Mittwoch, 24. November 2010

Happy Thanksgiving from Folk Archivist (and Arlo Guthrie)








From arlo.net:

Arlo Guthrie's Official Taping Policy 
"Arlo has often allowed recording by amateurs at venues when and  where it is not forbidden or regulated or conflicts in any way with the  usual way things are done. If you are unsure if a venue allows taping,  contact the venue before the show.  Sales of these recorded materials is  forbidden and it is intended only for fans to trade and share. Fees to  cover postage and/or cost of blank media are acceptable....

If you are creating cover art, please respect the rights of the  artists/photographer and ask for their permission before using an image.  Most will allow use as long as they are credited and/or for a copy of  the show it is being used for."

I'm rather proud of this compilation I did back in 2007 (or so), as it continues being shared on several Bittorrent sites each Thanksgiving!

stewART created some tasteful artwork (included).





Four (less common) versions 
of "Alice's Restaurant" (1966-1984):
 
01 Gerde's Folk City, New York, NY, 1966 (exact date unknown) -- early pre-draft prototype version (FM?) (13:33)


02 The Bob Fass Show - WBAI-FM, New York, NY, Feb 27, 1966 (or 1967) -- slightly cut at end (FM) (18:04) 


03 The Bob Fass Show - WBAI-FM, New York, NY, May 1967: "Alice's Restaurant Multi-Colored Rainbow Roach Affair" (FM)

(Piano-backed version) (13:36) (24:05)

04 Longbranch Park, Liverpool, NY, July 15, 1984 -- lots of improvised lyrics (audience) (24:05)

Lineage: flac files from different torrents/trackers->wav (normalised)->Flac Front end (Level 8, align on sector boundaries) 





TECHNICAL  NOTES: 
This is uploaded as a multi-part rar-file - to  extract and combine parts, you'll need ALL PARTS and a program like WinRar, WinZip or 7Zip.

Once extracted/combined, you can verify file integrity  with enclosed md5- or ffp-file and convert the FLAC-files to  wav-files  (for  burning as audio  CDs) with  software like Trader's  Little Helper  or other tools for your specific OS.

DOWNLOAD
PART 1 (95 MB)
PART 2 (95 MB)
PART 3 (95 MB)
PART 4 (88 MB)

DOWNLOAD AS STEREO MP3 (all tracks, ZIPPED, 87 MB)

Support the artist by attending his  concerts 
and purchasing  his official releases.
ENJOY and always remember:
"If you want to end war and stuff you got to sing loud...."






April 6, 2006 ... Arlo Guthrie on "Alice" at forty, and a brief talk about the world.




Arlo Guthrie, Remembering 'Alice's Restaurant' (Nov 26, 2005)





A Tribute to Officer Obie

Sam McGee, 1926 Sessions with Uncle Dave Macon (18 tracks)

I first heard Sam McGee in the early 1970s on the excellent Arhoolie album "Grand Dad of the Country Guitar Pickers" featuring 1969/1970 recordings and became fascinated by his style of picking.

Over the years, I've been collecting whatever I could find of this guitarist, solo, as guitarist for Uncle Dave Macon, and with his brother Kirk McGee and fiddler Arthur Smith.




Here are Sam McGee's earliest sides, both solo and with Uncle Dave Macon, recorded in New York, NY, April 1926.


New York, NY, April 14, 1926
01 Uncle Dave Macon - Rise When the Rooster Crows                                              
02 Uncle Dave Macon - Way Down the Old Plank Road                                              
03 Uncle Dave Macon - The Bible's True                                                         
04 Uncle Dave Macon - He Won the Heart of My Sarah Jane                                        
05 Uncle Dave Macon - Last Last Night When My Willie Came Home                                 
06 Uncle Dave Macon - I've Got the Mourning Blues                                              
07 Uncle Dave Macon - Death of John Henry (Steel Driving Man)                                  
08 Uncle Dave Macon - On the Dixie Bee Line (In That Henry Ford of Mine)                       
09 Sam McGee - Buck Dancer's Choice                                                            
10 Sam McGee - The Franklin Blues              










New York, NY, April 16, 1926
01 Uncle Dave Macon - Whoop' Em Up Cindy                                                      
02 Uncle Dave Macon - Only as Far as the Gate Dear Ma                                          
03 Uncle Dave Macon - Just Tell Them That You Saw Me                                           
04 Uncle Dave Macon - Poor Sinners, Fare You Well                                              

New York, NY, April 17, 1926
01 Uncle Dave Macon - Old Ties                                                                 
02 Sam McGee - In A Cool Shady Nook                                                            
03 Sam McGee - If I Could Only Blot Out The Past                                               
04 Sam McGee - Knoxville Blues                                                                 

DOWNLOAD ALL (35 MB MONO mp3)












THE McGEE BROTHERS & FIDDLIN' ARTHUR SMITH (FW02379)
- liner notes

Flat-Top Pickin' Sam McGee


Kirk McGee -- Tennessee Recordings

Sam & Kirk McGee and The Crook Brothers -- Opry Old Timers
(at Allen's Archive of Early & Old Country Music)  


Kirk McGee - Mister Kirk (ibid.)


