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Frank Fairfield
I've Always Been a Rambler / Darling Corey
Tompkins Square
45rpm 7"
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| One side fiddle + one side banjo, Frank Fairfield’s got a good feel for the old-time quaver, creek and clang, which is perhaps a bit of a surprise when one considers his chronology (mid/late-20s) and geography (Los Angeles). Nice. |
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Spencer Moore
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Tompkins Square
CD
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First recorded by Alan Lomax in 1959 and subsequently extensively documented by the Blue Ridge Institute, Spencer Moore has spent most of his almost 90 years playing the traditional, old time songs of the Appalachia. As of 2006, he was still playing a weekly gig near his home of Chilhowie, Virginia, so he’s kept in good practice. 88 years old when he cut this session, his songs have a warm, lived-in, and evocatively weathered feel to them. Featuring simply Mr. Moore playing his acoustic guitar and running through fourteen numbers from the hundreds of songs in his repertoire, it’s low-key and charming.
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The Red Fox Chasers
I'm Going Down to North Carolina: The Complete Recordings
Tompkins Square
2CD
$18 |
| “The Red Fox Chasers, composed of neighbors Guy Brooks, Bob Cranford, Paul Miles and A.P. Thompson, recorded at the high water mark of the Golden Era of American Vernacular Music, 1928-1931. These recordings represent a unique and exciting blend of Appalachian fiddle tunes & ballads, popular tin pan alley songs & Victorian sentimental compositions. Hailing from northwest North Carolina, the group assimilated a ‘Galax fiddle-sound’ with an intricate three-finger banjo style that simultaneously evokes Da Costa Woltz’s Southern Broadcasters and Charlie Poole. One of the more prolific groups to record during this era, the Red Fox Chasers’ material was particularly well received in the Virginias and Carolinas. This collection is the first complete anthology of their work, with several of the tracks being reissued for the very first time. The Red Fox Chasers represent an idiosyncratic slice of early Appalachian music as it was captured commercially during the 1920s & 1930s. Painstakingly remastered by Grammy winner Christopher King. Designed by Grammy winner Susan Archie. Notes and annotations by the host of 'Back To The Blue Ridge,' Kinney Rorrer.” – Tompkins Square. 42 tracks in all. http://www.tompkinssq.com/music/red-fox-chasers.mp3 |
