50 Years: Where Do You Come From? Where Do You Go?

~ Release by The New Lost City Ramblers (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Each CD has a booklet with release credits. The main case also has credits.

Annotation last modified on 2018-09-04 05:42 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: The Early Years: Volume I, 1958-1962
#TitleRatingLength
1Colored Aristocracy
banjo:
Tom Paley
fiddle:
Mike Seeger
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
recording of:
Colored Aristocracy
composer:
Sanford Rich
2:08
2Hopalong Peter
banjo:
Tom Paley
fiddle, mandolin and lead vocals:
Mike Seeger
bass vocals:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
vocals:
Tom Paley
2:08
3Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
banjo and lead vocals:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
fiddle:
Mike Seeger
guitar and tenor vocals:
Tom Paley
recording of:
Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4854)
2:30
4When First Unto This Country
autoharp:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
Tom Paley
vocals:
Mike Seeger
recording of:
When First Unto This Country (I courted a fair maiden)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:48
5Sales Tax on the Women
guitar and tenor vocals:
Mike Seeger
Hawaiian guitar and lead vocals:
Tom Paley
3:17
6Rabbit Chase
instruments and vocals:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
2:33
7Leaving Home
banjo:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
fiddle:
Mike Seeger
guitar:
Tom Paley
vocals:
Tom Paley
3:08
8How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?
banjo:
Tom Paley
fiddle:
Mike Seeger
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
vocals:
Mike Seeger
recording of:
How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?
lyricist and composer:
Blind Alfred Reed (US folk musician)
3:37
9Franklin D. Roosevelt's Back Again
guitar and lead vocals:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Tom Paley
vocals:
Tom Paley
2:22
10I Truly Understand You Love Another Man
banjo and lead vocals:
Tom Paley
bass vocals:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
vocals:
Mike Seeger
recording of:
I Truly Understand, You Love Another Man
lyricist and composer:
George Roark
2:32
11The Old Fish Song
fiddle:
Mike Seeger
vocals:
Mike Seeger
4:55
12The Battleship of Maine
banjo and lead vocals:
Tom Paley
fiddle:
Mike Seeger
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
vocals:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
3:08
13No Depression in Heaven
autoharp and lead vocals:
Mike Seeger
guitar and tenor vocals:
Tom Paley
2:59
14Dallas Rag
banjo:
Tom Paley
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
mandolin:
Mike Seeger
2:06
15Bill Morgan and His Gal
banjo and tenor vocals:
Tom Paley
fiddle:
Mike Seeger
guitar and lead vocals:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
2:58
16Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss
banjo and lead vocals:
Tom Paley
fiddle and tenor vocals:
Mike Seeger
recording of:
Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5720)
2:33
17The Lady of Carlisle
guitar:
Mike Seeger
vocals:
Mike Seeger
recording of:
The Lady of Carlisle
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 396)
3:35
18Brown's Ferry Blues
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Tom Paley
vocals:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019) and Tom Paley
recording of:
Brown’s Ferry Blues
writer:
Alton Delmore
2:50
19My Long Journey Home
guitar and lead vocals:
Tom Paley
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Mike Seeger
2:39
20Talking Hard Luck
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
vocals:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
2:43
21The Teetotals
vocals:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019), Tom Paley and Mike Seeger
1:03
22Sal Got a Meatskin
guitar and lead vocals:
Tom Paley
guitar [(capoed) guitar on first and third breaks] and tenor vocals:
Mike Seeger
3:27
23Railroad Blues
guitar:
Tom Paley
vocals:
Tom Paley
2:44
24On Some Foggy Mountain Top
guitar and bass vocals:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
guitar [lead guitar] and tenor vocals:
Tom Paley
mandolin and lead vocals:
Mike Seeger
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Top
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
2:28
25My Sweet Farm Girl
autoharp:
Tom Paley
banjo and tenor vocals:
Mike Seeger
guitar and lead vocals:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
2:25
26Crow Black Chicken
