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Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
engineer:
George Belle
guitar:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist)
vocals:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist)
engineered at:
Takoma Studio in Santa Monica, California, United States
recording of:
Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
lyricist and composer:
Cliff Hess
previously attributed to:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:45
A2Thebes
engineer:
George Belle
cello:
Nancy Blake
guitar and mandolin:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist)
engineered at:
Takoma Studio in Santa Monica, California, United States
recording of:
Thebes
composer:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist)
4:38
A3The L & N Don't Stop Here Anymore
engineer:
George Belle
guitar:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist)
vocals:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist)
engineered at:
Takoma Studio in Santa Monica, California, United States
cover recording of:
The L & N Don’t Stop Here Any More
lyricist and composer:
Than Hall
publisher:
Jonathan B. Pickow Trust
4:31
A4Loch Layan Castle, Santa Ana's Retreat, Cattle in the Cane
engineer:
George Belle
guitar:
Nancy Blake
mandolin:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist)
engineered at:
Takoma Studio in Santa Monica, California, United States
medley including a recording of:
Cattle in the Cane
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
4:20
A5Poor Ellen Smith
engineer:
George Belle
cello:
Nancy Blake
guitar and mandocello:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist)
vocals:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist)
engineered at:
Takoma Studio in Santa Monica, California, United States
recording of:
Poor Ellen Smith
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 448)
3:26
B1Uncle Sam
engineer:
George Belle
baritone horn, bass trombone, bass trumpet, tenor trombone and trombone:
Miles Anderson (trombonist)
guitar:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist)
mandolin:
Nancy Blake
vocals:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist)
brass arranger:
Joseph Byrd (arranger, writer, conductor)
engineered at:
Takoma Studio in Santa Monica, California, United States
recording of:
Uncle Sam
lyricist and composer:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist)
4:00
B2Ice on the Road
engineer:
George Belle
cello:
Nancy Blake
fiddle:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist)
engineered at:
Takoma Studio in Santa Monica, California, United States
2:44
B3Rake and the Rambling Blade
engineer:
George Belle
guitar [1st and 2nd guitars]:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist)
vocals:
Nancy Blake and Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist)
engineered at:
Takoma Studio in Santa Monica, California, United States
recording of:
Roving Blade (aka The Flash Lad / Wild and Wicked Youth / Newry Town)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 490)
3:01
B4High Dad in the Morning
engineer:
George Belle
guitar [1st and 2nd guitars]:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist)
engineered at:
Takoma Studio in Santa Monica, California, United States
recording of:
High Dad in the Mornin
writer:
Homer E. Dillard Sr.
2:41
B5Father's Hall
engineer:
George Belle
cello:
Nancy Blake
guitar and mandolin:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist)
engineered at:
Takoma Studio in Santa Monica, California, United States
recording of:
Father's Hall
composer:
Nancy Blake
2:38
B6White Horse Breakdown
2:16
B7'76 Blues
3:02