| 1. Carolina |
| 2. Chega No Suingue |
| 3. Mangueira |
| 4. Penquines E Pitbull |
| 5. Tu Queria |
| 6. O Samba Tai |
| 7. Hagua |
| 8. Samba Que Nem Rita a Dora |
| 9. Mada |
| 10. Funk Baby |
| 11. Em Nagoya Eu VI Eriko |
| 12. De Alegria Rajou O Dia |
Editorial Reviews
Debut Album from the Samba Funk's New Comer, Seu Jorge. 'carolina' Has Been Named Album of the Year in Brazil for 2002. Co-produced with Mario Caldato Producer of Hip-hop Groups Like the Beastie Boys and Brazilian Band Planet Hemp. Seu Jorge is One of the Many Artists Featured in the Wonderful Compilation 'favela Chic' (210423).
Carolina,Seu Jorge,Mr Bongo,Brazilian,Brazilian Pop,Int'l & World Music,Pop,Rap,World Music
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Dona Got a Ramblin Mind
Carolina Chocolate Drops Manufacturer: Music Maker ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000H5U6M0 Release Date: 2007-06-26 |
Tracks:
- Starry Crown
- Dona Got a Ramblin' Mind
- Rickett's Hornpipe
- Ol' Corn Likker
- Little Sadie
- Little Margaret
- Dixie
- Black Annie
- Tom Dula
- George Buck
- Old Cat Died
- Another Man Done Gone
- Black-Eye D Daisy
- Short Life Of Trouble
- Sally Ann
- Sourwood Mountain
Album Description
AS HEARD ON NPR!"Even though the music's being played right in front of you, you expect to hear crackles and hisses as if the sounds were being torn from a salvaged 78." - Independent Weekly
Terrific renditions of old-time classics from the Carolina Chocolate Drops as they reclaim their African American NC Piedmont string band musical traditions! This young group is the hottest thing to hit the old-time music community in decades, and have grabbed the attention of folks like Taj Mahal, Mike Seeger, Alice Gerrard, and John Sebastian.
Customer Reviews:
The Chocolate Drops are Sweet and Sassy!.......2007-07-31
This album is a wonderful example of what this talented group can do, and what string band music was intended to be...joyous, rambunctious and full of fun. I highly recommend this CD, and encourage you to see this group live if you have the opportunity. They are worth every penny of your admission! But make sure you wear your dancin' shoes...you won't be able to stay in your seat.
fabulous!!! Just buy it already!.......2007-07-14
Wonderful discovery.......2007-06-30
I haven't heard their CD, but based upon what I've heard on PHC, it's going to be a "must buy."
I was fortunate enough to hear John Hartford, who died a few years ago, live in concert about 10 years or so ago, and I remember one of his stock lines, after playing a lot of his newer -- or unfamiliar -- stuff, he told about a young woman who walked up to the stage after they were about to begin the second half of their program and said "Could y'all play something we know so we can tell if you're any good or not?"
Hartford's tongue was firmly in cheek, of course, but I can't imagine anyone having heard what I did from the Carolina Chocolate Drops would dare assume that they had anything to prove.
Truly Good Old Timey Music.......2007-03-24
My favorite track is "Dixie." CCD have chosen to record a song that we often associate with the Civil War and the Confederacy. There is a just enough of an improvisational feel to this track that you forget the negative undertones this song sometimes evokes. Very nicely done.
A nice mix of instrumental and vocal cuts.
MMMMMMMMMMMM Chocolate!.......2007-03-16
There is no better music to sit around a bonfire to enjoy. That is if you can fight the urge to dance! I am going to see them perform tonight for the first time and I can hardly wait!
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Carolina Dreams
The Marshall Tucker Band , and Marshall Tucker Band Manufacturer: Shout Factory ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00020SHFS Release Date: 2004-05-11 |
Tracks:
- Fly Like An Eagle
- Heard It In A Love Song
- I Should Have Never Started Lovin' You
- Life In A Song
- Desert Skies
- Never Trust A Stranger
- Tell It To The Devil
- Silverado (Live Bonus Track)
Customer Reviews:
Continuous Dreams.......2007-07-23
The Bottom Line..........2007-04-01
Oldie but a Goodie.......2007-03-08
The band excells in this album-my favorite is the flute player. I had the pleasure of hearing them live and they were rockin'.
