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Across the Blue Ridge #64- Something Old, Something New

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Archie Edwards (1918-1998) was a barber in the Washington, DC area and a fine blues guitarist and singer who regularly welcomed other musicians to his shop for jam sessions.

This week we hear a tremendously varied selection of solid bluegrass music; old time fiddling from field recordings; classic piedmont blues, and new recordings from Kentucky's Brett Ratliff and North Carolina's Bruce Greene.  The old English ballad Barbara Allen takes on new life through a capella vocal renditions and blues harmonica from a Kentucky mountaineer! Host Paul Brown will provide you with just the information you need to think about the music, traditions, and the varied cultures of the American south and their intersections.

Episode 64 Playlist

  1. Keep My Skillet Good And Greasy
    Harry & Jeanie West
    Good Old Mountain Dew
     
  2. Old Swinging Bridge
    Lonesome River Band
    Bridging the Tradition
     
  3. My Little Georgia Rose
    Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
    In The Pines
     
  4. New River Train
    Red Squirrel Chasers
    Shakin' Down The Acorns
     
  5. Throw 'Round Your Calico
    Bruce Greene
    River In Time
     
  6. Sail Away Ladies
    Parley Parsons
    Parley Parsons
     
  7. Cripple Creek
    Paul Brown
    studio recording
     
  8. Break 1 - Steel Guitar Rag
    Presley Barker
    Just Ten
     
  9. Just Like Jordan
    Sam Gleaves
    Ain't We Brothers
     
  10. Looking For A Stone
    Carol Elizabeth Jones
    Cataloochee
     
  11. Shut Up In The Mines of Coal Creek
    Brett Ratliff
    Gone Boy
     
  12. Coal Tattoo
    Hazel Dickens
    A Few Old Memories
     
  13. Listen To My Hammer Ring
    Longview
    High Lonesome
     
  14. Angel Band
    Stanley Brothers
    O Brother Where Art Thou
     
  15. Break 2 - Lazy River
    Byron Berline
    Jammin' With Byron
     
  16. Johnny Don't Get Drunk
    Paul David Smith & Snake Chapman
    Devil Eat The Groundhog
     
  17. Molly Put The Kettle On
    Joe Thompson
    Family Tradition
     
  18. The Road Is Rough And Rocky
    Archie Edwards
    Classic Appalachian Blues
     
  19. Barbara Allen Blues
    Roscoe Holcomb
    Classic Harmonica Blues
     
  20. Barbara Allen
    Texas Gladden
    Ballad Legacy
     
  21. Barbara Allen
    Pete Seeger
    The Essential Pete Seeger
Former 88.5 WFDD News Director Paul Brown founded Across the Blue Ridge at WFDD in the late 1980s. It was an instant hit, and was broadcast on WFDD for more than a decade until Paul left to become an executive editor, producer, reporter, and world newscaster at NPR in Washington, DC. Now Paul is back in his beloved Blue Ridge region, his journalism and storytelling skills honed better than ever. He's ready to present more music, share discussion with more interesting characters, and be your friend and guide in discovery. Paul is actively involved in today's acoustic music scene, crisscrossing the region and the country as a teacher, performer, and interviewer.

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