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First patented in 1881 by German instrument repairman Charles Zimmerman, the autoharp first reached popularity as a novelty instrument. By 1900, while that fad had passed, the autoharp found an enduring home in the southern mountains. This compilation features a variety of performers, as well as extensive biographical notes about each contributor. Album Tracks 1. Stoney's Waltz 2. Sweet Marie 3. May I Sleep in Your Barn Tonight, Mister? 4. She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain 5. Flop-Eared Mule 6. Bile Them Cabbage Down 7. All I Got's Gone 8. Ella's Grave 9. Shortenin' Bread 10. Old Joe Clark 11. Waltz 12. Precious Jewel 13. Ain't Going to Work Tomorrow 14. Muleskinner Blues 15. John Henry 16. Weeping Willow Tree 17. Wreck of Number Nine 18. Red River Valley 19. The Great Reaping Day 20. I'm Alone, All Alone 21. Jacob's Ladder 22. Way Down in the Country 23. Benfield Hoedown (Idaho Girl) 24. Wildwood Flower 25. Tragic Romance