Tell It To The Devil.......2006-10-14
MTB's Artistic Comeback Continues.......2005-04-19
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Carolina
Seu Jorge Manufacturer: Mr Bongo ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000063CLM Release Date: 2005-03-10 |
Tracks:
- Carolina
- Chega No Suingue
- Mangueira
- Penquines E Pitbull
- Tu Queria
- O Samba Tai
- Hagua
- Samba Que Nem Rita a Dora
- Mada
- Funk Baby
- Em Nagoya Eu VI Eriko
- De Alegria Rajou O Dia
Album Details
Debut Album from the Samba Funk's New Comer, Seu Jorge. 'carolina' Has Been Named Album of the Year in Brazil for 2002. Co-produced with Mario Caldato Producer of Hip-hop Groups Like the Beastie Boys and Brazilian Band Planet Hemp. Seu Jorge is One of the Many Artists Featured in the Wonderful Compilation 'favela Chic' (210423).Customer Reviews:
Carolina!.......2007-01-24
Take me to Brazil.......2006-11-16
Fresh, upbeat, and a little funky.......2006-09-13
Mangueira is real funky, full of great samba sound. Put this album on with a few friends, mix up some tropical cocktails and savor one of Brazil's finest.
Get your hands on this somehow...........2005-03-01
If you're like me, you came to find Seu Jorge on the Life Aquatic movie. Life Aquatic featured him in a slower, stripped-down acoustic format.
"Carolina", however, features upbeat, moving, happy songs. Lots of very danceable songs. He has such a great voice that you forget that it's all sung in Portuguese.
If you search around hard enough, you can probably find it somewhere else cheaper though. It's worth the import price though.
It's definitely highly recommended for fans of samba, world music, and just different/unique/cool music in general.
Great Singer Great Album.......2004-02-26
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Weather the Storm
Carolina Rain Manufacturer: Equity Music Group ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000GY72UG Release Date: 2006-09-19 |
Tracks:
- Carolina Rain
- Get Outta My Way
- Isn't She
- Dealin'
- I Ain't Scared
- How It Should Be
- All Before the Sun Goes Down
- Someone's Child
- That's Alright with Me
- Man I've Been Looking For
- Sweet Virginia Kiss
- Who Needs the Sun
Product Description
Format: CD
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This harmony-laden trio's debut on Clint Black's label offers further evidence that there's a direct line from the country-rock and soft-rock of the early 1970s to today's contemporary country music. The album evokes memories of the Eagles, Firefall, even Bread, though some of the material from primary singer-songwriter Rhean Boyer has more thematic depth than the musical breeziness might suggest. "Dealin'" should strike a responsive chord with anyone struggling through tough times, while the utopian "How It Should Be," the fatalistic "All Before the Sun Goes Down," and the empathetic "Someone's Child" all have a spiritual resonance. On the lighter side, "Get Outta My Way," the first single, is a novelty honky-tonk hook-up song (and the only one not written by the band), and romantic fluff such as "Isn't She," "I Ain't Scared," and "That's Alright with Me" sound like the soundtrack to an imaginary chick flick. The kickoff track that gives the band its name sets some sort of record, with five songwriters sharing credit. --Don McLeeseCustomer Reviews:
Wonderful harmonies, and songs that make you wanna...mmm!.......2007-06-18
I've had the CD for about 6 months, and I swear I have played it close to 200 times. And I'm looking forward to the next 200 plays.
The amazing thing is, they are just as good performing live, if not better. And you could not ask for a nicer group of people. They LOVE their fans.
These guys DESERVE major success and a big breakout like their Equity labelmates Little Big Town.
Great New Group!.......2007-05-23
This is a perfect CD for a long walk, a boat ride, or a drive through the mountains.
Great Album.......2007-04-21
Very VERY Bad Songs + Exceptional Vocals/Harmonies= So-So CD.......2007-03-18
Best Song: I Ain't Scared (Love that song to death)
Other winners: Isn't She and Get Outta My Way, but thats about it..
