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Almeda Riddle: Ballads and Hymns From the Ozarks

Almeda Riddle: Ballads and Hymns From the Ozarks (Rounder 0017)

Ballads and Hymns From the Ozarks
Almeda Riddle (1898-1986)

Rounder Records 0017 (LP, USA, 1972)
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A capella folk songs from the Ozarks (Heber Springs, Arkansas)

Recorded at Aengus Studios, Fayville, Mass., in May 1972;
Tape editing by Nick Koumoutseas and Mark Wilson;
Cover design and photography by Carole Wilson;
Notes and production by Mark Wilson

Musicians

Almeda Riddle: vocals

Tracks

Side 1

  1. Lady Margaret (Roud 253; Child 74; G/D 2:337)
  2. Rare Willie Drowned in Yarrow (Roud 206; Child 215; G/D 6:1227)
  3. The Old Churchyard (Roud 3386)
  4. My Old Cottage Home (Roud 3384)
  5. The Merrimac at Sea (Roud 124; Child 289; G/D 1:27)
  6. Rome County (Roud 3387)

Side 2

  1. How Tedious and Tasteless the Hours (Roud 3385)
  2. The Four Marys (Roud 79; Child 173; G/D 2:195)
  3. Peggy of Glasgow (Roud 95; Child 228; G/D 4:850)
  4. The Butcher’s Boy (Roud 409; Laws P24)
  5. The Nightingale Song (Roud 140; Laws P14; TYG 34)
  6. A Man of Constant Sorrow (Roud 499)

All tracks trad.

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Almeda Riddle: More Ballads and Hymns From the Ozarks

Almeda Riddle: More Ballads and Hymns From the Ozarks (Rounder 0083)

More Ballads and Hymns From the Ozarks
Almeda Riddle (1898-1986)

Rounder Records 0083 (LP, USA, 1978)
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A capella folk songs from the Ozarks (Heber Springs, Arkansas)

Recorded at Aengus Studios, Fayville, Mass., in May 1972;
Tape editing by Nick Koumoutseas and Mark Wilson;
Cover design and photography by Carole Wilson;
Notes and production by Mark Wilson

Musicians

Almeda Riddle: vocals

Tracks

Side 1

  1. The Brokedown Brakeman (Roud 3516) (2.58)
  2. I’m a Long Time Traveling Here Below (Roud 5732; Sacred Harp 288) (3.51)
  3. The Brisk Young Farmer (Roud 400; Laws N30) (3.53)
  4. The Last Fierce Charge (Roud 629; Laws A17; G/D 1:105) (6.36)
  5. A Comical Ditty (Roud 4868) (2.38)
  6. The Seashell Song (Roud 466; Laws K17; G/D 6:1244) (2.30)

Side 2

  1. Locks and Bolts (Roud 406; Laws M13; G/D 5:1012) (3.28)
  2. Ten Thousand Miles Away (Roud 3514) (3.47)
  3. The Blood of the Old Red Rooster (Roud 200; Child 13; TYG 35) (3.48)
  4. The Prodigal’s Career (Roud 12383) (3.13)
  5. The Lonesome Dove (Roud 3637) (3.50)
  6. Allen Bain (Roud 2974) (4.51)

All tracks trad. except
Track 2 Elder Edmund Dumas

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