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Roscoe Holcomb

Title: High Lonesome Sound

Label: Smithsonian Folkways

Cat No:SFWCD40104
Format:CD

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The legendary Roscoe Holcomb performs 21 powerful songs shaped by the hard times and conflict between old and new that marked his life in the Kentucky mountains. A hard-hitting singer and banjo-player, he also performs unaccompanied ballads, banjo and harmonica solos, and with a guitar. These recordings from 1961, 1964, and 1974 were previously released on three different Folkways LP records and had a powerful influence on the folk music revival. Accompanied by extensive new notes and photographs by John Cohen. 71 minutes. "Roscoe Holcomb is a true genius.

Track Listing for High Lonesome Sound
Moonshiner - Roscoe Holcomb - 2:00
on Top Of Old Smoky - Roscoe Holcomb - 3:44
little Birdie - Roscoe Holcomb - 2:28
house In New Orleans (house Of The Rising Sun) - Roscoe Holcomb - 3:50
trouble In Mind - Roscoe Holcomb - 2:18
the Wandering Boy - Roscoe Holcomb - 4:34
hook And Line - Roscoe Holcomb - 1:54
married Life Blues - Roscoe Holcomb - 1:51
omie Wise - Roscoe Holcomb - 4:35
willow Tree - Roscoe Holcomb - 3:00
boat's Up The River - Roscoe Holcomb - 3:49
in The Pines - Roscoe Holcomb - 2:25
fox Chase - Roscoe Holcomb - 1:24
little Gray Mule - Roscoe Holcomb - 1:12
free Little Bird - Roscoe Holcomb - 1:57
little Bessie - Roscoe Holcomb - 10:06
motherless Children - Roscoe Holcomb - 4:57
darling Corey - Roscoe Holcomb - 3:38
roll On Buddy - Roscoe Holcomb - 2:25
a Village Churchyard - Roscoe Holcomb - 7:08
walk Around My Bedside - Roscoe Holcomb - 4:32

Discovery catalogue available for
Roscoe Holcomb

High Lonesome Sound

An Untamed Sense of Control