I bought this CD becasue I enjoyed "Isn't She" and Outta My Way (especially Isn't She) and because this group has some of the best male trio vocals around. However, I had a very strong feeling that the songs may be more on the poor side (don't ask me why, I just did) and it appears I was right.
The song selection and writing on this CD is really poor. They are very, very, very bland and extremely boring. Most songs are very slow, and just drag along with very little melody. Now, I don't mind listening to this CD, but don't enjoy it very much either. I mean, I can listen to the songs but not really love what i'm hearing.
This group, however, has so much obvious talent. Their vocals are way better than average. And the singles they have chosen to release are very good, but don't buy the album based on those songs. Listen to clips first or listen to a friends, or buy one used. I belive the majority of the songs won't be accepted well by music listeners
They are definetely a group to at least check out and watch for in the future. Hopefully, the songs will improve greatly with their next album. They are wasting their talent by singing songs so poor IMO.
Fair Weather Predicted for Carolina Rain's Equity Debut.......2006-09-19
Good things come to those who wait. After a handful of misfired singles, all of which have had lukewarm responses from radio hitherto, Carolina Rain has finally braved through the weather with this debut on Clint Black's enterprising label Equity Records. Clear skies seem to be on the horizon as their brand new single "Get Outta My Way" is zooming up the upper echelon of the Billboard chart. Thanks are in order to the trio's Eagles-like breezy yet resonant soft-rock tunes and their southern rustic-sounding harmonies. Named after the first song they ever wrote (which is the opening track on this disc), Carolina Rain consists of Rhean Boyer, Jeremy Baxter and Marvin Evatt. Unlike other country groups that are heavily parturient by their lead singer, democracy seems to be the group's mantra. Each member actually is musically inclined: not only does each member play on the CD, but also 11 out of the 12 cuts are in-house compositions. Vocally, lead singer Boyer's sturdy tenor and the trio's congruous harmonies present a prismatic of emotions that fills the subtle nuances of each song with heart as well as depth.
Producer Clint Black's knack for songs with melodic flare is on display in penning the lead single "Get Outta My Way" (the only song not written by the boys). A cute pick-up song with a funky kick, "Get Outta My Way" rocks with a youthful abandon. The trio's originals are by no means inferior, in fact, "Isn't She," a mid-pacer, has a seductive melody engulfing a romantic valentine that goes beyond the caricature of those superficial "I-love-you" paeans. "I Ain't Sacred," a gritty propulsive number, ought to have female fans swooning with the protagonist finally willing to forgo his roving single life for marriage. Still within the ballpark of romance is the Lonestar-esque ballad "Who Needs the Sun." "Who Needs the Sun" brings out the warmth in Boyer's voice; just listening might give you a tan.
As message songs are currently in vogue (a la Carrie Underwood's "Jesus Take the Wheel" and Diamond Rio's "God Only Cries"), these lads do move out of their carrel to tackle such a genre on a number of selections. Though the forlorn ballad "Somebody's Child" finds some fiddles sharing in the song's desperate cry for the homeless, the track sounds more obligatory than authentic. Much better, though not revolutionary, is the wistful utopian seeking "How Should It Be." Like an empathetic friend, "Dealin'," a song dealing with the angst of life's tribulations, offers a shoulder of comfort with its easily warmed up sing-along melody.
If there are any quibbles, it resides in the production. Perhaps due to his lack of experience at the helm, Black approaches each of these 12 cuts with a monolithic 70s soft-rock style on all the cuts. Perhaps, a little variegation especially with the uptempoes would have created a more sustaining listening experience. Nevertheless, as a whole, with their acumen for songs with a sturdy melodic flair and songs that explore the various facets of life, Carolina Rain is the badly needed elixir to modern music's relentless loop of repetitive and superficial furor. Poised for great things to come, based on this debut, fine weather is indeed ahead for these guys.
