Encore: Unheard Recordings of Bahamian Guitar and Singing

~ Release by Joseph Spence (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 11 recorded May 16, 1965 at a concert presented by the Friends of Old Time Music and the Newport Folk Foundation at the New School, New York, NY

Annotation last modified on 2022-08-23 03:41 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Won't That Be a Happy Time?
recorded in:
home of Peter K. Siegel, New York, New York, United States (on 1965-05-14)
recording engineer:
Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player) (on 1965-05-14)
producer:
Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player)
guitar:
Joseph Spence (on 1965-05-14)
vocals:
Joseph Spence (on 1965-05-14)
recording of:
Won't That Be a Happy Time? (on 1965-05-14)
1:16
2Out on the Rolling Sea
recording engineer:
Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player) (on 1965-05-16)
producer:
Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player)
guitar:
Joseph Spence (on 1965-05-16)
vocals:
Joseph Spence (on 1965-05-16)
recorded at:
The New School in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1965-05-16)
live recording of:
Out on the Rolling Sea (on 1965-05-16)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:09
3Down by the Riverside
recorded in:
home of Peter K. Siegel, New York, New York, United States (on 1965-05-14)
recording engineer:
Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player) (on 1965-05-14)
producer:
Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player)
guitar:
Joseph Spence (on 1965-05-14)
vocals:
Joseph Spence (on 1965-05-14)
recording of:
Down by the Riverside (on 1965-05-14)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:18
4Bimini Gal
recording engineer:
Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player) (on 1965-05-16)
producer:
Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player)
guitar:
Joseph Spence (on 1965-05-16)
vocals:
Joseph Spence (on 1965-05-16)
recorded at:
The New School in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1965-05-16)
live recording of:
Bimini Gal (on 1965-05-16)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 20953)
2:41
5The Crow
recording engineer:
Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player) (on 1965-05-16)
producer:
Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player)
guitar:
Joseph Spence (on 1965-05-16)
vocals:
Joseph Spence (on 1965-05-16)
recorded at:
The New School in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1965-05-16)
live recording of:
The Crow (on 1965-05-16)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:05
6In Times Like This
recorded in:
home of Peter K. Siegel, New York, New York, United States (on 1965-05-14)
recording engineer:
Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player) (on 1965-05-14)
producer:
Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player)
guitar:
Joseph Spence (on 1965-05-14)
vocals:
Joseph Spence (on 1965-05-14)
cover recording of:
In Times Like These (gospel) (on 1965-05-14)
lyricist and composer:
Ruth Caye Jones (pianist, organist, radio broadcaster and hymn writer)
1:49
7Death and the Woman
recording engineer:
Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player) (on 1965-05-16)
producer:
Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player)
guitar:
Joseph Spence (on 1965-05-16)
vocals:
Edith Pinder (on 1965-05-16) and Joseph Spence (on 1965-05-16)
recorded at:
The New School in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1965-05-16)
live recording of:
Death and the Lady (on 1965-05-16)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1031)
2:29
8Give Me That Old Time Religion
recorded in:
home of Peter K. Siegel, New York, New York, United States (on 1965-05-14)
recording engineer:
Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player) (on 1965-05-14)
producer:
Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player)
guitar:
Joseph Spence (on 1965-05-14)
vocals:
Joseph Spence (on 1965-05-14)
recording of:
Old-Time Religion (Gospel song) (on 1965-05-14)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:33
9Run Comes See Jerusalem
recorded in:
home of Joseph and Louise Spence, Nassau (Nassau), Bahamas (in 1965-06)
recording engineer:
Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player) (in 1965-06) and Jody Stecher (folksinger) (in 1965-06)
producer:
Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player)
guitar:
Joseph Spence (in 1965-06)
vocals:
Joseph Spence (in 1965-06)
recording of:
Run Comes See Jerusalem (in 1965-06)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:32
10Brown Skin Girl
recorded in:
home of Peter K. Siegel, New York, New York, United States (on 1965-05-14)
recording engineer:
Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player) (on 1965-05-14)
producer:
Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player)
guitar:
Joseph Spence (on 1965-05-14)
vocals:
Joseph Spence (on 1965-05-14)
recording of:
Brown Skin Girl (on 1965-05-14)
lyricist and composer:
Norman Span
2:17
11The Glory of Love
recording engineer:
Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player) (on 1965-05-16)
producer:
Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player)
guitar:
Joseph Spence (on 1965-05-16)
vocals:
Joseph Spence (on 1965-05-16)
recorded at:
The New School in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1965-05-16)
live cover recording of:
The Glory of Love (on 1965-05-16)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hill (US songwriter)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
2:43
12Great God What Do I See and Hear?
recorded in:
home of Peter K. Siegel, New York, New York, United States (on 1965-05-14)
recording engineer:
Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player) (on 1965-05-14)
producer:
Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player)
guitar:
Joseph Spence (on 1965-05-14)
vocals:
Joseph Spence (on 1965-05-14)
recording of:
Great God What Do I See and Hear? (on 1965-05-14)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:38
13That Glad Reunion Day
recorded in:
home of Edith, Raymond, and Geneva Pinder, Nassau (Nassau), Bahamas (in 1965-06)
recording engineer:
Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player) (in 1965-06) and Jody Stecher (folksinger) (in 1965-06)
producer:
Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player)
guitar:
Joseph Spence (in 1965-06)
vocals:
Edith, Raymond, and Geneva Pinder (in 1965-06) and Joseph Spence (in 1965-06)
recording of:
That Glad Reunion Day (in 1965-06)
lyricist and composer:
Adger M. Pace
3:00

Credits

Release

photography:Guy Droussart
liner notes:Guy Droussart
Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player)
miscellaneous support:Guy Droussart (task: music and culture advisor)
executive producer:Daniel Sheehy (Smithsonian Folkways)
John Smith (Smithsonian Folkways)
editor and mastering:Peter K. Siegel (American folk producer, engineer & banjo player)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/19674028 [info]
purchase for mail-order:https://folkways.si.edu/joseph-spence/encore [info]