Elderly.com Latest - Old Time Music

GLOW - Beverly Smith & Carl Jones (recording)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500

2009 -- More songs and tunes, on fiddle, mandolin, but mostly two guitars and two voices harmonizing the old-time way; songs from the Carter Family, the Delmore Bros., Stepehen Foster, the Blue Sky Boys, the tradition and some originals too. ($14.95)

CROSSING - Red Hen (recording)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500

2009 -- "New Old Time" from fiddler/banjoist Jane Rothfield, guitarist Linda Schrade, David Kiphuth on banjo and "dobjo" and bassist Allan Carr. Cathy Fink sez: "Red Hen = Organic acoustic stringband music with fun, substance and harmonic convergence!" ($14.95)

POLK MILLER & HIS OLD SOUTH QUARTETTE - Polk Miller & The Old South Quartette (recording)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500

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)

FRANK FAIRFIELD - Frank Fairfield (recording)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500

Presented as an artifact, with the trebly fidelity of a Lomax recording from the '30s. In reality, Fairfield is a young man channelling the essence of these classic recordings. "Nine Pound Hammer," "John Hardy," "The Dying Cowboy," "Hesitating Blues," more. ($12.95)

THE CURVY ROAD TO CORINTH AND THE RECKLESS REEL (book)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500

Combined book with all the tunes from Larry's previous books "The Curvy Road to Corinth" and "The Reckless Reel." 151 original tunes including waltzes, reels, rags, jigs, and other tunes. Excellent for contra dancing. Melody with chord symbols for accompaniment. Spiral-bound. 104 pp. ($25.00)

STOMP AND SWERVE: AMERICAN MUSIC GETS HOT, 1843 - 1924 (book)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500

Early decades of American popular music are the dark ages, until the mid-1920s when recordings became popular. This book brings a forgotten music, hot music, to life by describing how it became the dominant American music and became rock 'n' roll. In minstrelsy, ragtime, brass bands, early jazz and blues, fiddle music, and other forms, there was as much stomping and swerving as can be found in the most exciting performances of hot jazz, funk, and rock. It explains how the strange combination of African with Scotch and Irish influences made U.S. music vastly different from other African and Caribbean forms; shares terrific stories about minstrel shows, "coon" songs, whorehouses, knife fights, and other "low-life" phenomena; and showcases a motley collection of performers. 256 pp. ($17.95)

BOB CARLIN - FIDDLE TUNES FOR CLAWHAMMER BANJO (book)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500

Book/CD pack. Renowned instructor and Grammy nominee Bob Carlin is one of the best-known banjoists performing today. This book, an update of his 1983 classic with the addition of a CD, teaches how to play 32 pieces from his first two solo recordings: "Fiddle Tunes for Clawhammer Banjo" and "Where Did You Get That Hat?" Includes performance and origin notes for each tune plus photos from throughout Bob's career. The CD includes excerpts of each song from the original recordings. Tablature only. 58 pp. ($19.99)

OLD DOG - Chris Coole (recording)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500

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)

LIBERTY - Kyle Creed (recording)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500

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)

BANJOURNEYS - Chuck Levy (recording)

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:00:00 -0500

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)

AMERICAN SONGSTER - Dom Flemons (recording)

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:00:00 -0500

2009 -- Second album from this charter member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops! Guitar, banjo, harp, fife, bass drum, "quills" and bones; songs from Joe Thompson, Leadbelly, Henry Thomas, the old-time tradition and more. ($13.95)

AWAY DOWN THE ROAD - Craig Johnson (recording)

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400

2009 - Collection of 22 traditional Southern songs, along with some banjo and fiddle tunes. Including "Ladies on the Steamboat", "Cypress Grove", "Piney Mountains", "Keweenaw Light", more. Release date 01/05/2010 ($16.95)

BARD'S BANJO: ENGLISH COUNTRY CLAWHAMMER BANJO SOLOS (book)

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400

Book of tunes from the Elizabethan era set in tablature for the clawhammer banjo. At first glance, the songs of Shakespeares day and the mountain banjo seem to be worlds apart, but the musical traditions are, in fact, related, as Elizabethan songs are the old world cousins of mountain tunes and are a natural way to extend the mountain banjo repertoire for intermediate/advanced players. Their pedigree, their modal feel, the lilting rhythms, and the ease with which they can be adapted to the banjo argue the case. They open the possibility for new rhythms, giving the banjo a new voice. Each section is organized around a traditional mountain tuning, with a mountain song serving as a model of that tuning, illuminating the relationship between the two musical worlds. Free audio downloads available. Intermediate/advanced. 36 pp. ($14.99)

ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS: SLEEPY EYED JOE - Norman Blake (recording)

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400

Rounder Records best-of collection including 10 cuts: "The Fields of November", "Elzic's Farewell", "Salty", "50 Miles of Elbow Room", more. ($9.95)

LIFE FLOWS ON IN ENDLESS SONG: FOLK SONGS AND AMERICAN HISTORY (book)

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400

An engaging survey of what folk songs tell us about the American past. Wells discusses how folk songs emerged from particular historical circumstances and evolved as they migrated from one region to another. Crafting a sociological map of four centuries of American history, he investigates how songs embody shifting attitudes toward the institution of the family, war and religion, work and the labor movement, transportation, and slavery and Jim Crow. Discusses Leadbelly and Woody Guthrie. With a selective discography of key recordings. 240 pp. ($25.00)

THE SINNERS AND THE SAVED - Alex Caton (recording)

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400

Singer/fiddler/guitarist/banjo player from Virginia presents 12 cut mix of traditional and old-timey flavored Americana, including originals as well as covers, like Hank Williams' "House of Gold", Molly O'Day's "When My Time Comes To Go", more. With Darrell Muller on bass, guitar, vocals; Richie Stearns on banjo and vocals; Matty Metcalfe on piano, mandolin, accordion, Hammond organ, pump organ, electric guitar; others. ($13.95)

GASTONIA GALLOP: COTTON MILL SONGS & HILLBILLY BLUES - PIEDMONT TEXTILE WORKERS ON RECORD - Various artists (recording)

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400

24 rare, digitally remastered tracks highlighting music of the working class from Gaston County, North Carolina 1927-1931. Featuring protest songs, folk songs, ragtime tunes, Tin Pan Alley songs, minstrel pieces, ballads, and blues. Instrumentation includes guitar, banjo, mandolin, and harmonica. Features Carolina Twins, Three Tobacco Tags, David McCarn, Wilmer Watts & The Lonely Eagles, others. ($16.95)

COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME - Patsy Montana (recording)

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400

10 tracks: "I Want To Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart", "Little Shoes", "Wabash Cannonball", "Yodelling Ghost", more. ($9.95)

OLD TIME BANJO TUNES - Wade Mainer (recording)

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400

This is a CD-R recording produced by Old Homestead, an independent label. Classic reissue features 16 favorites "Little Birdie", "Jimmy Brown", "Hard Rocking Chair", "Rovin' Gambler", more. ($12.95)

RURAL PARLOR GUITAR: RECORDINGS FROM 1967-1971 - E.C. Ball, Lena Hughes, Lewis Thomasson, Earl Blair (recording)

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400

Featuring four musicians raised in different rural regions in the early 1900's. Spotlighting different aspects of the genre such as open tunings, arpeggios, hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides and harmonics. Many of the tracks have never been commercially available before this release. The tuning for each song is included. Including "Spanish Fandango", "Dewdrop", "Virginia Rag", "Walking The Wires", 21 in all. ($12.95)

BANJO LESSONS ON KYLE'S BACK PORCH - Kyle Creed (recording)

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:00:00 -0400

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)

ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS: GHOST RIDERS - Riders In The Sky (recording)

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:00:00 -0400

10 classic cowboy songs in the tradition of the Sons of the Pioneers. "Jingle Jangle Jingle", "Tumbling Tumbleweeds", "Back In the Saddle Again", "Home On The Range", more. ($9.95)

IF YOU WANT TO GO TO SLEEP, GO TO BED - Casey Joe Abair & Hunter Robertson (recording)

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:00:00 -0400

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)

I HEAR A VOICE CALLING: A BLUEGRASS MEMOIR (book)

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:00:00 -0400

During the final years of Bill Monroe's life, bluegrass fiddler Lowinger took a series of photos of Bill on the road. These photos and others are interwoven into Lowinger's own story of a New Jersey boy obsessed with folk and old-time music; his college trips to see Monroe and other bluegrass masters; his stints as a fiddler for the New York Ramblers, Greenbriar Boys, and Blue Grass Boys; and his memories of playing at the Grand Ole Opry and music festivals. A photographic reflection on Bill Monroe's public and private life, it also testifies to the bluegrass master's profound mentorship and guidance. 75 photos, 160 pp. ($19.95)