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Good For What Ails You: Music of the Medicine Shows 1926-1937
Pink Anderson , Gid Tanner , Gus Cannon , Emmett Miller , Charlie Poole , Dallas String Band , Grant Brothers , Uncle Dave Macon , Beans Hambone , Clarence Ashley , Blue Ridge Mountain Entertainers , Gwen Foster , and Carolina Tar Heels Manufacturer: Old Hat Records / Enterprises ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000B5KRNO Release Date: 2005-10-04 |
Tracks:
- The Spasm - Daddy Stovepipe & Mississippi Sarah
- Tanner's Boarding House - Gid Tanner & Riley Puckett
- Don't Think I'm Santa Claus - Lil McClintock
- Hokum Blues - Dallas String Band with Coley Jones
- Jimbo Jambo Land - Shorty Godwin
- Gonna Swing On The Golden Gate - Fiddlin' John Carson & His Virginia Reelers
- Papa's 'Bout To Get Mad - Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley
- The Man Who Wrote Home Sweet Home Never Was A Married Man - Charlie Parker & Mack Woolbright
- Bye, Bye, Policeman - Jim Jackson
- The Bald-Headed End Of A Broom - Walter Smith
- Bow Wow Blues - Allen Brothers
- Beans - Beans Hambone & El Morrow
- A Chicken Can Waltz The Gravy Around - Stovepipe # 1 and David Crockett
- Tell It To Me - Grant Brothers & Their Music
- Ain't No Use Working So Hard - Carolina Tar Heels
- Mama Keep Your Yes Ma'am Clean - Walter Cole
- C-H-I-C-K-E-N Spells Chicken - Kirk McGee & Blythe Poteet
- My Money Never Runs Out - Banjo Joe
- Railroadin' Some - Henry Thomas "Ragtime Texas"
- Traveling Man - Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers
- G. Burns Is Gonna Rise Again - Johnson-Nelson-Porkchop
- Baby All Night Long - Blue Ridge Mountain Entertainers
- Born In Hard Luck - Chris Bouchillon
- He's In The Jailhouse Now - Memphis Sheiks
Tracks:
- Gonna Tip Out Tonight - Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley
- Chevrolet Car - Sam McGee
- It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo' - Gid Tanner & His Skillet-Lickers
- Bring It With You When You Come - Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Atlanta Strut - Blind Sammie
- Go Along Mule - Uncle Dave Macon & His Fruit Jar Drinkers
- Casey Bill - Earl McDonald's Original Louisville Jug Band
- I Got Mine - Frank Stokes
- Hannah - Chris Bouchillon
- Adam & Eve In The Garden - Bogus Ben Covington
- Mysterious Coon - Alec Johnson & His Band
- Her Name Was Hula Lou - Carolina Tar Heels
- Reno Blues - Three Tobacco Tags
- Scoodle Um Skoo - Papa Charlie Jackson
- Stackalee - Frank Hutchison
- The Cat's Got The Measles, The Dog's Got The Whooping Cough - Walter Smith
- Shout You Cats - Hezekiah Jenkins
- Nobody's Business If I Do - Tommie Bradley
- Sweet Sixteen - Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers
- Ticklish Reuben - Charlie Parker & Mack Woolbright
- I Heard The Voice Of A Porkchop - Jim Jackson
- Shine - Dallas String Band with Coley Jones
- The Gypsy - Emmett Miller & His Georgia Crackers
- Kiss Me Cindy - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
Album Description
Earning Their White Stripes. "But what I'm listening to most of the time at present is an album called Good For What Ails You, which is an album of songs that people used to listen to at medicine shows all over the States. It's quite an interesting album and I think that people would be well advised to pick it up." Jack White - Sunday Mail (Australia) Dec 18, 2005Five Stars. Groundbreaking. "Fans of Nick Tosches' Where Dead Voices Gather will lap up this extraordinary snapshot of an America that is still shrouded in shadow. Good For What Ails You supplants the Harry Smith collections by surveying the people's music of the day, some of which sounds like nothing you have heard before." Jon Savage - MOJO Dec 2005
Before motion pictures, before radio, before television, the traveling Medicine Shows brought entertainment to America! Flamboyant pitch doctors roamed the land, hawking their tonics, elixirs, and miracle cures, and with them came a host of singers, dancers, comedians, banjo pickers, blues shouters, jug blowers, string ticklers, and minstrel men. The shows died out by mid-20th century, but not before a handful of seasoned veterans left their musical legacy on phonograph records. Here are classic performances by such colorful names as Pink Anderson, Daddy Stovepipe, Gid Tanner, Blind Sammie, Bogus Ben Covington, Fiddlin' John Carson, Banjo Joe, Shorty Godwin, Beans Hambone, Emmett Miller & His Georgia Crackers, the Three Tobacco Tags, and many more!
