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1	Classic Mountain Songs (2002) more music like this by Various Artists From the time of its inception in the middle of the 20th century, the Folkways label recorded plenty of traditional folk music from the Southern Appalachians. This well-chosen collection, oriented mostly though not totally toward tracks with vocals, has a couple of dozen examples from the Folkways catalog. Though it's not always totally clear when ... see all copies from $11.04! new only from $11.05!
2	Greatest Hits (1990) more music like this by Jim Kweskin Jug Band Washboards, kazoos, novelty songs, and general hilarity combine to make some of the most delightful, foolish music of the 60s. The jug-band craze was small and short-lived, but Kweskin and his band, which included Maria D'Amato, soon to marry bandmember Geoff Muldaur, were its premier act, and this double-disc set captures much of their whimsical ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $14.22!
3	Classic Bluegrass, Vol. 2 (2005) more music like this by Various Artists When Moses Asch released American Banjo (which focused on the influence of Earl Scruggs' innovative three-finger banjo playing technique) in 1956 on his little independent Folkways label, it was the first ever full-length bluegrass LP. Asch followed it up with dozens more, and when Folkways became part of Smithsonian Recordings in 1987, Asch's ... see all copies from $8.99! new only from $11.04!
4	Classic Bluegrass from Smithsonian Folkways (2002) more music like this by Various Artists While bluegrass samplers are by no means rare, it's unusual to encounter one as well thought-out as this generous (and mid-priced) package from Smithsonian Folkways, the folk label known more for its ethnomusicological field recordings than its bluegrass albums. Cynics will point out that this collection comes hot on the heels of the success of ... see all copies from $8.80! new only from $11.04!
5	Honey Babe Let the Deal Go Down: The Best of the Mississippi Sheiks (2004) more music like this by Mississippi Sheiks Sony Legacy's remastered update of its out of print 1992 Mississippi Sheiks retrospective sounds much better than its predecessor. Astonishingly, all 20 sides come from between 1930 and 1931. The Sheiks, who appeared in many configurations, were always represented by Walter Vinson (Jacobs) on vocals and guitar and Lonnie Chatmon on fiddle. But ... see all copies from $11.06! new only from $11.06!
6	Back Roads to Cold Mountain (2004) more music like this by Various Artists Charles Frazier's novel Cold Mountain, is a powerful, widely celebrated novel that takes places during the Civil War. But Frazier's book is not about the war itself so much as the life lived n the rural American South during its long dark night. Back Roads to Cold Mountain is a collection of music assembled by ethnomusicologist and roots musician ... see all copies from $14.75! new only from $14.75!
7	Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard (1975) more music like this by Hazel Dickens/Alice Gerrard The second Rounder date by singers and songwriters Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard was issued two years after the first. Dickens and Gerrard's songs are showcased here alongside those of the Louvin Brothers, Jack Sutton, and some early traditional gems. The amazing thing is that these women's songs could have been written in the 19th century as ... see all copies from $14.94! new only from $14.94!
8	The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of (2006) more music like this by Various Artists For anyone who's collected 78-rpm records, enjoyed Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music, or expressed interest in the great missing old-time and blues records of yesteryear, The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of will be the Holy Grail. Whereas it isn't unusual for Yazoo to place a rarity on a new collection by Blind Blake or Blind Lemon ... see all copies from $25.02! new only from $25.02!
9	Ireland in Song (1999) more music like this by Frank Patterson see all copies from $11.06! new only from $11.06!
10	Far North (1989) more music like this by Original Soundtrack From Sam Shepard's film Far North, this is a very good soundtrack album. Chip Renner, All Music Guide see all copies from $6.55! new only from $12.70!
11 view cover	The Morning Glory Ramblers (2004) more music like this by Norman & Nancy Blake It's hard to believe that Morning Glory Ramblers is the first full-length recording by Norman and Nancy Blake in eight years. Certainly they've been active, from playing on all 47 Down From the Mountain dates, performing on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? and Cold Mountain soundtracks, June Carter Cash's final album, Wildwood Flower, and various ... see all copies from $6.23! new only from $13.59!
12 view cover	Classic Old-Time Music (2003) more music like this by Various Artists The songs featured on Smithsonian/Folkways' Classic Old-Time Music were mostly recorded in the late '50s and early '60s (with a few scattered throughout the '70s) and celebrate many of the performers who not only toured the festival circuits at that time, but many who sowed the seeds of the entire folk revival. Old-timey legends like Dock Boggs, ... see all copies from $11.05! new only from $11.05!
13 view cover	Mountain Tracks, Vol. 3 (2004) more music like this by Yonder Mountain String Band This double-disc set collects the highlights from a two-night concert by the Yonder Mountain String Band held at Planet Bluegrass in Lyons, CO, on September 12 and 13, 2003, at the Kinfolk Celebration the band throws each year for its fans. A bluegrass/jam band hybrid, Yonder Mountain is certain proof that the two genres have as many similarities ... see all copies from $14.76! new only from $14.76!
