Various Artists - Classic Blues From Smithsonian Folkways, Vol. 2 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The Inchmountain cousinInch of the Delta blues, Appalachian blues bears the stamp of a distinctive regional blend of European and African styles and sounds born at the cultural crossroads of railroad camps, mines, and rural settlements. Features 21 tracks drawn from deep within the Folkways collection and from historic live recordings at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, the music of bedrock blues performers such as Pink Anderson, Lesley Riddle, Etta Baker, John Jackson, and Doc Watson shines bright, claiming Appalachia as a key cradle of American acoustic blues. Album Tracks 1. My Baby's Gone 2. Louise Blues 3. Sitting on Top of the World 4. Railroad Bill 5. Don't Let Your Deal Go Down 6. You Don't Know My Mind 7. Blues Around My Bed 8. Hesitation Blues 9. Pawn Shop Blues 10. The Road Is Rough and Rocky 11. Hoodoo Blues 12. Red River Blues 13. Walking Cane 14. One Dime Blues 15. Mississippi Heavy Water Blues 16. Outskirts of Town 17. See What You Done Done 18. I Got a Woman 19. Girl Dressed in Green 20. Blues in the Morning 21. Wine Blues (Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-Oh-Dee)

Classic Piedmont Blues From Smithsonian Folkways - With a selection of indelible recordings made over 70 years, Classic Piedmont Blues captures the essence of this fascinating blues tradition. Originating in the foothills of Southern Appalachia, the Piedmont blues served as a breeding ground for cross-pollination between traditions rural and urban, black and white, country and coastal. Swept up on the tide of the Great Migration, it was carried from the Carolinas and Virginia, north and east through Maryland and Washington, D.C., to New York City and back again. Featuring influential artists like John Jackson, Cephas & Wiggins, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, and many others, this collection offers an illuminating overview of the Piedmont style. Album Tracks 1. Truckin' Little Baby 2. Maime 3. Hey Bartender, There's a Big Bug in My Beer 4. Confusion 5. T.B. Blues 6. If I Could Holler Like a Mountain Jack 7. Clog Dance 8. Daisy 9. Going Down the Road Feeling Bad 10. I Got a Woman 'Cross Town 11. Red River Blues 12. I Ain't Gonna Pick No More Cotton 13. Sweet Woman 14. The Train That Caried My Girl from Town 15. Mountain Jack 16. Crow Jane 17. Fore Day Creep 18. Sittin' on Top of the World 19. Meet Me in the Bottom 20. Dirty Mistreater 21. The Road Is Rough and Rocky

The good people at Smithsonian Folkways have put together another stellar CD full of true roots music. This time they focus on the simple harmonica and it's complicated masters such as Doctor Ross The Harmonica Boss and Sonny Terry. Bluesmen forgotten no longer, here they are preserved with their incredible harmonica stylings. Album Tracks 1. Theme Song 2. Heart in Sorrow 3. Take Your Fingers Off It 4. Nine Below Zero 5. Bye Bye Bird 6. Gillum Blues 7. Crow Jane Blues 8. Dog Days of August 9. Minglewood Blues 10. Good Morning Little School Girl 11. Sweet Home Chicago 12. One Way Out 13. Boogie Baby 14. Low Down Blues 15. Hooka Tooka 16. Train Piece 17. Chicago Breakdown 18. I Feel So Good 19. Barbara Allen Blues 20. Custard Pie