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SOUTHERN BANJO SONGS was nominated for a 1999 Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Album.
Mike Seeger has spent the better part of 50 years unearthing and performing traditional American music. A former trustee of the Newport Folk Festival--as well as the son of renowned musicologist Charles and half brother to folk music icon Pete, Seeger is one of the nation's leaders in the performance and history of the banjo. Given the difficulty of presenting an exhaustive labor of scholarship and music and still making it interesting for the lay listener, SOUTHERN BANJO SONGS is a marvel. Rather than dissolving into dull study of an increasingly archaic instrument, SOUTHERN BANJO SONGS is an energetic, rigorous and ultimately fascinating exploration into the myriad of American banjo sounds and styles.
Musically, Seeger is plowing well-worn territory here, covering beyond-chestnuts like "Jim Crack Corn," "Flop Eared Mule," and "Wabash Blues." But SOUTHERN BANJO SONGS will appeal to any serious banjo player or folk music listener. Additionally, the excellent package design and Seeger-penned commentary behind each song is impressive and educational.
Includes liner notes by Mike Seeger.
Liner Note Author: Mike Seeger.
Editor: Carla Borden.
Photographer: Jeremy Ledbetter.
Personnel: Mike Seeger (vocals, banjo, slide penny whistle, harmonica).
Southern Banjo Songs Music | List Price | $16.98 (You save $3.09) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Country CDs, Soundtrack Collections, HDCD, Folk, String Band, Enhanced CD | | Label | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings | | Orig Year | 1998 | | All Time Sales Rank |  149873  | | CD Universe Part number | 1055065 | | Catalog number | 40107 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Sep 15, 1998 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Mike Seeger | | Engineer | Mike Seeger; Tom Adams | | Recording Time | 63 minutes | | Personnel | Mike Seeger - vocals, banjo, slide penny whistle, harmonica
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Mike Seeger Southern Banjo Songs Songs | 1. | Soon in the Morning Babe |
| 2. | Josh Thomas's Roustabout |
| 3. | Jim Crack Corn |
| 4. | Darling Cora |
| 5. | Devil's Dream |
| 6. | Little Birdie |
| 7. | Around the World |
| 8. | Whoopin' Up Cattle |
| 9. | Flop Eared Mule |
| 10. | Lost Gander |
| 11. | Sailor and the Soldier, The |
| 12. | American Spanish Fandango |
| 13. | Got No Silver Nor Gold Blues |
| 14. | We're Up Against It Now |
| 15. | That's What the Old Bachelor's Made Out Of |
| 16. | Last of Callahan, The |
| 17. | Lady Gay |
| 18. | Down South Blues |
| 19. | Last Night When My Willie Come Home |
| 20. | Wabash Blues |
| 21. | Bright Sunny South |
| 22. | Roll on John |
| 23. | Needlecase |
| 24. | Come My Little Pink |
| 25. | Battle in the Horseshoe |
| 26. | I'm Head Over Heels in Love |
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