Track Listing

1. Introduction: Mike Seeger - Mike Seeger
2. Leather Britches
3. Free Little Bird
4. My Name Is John Johanna
5. Jesse James
6. Bow Down
7. Stone's Rag
8. Gold Watch and Chain
9. Worried Man Blues
10. Little Darlin' Pal of Mine
11. Wildwood Flower
12. Sally Johnson
13. Little Birdie
14. Sail Away Ladies
15. Pretty Little Miss Out in the Garden
16. Old Tim Brooks
17. Pretty Little Miss Out in the Garden
18. Lost John
19. Chilly Winds
20. Wish I Was a Single Girl Again
21. Waterbound
22. Needlecase
23. Roll On Buddy
24. Bowling Green
25. San Antonio Rose
26. Old Gospel Ship
27. Train 45
28. Oh Death
29. Weapon of Prayer
30. Black Jack Davey
31. This World Is Not My Home

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #151047 in Music
• Released on: 1994-08-31
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Amazon.com
As a document of this string band's live skill, these 30 songs present the virtuoso trio of John Cohen (vocals, guitar, banjo), Tracy Schwarz (vocals, guitar, fiddle, acoustic bass), and Mike Seeger (vocals, lap dulcimer, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, autoharp, harmonica) on their home turf--the pivotal early '60s Newport Folk Festivals. If there were any doubt, this band could play with the best of the original old time musicians whose work they emulated. Doc Boggs and Sam and Kirk McGee even sit in on a couple of numbers, though the show belongs to the trio's impassioned harmonies and hard, precise picking. --Roy Francis Kasten

Customer Reviews

One of the best NLCR recordings!
This is one of the best NLCR recordings ever done. Cousin Emmy is great fun and the melancholic voice and conversation with Maybelle Carter is precious. The version of John Johanna is excellent. The musicianship and relaxed feeling of these recordings only lends to the timeless feeling of the music.

As good as it gets
Refreshingly and delightfully authentic... and pure fun!