Recordings You May Borrow from Rachael’s Collection:

Appalachian Heritage Festival Archive CDs (1997,1998,1999)

Recorded by Pete Reiniger at the Frank Center Theater at Shepherd College.

1997: John Lilly; Jean Ritchie; Nat Reese; Dave Bing; Black Mountain Bluegrass Boys; Kirk Judd; Sherrell Wigal; Footworks.

1998: John Lilly; Carol Elizabeth Jones, Ginny Hawker and Hazel Dickens with the Lynn Morris Band; Melvin Wine; Walker Calhoun and the Raven Rock Dancers from Cherokee, NC with Michael Kline; John Cephas and Phil Wiggins; Doug Van Gundy; Dwight Diller; Lee Smith.; Gandydancer (Dave Bing, Gerry Milnes, Ron Mullenex, and Mark Payne).

1999: John Lilly; Swiss Star Band from Helvetia, WV; Cari Norris; Betty Smith; Diane Jones; Glen Smith with David O’Dell and James Summers; Sharyn McCrumb; Ann and Phil Case; the Samples Brothers B and with Buddy Griffin.

Best of the Samples Brothers. (Mack Samples, 2001): CD. WV family band doing their own arrangements of old time and early bluegrass favorites.

Blue Moon of Kentucky, Bill Monroe (Sony, 1993): CD. Some of the famous hits from the father of bluegrass music.

Bristol: A Tribute to the Music of the Original Carter Family, Ginny Hawker and Kay Justice ( Copper Creek, 1999): CD with good liner notes. Some more unusual Carter family selections.

Broken Moon. John Lilly. (Lilly, 2002): CD. A great first album by our veteran Festival MC John Lilly. Original songs with old-time roots as well as great covers of vintage classics. Good liner notes.

Can the Circle Be Unbroken. The Original Carter Family. (Sony, 2000): CD. Reissues of some of the best songs recorded by the first family of country music. Good liner notes and photos.

Clinch Mountain Treasures: The Complete October 1940 ARC Recordings, The Carter Family (County Records 1991): CD with biographical info on the Carters as well as examples of the Carter style.

Close to Home: Old Time Music from Mike Seeger's Collection, 1952-1967, Ed. Mike Seeger (Smithsonian/Folkways, 1997): CD with excellent liner notes. Field recordings from across the Appalachian region.

Come All You Tenderhearted: Traditional Southern Singing, Ginny Hawker and Kay Justice (JuneAppal, 1993): CD. Great example of traditional vocal harmony styles.

Down from the Mountain: Live Concert Performances by the Artists and Musicians of O Brother, Where Art Thou? Various artists. (Mo Zoss Records for UMG Recordings, 2001): CD. Great live album recorded at the Ryman Theater.

Earliest Recordings, Stanley Brothers, Rich-R-Tones 78s, 1947-1952 (Re-released, 1997): CD, remastered original recordings.

A Few Old Memories, Hazel Dickens (Rounder, 1987): CD with good liner notes. This is a comprehensive overview of much of Hazel’s work.

Four Miles to Cumberland, Glen Smith (Roane Records,1993): tape. Fiddle tunes from WV and VA.

Friends, Fiddles, and Favorites: Joe Dobbs and Buddy Griffin (Braxton Recordings): tape. Two very accomplished fiddlers.

Gandydancer. Gandydancer. (Jim Martin Productions, 2001): CD. Traditional WV string band music by some of the most accomplished old-time musicians around including Gerry Milnes, Dave Bing, Mark Payne, Ron Mullenex, and Jim Martin.

Good Songs for Hard Times. Ginny Hawker and Tracy Schwarz. (Copper Creek Records, 2000): CD. A truly great duo album with awesome vocal harmonies.

Green Are the Woods: Traditional Ballads and Songs from WV (Helena Tripplett 1999): CD with good reference notes. Nice examples of unaccompanied singing.

The Hammons Family: A Study of a West Virginia Family's Traditions, Ed. Carl Fleischhauer and Alan Jabbour (Archive of Folk Song, Library of Congress, 1973): two-CD set, outstanding liner notes. Exceptional collection. Good example of ethnographic field work.

The Edden Hammons Collection: Volume One (WVU Press, 1999): CD with excellent liner notes. All WV fiddle tunes. Good sequel to the recording above.

Front Porch Blues, John Jackson. (Alligator Records, 1999): CD. Traditional Piedmont and country blues by the late legendary Virginia blues master. Good bio of the artist and liner notes.

Gauley Mountain: A History in Verse. Poems by Louise McNeill. WV Public Radio and Pocohontas Communications Cooperative, 1991. The epic poem Gauley Mountain is brought to life in music and words by some of the finest WV poets, actors, singers, and musicians in a WV Public Radio production. A rare gem with great supplemental materials including a teacher’s guide.

