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Dark Holler

Dark Holler (Smithsonian Folkways SFW40159)

Dark Holler
Old Love Songs and Ballads
Various Artists

Smithsonian Folkways SFW40159 (CD/DL, USA, 27 September 2005)

Dillard Chandler [1, 16-17], Lisha Shelton [14-15], Berzilla Wallin [19-20], Cas Wallin [7-8], and Lee Wallin [9-10] were recorded in 1963;
Dillard Chandler [2-3, 11-13, 22-26] was recorded in 1965 mostly on a hillside above Peter and Polly Gott’s place; some tracks were recorded in their kitchen;
Dillard Chandler [21], George Landers [18], and Dellie Norton [4-6] were recorded on Dellie Norton’s front porch in 1967, in conjunction with the filming of The End of an Old Song:
Tracks 4-6 and 21 are previously unreleased;
Compiled and annotated by John Cohen

Liner notes (PDF) at Smithsonian Global Sound

Musicians

Dillard Chandler: vocals [1-3, 11-13, 16-17, 21-26];
George Landers: vocals, banjo [18];
Dellie Norton: vocals [4-6];
Lisha Shelton: vocals [14-15];
Berzilla Wallin: vocals [19-20];
Cas Wallin: vocals [7-8];
Lee Wallin: vocals [9-10]

Tracks

  1. Dillard Chandler: The Carolina Lady (Roud 396; Laws O25; G/D 5:1056; Henry H474) (4.14)
  2.   — : The Soldier Traveling From the North (Roud 162; Child 299; G/D 7:1470) (3.19)
  3.   — : The Sailor Being Tired (Roud 269; Laws K43; G/D 7:1429; TYG 10) (3.00)
  4. Dellie Norton: Young Emily (Roud 182; Laws M34; G/D 2:189; Henry H113) (2.04)
  5.   — : Pretty Fair Miss in Her Garden (Roud 264; Laws N42; G/D 5:1038, 6:1201; Henry H471, H818) (1.32)
  6.   — : When I Wore My Apron Low (Roud 60; Laws P25; G/D 6:1169, 6:1170; Henry H683) (0.54)
  7. Cas Wallin: Pretty Saro (Roud 417) (2.57)
  8.   — : Fine Sally (Roud 180; Laws P9; G/D 6:1219; Henry H72) (2.13)
  9. Lee Wallin: Neighbor Girl (Roud 5749) (2.11)
  10.   — : Juba This (Roud 5748) (0.40)
  11. Dillard Chandler: Gathering Flowers (Roud 6983; Henry H696) (1.22)
  12.   — : Gastony Song (Roud 6364) (1.30)
  13.   — : Cold Rain and Snow (Roud 3634) (2.23)
  14. Lisha Shelton: In Zepo Town (Roud 18; Laws M32) (3.19)
  15.   — : Don’t You Remember (Roud 405; Laws M3) (2.35)
  16. Dillard Chandler: Awake, Awake (Roud 22621; Laws M4) (4.12)
  17.   — : Mathie Grove (Roud 52; Child 81) (6.07)
  18. George Landers: Scotland Man (Roud 47; Child 68) (4.36)
  19. Berzilla Wallin: Love Has Brought Me to Despair (Roud 60; Laws P25; G/D 6:1169, 6:1170; Henry H683) (2.47)
  20.   — : Johnny Doyle (Roud 455; Laws M2; G/D 5:1020; Henry H137) (3.54)
  21. Dillard Chandler: Short Time Here, Long Time Gone (Roud 24586) (1.29)
  22.   — : Drunken Driver (Roud 6982) (4.03)
  23.   — : Jesus Says Go (Roud 6984) (2.00)
  24.   — : Meeting Is Over (Roud 5716) (2.47)
  25.   — : Little Farmer Boy (Roud 14; Child 243; G/D 2:332) (4.26)
  26.   — : I Wish My Baby Was Born (Roud 60; Laws P25; G/D 6:1169, 6:1170; Henry H683) (1.02)