Mountain Journey: Stars of Old Time Music (2005)

About this title: The traditional music of the Appalachians was nearly killed off in the 20th century by the rise of radio, television, and the phonograph, which all but replaced the social function of homemade music in the Southern mountains, while hot new musical forms like bluegrass and rock & roll drew young players away from the music of their parents and grandparents, breaking the chain that saw the old songs and melodies get passed down hand to hand through the oral folk process. Powerful as these modern forces were, however, they were also the same forces that helped preserve the Appalachian tradition ... read more

Tracks:

1. Wayfaring Pilgrim [Traditional]
2. Free a Little Bird [Traditional]
3. Cripple Creek [Traditional]
4. Cindy [Traditional]
5. And Am I Born to Die [Poblic Domain]
6. Poor Soldier [Traditional]
7. Wild Rose of the Mountain [Public Domain]
8. Times Are Not What They Used to Be [Traditional]
9. Sweet Sunny South [Traditional]
10. The Traveller [Public Domain]
11. Pretty Bird [Dickens]
12. Cruel Willie [Traditional]
13. He's Coming to Us Dead [Traditional]
14. Bully of the Town [Public Domain]
15. Two Soldiers [Traditional]
16. Bonaparte's Retreat [Traditional]
17. Not a Word of That Be Said [Mainer]
18. If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again [Public Domain]
19. Midnight on the Water [Thomasson]
20. My Love Lies in the Ground [Powell]
21. My Epitaph [Reed]

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