Various Artists: Classic Appalachian Blues From Smithsonian Folkways - COMPACT DISCS

Title: Classic Appalachian Blues From Smithsonian Folkways
Artist: Various Artists
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 093074019825
Genre: Blues
Release Date: 2010-02-16
Number of Discs: 1

The "mountain cousin" 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.

Tracks:
1.1 My Baby's Gone
1.2 Louise Blues
1.3 Sitting on Top of the World
1.4 Railroad Bill
1.5 Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
1.6 You Don't Know My Mind
1.7 Blues Around My Bed
1.8 Hesitation Blues
1.9 Pawn Shop Blues
1.10 The Road Is Rough and Rocky
1.11 Hoodoo Blues
1.12 Red River Blues
1.13 Walking Cane
1.14 One Dime Blues
1.15 Mississippi Heavy Water Blues
1.16 Outskirts of Town
1.17 See What You Done Done
1.18 I Got a Woman
1.19 Girl Dressed in Green
1.20 Blues in the Morning
1.21 Wine Blues (Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-Oh-Dee)