & The Bluegrass Cut-Ups
  7. Glad When You're Dead - Earl Taylor
  8. Ragged But Right - Bobby Smith & The Boys From Ohio
  9. Old Man Joe - Jim Eanes
  10. Kansas City Railroad Blues - Reno & Smiley
  11. Slew Foot (Bear Tracks) - The Frosty Mountain Boys
  12. I'm Getting Ready To Go - Earl Taylor
  13. Salty Dog Rag - Red White & The Dixie Blue Grass Band
  14. Francis Lee - Mac Martin & The Dixie Blue Grass Band
  15. Flop Eared Mule - The Sometime Band
  16. Gonna Raise A Rukus Tonight - J.E. Mainer & The Mountaineers
  17. Sitting On Top Of The World - Mac Wiseman
  18. Hillbilly Preacher - Earl Taylor
  19. I'm Coming Back But I Don't Know When - Hylo Brown & The Timberliners
  20. Teetotlers Reel - Tater Tate
  21. I Never See Maggie Alone - Red Smiley & The Bluegrass Cut-Ups
  22. Gold Watch & Chain - Mac Martin & The Dixie Travelers
  23. Don't Let Your Deal Go Down - Jim Greer & The Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks
  24. Down In The Willow Garden - Earl Taylor
  25. Old Joe Clark - Raymond Fairchild & The Maggie Valley Boys

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A generous sampler of Rural Rhythm's rusticity, rootsy sounds, and historical value.......2007-01-03

With over 50 years in business, Rural Rhythm Records has built a catalog that connects many dots from past to present. Since its 1955 creation, Rural Rhythm has released hundreds of classic performances by many legendary bluegrass and old-time musicians such as J.E. Mainer, Don Reno, Red Smiley, Mac Wiseman, Vassar Clements, Hylo Brown, Bill Harrell, Jim Eanes, and many others. This album samples that archival catalog. The label owes its Arcadia, California start to Uncle Jim O'Neal whose vision was to release the music of many top bluegrass and old-time musicians in the 1950-70s, seeking success where Starday had failed by producing records of limited appeal by lesser known, albeit talented, musicians. Early ads for records released by Uncle Jim O'Neal stated that the LPs sold for only $3.50 apiece. The self-professed "Little Cotton Picker," O'Neal also took an approach of releasing 20 songs on each 33 1/3 RPM album. These would have been great bargains in the mid-1960s when major label monaural records (with only about a dozen songs) were selling for $3.98 and stereophonic records were $4.98. The items still sold well, and Rural Rhythm Records thrived and flourished.

A sampler such as this CD will give you a taste of the large and varied Rural Rhythm musical archive. Featured bands/artists inlcude Don Reno & Bill Harrell, Reno & Smiley, Mac Martin & The Dixie Travelers, Frosty Mountain Boys with Raymond Fairchild, Mac Wiseman, Earl Taylor & Jim McCall, Jim Greer & The Mac-O-Chee Valley Boys, J.E. Mainer (with Morris Herbert), Jim Eanes & Bobby Atkins, Fiddlin' Buck Ryan, The Sometime Band (with Bobby Atkins & Vassar Clements), Bobby Smith & The Boys From Shiloh

The label continues to demonstrate great business acumen in both issuing and reissuing traditional material to give it the attention and respect it deserves. Resurgence of interest in such material compels music fans with intellectual or fanatical streaks to dig deep into such archival material and seek it out. Songcarriers and musicologists would be particularly interested in this type of archival material. Don't expect to hear many vocal harmonies, elaborate arrangements or the same level of clarion studio recording quality we hear today. Most of the cuts span about 2 minutes apiece. Just enjoy and relive a classic bluegrass sound of yesteryear. The strength of a sampler like this is its inherent rusticity, rootsy sounds, and historical value. If you're a traditional bluegrass fan, you're sure to discover artists for further exploration. (Joe Ross, staff writer, Bluegrass Now)
Bluegrass Heritage: Roots & Branches - 25 Bluegrass Classics
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    Tracks:

    1. The Sun's Gonna Shine - Earl Taylor & Jim McCall With The Stoney Mountain Boys
    2. Walking Cane - Hylo Brown & The Timberliners
    3. Oh! Mona - Red Smiley & The Bluegrass Cut-Ups
    4. Ghost Train - Bobby Smith & The Boys From Shilo
    5. Durham's Reel - Mac Martin & The Dixie Travelers
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    7. Weary Lonesome Blues - The Ritchey Brothers
    8. You Rascal You - Hylo Brown & The Bluegrass Cut-Ups
    9. Katie Kline - Mac Martin & The Dixie Travelers
    10. Salt Creek - Red Smiley & The Bluegrass Cut-Ups
    11. Ain't Nobody Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone - Earl Taylor & Jim McCall With The Stoney Mountain Boys
    12. Sitting On Top Of The World - Hylo Brown
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    23. What's The Matter With The Mill - Earl Taylor & Jim McCall With The Stoney Mountain Boys
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    25. Lee Highway Blues - Mac Martin & The Dixie Travelers
    Rural Roots of Bluegrass
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Quality, well-researched, authentic educational package
    		 Rural Roots of Bluegrass
    Wayne Erbsen , and Laura Boosinger
    Manufacturer: Native Ground Music
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    Release Date: 2003-09-23

    Tracks:

