Bluegrass Music from the Appalachian Mountains (1993)

About this title: LaserLight's Bluegrass Music from the Appalachian Mountains is a little frustrating. On the surface, it's a valuable collection, since it contains 30 classic traditional tunes, including "Cripple Creek," "One Dime Blues," "Sourwood Mountain," "Amazing Grace," "John Brown's Dream," "Sally Goodin," "Railroad Bill," "Pretty Polly," "John Henry," "Shady Grove," "Skip to My Lou," "Bowling Green," "Little Birdie," "The Banks of the Ohio," "The Wagoner's Lad" and "What Will We Do with the Baby-O." Certainly, that's a nice primer of Appalachian folk and bluegrass, but these performances aren't ... read more

Tracks:

1. Cripple Creek
2. Pateroller Song
3. One Dime Blues
4. Sourwood Mountain
5. Goin Down Road Feelin' Bad
6. Amazing Grace [Newton]
7. The Girl I Left Behind Me
8. Marching Jaybird
9. John Brown's Dream
10. Sally Goodin'
11. Railroad Bill
12. Soldier's Joy
13. Molly Brooks
14. Pretty Polly
15. Johnson Boys
16. John Henry [Traditional]
17. Drunken Hiccups
18. Shady Grove
19. Bully of the Town
20. Skip to My Lou
21. Hard and It's Hard
22. Bowling Green [Traditional]
23. I'll Fly Away
24. The Darby Ram
25. Willie Moore [Traditional]
26. Little Birdie
27. The Banks of the Ohio [Traditional]
28. The Wagoner's Lad
29. Poor Ellen Smith
30. What Will We Do With the Baby-O

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.