banjo and background vocals [vocal refrain]:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
fiddle and other vocals [falsetto vocal]:
Mike Seeger
guitar and lead vocals:
Tom Paley
2:36
▼ CD 2: Out Standing in Their Field: Volume II, 1963-1973
#TitleRatingLength
1John Brown's Dream
Appalachian dulcimer [dulcimer]:
Mike Seeger
banjo:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
fiddle:
Tracy Schwarz
1:35
2Riding on That Train 45
banjo:
Mike Seeger
fiddle:
Tracy Schwarz
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
vocals:
Tracy Schwarz
2:21
3The Titantic
autoharp and lead vocals:
Mike Seeger
guitar [lead guitar] and bass vocals:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
guitar [second guitar] and tenor vocals:
Tracy Schwarz
3:01
4Don't Get Trouble in Your Mind
banjo:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
fiddle and guitar:
Tracy Schwarz
vocals:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
2:18
5Cowboy Waltz
fiddle:
Mike Seeger
guitar:
Tracy Schwarz
mandolin:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
1:52
6Shut Up in the Mines of Coal Creek
vocals:
Tracy Schwarz
2:50
7Private John Q
banjo and tenor vocals:
Tracy Schwarz
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
guitar [lead guitar], harmonica [mouth harp] and lead vocals:
Mike Seeger
2:03
8Old Johnny Bucker Wouldn't Do
fiddle:
Tracy Schwarz and Mike Seeger
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
vocals:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
3:03
9I've Always Been a Rambler
banjo:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
fiddle:
Tracy Schwarz
guitar:
Mike Seeger
vocals:
Tracy Schwarz
3:19
10Automobile Trip Through Alabama
banjo:
Mike Seeger
vocals:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
3:18
11Who Killed Poor Robin?
banjo:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
fiddle:
Tracy Schwarz
guitar and harmonica [mouth harp]:
Mike Seeger
vocals:
Mike Seeger
3:54
12My Wife Died on Saturday Night
banjo:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
guitar:
Tracy Schwarz
harmonica [mouth harp]:
Mike Seeger
vocals:
Mike Seeger
2:21
13Little Satchel
banjo [clawhammer banjo]:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
banjo [three-finger banjo]:
Tracy Schwarz
guitar:
Mike Seeger
vocals:
Tracy Schwarz
2:49
14Black Bottom Strut
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
mandolin:
Mike Seeger
spoons:
Tracy Schwarz
2:11
15The Cat's Got the Measles, the Dog's Got the Whooping Cough
fiddle:
Tracy Schwarz
guitar:
Mike Seeger
vocals:
Mike Seeger
2:57
16Dear Okie
banjo:
Mike Seeger
fiddle:
Tracy Schwarz
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
vocals:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
2:16
17Smoketown Strut
guitar:
Mike Seeger
2:19
18The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake
fiddle and tenor vocals:
Tracy Schwarz
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Mike Seeger
recording of:
The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake
composer:
Albert Price
3:32
19Fishing Creek Blues
banjo:
Mike Seeger
fiddle:
Tracy Schwarz
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
2:04
20'31 Depression Blues
banjo:
Mike Seeger
guitar:
Tracy Schwarz
vocals:
Mike Seeger
3:16
21Black Jack Daisy
banjo:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
vocals:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
2:33
22Victory Rag
autoharp:
Mike Seeger
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
2:05
23The Little Carpenter
banjo:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
fiddle:
Mike Seeger
vocals:
Mike Seeger
2:52
24On Our Turpentine Farm
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019) and Tracy Schwarz
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Mike Seeger
lead vocals:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
other vocals [vocal interjections]:
Tracy Schwarz
2:53
25Parlez-nous à Boire
fiddle [lead fiddle]:
Mike Seeger
fiddle [second fiddle]:
Tracy Schwarz
triangle:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
vocals:
Mike Seeger
recording of:
Parlez-nous à Boire
lyricist and composer:
Dewey Balfa
3:37
26Valse du Bambocheur
fiddle [lead fiddle]:
Tracy Schwarz
fiddle [second fiddle]:
Mike Seeger
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
vocals:
Tracy Schwarz
recording of:
Valse du Bambocheur
lyricist and composer:
Dewey Balfa
3:02
27Old Joe Bone
fiddle:
Tracy Schwarz and Mike Seeger
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
vocals:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
1:59
▼ CD 3: Where Do You Come From? Where Do You Go?
