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CMC discography

THIS "DISCOGRAPHY" OF SUGGESTED RECORDINGS will help you plan a classroom curriculum around traditional music. The discography reflects the diversity of North Carolina's traditional music and the success of these recordings as they have been used in CMC classrooms. These recordings are in print and are available for purchase. Additional out-of-print recordings are available from the Southern Folklife Collection at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Of course, the artists listed here are from North Carolina. Teachers in other states should contact their state or local arts council or a local library or university for suggestions.

Recordings of traditional music

* Asterisk denotes North Carolina Folk Heritage Award Winners, 1989-1996.

Badgett Sisters*, gospel singers

Just a Little While to Stay Here. Global Village C 214, 1990. (Global Village: CD, $15.00)

"Three North Carolina women performing a capella jubilee and gospel learned from their father, Cortelyou Odell Badgett, Sr. Cited by the Library of Congress American Folklife Center as among the most outstanding recordings issued in 1990." — Global Village Music

Etta Baker*, blues musician

One Dime Blues. Rounder CD 212, 1991. (Amazon.com: CD, $14.49)

Rev. Gary Davis, blues guitarist

Pure Religion and Bad Company. Smithsonian/Folkways SF 40035, 1991. (Smithsonian Folkways: cassette, $10.00; CD, $15.00)

The Sun is Going Down. Folkways 3542, 1976. (Smithsonian Folkways: cassette, $10.95; CD, $19.95)

Rev. Gary Davis lived during the 20s, 30s, and 40s in North Carolina and played the blues with Blind Boy Fuller and Sonny Terry. He was ordained in 1933 at Washington on the Pamlico River off the coast.

The Five Royales*, rhythm & blues artists

Take Me with You Baby. (Amazon.com: CD, $14.99)

Benton Flippen*, fiddler

Old Time, New Times. Rounder C 0326, 1994. (Amazon.com: CD, $14.49)

Cullen Galyean, banjo player, and Bobby Harrison, flat-pick guitarist

Let Me Fall: Old Time Bluegrass from the Virginia-North Carolina Border. Folkways F 3910, 1984. (Smithsonian Folkways: cassette, $10.95; CD, $19.95)

Cullen grew up in Low Gap, North Carolina next to the Virginia border. Both men lived also in Galax, Virginia. The songs on this recording are traditional songs and songs which were written by country musicians from the 20s, 30s, and 40s.

Algia Mae Hinton*, buck dancer and guitarist

Honeybabe: Traditional Piedmont Blues & Folksongs. Audio Arts, (Amazon.com: CD)

Bill, Billie Ray, and David Johnson

Old Time North Carolina Mountain Music. Folkways F 31105, 1985. (cassette $10.95; CD, $19.95)

The three are from the Western mountain region and play banjo, guitar, and fiddle, respectively.

Bascom Lamar Lunsford

Ballads, Banjo Tunes, and Sacred Songs of Western North Carolina. Smithsonian/Folkways SF 40082, 1996. (Smithsonian Folkways: CD, $15.00)

Menhaden Chanteymen*, worksong singers

Won’t You Help Me to Raise ‘Em. Global Village Music CC 220, 1990. (Global Village: CD, $15.00)

"Organized in 1988, some fifty years after many of the members first sang work songs associated with North Carolina's menhaden fishery. The Menhaden chanteymen recreate the African American flavored, call-and-response songs of their youth. Cited by the Library of Congress American Folklife Center as among the most outstanding recordings issued in 1990." — Global Village Music

Earl Scruggs*, bluegrass banjo

Foggy Mountain Jamboree. 1996. (Amazon.com: CD $14.49)

Scruggs is from Cleveland County.

Sonny Terry, blues harmonica and washboard player

On the Road. Folkways F 2369, 1959. (Smithsonian Folkways: cassette, $10.95, CD, $19.95)

Sonny Terry’s Washboard Band. Folkways F 2006, 1955. (Smithsonian Folkways: cassette, $10.95, CD, $19.95)

Terry was born near Durham. In On the Road, Terry is joined by J.C. Burris and ‘Sticks’ McGee. Washboard Band features blues and jumps with Terry on washboard, washtub, and bones.

Doug* and Jack Wallin, ballad singers

Family Songs and Stories from the North Carolina Mountains. Smithsonian/Folkways SF 40013, 1995. (Smithsonian Folkways: cassette, $10.00; CD, $15.00)

Doug and Jack Wallen are traditional ballad singers from Madison County. Many of Doug’s songs begin with the melody on fiddle and are then unaccompanied. Jack accompanies himself on banjo or guitar.

The Watson Family*

The Doc Watson Family. Smithsonian/Folkways 40012, 1990. (Smithsonian Folkways: cassette, $10.00; CD $15.00)

Pickin the Blues. Flying Fish 70352, 1985. (Amazon.com: CD $14.49)

The Doc Watson Family was recorded by Ralph Rinzlier from 1963 to 1965. In Pickin’ the Blues, Watson shows a Piedmont blues picking style similar to Etta Baker.

Union County Collection

Traditional Muisc of Union County, North Carolina, Vol. 1: Hand Me Down Music, Old Songs, Old Friends. Folkways F 34151, 1979. (Smithsonian Folkways: cassette, $10.95; CD, $19.95)

Traditional Music of Union County, North Carolina, Vol. 2: Hand Me Down Music, Old Songs, Old Friends. Folkways F 34152, 1980. (Smithsonian Folkways: cassette, $10.95,CD,$19.95)

These are recordings made by Karen Helms between 1976 and 1980. Union County is located in the south-central part of the state. These recordings show the breath of traditions in this area from performers of all ages: spirituals, hamboning, ballad singing, banjo and fiddling, a capella quartet and choral gospel singing

Ordering information

Amazon

http://www.amazon.com

Global Village Music

245 West 29th Street
New York, N.Y. 10001
(212) 695-6024
http://hometown.aol.com/toglobalvillage/myhomepage/index.html

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

750 9th Street, NW, Suite 4100
Washington, DC 20560-0954
(202) 275-1143
(800) 410-9815 (orders only)
http://www.si.edu/folkways/orderform.htm