Two-CD Set / 48 Songs Digitally Remastered / Over 2 Hours of Music / Six-Panel Digipak with 72-page Full Color Booklet
A Profusely Illustrated History of the Medicine Shows, many Rare Photographs and Firsthand Accounts never before published, plus full discography and song descriptions.
Customer Reviews:
Old Time Music.......2007-05-13
You will feel so much better.......2007-01-25
But at least we can listen to the music. I've only received this the other day and I've not taken it out of the player, it goes to work with me and takes me home again, it plays in the background when I'm busy about the house. Yes some of the sound quality is hissy, but they are old recordings and besides I would rather hear it like that, it adds to the feel. These are happy songs, even when they are talking about slashing someones throat. If you looking at this you obviously have an interest in this style of music and you would be doing yourself a favour by purchasing this wonderful collection. You get 2 CD's and a wonderful booklet that tells you a little history of the genre and pictures of some the the performers on the CD's as well as a little history on each of the songs.
The right medicine for the blahs! Outstanding fun!.......2006-10-23
Brings Back Memories to the Old (and Young)!.......2006-08-28
I lent the cd's to my father, and they brought back fond memories of his childhood in western OK when the medicine shows would come to town and set up on the square. Everyone would attend the "show" and listen to the music, sales pitches, and go home with something! He truly enjoyed the cd's, also.
Even if medicine shows are new to you, the music is worth the time to listen. Lot's of fun, interesting lyrics, and you might even hear something that has come back again!?
Priceless anthology.......2006-07-05
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Music From The Lost Provinces: Old-Time Stringbands From Ashe County, North Carolina & Vicinity 1927-1931
Manufacturer: Old Hat Records / Enterprises ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000I9NA Release Date: 1999-04-27 |
Tracks:
- Train 45 - Grayson & Whitter
- Nine Pound Hammer - Frank Blevins & His Tar Heel Rattlers 3. Last Gold
- Ground Hog - Jack Reedy & His Walker Mountain String Band
- My Name Is Ticklish Reuben - Smyth County Ramblers
- Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss - Frank Blevins & His Tar Heel Rattlers
- Nobody's Darling - North Carolina Ridge Runners
- Short Life Of Trouble - Grayson & Whitter
- Don't Get Trouble In Your Mind - Frank Blevins & His Tar Heel Rattlers
- Cluck Old Hen - The Hill Billies
- Likes Likker Better Than Me
- Way Down in Alabama
- The Fatal Courtship
- I've Always Been A Rambler - Grayson & Whitter
- I've Got No Honey Babe Now - Frank Blevins & His Tar Heel Rattlers
- Governor Al Smith For President - Carolina Night Hawks
- Chinese Breakdown - Jack Reedy & His Walker Mountain String Band
- Be Kind To A Man When He's Down - North Carolina Ridge Runners
- Old Aunt Betsy - Frank Blevins & His Tar Heel Rattlers
- Chased Old Satan Through The Door - Woodie Brothers
- Handsome Molly - Grayson & Whitter
- Sally Ann - Frank Blevins & His Tar Heel Rattlers
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For whatever reason, the so-called "Lost Provinces" of North Carolina--Ashe, Watauga, and Alleghany Counties--were a breeding ground for fantastic string bands in the late '20s. Maybe it was the isolated and tough nature of the region that inspired folks to turn to music. Or perhaps all those enterprising record companies were eager to sign old-time musicians. Whatever the case, the talent on this anthology of vintage 78 records is astounding and, at times, surprising. Is it possible, for instance, to listen to the Woodie Brothers sing "Likes Likker Better Than Me"--a woman's lament for her alcoholic love interest--with a straight face? Probably not. And why the heck did Jack Reedy & His Walker Mountain String