Elderly Instruments Latest - Recordings - Old Time Country http://elderly.com/list/newitems?catlist=61 en-us copyright 2009 Elderly Instruments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:42:13 -0500 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:42:13 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 720 webmaster@elderly.com Miller was born James A. Miller, in Virginia in 1844. He picked up the banjo early on and grew up learning the music of the slave quarters on a large Virginia plantation. In 1892, he created a traveling show, "The Old Virginia Plantation Negro," including banjo tunes, nostalgic dialect stories and a lecture, without resorting to farce or black-face. CD reissue of seven 1909 Edison cylinder records and seven 1928 QRS/Broadway disc recordings. The booklet includes photos and memorabilia with notes by African-American music scholar Doug Seroff. ($13.95) ]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/recordings/items/TOMPKINS-CD2028.htm http://elderly.com/recordings/items/TOMPKINS-CD2028.htm 2009 - 12 cuts from this clawhammer-style banjo picker/guitarist/singer, hailing from Toronto. Features guests Andrew Collins on mandola and mandocello, Arnie Naiman on guitar, Burke Carroll on pedal and lap steels, Andrew Downing on bass and cello, John Showman on fiddle, others. Including traditional and self-penned material: "The Hangman's Reel", "Camp Meeting on the 4th of July", "The Bottle Got the Best of Me", more. ($13.95) ]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/recordings/items/CC-CD001.htm http://elderly.com/recordings/items/CC-CD001.htm 1977 reissue also features cuts from his release entitled "Roustabout". Includes "Little Liza Jane", "Cluck Ole Hen", "Shady Grove", "Cumberland Gap", 15 in all. ($12.95) ]]> Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/recordings/items/HER-CD028.htm http://elderly.com/recordings/items/HER-CD028.htm 2009 - A banjoic feast from Floridian Levy on an array of banjos: a Vega Regent, Gold Tone cello banjo, a custom-built 6-string banjo, a custom-designed "banjonting" modeled after the west African akonting and more. With fiddlers David Forbes and Mike Eberle; produced by Bob Carlin. Cover art by Roz Chast! ($14.95) ]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/recordings/items/REDDOG-CD001.htm http://elderly.com/recordings/items/REDDOG-CD001.htm This is not a performance CD of the legendary Round Peak-style picker, but lessons and dialogue with pupil/friend, Tom Mylet. It was recorded using Kyle's recording machine, and no attempt was made to improve the sound quality of the recording. The session stands as testament to Kyle's style of "less is more" approach to playing. 21 tracks, including "Lost Indian", "Old 97", "Johnson Boys", "Sugar Hill", more. ($12.95) ]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/recordings/items/OB-CD502.htm http://elderly.com/recordings/items/OB-CD502.htm 2009 -- Album of old-time banjo-and-fiddle duets from Burlington VT! Fiddler Abair and banjoist Robertson get right on "Devil's Dream," "Fort Smith Breakdown," "Tater Patch," "I Truly Understand," "Bonaparte's Retreat," 17 in all. ($14.95) ]]> Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/recordings/items/YODEL-CD074.htm http://elderly.com/recordings/items/YODEL-CD074.htm 2009 - More tasteful traditional arrangements on clawhammer banjo. With Stephanie Coleman on fiddle, Andy Edmonds on guitar, Beth Hartness on guitar, and Kenny Smith on guitar. 14 tracks, including "Lost Indian", "Molly Put the Kettle On", "Highlander's Farewell", "Cherokee Shuffle", "Jimmy in the Swamp", "Forked Deer", more. ($12.95) ]]> Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/recordings/items/UBIQ-CD002.htm http://elderly.com/recordings/items/UBIQ-CD002.htm 2 CDs, 40 timeless classics of this uniquely American instrument! Sides from the earliest days of commercial recording through the '50s, a stylistic spectrum from ragtime and classical banjo, jazz, Appalachian and bluegrass: Fred van Eps, Vess L. Ossman, Uncle Dave Macon, Dock Boggs, the legendary Charlie Lowe, Will Slayden, Bascom Lamar Lunsford, Charlie Poole, Earl Scruggs, Pete Seeger and lots more. With photos and extensive notes in French and English. French import. ($24.95) ]]> Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/recordings/items/FA-CD5179.htm http://elderly.com/recordings/items/FA-CD5179.htm 2008 -- Acclaimed Red Hen fiddler in a program of duets - and some ensemble sets - with five notable banjo pickers: Hilary Burhans, Cathy Fink, Dan Rublee, Jimmy McCown and Reed Martin! With guests Allan Carr, Marcy Marxer, Mark Hellenberg and others. A heap of original tunes plus "Jaybird," "Pike's Peak," "Hamilton Iron Works," "Parting Glass" and lots more. ($14.95) ]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/recordings/items/IFR-CD008.htm http://elderly.com/recordings/items/IFR-CD008.htm