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Freight Train and Other North Carolina Folk Songs and Tunes
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Track Listing
- Wilson Rag
- Freight Train
- Going Down the Road Feeling Bad
- I Don't Love Nobody
- Aint' Got No Honey Baby Now
- Graduation March
- Honey Babe Your Papa Cares For You
- Vastopol
- a) Here Old Rattler Here
- a) Run...Run
- a) Sweet Bye and Bye
- Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie
- Spanish Flang Dang
- When I Get Home
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #95144 in Music
- Released on: 1992-02-14
- Number of discs: 1
- Dimensions: .21 pounds
Editorial Reviews
Album Description
This complete reissue of Elizabeth Cotten's first LP is best known for containing the original recording of her classic Freight Train. The breadth of her repertoire and endearing style have captivated generations of guitarists and fans of traditional American music.
Freight Train includes guitar and banjo accompanied songs and tunes and features Mike Seeger's updated notes that include comments on Cotten's life, musical style, and song lyrics.
Customer Reviews
Move Over John Hurt
These phenomenal songs were recorded by Mike Seeger in Elizabeth Cotten's bedroom. Elizabeth Cotten had stopped playing guitar for over twenty years when the Seeger family "discovered" her (she was working as their maid!)
Cotten's completely "by ear" playing is among the most subtle and harmonically nuanced in "roots folk music". Strangely, she does not get anywhere near the attention of Mississipi John Hurt, though she is a far better and more interesting guitar player (this is not to knock John Hurt, who is also great.)
Cotten was able to pick up everything from blues, to ragtime, to the UNC "graduation march" just by listening. At risk of sounding cliched, I believe she was a genius who was never fully able to realize her potential. But at least we have these wonderful songs to give us a sense of it.
Freight Train and other songs
When I first heard this CD I was astounded not just by the
technical ability of Libba Cotten, but also by the sheer
spiritual feeling she gives to the songs. She also plays really
gently, never overemphasising anything.
A folk heroine
A simple but distinctive picking style. Great singing. Music imbued with the blues.