Goin’ Back: Old-Time Tunes and Songs of West Virginia. Reed Island Rounders (Burning Wolf Records, 2003): CD. Very good liner notes and the most traditional music from WV by this talented trio.

Hannah at the Springhouse, Melvin Wine (Marimac, 1989): tape, good liner notes. National Heritage Award recipient Melvin Wine plays WV fiddle tunes.

Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard (Rounder 1998): CD, a classic from these pioneering women of bluegrass.

Heart of a Singer, Hazel Dickens, Ginny Hawker, and Carol Elizabeth Jones (Rounder, 1998): CD, great liner notes. Nice mix of traditional and early bluegrass tunes from three fabulous singers.

Last Chance to Dance, John Lilly. (Lilly, 2003): CD, great liner notes. The most recent album by our Festival MC and award-winning WV songwriter John Lilly. Blend of new songs and traditional music.

Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs: Songs of the Famous Carter Family featuring Mother Maybelle Carter and the Foggy Mountain Boys (Columbia): CD, history of Carter family and songs in liner notes.

Lest We Forget: 50^th Annual West Virginia State Folk Festival (WVSFF 2000): CD, tremendous overview of traditional WV music.

Mountain Born, Jean Ritchie (Greenhays Recordings 1995): CD, good liner notes.

Mountain Heritage: The West Virginia State Folk Festival, 1995 Sampler, (WV State Folk Festival, 1995): commercially produced tape, basic liner notes.

New Plowed Ground: West Virginia Mountain Music, Dwight Diller (Yew Pine Mountain Music,1998): CD, WV traditional banjo artist and ballad singer.

Never Grow Old, Ann and Phil Case (Dry Run Records, 1999): CD. Great vocal duet with arrangements of traditional songs.

Now That I've Found You. Allison Krauss (Rounder, 1995): CD. One of today's contemporary bluegrass stars.

O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack. (Mercury Records, 2000): CD. Music from the hit movie that has launched a revival of interest in old-time music.

O Sister! Various Artists (Rounder, 2001): CD. Great women's bluegrass sampler album.

On the Road Requests, Harley's Bluegrass Band (1997): CD. WV bluegrass from some terrific musicians.

On the Way Up: Jimmie Rodgers 1929 (Rounder, 1991): CD with exceptional liner notes. Early recordings from the father of country music.

Pathway to West Virginia, Ginny Hawker and Kay Justice (Pathway Productions, 1988): tape. Excellent example of traditional vocal harmonies and some wonderful old songs including Primitive Baptist hymns and unaccompanied singing.

Pigeon on the Gate, Poteen, (Freeland Recording, 1998): tape. WV Appalachian-Irish band.

Press On, June Carter Cash (Risk Records 1999): excellent Carter family photos and liner notes. Most recent release with great traditional tunes as well as original songs.

Red Rooster and Other Traditional Mountain Songs, Dwight Diller. (Yew Pine Mountain Music): tape.

Roots Music: An American Journey. (Rounder Records, 2001): CD. Amazing four-disc sampler of the rich diversity of American folk music from the Rounder collections. Wonderful accompanying narrative booklet. Good introduction to multiple genres.

Seedtime on the Cumberland, Sample 1990-91, various artists (JuneAppal, 1992): tape, basic liner notes. Live performances from the annual Seedtime Festival.

Signs and Wonders: Kay Justice and Ginny Hawker (June Appal, 1990): tape. Another recording from this terrific vocal duo.

Singing: Roadside Theater and Friends: Appalachian and Native American Music (Roadside Theater, 1996): tape.

The Springtime of Life, Phil and Ann Case (Dry Run, 1996): CD, good liner notes. Sweet vocal duo performing traditional hymns and songs.

There Ain't No Way Out, The New Lost City Ramblers (Smithsonian Folkways, 1997): CD. The most recent release by this legendary group.

They'll Never Keep Us Down: Women's Coal Mining Songs, various artists (Rounder, year unknown): tape, no liner notes. Good examples of protest songs and songs of struggle.

"There Are No Rules!": Old Time Banjo Songs and Tunes, Hubie King and Diane Jones (independently produced, 1996): CD, basic liner notes.

Trio, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros., 1987): CD. Pop hit drawing from traditional sources.

Two Far Gone: Jake Krack and Doug Van Gundy. (WiseKrack Records 1999): CD with good references in liner notes. WV fiddle tunes.

Way Down in North Carolina, Mike Seeger and Paul Brown (Rounder, 1996): CD, excellent liner notes. Traditional Appalachian music (vocal and instrumental) featuring banjo.

When I Stop Dreaming: The Best of the Louvin Brothers. (Razor and Tie Music, 1995): CD. The pioneering brothers of early commercial country, tremendous harmony singers.

You'll Never Be the Sun. Lynn Morris. (Rounder, 1999): CD. Well Written liner notes to accompany this great collection of bluegrass numbers.