2004-03-02
Thousands of ancient melodies and simple lyrics passed over the ocean and found the fertile southern Appalachians. Country dances, long nights sittin around with family and friends and that good old homebrew.Dirk Powell and his wife Christine Balfa play many of the old cajun tunes in their band Balfa Toujour, buth the tunes here are specific to the label "old time". Anyone familiar with The Wheatland Music Festival has heard this sound ringing through the woods there.
Dirk's fiddle recently graced the Cold Mountain original soundtrack and author Charles Frazier provides the liner notes for this release.
AMBER RUBARTH
A Common Case of Disappearing
THE WIYOS
Twist
Carolina Chocolate Drops
Dona Got A Ramblin' Mind
GREG BROWN
Yellow Dog
JOHN MCCUTCHEON
This Land: Woodie Guthrie's America
Paul Brady
Say What You Feel
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