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Frank Proffitt: Frank Proffitt of Reese, NC

Frank Proffitt: Traditional Songs and Ballads of Appalachia (Folk-Legacy FSA-1)

Frank Proffitt of Reese, NC
Traditional Songs and Ballads of Appalachia
Frank Proffitt (1913-1965)

Folk-Legacy Records FSA-1 (LP, USA, 1962)
Folk-Legacy Records CD-1 (CD, USA, 2001)

 Frank Proffitt: Traditional Songs and Ballads of Appalachia (Folk-Legacy CD-1)
Frank Proffitt: North Carolina Songs and Ballads (Topic 12T162)

North Carolina Songs and Ballads
Frank Proffitt (1913-1965)

Topic Records 12T162 (LP, UK, 1966);

Recorded and edited by Sandy Paton;
Photograph by Sandy Paton

Folk-Legacy album booklet by Sandy Paton (PDF) at Smithsonian Global Sound

Musicians

Frank Proffitt: vocals, banjo

Tracks

Side 1

  1. Trifling Woman (Roud 4626) (2.16)
  2. Cluck Old Hen (Roud 4235) (2.20)
  3. Morning Fair (Roud 409; Laws P24) (3.48)
  4. Bonnie James Campbell (Roud 338; Child 210) (1.25)
  5. Lord Randall (Roud 10; Child 12; G/D 2:209; Henry H814) (3.27)
  6. Handsome Molly (Roud 454; G/D 6:1192; Henry H625) (1.45)
  7. Reuben Train (Roud 3423) (2.56)
  8. Tom Dooley (Dula) (Roud 4192; Laws F36A) (2.43)
  9. I’m Going Back to North Carolina (Roud 789) (1.53)

Side 2

  1. Moonshine (Roud 3126) (1.40)
  2. Rye Whiskey (Roud 941) (2.31)
  3. I’ll Never Get Drunk No More (Roud 4625) (2.32)
  4. Wild Bill Jones (Roud 2246; Laws E10) (3.25)
  5. Gyps of David (Roud 1; Child 200; G/D 2:278; Henry H124) (2.56)
  6. Song of a Lost Hunter (Love Henry) (Roud 47; Child 68) (4.23)
  7. Sourwood Mountain (Roud 754) (2.30)
  8. Going Across the Mountain (Roud 4624) (2.14)

All tracks trad. except
Tracks 1, 12 Frank Proffitt;
Track 8 trad. arr. Alan Lomax, Warner, Frank Proffitt;
Track 17 trad. / Frank Proffitt

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Frank Proffitt Sings Folk Songs

Frank Proffitt Sings Folk Songs (Folk-Legacy FSA-1)

Frank Proffitt Sings Folk Songs
Frank Proffitt (1913-1965)

Folkways Records FA 2360 (LP, USA, 1962)
Smithsonian Folkways FW02360 (CD, USA, 200x)

Produced and edited by Frank Warner;
Recorded by Sandy Paton

Folkways album booklet by Frank Warner (PDF) at Smithsonian Global Sound

Musicians

Frank Proffitt: vocals, banjo

Tracks

Side 1

  1. Beaver Dam Road (Roud 7477) (1.26)
  2. Cindy (Roud 836) (2.16)
  3. Bo Lamkin (Roud 6; Child 93; G/D 2:187; Henry H735) (4.08)
  4. Julie Jenkins (Roud 731) (1.46)
  5. George Collins (Roud 147; Child 42, 85) (2.24)
  6. Ninety and Nine (Roud 13145) (3.23)
  7. Down in the Valley (Roud 943) (2.46)

Side 2

  1. Baby-O (Roud 826) (1.37)
  2. Old Abe (Roud 771) (3.31)
  3. Poor Ellen Smith (Roud 448; Laws F11) (1.50)
  4. Dan Do (Roud 117; Child 277; G/D 7:1282) (1.55)
  5. John Hardy (Roud 3262; Laws I2) (2.27)
  6. Ground Hog (Roud 3125) (1.56)
  7. Johnson Boys (Roud 6676) (1.46)

All tracks trad. except

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Various Artists: Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still (Appleseed APR CD 1035) Various Artists: Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still, The Warner Collection Volume I, CD, Appleseed APR CD 1035, 2000

Various Artists: Nothing Seems Better to Me (Appleseed APR CD 1036) Various Artists: Nothing Seems Better to Me, The Music of Frank Proffitt and North Carolina, The Warner Collection Volume II, CD, Appleseed APR CD 1036, 2000

Various Artists: Ballads and Songs of Tradition (Folk-Legacy CD-125) Various Artists: Ballads and Songs of Tradition, CD, Folk-Legacy CD-125, 2000