Kirk McGee on the Guest Star label (ibid.)

Freitag, 19. November 2010

Benny Borg "The Singing Soldier" (four 1927 sides)

Found these four sides by
"Benny Borg, The Singing Soldier" (transfers from 78s) over at archive.org -- apparently, nothing is known about Benny Borg except that he was from Georgia.





According to the info at archive.org,  these four sides were  
recorded on April 02, 1927 and issued as Columbia 15148-D and 15183-D:

Columbia 15148-D
I Want a Pardon for Daddy
You're Going to Leave the Old Home Jim, Tonight

Columbia 15183-D
A Concert Hall on the Bowery 
Pictures from Life's Other Side



"A Concert Hall on the Bowery" is better known under the title "She's More to Be Pitied Than Censured":
 
"An outdated concept about a fallen woman brought tears to they eyes of America in 1895. William B Gray wrote this song about a girl flirting with men on the Bowery and explains that is was a callous man who caused it. Sheet music sales were strong even before it was introduced in Vaudeville skyrocketing it in popularity. By the 1920s however the song was already a subject to much ridicule for it's outdated standards. In 1951 Beatrice Kay did a campy version sarcastically mocking it in the chorus."
(Source: RimChiGuy.com)

DOWNLOAD (8.96 MB mp3, ID3 tags added)

Interesting YouTube channel with Appalachian folk music (by knoxnews.com)

Found an interesting YouTube channel
(by knoxnews.com) with some Appalachian folk music content (under the heading "Songs of Appalachia") -- for your convenience, I have embedded a few of these clips in this post. Enjoy!
















More videos (unfortunately, this series was discontinued in 2008) 
-- all items © 2008 The E.W. Scripps Co.


Donnerstag, 18. November 2010

The (Original) Carter Family - 1936 Radio Transcriptions (16 tracks)

These Carter Family Radio Transcriptions, recorded in New York, NY, for The Associated Recorded Program Service on June 10, 1936, have been posted before (as a vinyl rip of the Old Homestead release) at Lonesome Lefty's Scratchy Attic.  

My upload is CD-sourced, but virtually identical (track sequence differs, and most tracks are slightly longer -- possibly because of speed adjustments).



About half of the sides were versions of recent Decca recordings (virtually identical to the commercial versions), while the remaining tracks were new recordings of older tracks, sometimes with interesting changes.






New York, NY, June 10, 1936 
01 Carter Family, The - No Depression In Heaven                                                
02 Carter Family, The - My Native Home                                                         
03 Carter Family, The - Jealous Hearted Me                                                     
04 Carter Family, The - A Distant Land To Roam                                                 
05 Carter Family, The - I'm Working On A Building                                              
06 Carter Family, The - East Virginia Blues, No. 2                                             
07 Carter Family, The - My Dixie Darling                                                       
08 Carter Family, The - Keep On The Sunny Side                                                 
09 Carter Family, The - Kissing Is A Crime                                                     
10 Carter Family, The - Single Girl, Married Girl                                              
11 Carter Family, The - Little Darling Pal Of Mine                                             
12 Carter Family, The - Lonesome Valley                                                        
13 Carter Family, The - Cannon Ball Blues                                                      
14 Carter Family, The - Happy Or Lonesome                                                      
15 Carter Family, The - Are You Lonesome Tonight3                                               
16 Carter Family, The - Just Another Broken Heart

DOWNLOAD (29 MB MONO mp3)

Mittwoch, 17. November 2010

The (Original) Carter Family - 1930-'34 Recordings (85 tracks)



Memphis, TN, May 24, 1930 (16.74 MB MONO mp3)

Carter Family, The - The Cannonball                                                         
Carter Family, The - The Lover's Farewell                                                   
Carter Family, The - There's Someone Awaiting for Me                                        
Carter Family, The - The Little Log Hut in the Lane                                         
Carter Family, The - When the Springtime Comes Again                                       
Carter Family, The - When the World's on Fire                                               
Carter Family, The - I Have an Aged Mother                                                  
Carter Family, The - The Dying Soldier                                                      
Carter Family, The - Worried Man Blues





