Thanks for the recommended listening list Frank, you know how much i respect your opinion. One of the reasons I like this forum so much is that I can say unintentionally provocative things without getting yelled at too badly.
Senility being what it is I don't recall the names of everybody I used to see performing at the wonderful series of folk music concerts held at the Hunter College auditorium back in the sixties. I remember a Doc Watson, Pete Seeger & I believe Jean Ritchie bill once though. Then there were the concerts Izzy Young put on at the Folklore centere and all the people who drifted through Gerdes & the Gaslight. I first discovered Roscoe Holcomb I think on Rainbow Quest the same year I would have seen Gary Davis for the first time. I heard him again, and listened more intently, after picking up a Folkways record titled "The Friends of Old Time Music"
Friends of Old Time Music
Various Artists FW02390
Founded in 1960 by Margot Mayo, Jean Ritchie, John Cohen, Ralph Rinzler, and Israel G. Young, the Friends of Old Time Music endeavored to bring traditional folk artists to New York City to show people "the real thing." This album features the artists who participated in the non-profit's concerts between 1961 and 1963.
COUNTRY(S) United States
CULTURE GROUP(S) African American; Anglo-American
KEYWORD(S) Ballads; Banjo music; Bluegrass music; Blues; Folk music--Virginia; Folk songs--United States; Hymns; Laments; Music--Appalachian Region, Southern.; Old-time music; Spirituals (Songs)
INSTRUMENT(S) Banjo; Bass; Fiddle; Guitar; Harmonica; Kazoo; Mandolin; One-Man Band; Washboard band music
YEAR OF RECORDING 1964
RECORD LABEL Folkways Records
SOURCE ARCHIVE Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
CREDITS Recorded by Edward A. Kahn ; Produced by John Cohen ; Recorded by Ralph Rinzler ; Recorded by Peter K. Siegel ; Produced by Peter K. Siegel ; Recorded by Mike Seeger
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101 Double File Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton 1:55
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102 Hicks' Farewell Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton 4:32
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103 Soldier's Joy Hobart Smith 1:42
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104 Claude Allen Hobart Smith 3:48
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105 Monday Morning Blues Mississippi John Hurt 5:58
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106 Pallet on the Floor Mississippi John Hurt 4:36
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107 Chick-a-la-lee-o Almeda Riddle 3:02
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201 Come All Ye Tender Hearted Stanley Brothers 3:38
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202 Little Birdie Stanley Brothers 2:40
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203 Rabbit in the Log Stanley Brothers 2:24
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204 Dark Holler Blues Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley 4:57
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205 What Did I Do To Be So Black and Blue? Jesse Fuller 3:43
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206 Mistreated Mama Blues Dock Boggs 2:07
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207 Hook and Line Roscoe Holcomb 0:31
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208 Pretty Fair Miss All in a Garden Roscoe Holcomb 3:55
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209 He's Coming In Glory Some Day Doc Watson, Clint Howard, Fred Price 2:46
So I did hear Doc Boggs and Hobart Smith and others and enjoyed them, but only Roscoe Lodged in my mind as a permanent fixture.
I'll definitely try to keep educatin' myself however. Great record btw. What a lineup!
Senility being what it is I don't recall the names of everybody I used to see performing at the wonderful series of folk music concerts held at the Hunter College auditorium back in the sixties. I remember a Doc Watson, Pete Seeger & I believe Jean Ritchie bill once though. Then there were the concerts Izzy Young put on at the Folklore centere and all the people who drifted through Gerdes & the Gaslight. I first discovered Roscoe Holcomb I think on Rainbow Quest the same year I would have seen Gary Davis for the first time. I heard him again, and listened more intently, after picking up a Folkways record titled "The Friends of Old Time Music"
Friends of Old Time Music
Various Artists FW02390
Founded in 1960 by Margot Mayo, Jean Ritchie, John Cohen, Ralph Rinzler, and Israel G. Young, the Friends of Old Time Music endeavored to bring traditional folk artists to New York City to show people "the real thing." This album features the artists who participated in the non-profit's concerts between 1961 and 1963.
COUNTRY(S) United States
CULTURE GROUP(S) African American; Anglo-American
KEYWORD(S) Ballads; Banjo music; Bluegrass music; Blues; Folk music--Virginia; Folk songs--United States; Hymns; Laments; Music--Appalachian Region, Southern.; Old-time music; Spirituals (Songs)
INSTRUMENT(S) Banjo; Bass; Fiddle; Guitar; Harmonica; Kazoo; Mandolin; One-Man Band; Washboard band music
YEAR OF RECORDING 1964
RECORD LABEL Folkways Records
SOURCE ARCHIVE Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
CREDITS Recorded by Edward A. Kahn ; Produced by John Cohen ; Recorded by Ralph Rinzler ; Recorded by Peter K. Siegel ; Produced by Peter K. Siegel ; Recorded by Mike Seeger
Play
101 Double File Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton 1:55
Play
102 Hicks' Farewell Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton 4:32
Play
103 Soldier's Joy Hobart Smith 1:42
Play
104 Claude Allen Hobart Smith 3:48
Play
105 Monday Morning Blues Mississippi John Hurt 5:58
Play
106 Pallet on the Floor Mississippi John Hurt 4:36
Play
107 Chick-a-la-lee-o Almeda Riddle 3:02
Play
201 Come All Ye Tender Hearted Stanley Brothers 3:38
Play
202 Little Birdie Stanley Brothers 2:40
Play
203 Rabbit in the Log Stanley Brothers 2:24
Play
204 Dark Holler Blues Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley 4:57
Play
205 What Did I Do To Be So Black and Blue? Jesse Fuller 3:43
Play
206 Mistreated Mama Blues Dock Boggs 2:07
Play
207 Hook and Line Roscoe Holcomb 0:31
Play
208 Pretty Fair Miss All in a Garden Roscoe Holcomb 3:55
Play
209 He's Coming In Glory Some Day Doc Watson, Clint Howard, Fred Price 2:46
So I did hear Doc Boggs and Hobart Smith and others and enjoyed them, but only Roscoe Lodged in my mind as a permanent fixture.
I'll definitely try to keep educatin' myself however. Great record btw. What a lineup!