Jean Ritchie ~ Saturday Night and Sunday Too (1956)

Title: Saturday Night and Sunday Too

Year: 1956

Label: Riverside Records

Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: B-.)

# of tracks: 20

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Various Artists ~ Southern Mountain Folksongs and Ballads (1956)

 

Title: Southern Mountain Folksongs and Ballads

Year: 1956

Label: Riverside Records

Source: Digital download (Re-channeled to original mono. Great sound quality.)

# of tracks: 18

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Various Artists ~ Banjo Songs of the Southern Mountains (1956)

Title: Banjo Songs of the Southern Mountains

Year: 1956

Label: Riverside Records

Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: B+.)

# of tracks: 17

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Bascom Lamar Lunsford ~ Minstrel of the Appalachians (1957)

NOTE: This is from an extremely rare Japanese CD reissue released after the Fantasy label acquired the Riverside catalogue.

 

Title: Minstrel of the Appalachians

Year: 1957

Label: Riverside Records (P-Vine Records)

Source: CD

# of tracks: 14

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Click here to download the American Experience episode "Ballad of a Mountain Man" which focuses on the life and work of Mr. Lunsford. This video is in MKV format.