Memphis, TN, November 24, 1930 (5.34 MB MONO mp3)

Carter Family, The - Lonesome Valley                                                       
Carter Family, The - On the Rock Where Moses Stood                                         
Carter Family, The - Room in Heaven for Me  

Memphis, TN, November 25, 1930 (12.89 MB MONO mp3)

Carter Family, The - Lonesome Pine Special                                                  
Carter Family, The - No More the Moon Shines on Lorena                                      
Carter Family, The - On My Way to Canaan's Land                                             
Carter Family, The - Where Shall I Be                                                      
Carter Family, The - Sow 'Em on the Mountain                                                
Carter Family, The - Darling Nellie Across the Sea                                          
Carter Family, The - The Birds Were Singing of You                                         

Charlotte, NC, May 25, 1931 (8.88 MB MONO mp3)

Carter Family, The - Weary Prodigal Son                                                     
Carter Family, The - My Old Cottage Home                                                    
Carter Family, The - When I'm Gone                                                          
Carter Family, The - Sunshine in the Mountain                                               
Carter Family, The - Let the Church Roll On                                                 

Charlotte, NC, May 26, 1931 (3.56 MB MONO mp3)

Carter Family, The - Lonesome for You                                                       
Carter Family, The - Can't Feel at Home   

                                        

Louisville, KY, June 10, 1931 (Jimmie Rodgers/Sara Carter duets) 
(3.83 MB MONO mp3)

Carter Family, The - Why There's a Tear in My Eye
Carter Family, The - Why There's a Tear in My Eye  (alt. take) - OMITTED                            
Carter Family, The - The Wonderful City

Louisville, KY, June 10, 1931 (Jimmie Rodgers/Carter Family) (4.34 MB MONO mp3)

Carter Family, The - Jimmie Rodgers Visits the Carter Family (alt. take) - OMITTED
Carter Family, The - Jimmie Rodgers Visits the Carter Family                                
Carter Family, The - The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers in Texas





Atlanta, GA, February 23, 1932 (7.51 MB MONO mp3)

Carter Family, The - 'Mid the Green Fields of Virginia
Carter Family, The - Happiest Days of All                                                  
Carter Family, The - Picture on the Wall                                                    
Carter Family, The - Amber Tresses

Atlanta, GA, February 24, 1932 (7.37 MB MONO mp3)                                                          

Carter Family, The - I Never Loved But One                                                  
Carter Family, The - Tell Me That You Loved Me                                              
Carter Family, The - Where We'll Never Grow Old                                             
Carter Family, The - We Will March Through the Streets of the City

Camden, NJ, October 12, 1932 (11.6 MB MONO mp3)

Carter Family, The - Sweet as the Flowers in May Time                                       
Carter Family, The - Will the Roses Bloom in Heaven                                         
Carter Family, The - My Little Home in Tennessee                                            
Carter Family, The - The Sun of the Soul                                                   
Carter Family, The - If One Won't Another One Will                                          
Carter Family, The - The Broken Hearted Lover

Camden, NJ, October 13, 1932 (9.35 MONO mp3)

Carter Family, The - Two Sweethearts                                                        
Carter Family, The - The Winding Stream                                                    
Carter Family, The - I Wouldn't Mind Dying                                                  
Carter Family, The - The Spirit of Love Watches Over Me                                     
Carter Family, The - The Church in the Wildwood                                             

Camden, NJ, June 17,  1933 (20 MB MONO mp3)

Carter Family, The - Give Me Roses While I Live                                             
Carter Family, The - I Never Will Marry                                                     
Carter Family, The - On the Sea of Galilee                                                  
Carter Family, The - Home by the Sea                                                        
Carter Family, The - When the Roses Come Again                                              
Carter Family, The - I Loved You Better Than You Knew                                       
Carter Family, The - This Is Like Heaven to Me                                              
Carter Family, The - See That My Grave Is Kept Green3                                        
Carter Family, The - Over the Garden Wall                                                   
Carter Family, The - Gold Watch and Chain                                                   
Carter Family, The - School House on the Hill - OMITTED
Carter Family, The - Will My Mother Know Me There                            
Carter Family, The - Faded Flowers - OMITTED                                          
Carter Family, The - Poor Little Orphaned Boy - OMITTED                                             

Camden, NJ, May 08, 1934 (24 MB MONO mp3)

