There Ain't No Way Out (1997)

About this title: 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 their edge, even if -- by their own admission -- there are younger, sharper players out there in the wake of the path they opened. Highlights include a sweetly sung "God's Gonna Ease My Troublin' Mind," A.P. Carter's "Anchored in Love Divine," the ... read more

Tracks:

1. Buck Creek Girls
2. Skip to My Lou
3. Jolie Petite Blonde [Mailhes]
4. God's Gonna Ease My Troublin' Mind [Ashley]
5. Anchored in Love Divine [Carter]
6. Last Chance
7. Weave Room Blues
8. Sugar Baby
9. Oh Death [Traditional]
10. Cumberland Gap
11. Do You Call That Religion? [Traditional]
12. Crapshooters Hop [Werner]
13. Brown Skin Gal [Dillon]
14. Abe's Retreat [Sampson]
15. Big Ball in Town
16. Colored Aristocracy [Traditional]
17. Treat My Daughter Kindly
18. I'm on My Way to the Old Home [Monroe]
19. Farewell Sweet Jane
20. The Girl I Left Behind
21. Miner's Lament
22. Shady Grove
23. Free Little Bird [Public Domain]
24. Rabbit in the Pea Patch
25. One-Step de Riché [Aguillard]
26. Tom & Jerry

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