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Colored Aristocracy
recorded in:
Arthurdale, West Virginia, United States (on 1936-06-24)
recording engineer:
Charles Seeger (on 1936-06-24)
fiddle [lead fiddle]:
Sanford Rich (on 1936-06-24)
fiddle [second fiddle]:
Harry Rich (on 1936-06-24)
guitar:
Rensel Rich (on 1936-06-24)
mandolin:
Elmer Rich (on 1936-06-24)
The Rich Family1:42
2Cluck Old Hen
recorded in:
Galax, Virginia, United States (in 1937)
recording engineer:
John A. Lomax (in 1937)
banjo:
Wade Ward (old-time music banjo player and fiddler) (in 1937)
fiddle:
Crockett Ward (in 1937)
vocals:
Fields Ward (in 1937)
recording of:
Cluck Old Hen (in 1937)
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Wade, Crockett, and Fields Ward1:36
3Young Emily
recorded in:
Sodom, North Carolina, United States (in 1967)
recording engineer:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019) (in 1967)
vocals:
Dellie Norton (in 1967)
Dellie Norton2:06
4Going Down the River
autoharp and harmonica:
Mike Seeger
fiddle:
Tracy Schwarz
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
vocals:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019), Tracy Schwarz and Mike Seeger
The New Lost City Ramblers2:41
5Billy Grimes the Rover
banjo:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
fiddle:
Mike Seeger
guitar:
Tom Paley
vocals:
Tom Paley
The New Lost City Ramblers2:29
6Pretty Little Miss
fiddle and tenor vocals:
Tracy Schwarz
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Mike Seeger
The New Lost City Ramblers3:23
7Dark and Stormy Weather
autoharp and lead vocals:
Mike Seeger
guitar [lead guitar] and bass vocals:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
guitar [second guitar] and tenor vocals:
Tracy Schwarz
The New Lost City Ramblers2:28
8Sioux Indians
vocals:
Tracy Schwarz
The New Lost City Ramblers3:05
9Moonshiner
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
vocals:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
The New Lost City Ramblers3:10
10Long Lonesome Road
autoharp:
Penny Seeger Cohen
fiddle:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019) and Tracy Schwarz
guitar:
Mike Seeger
vocals:
Mike Seeger
The New Lost City Ramblers2:58
11Cotton Eyed Joe
recording engineer:
Chris Strachwitz (in 1973)
fiddle:
Tracy Schwarz (in 1973) and Mike Seeger (in 1973)
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019) (in 1973)
vocals:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Boarding House (San Francisco nightclub) in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1973)
live recording of:
Cotton‐Eyed Joe (traditional song) (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 942)
The New Lost City Ramblers3:17
12New White House Blues
banjo:
Mike Seeger
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
mandolin:
Tom Paley
vocals:
Mike Seeger
The New Lost City Ramblers2:44
13Milwaukee Blues
banjo and lead vocals:
Tom Paley
fiddle:
Mike Seeger
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
The New Lost City Ramblers2:35
14Poor Old Dirt Farmer
bass:
Peter Schwarz (fiddler and bassist)
fiddle:
Tracy Schwarz
guitar:
Tony Balfa
vocals:
Tracy Schwarz
recording of:
Poor Old Dirt Farmer
lyricist, writer and composer:
Tracy Schwarz
Tony Balfa, Tracy and Peter Schwarz3:44
15Cady Hill
recorded in:
Kirk McGee's home near Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1957-11)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger (in 1957-11)
banjo:
Kirk McGee (in 1957-11)
fiddle:
Arthur Smith (in 1957-11)
guitar:
Sam McGee (in 1957-11)
Arthur Smith & Sam McGee and Kirk McGee1:26
16I Belong to the Band
recorded in:
home of Reverend Gary Davis, South Bronx, New York, New York, United States (in 1954)
recording engineer:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019) (in 1954)
guitar:
Reverend Gary Davis (in 1954)
vocals:
Reverend Gary Davis (in 1954)
recording of:
I Belong to the Band (in 1954)
lyricist and composer:
Reverend Gary Davis
Rev. Gary David4:01
17Freight Train
recorded in:
home of Elizabeth Cotten, Washington, D.C., United States (in 1957)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger (in 1957)
guitar:
Elizabeth Cotten (in 1957)
recording of:
Freight Train (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Elizabeth Cotten
Elizabeth Cotten2:42
18I'm Leaving You
recorded in:
