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Spencer Moore
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Tompkins Square
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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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