Various Artists - South 1: Country Brass / Various - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. John Henry 2. Grizzly Bear Negro Prison Camp Worksong 3. Blowing the Train 4. Six Thousand Miles from Nowhere 5. Dark Was the Night 6. Amasee Children's Ring Game Song 7. Spooky Drums 8. Black Jack Davy 9. Drunken Sailor Dulcimer Medley 10. Ellen Smith 11. Run, Run 12. Mole in the Ground 13. Rolling River Country Dance 14. Allons Danser Colinda Cajun Dance 15. Sourwood Mountain Square Dance Tune 16. Diamond Joe Cowboy Song 17. Siete Leguas Corrido 18. Matachines Dance 19. Moonlight Song Taos Indian Serenade 20. War Dance Song 21. Esta Navidad Puerto Rican Christmas Song 22. Aguinaldo Cagueno Puerto Rican Song 23. Rocky Road Shape-Note Singing 24. If We Never Meet Again 25. Inviting-In Dance Song

The perfect introduction to Topic Records the worlds oldest surviving independent record tag, a 2 CD set featuring 28 specially selected tracks from the labels vast catalogue. The story of Topic is synonymous with the growth of folk as a musical and social movement in Britain and these recordings demonstrate the bridge between modern music and a traditional art form. On this 2 CD set you will find some of the most remarkable singers, songs and tunes - either drawn directly from the tradition or inspired by it. Tracks featured include John Tam's, Unity, Steve Ashley's, Ships of Shame, Dick Gaughan's, Both Sides the Tweed and Ewan MacColl's, Dirty Old Town. Many of the tracks deal with social issues of the time and there are also re-workings of great traditional story songs like - Anne Briggs' Blackwater Side, Mike Watersons' Tamlyn, Nic Jones' Canadee-i-o and the majestic performances by Martin Simpson, Shirley Collins, Davy Graham, Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy and The Watersons. Topic also offers up June Tabor and Oysterband cover version of Joy Divisions classic Love Will Tear Us Apart. Pentangle, Andrew Cronshaw, Brass Monkey, Vin Garbutt, Johnny Handle, Bill Caddick, The Cheviot Ranters, Cilla Fisher and Artie Tresize, Silly Sisters, Tim Van Eyken, Peter Bellamy and Oak - the list goes on - a fulfilling and haunting introduction to the great legacy of the folk tradition and Topic RecordsCD1Dick Gaughan - Both Sides The Tweed /Nic Jones - Canadee -i-o / Davy Graham - Angi / Shirley Collins - The Sweet Primeroses / Martin Simpson - Never Any Good /Andrew Cronshaw - Wasps In The Woodpile / Pentangle - The Time Has Come / Anne Briggs - Blackwater Side / Martin Carthy - Scarborough Fair / Eliza Carthy - Worcester City / Ewan MacColl - Dirty Old Town. / The Watersons - Pace-Egging Song / Silly Sisters - Hedger And Ditcher / John Tams - Unity. (Raise Your Banners High)CD 2

The chitlin circuit was a loosely knit network of jook-joints and dancehall's throughout the south associated with the grittier side of rhythm and blues which became the breeding ground for early soul and blues music. These are some of the artists that became popular on the circuit - Featuring Eddie Holloway, Candy Yams and a host of others Album Tracks 1. Love and Affection from the House of Correction -Little Beaver 2. Sure Thing - Little Beaver 3. She's Gone - Little Beaver 4. Love Juice - Candy Yams 5. Don't Tell Me Your Troubles - Candy Yams 6. Don't Play Me Like That - Ike and Val Woods 7. Rescued By Your Love - Ike and Val Woods 8. Spinnin' Round and Round - Ike and Val Woods 9. We Gonna Make It - Snoopy Dean 10. Honey, I Miss You - Snoopy Dean 11. Reconsider Baby - Roach Thompson 12. All My Whole Life - Roach Thompson 13. Poor Boy - Eddie Holloway 14. Don't Cry - Eddie Holloway 15. I'm the One - Eddie Holloway