Band use a Hawaiian guitar for the intro to "Chinese Breakdown"? Don't worry, there's also plenty of straightforward and memorable string band music here from the likes of Grayson & Whitter, Frank Blevins, the Smyth County Ramblers, and more. Throughout, you'll hear incredible old-time guitar, fiddle, and (thanks to Jack Reedy) banjo playing on a thoroughly engaging collection of laments, traditional tunes, and at least one presidential campaign number ("Governor Al Smith For President"). As with Old Hat's Violin, Sing the Blues for Me compilation, you'll find copious liner notes and excellent remastering in this wonderful package. --Jason VerlindeAlbum Description
Reissues 22 songs and tunes recorded between 1927-1931 by stringbands from Ashe County, North Carolina, a mountainous area in the northwest corner of the state once known as "The Lost Provinces" because of its extreme isolation. The music includes traditional fiddle tunes, folk songs, Anglo-Irish ballads, comic songs, topical numbers, and original compositions, all from a time period often called the "golden era" of old-time string music. The anthology brings together for the first time the complete recordings of Frank Blevins & His Tar Heel Rattlers, the Carolina Night Hawks, the North Carolina Ridge Runners, and many more. All tracks on the CD have been carefully remastered from original 78rpm records. A 28-page booklet presents a detailed history of the music based on interviews with original band members. Also included is a complete discography and numerous vintage photographs, many never before published. Music From The Lost Provinces is the premier release! from Old Hat Records, a label devoted to quality reissues coupled with thorough historical research.Customer Reviews:
Music From The Lost Provinces.......2007-06-18
another excellent release from old hat........2007-04-04
Threw her Arms around me like Grape Vines 'round a Gum.......2006-11-20
GB Grayson, the archetype of the Mountain Fiddler, lived near Mountain City and was one of the most influential fiddlers of the '20's, who, with his partner Henry Whitter, toured the coal fields of West Virginia, until Grayson was killed in a freak accident, falling from the running board of a car that he was hitching a ride on, on August 16, 1930.
But Frank Blevins is the real star on this recording. He is a fiddler more seminal than Uncle Pen, his fiddle wrapping you 'round in kudzu vines of primal melody...
Real "Tar Heel" rattlin'!
great old-time music.......2005-09-18
album for collectors and people that play old-time music.
Super-cool, super rare old-timey music.......2002-07-27
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Ana and Jorge
Ana Carolina , and Seu Jorge Manufacturer: Sony / Bmg Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000CEWWQY Release Date: 2005-12-26 |
Tracks:
- SGon
- Problema Social
- Zo Caro
- Carolina
- Comparsas/O Pequenez E O Pit Bull
- Tanta Saudade
- Isso AThe Blower's Daughter)
- Prua Me Levar
- Chatterton
- Beatriz
- Brasil Corrup (Unimultiplicidade)
- Mais Que Isso
- Garganta
- Vestido Estampado
- O Beat Da Beata
Album Details
Recorded Live in Sao Paulo in August 2005. "Unimultiplicidade" New Song by Tom Ze and Ana Carolina, "The Blower's Doughter" and "Closer".Customer Reviews:
I love this CD.......2007-04-09
WHAT A DISASTER!.......2007-03-28
IF YOU WANT REALLY GOOD MUSIC FROM BRAZIL DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME WITH THESE POOR MUSICIANS, BUY "TOM JOBIM" THE GREAT MASTER FROM BRAZIL.
Maravilhoso.......2006-12-05
A Great Album.......2006-11-17
Amazing combination of voices.......2006-06-15
Dispite a portuguese version of the song The Blower's Daughter from the movie Closer, Ana Carolina and Seu Jorge meet a refine tune + a good selection of the bests hits from both artists. It gives you a soft samba with Carolina, bossa with Problema Social and soft brazilian rock & MPB for the remaining ones.
Definitely, it's a good pick...