    1. Banjo Pickin' Girl
    2. Katie Dear
    3. Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
    4. Man of Constant Sorrow (Inst.)
    5. Short Life of Trouble
    6. When You and I Were Young, Maggie
    7. Sandy Bottom (Inst.)
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    11. Don't This Road Look Rough and Rocky
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    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Quality, well-researched, authentic educational package.......2004-01-20

    REVIEW FOR BOOK AND CD -- While it's admittedly difficult to capture the heart and soul of bluegrass music in a book and/or one-hour musical program, tapping the very core of the traditional repertoire allows one to present a large variety of material and explain the genre's development and influences. Wayne Erbsen's "Rural Roots of Bluegrass" includes songs from English balladry, turn-of-the century parlors, Tin Pan Alley, Scots-Irish fiddle tradition, minstrelsy, African-American tradition, early bluegrass pioneer recordings, and gospel.
    It's certainly a formidable task and a lot of ground to cover, and Erbsen rises to the challenge. The 180-page book includes 94 songs and some basic history about the music and its early purveyors. The information is ideal for presentation at school assemblies, and I wish that something akin to lesson plans or behavioral objectives would've been somehow incorporated for direct application by educators around the country.

    Wayne Erbsen started his Native Ground Music in 1973 to teach and preserve Southern Appalachian music. He's dug into the roots of the music by learning first hand from masters like Homer Callahan, Wade Mainer, Zeke and Wiley Morris, Jim Shumate, Bobby Hicks, Bill Bolick and Walter Davis. Determined to ensure that this music was preserved and passed on to future generations, he began presenting traditional music programs and teaching banjo. His first book, "A Manual on How to Play the 5-String Banjo for the Compete Ignoramus!" sold well, and many other books and recordings from Native Ground Music have since followed that cover an even broader range of American folklore from cowboys to log cabin cooking, outlaws to railroads. A multi-instrumentalist, Erbsen's instruction books for banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar and dulcimer have also been well received.

    With its 16 songs, the accompanying 54-minute CD gives us a good, compact and condensed introduction to the rural roots of bluegrass. While some contemporary albums knock you right upside the head with their musical impact, others like "Rural Roots of Bluegrass" are simply vivid, genuine portrayals of solidly-founded traditional American music. Wayne Erbsen and his accompanists clearly love the simplicity of mountain music. Don't look for a lot of glossy licks on this project, but enjoy the raw-boned essence of pure music as the musicians sing and play their ballads, songs and instrumentals. Embrace the rustic feeling of a more rural and bucolic day. Preserve a rich musical tradition that's been inspired by the number of families that play music and have for generations, especially from the Asheville, N.C. area where the talented musicologist resides. Songs like Katie Dear, Blue Ridge Mountain Blues, Dig a Hole in the Meadow, Dream of a Miner's Child, Rabbit in the Log, Don't This Road Look Rough and Rocky, Handsome Molly, Old Mother Flanagan, and Bury Me Beneath the Willow are at the very core and spirit of bluegrass.

    Vocalist Laura Boosinger receives equal acknowledgment as collaborator on the recording. While Erbsen and Boosinger don't actually perform together, the friends have worked together on a number of previous recordings. Laura Boosinger has entertained and taught at concerts, workshops and schools for the past twenty years. She's played with local fiddlers in string bands and square dance groups. As an indication of her avid interest and devotion to traditional music, Laura earned a degree in traditional music and old-time banjo from Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, N.C. For thirteen years, Laura performed a brand of "mountain swing" with the Luke Smathers String Band. She also currently plays occasionally with David Holt and the Lightning Bolts. Her solo album entitled "Down the Road" (LL-1001) is distributed by Copper Creek Records, and she also recently put out "Mountain Treasures" (Copper Creek CD-0217) with legendary guitarist/singer George Shuffler.

    Wayne Erbsen's "Rural Roots of Bluegrass" digs a hole deep in the bluegrass meadow to touch upon the songs, stories and history of the music in an informal and relaxed manner.
    The project is reinforced by the CD with many favorite traditional songs, and features Erbsen's instruments and vocals, Laura Boosinger's mountain warbling, Jack Dillen's rhythm guitar, and Bob Willoughby's bass. The book and CD present a quality, well-researched, authentic educational package that celebrates bluegrass and its associated folklore. (Joe Ross, staff writer, Bluegrass Now)
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        13. Long Journey Home - Earl Taylor & Jim McCall
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        17. Molly Darling - Jim Eanes
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        21. Wreck Of The Old '97 - Mac Wiseman
        Rural Roots of Bluegrass Songs, Stories & History
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          Wayne Erbsen & Laura Boosinger
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          1. Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
          2. Bury Me Beneath the Willow
          3. Dig A Hole in the Meadow
          4. Don't This Road Look Rough and Rocky
          5. Dream of the Miner's Child
          6. Handsome Molly
          7. I'll Be All Smiles Tonight
          8. Katie Dear
          9. Little Rosewood Casket
          10. Man of Constant Sorrow (Inst.)
          11. Old Mother Flanagan (Inst.)
          12. Rabbit in the Log
          13. Sandy Bottom (Inst.)
          14. Short Life of Trouble
          15. When You and I Were Young, Maggie

          Product Description

          This new recording features the crystal clear voice of Laura Boosinger alongside the banjo, fiddle, guitar and mandolin wizardry of Wayne Erbsen. Like its companion book, above, this recording draws from many of the styles that are at the very roots of bluegrass.
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