About this title: Third Annual Farewell Reunion teams Mike Seeger with different folk artists an each of its 23 tracks, and the end result is like a miniature folk music festival, one that roams through the varied styles and traditions of American acoustic music, and while Seeger is the constant on each track, he quite wisely works here mostly as a sideman, carefully refraining from imposing his will on any of the performances. Among the high points are Maria Muldaur's inspired vocal on "The Memory of Your Smile," Olabelle Reed's "Boat's up the River," a gentle and charming lap dulcimer duet with Jean Ritchie ...
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Tracks on this album
Tracks:
- Shaking off the Acorns
- Leaving Tennessee
- The Memory of Your Smile
- Only Remembered
- The Mayor Is Good Old Boy
- Boat's Up the River
- East Virginia Blues
- They're at Rest Together
- The Ballad of Hollis Brown
- Oh My Little Dutch Girl
- Deep Shady Grove
- Cripple Creek
- Oldtime Sally Ann
- Rose in the Mountain
- Little Cabin Home on the Hill
- Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender
- 900 Miles
- Savoy Family Waltz
- I'm Going to the West
- Bound Steel Blues
- Brown's Ferry Blues
- You've Been a Friend to Me
- Frog Heaven
Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is described below.
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