Carter Family, The - On a Hill Lone and Gray                                               
Carter Family, The - Cowboy Jack                                                            
Carter Family, The - I'll Be All Smiles Tonight                                             
Carter Family, The - Away Out on Saint Sabbath                                              
Carter Family, The - Darling Little Joe - OMITTED                        
Carter Family, The - Happy or Lonesome                                                      
Carter Family, The - One Little Word                                                        
Carter Family, The - Darling Daisies                                                       
Carter Family, The - The East Virginia Blues                                               
Carter Family, The - Lover's Return                                                         
Carter Family, The - It'll Aggravate Your Soul                                              
Carter Family, The - Hello Central, Give Me Heaven                                          
Carter Family, The - I'm Working on a Building                                              
Carter Family, The - You've Been Fooling Me, Baby                                           

Camden, NJ, December 11, 1934 (21 MB MONO mp3)

Carter Family, The - Longing for Old Virginia                                
Carter Family, The - March Winds Gonna Blow My Blues All Away                               
Carter Family, The - There'll Be Joy, Joy, Joy                                             
Carter Family, The - Home in Tennessee - OMITTED                                              
Carter Family, The - Are You Tired of Me, My Darling                                        
Carter Family, The - I Cannot Be Your Sweetheart  - OMITTED                                           
Carter Family, The - My Heart's Tonight in Texas                                            
Carter Family, The - There's No Hiding Place Down Here                                      
Carter Family, The - Cowboy's Wild Song to His Herd.mp3     
Carter Family, The - The Evening Bells Are Ringing                                          
Carter Family, The - The Mountains of Tennessee                                             
Carter Family, The - I'll Be Home Someday                                                   
Carter Family, The - Faded Coat of Blue                                                     
Carter Family, The - Sailor Boy

DOWNLOAD ALL TRACKS (158 MB MONO mp3) 
TRACKS MARKED AS "OMITTED" COULD NOT BE INCLUDED 
BECAUSE OF THEIR COPYRIGHTED STATUS (first release in 1960s or later).


ALL TRACKS CAN BE FOUND ON THE EXCELLENT AND HIGHLY RECOMMENDED 12-CD BOX-SET ISSUED BY BEAR FAMILY RECORDS.

THE JSP Box-Sets (like this blog) only contain the tracks which are Public Domain in the U.K. and other EU countries.

The Carter Family - A Comprehensive Discography

Carter Family Page - A Fairly Complete Collection of Their Songs 
(lyrics, occasionally with chords and/or audio files) 

Songs of The Carter Family (another lyrics site)  


NOTE: I had to partially switch to MegaUpload as MediaFire became somewhat unreliable.
As a result, some download links might not work (temporarily).
Apologies for the inconvenience.              

Dienstag, 16. November 2010

Bryant's Jubilee Quartet/Quintette 1928-31 (29 tracks)

Bryant's Jubilee Quartet, Richmond, IN, c. 24 April 1928
01 Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - Creep Along, Moses                                               
02 Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - This Old World Can't Stand Much Longer                           
03 Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - Do You Call That Religion                                        
04 Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - Hard Trials, Great Tribulations                                  
05 Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - Ezikiel Saw de Wheel                                             
06 Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - Every Time I Feel the Spirit                                     
07 Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - South Bound Passenger Train                                      
08 Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - Who Stole de Lock off de Henhouse Door                           
09 Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - When the World's on Fire                                         

Bryant's Jubilee Quartet (as The Famous Garland Jubilee Singers), 
New York, NY, March 19, 1931

10 Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - South Bound Passenger Train                                      
11 Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - Let Jesus Lead You                                               
12 Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - Were You There                                                   
13 Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - Who Stole the Lock                                               
14 Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - Every Time I Feel the Spirit                                     
15 Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - I'm Going Through                                                
16 Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - Shine on Me                                                      
17 Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - Some Day


Bryant's Jubilee Quartet (as The Famous Garland Jubilee Singers), 
New York, NY, March 20, 1931

18 Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - When the World's on Fire                                         
19 Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - This Train                                                       
20 Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - King Jesus Is Listening                                          
21 Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - I Want to Be Ready                                               
22 Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - Sinner, You'd Better Get Ready                                   
23 Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - Oh Lord How Long                                                 
24 Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - Hold the Wind                                                   
25 Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - Oh Rocks Don't Fall on Me

Bryant's Jubilee Quartet, New York, NY, March 21, 1931

26 Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - Didn't It Rain                                                   
27 Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - Didn't It Rain                                                   
28 Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - This Wicked Race                                                 
29 Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - I'll Be Satisfied 

       

DOWNLOAD (53.77 MB MONO mp3)