Album
The High Lonesome Sound
1965 · Folk, World, & Country
Rare pressing on Gatefold
The High Lonesome Sound is a Folk album by Roscoe Holcomb, originally released in 1965. On Gatefold: 6 pressings tracked.
About
Though this album was released in 1965, Kentucky singer/banjo man Holcomb plays tunes that reach back to—and sometimes even predate—the earliest days of country and folk. His rough-edged tenor is a master marksman’s bullet tearing straight into the heart of old spirituals (“A Village Churchyard”), traditional folk (“Darling Corey”), and string-band tunes (“Free Little Bird”). Whether those plaintive, almost mournful pipes are accompanied by Holcomb’s own butt-kicking banjo picking or he’s delivering soul-piercing a cappella tunes, the album’s title is borne out in no uncertain terms.
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Tracklist
- 1Moonshiner2:00
- 2On Top of Old Smoky3:44
- 3Little Birdie2:28
- 4House In New Orleans (House of the Rising Sun)3:49
- 5Trouble In Mind2:18
- 6The Wandering Boy4:34
- 7Hook and Line1:54
- 8Married Life Blues1:51
- 9Omie Wise4:35
- 10Willow Tree3:00
- 11Boat's Up the River3:49
- 12In the Pines2:25
- 13Fox Chase1:24
- 14Little Gray Mule1:12
- 15Free Little Bird1:57
- 16Little Bessie10:06
- 17Motherless Children4:56
- 18Darling Corey3:38
- 19Roll On Buddy2:25
- 20A Village Churchyard7:08
- 21Walk Around My Bedside4:32
Sound DNA
- Folk
- Traditional Folk
- raw
- mournful
- southern
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Original pressing, blue labels with silver printing. Includes 8 page descriptive booklet, Folkways 'Important Announcement' insert, and 'Country Music on Folkways Records' catalog and order form pamphlet.
Folkways Records
And Service Corp., 165 W. 46 ST., N.Y.C
Long Playing Non-Breakable Micro Groove 33 1/3 RPM
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Roscoe HolcombVOCALS, BANJO, GUITAR, HARMONICA VOCALS, BANJO, JEW'S HARP , GUITAR VOICE, BANJO, JEW'S HARP, GUITAR
- John CohenGUITAR
- Mike SeegerFIDDLE
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 6 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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