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.
HOLLY GOLIGHTLY & THE BROKEOFFS
Medicine County
BOOKA AND THE FLAMING GECKOS
The Not So Meaningful Songs in the Life of Jeremy Fink
Cliff Eberhardt
The High Above And The Down Below
SPITZER SPACE TELESCOPE
Spitzer Space Telescope
Black Jake and the Carnies
Sundry Mayhems
ANI DIFRANCO
- Red Letter Year
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