14 view cover	Live at the Newburyport Firehouse (2005) more music like this by Dry Branch Fire Squad It would be way too simple to call Dry Branch Fire Squad a bluegrass band. They play bluegrass, certainly, but they infuse it with mountain gospel harmonies and an intimate knowledge of Appalachian folk melodies until it would seem to be something else again, a sort of natural extension of the old-time string bands, not slick and showy like most ... see all copies from $13.74! new only from $16.93!
15 view cover	Jolie Blonde (1993) more music like this by Hackberry Ramblers These '60s recordings came about as a result of Chris Strachwitz tracking down fiddler Luderin Darbone in Louisiana in 1963. The Hackberry Ramblers had not recorded for years, but assembled again for some sessions in both the Goldband Studio and Darbone's home. Two other Ramblers from the '30s-era lineup, Edwin Duhon and Lennis Sonnier, were also ... see all copies from $15.33! new only from $15.33!
16 view cover	Original Folkways Recordings: 1960-1962 (1994) more music like this by Doc Watson & Clarence Ashley This important release documents the rediscovery of banjoist and comedian Clarence (Tom) Ashley in the early '60s, and the simultaneous introduction of a young and then-unknown guitar picker, the astounding Doc Watson. Ashley was one of the many musicians of the '20s and '30s whose early work appeared briefly on Harry Smith's 1952 Anthology of ... see all copies from $22.74! new only from $22.74!
17 view cover	I Got a Bullfrog: Folksongs for the Fun of It (1994) more music like this by David Holt see all copies from $8.18! new only from $9.27!
18 view cover	Thirtieth Anniversary Special (2007) more music like this by Dry Branch Fire Squad This companion piece to Rounder's 1988 Dry Branch Fire Squad compilation Tried & True celebrates the mercurial bluegrass ensemble's Thirtieth Anniversary with 21 tracks culled from the last twenty years, a few which have never seen the light of day until now. Like Tried & True, which collected cuts from the group's first five albums, this latest ... see all copies from $16.20! new only from $16.20!
19 view cover	People Take Warning! Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs 1913-1938 (2007) more music like this by Various Artists This three-disc, 70-track (30 of them new to the CD era) collection of murder ballads and disaster songs originally released on commercial 78s between 1913 and 1938 is, in spite of the archaic song structures and often crude sonic qualities on display, strangely contemporary in tone and feel, maybe because we've always been drawn to the scene of ... see all copies from $43.94! new only from $49.18!
20 view cover	Let It Slide (2005) more music like this by David Holt/Sam Bush/Doc Watson see all copies from $14.87! new only from $14.87!
21 view cover	Headed for the Hills (2004) more music like this by Jim Lauderdale One of the most immediately notable things about the ever-prolific Jim Lauderdale's Headed for the Hills is who's not listed on the cover: lyricist Robert Hunter. Hunter does not perform on the set, but he co-wrote every song. If you are incredulous in wondering why Hunter should receive a billing credit, the answer is simple: there is an ... see all copies from $14.31! new only from $15.69!
22 view cover	It Ain't Right (1986) more music like this by The Red Clay Ramblers It Ain't Right is an ambitious record, demonstrating the Red Clay Rambler's ability to meld all sorts of string band music, from celtic to folk, adding elements of folk and pop to the mixture. The album is augmented by cameos from trombonist Chris Frank and an occasional rhythm section. Thom Owens, All Music Guide see all copies from $9.00!
23 view cover	Violin, Sing the Blues for Me: African-American Fiddlers 1926-1949 (1999) more music like this by Various Artists As Marshall Wyatt's thorough liner notes explain in the accompanying 32-page booklet, the violin had a more prominent role in early blues than has often been supposed. Violins were far more apt to be played than guitars in the nineteenth century, and even when blues began to be recorded in the 1920s, violins were still often used in blues songs, ... see all copies from $19.35!
24 view cover	There Ain't No Way Out (1997) more music like this by The New Lost City Ramblers More than 20 years after the New Lost City Ramblers' last studio recordings, Mike Seeger, John Cohen, and Tracy Schwarz got back together for There Ain't No Way Out, a 26-track celebration of old-timey music, including bluegrass, yodel blues, spirituals, Cajun, and what is usually referred to generically as "folk" music. They haven't lost much of ... see all copies from $15.42! new only from $15.42!
25 view cover	Wild Hog in the Red Brush (1996) more music like this by John Hartford John Hartford would just grin crookedly at you if you brought up the subject of virtuosity in his presence. Half the charm of his music is his loopy sense of humor -- he often counts a tune in by grunting rhythmically or by singing the title, and his fiddling is always just a hair away from wobbling off the side of the road. But his knowledge of ... see all copies from $15.07! new only from $15.07!

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