On Sat, 19 Feb 2000, Ruairidh Greig wrote:
> It is not easy to get recordings of American source singers of =
> Anglo-American ballad singers in the UK. This sampler sounds good. I've =
> heard the name Lee Monroe Presnell for example. What would members of =
> the list recommend to a newbie, to someone in search of good stylistic =
> singing of ballads from the USA?
Look for recordings from the "Southern Journey" series of field
recordings by Alan Lomax, now being reissued on Rounder. Also obtain a
catalog from Smithsonian/Folkways of their reissues of the Folkways
label. You need to sort through that one carefully to separate out the
source singers from revivalists, some of whom may sing in more
contemporary styles, but there are treasures there. Their website:
http://www.si.edu/folkways
A few gems:
Horton Barker: Traditional Singer
Clarence Ashley: The Original Folkways Recordings
Dock Boggs: The Folkways Years
Dillard Chandler: The End of an Old Folksong
Roscoe Holcomb: The High Lonesome Sound
Frank Proffitt: Sings Folk Songs
Doug & Jack Wallin: Family Songs & Stories from the North Carolina Mountains
Various artists: Old Love Songs & Ballads from the Big Laurel, North Carolina
Peace.
Paul
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