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Freight Train And Other North Carolina Folk Songs and Tunes
Elizabeth Cotten Manufacturer: Smithsonian Folkways ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000001DGA Release Date: 1992-02-14 |
Tracks:
- Wilson Rag
- Freight Train
- Going Down the Road Feeling Bad
- I Don't Love Nobody
- Aint' Got No Honey Baby Now
- Graduation March
- Honey Babe Your Papa Cares For You
- Vastopol
- a) Here Old Rattler Here
- a) Run...Run
- a) Sweet Bye and Bye
- Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie
- Spanish Flang Dang
- When I Get Home
Album Description
This complete reissue of Elizabeth Cotten's first LP is best known for containing the original recording of her classic Freight Train. The breadth of her repertoire and endearing style have captivated generations of guitarists and fans of traditional American music.Freight Train includes guitar and banjo accompanied songs and tunes and features Mike Seeger's updated notes that include comments on Cotten's life, musical style, and song lyrics.
Customer Reviews:
great.......2007-07-12
An American Treasure.......2005-12-30
And to think this was recorded in her bedroom instead of a studio gives this disc a refreshing sound,just like she was sitting on her bed and playing just for you.Great just to listen to and essential to anyone who is a fan of acoustic guitar playing at its finest.
Freight Train is not just a classic song but it sounds like it has always been here like the mountains and the sky.I love this disc and everything about it.Essential and highly recommended.
Gotta love it........2002-12-12
Freight Train and other songs.......2002-04-29
technical ability of Libba Cotten, but also by the sheer
spiritual feeling she gives to the songs. She also plays really
gently, never overemphasising anything.
Move Over John Hurt.......2002-02-26
Cotten's completely "by ear" playing is among the most subtle and harmonically nuanced in "roots folk music". Strangely, she does not get anywhere near the attention of Mississipi John Hurt, though she is a far better and more interesting guitar player (this is not to knock John Hurt, who is also great.)
Cotten was able to pick up everything from blues, to ragtime, to the UNC "graduation march" just by listening. At risk of sounding cliched, I believe she was a genius who was never fully able to realize her potential. But at least we have these wonderful songs to give us a sense of it.
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Lauro: Venezuelan Waltzes for Guitar
Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004NK2H Release Date: 2000-03-14 |
Tracks:
- Seis Por Derecho: Joropo
- Maria Carolina
- El Marabino
- Maria Luisa
- Angostura
- Adios A Ocumare
- Papelon
- Nelly
- Suite Venezolana: I. Registro (Preludio)
- Suite Venezolana: II. Danza Negra
- Suite Venezolana: III. Cancion
- Suite Venezolana: IV. Vals
- Suite Venezolana: El Nino
- 4 Valses Venezolanos: Vals No.1
- 4 Valses Venezolanos: Vals No.2
- 4 Valses Venezolanos: Vals No.3 (Vals Criollo)
- 4 Valses Venezolanos: Vals No.4 (Yacambu)
- 4 Valses Venezolanos: El Negrito
- 4 Valses Venezolanos: La Gatica
- Triptico: 1. Armida
- Triptico: 2. Madrugada
- Triptico: 3. La Negra
- Variations Sobre Una Cancion Infantil Venezolana
- Zulay
- Carora
Customer Reviews:
Excellent music and musician.......2007-07-17
great composer.......2006-07-31
i am going to pay cd and nylon string guitar soon too i feel.
what a beautiful melodies Lauro is!.......2004-05-25
Their songs is not long scale songs, though they are small songs, include many unique melodies with alpegio picking style.
It is very difficult to select his best songs because there are a lot of wondeful songs. I love Nataria and Angostuna especially. I think that he is genious in the point that make the songs with minor chords. In addition to that, his songs do not exist bad songs, all the songs is more that good.
Thank you for reading my poor English.
Holzman plays Lauro beautifully.......2003-03-07
The finest CD in my collection.......2002-11-10
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Slidin' Home
John Starling and Carolina Star Manufacturer: Rebel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000MGVBQY Release Date: 2007-02-20 |
Tracks:
- Waitin' For A Train
- Cold Hard Business
- South Riding Tango
- In My Hour Of Darkness
- The Riverboat Song
- They'll Never Take Her Love From Me
- Those Two Blue Eyes
- Willin'
- Irish Spring
- Prayer For My Friends
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It's hard to imagine music more relaxed than that made by singer John Starling and a pair of fellow Seldom Scene alums, guitarist Mike Auldridge and bassist Tom Gray. The reunion finds them working in comfortable musical territory, with guest harmonies provided by friends such as Jon Randall (on Jimmie Rodgers's "Waiting for a Train") and Emmylou Harris (on "In My Hour of Darkness," perhaps her finest collaboration with the late Gram Parsons). Except for a pair of instrumentals ("South Riding Tango" and Ricky Skaggs's "Irish Spring"), the understated, conversational vocals of Starling provide the focus, with highlights ranging from a revival of "They'll Never Take Her Love from Me," a country classic by Hank Williams, to a slower and effectively plaintive rendition of "Willin'," the stoned trucker's anthem by Little Feat's Lowell George. One caveat: the ten tracks span about 32 minutes, which would be on the short side even for a vinyl LP. --Don McLeeseCustomer Reviews:
Waste of money.......2007-06-13
I wasted my money on this one, it's gonna gather dust.
With laid-back textures, John sings about life in a tender, kind & empathetic way.......2007-02-20
John's lead vocals and rhythm guitar grace all the tracks, as do Mike Auldridge's resophonic guitar and Tom Gray's bass. Friends for years, all three have the Seldom Scene connection. John left that seminal group in 1988 to concentrate full-time on his medical practice, before rejoining the band as its guitarist and lead singer for a second time from 1992-94. Starling's debut solo release (Waitin' on a Southern Train) showed his eclectic tastes for bluegrass, honky tonk, and classic country. He also put out highly-acclaimed albums in 1987 (Spring Training) and in 1990 (Long Time Gone).
Now retired, John invited some of his best musical friends to collaborate on "Slidin' Home." You may recall that Starling directed the award-winning "Trio" album with Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton. In a minor role, Emmylou sings with John on a song she co-wrote with Gram Parsons, "In My Hour of Darkness." I'm sure that John sees some of himself and can personally relate to lines like "But he was just a country boy, his simple tunes confess. And the music he had in him, so very few possess."
Other choices he made for this album tap the reservoirs of some crafty and profound writers. I've heard Missy Raines and Jim Hurst sing a beautiful "Cold Hard Business" (on their "Synergy" album), but Starling's rendition is done with Jon Randall. An oft-covered song of passion, Leon's Payne "They'll Never Take Her Love From Me" takes a great deal of courage to present. My goodness, Starling still manages to impart his seductive charm to the song sung by the likes of Hank Williams, George Jones, Marty Robbins, Emmylou Harris, and Waylon Jennings. I never tire of a good hard-hitting familiar favorite, and it has been ten years since Waylon did it. At ten cuts spanning 33 minutes, the album is just a tad short.
Interspersed between the mellow offerings are a couple tuneful instrumentals, "South Riding Tango" and "Irish Spring." Both feature the hot licks of two guests on the album -- Jimmy Gaudreau (mandolin) and Rickie Simpkins (fiddle). For added embellishment to some selection, other guest musicians include Jon Randall, Kent Ippolito, Jay Starling, Pete Wasner, and Larry Stephenson. Auldridge also lays in some tracks of Weissenborn guitar or lap steel. For example, the former instrument is used to impart bluesy twang to "Those Two Blue Eyes," a song we may best remember as a driving bluegrass number that Keith Whitley released on the Rebel label about 1972. The lap steel and piano perfectly voice their genial moods in Lowell George's "Willin'," a favorite song of John's (and recorded by Linda Rondstadt). The sleepy score of a truck driver heading home declares a strong sentiment - "Had my head stove in, but I'm still on my feet, and I'm still willin'."
John Starling closes "Slidin' Home" with one of his most tender sentiments that epitomizes the entire project. The sweet and endearing tune, "Prayer For My Friends," comes from award-winning Tennessee songwriters Jeff Barbra and Sarah Pirkle. John acknowledges the wonderful people on whom he depends. "Our pathways are different but I love them no less ... I'm so grateful for the people I have in my life, they help me to do what is right ... In my heart here tonight, they're dear to my heart for all time ..." John's new album has laid-back textures, and he sings about life in a tender, kind and empathetic way. (Joe Ross, staff writer, Bluegrass Now, Roseburg, OR.)
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