home of Coy and Sara Bayes, Angel's Camp, California, United States (on 1963-04-24)
guitar [lead guitar] and background vocals [harmony vocal]:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1963-04-24)
guitar [second guitar] and lead vocals:
Sara Carter Bayes (of the Carter Family) (on 1963-04-24)
recording of:
I'm Leaving You (on 1963-04-24)
writer:
Alton Delmore and Rabon Delmore
Sara Carter Bayes and Maybelle Carter2:39
19Walking Boss
recorded in:
Clarence "Tom" Ashley's home, Shouns, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-04-13)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger (on 1961-04-13)
banjo:
Clarence "Tom" Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1961-04-13)
vocals:
Clarence "Tom" Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1961-04-13)
Clarence Tom Ashley2:32
20Mother's Advice
recorded in:
Dock and Sara Boggs' home, Norton, Virginia, United States (on 1963-06-12)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger (on 1963-06-12)
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1963-06-12)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1963-06-12)
Dock Boggs2:52
21Hills of Mexico
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961-02)
recording engineer:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019) (in 1961-02)
banjo:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1961-02)
vocals:
Roscoe Holcomb (in 1961-02)
recording of:
Buffalo Skinners (in 1961-02)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 634)
Roscoe Holcomb2:33
22Galax Rag
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger (on 1966-08-27)
autoharp:
Kilby Snow (old-time autoharp player) (on 1966-08-27)
recording of:
Galax Rag (on 1966-08-27)
composer:
Kilby Snow (old-time autoharp player)
Kilby Snow2:52
23Say Old Man, Can You Play a Fiddle?
recorded in:
in a Newport cottage, Rhode Island, United States (in 1965-07)
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger (in 1965-07)
fiddle:
Eck Robertson (in 1965-07)
guitar:
Tracy Schwarz (in 1965-07)
mandolin:
Mike Seeger (in 1965-07)
Eck Robertson, Tracy Schwarz, & Mike Seeger2:53
24Awake, Awake
recorded in:
Madison County, North Carolina, United States (in 1963)
recording engineer:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019) (in 1963)
vocals:
Dillard Chandler (in 1963)
Dillard Chandler4:16
25Bowling Green
banjo:
Cynthia May "Cousin Emmy" Carver (on 1967-04-23)
bass:
Tracy Schwarz (on 1967-04-23)
guitar:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019) (on 1967-04-23)
mandolin:
Mike Seeger (on 1967-04-23)
vocals:
Cynthia May "Cousin Emmy" Carver (on 1967-04-23)
recorded at:
Ash Grove in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1967-04-23)
Cynthia May "Cousin Emmy" Carver with The New Lost City Ramblers3:53
26Madeleine
recording engineer:
Tracy Schwarz (in 1975-02)
accordion:
Allie Young (in 1975-02)
fiddle:
Dewey Balfa (in 1975-02)
guitar:
Rodney Balfa (in 1975-02)
percussion:
Weston Bergeaux (in 1975-02)
vocals:
Rodney Balfa (in 1975-02)
recorded at:
C.C.'s Lounge in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States (in 1975-02)
live recording of:
Madeleine (in 1975-02)
writer:
Adam Hebert (Cajun musician)
Dewey & Rodney Balfa, Allie Young, & Weston Bergeaux2:58
27Fishing Creek Blues
recording engineer:
John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019) (in 1970)
banjo:
Mac Benford (in 1970)
fiddle:
Sue Draheim (in 1970)
guitar:
Jody Stecher (folksinger) (in 1970)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Eric Thompson (US roots musician) (in 1970)
performer:
Hank Bradley (in 1970), Kenny Hall (mandolin/fiddle) (in 1970), Larry Hanks (in 1970), Will Spires (in 1970) and Holly Tannen (in 1970)
recorded at:
Peter Weston’s Pacific High Studios in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1970)
Sue Draheim, Mac Benford, Eric Thompson, Jody Stecher, Hank Bradley, Will Spires, Kenny Hall, Holly Tannen, & Larry Hanks2:42
28Sally in the Garden
recording engineer:
Reg Paradis (in 1970-02) and Dave Wirt (in 1970-02)
Appalachian dulcimer [lap dulcimer]:
Holly Tannen (in 1970-02)
fiddle:
Sue Draheim (in 1970-02) and Will Spires (in 1970-02)
five-string banjo [5-string banjo]:
Mac Benford (in 1970-02)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Eric Thompson (US roots musician) (in 1970-02)
guitar [second guitar]:
Ron Tinkler (in 1970-02)
mandolin:
Dave Ricker (in 1970-02)
mouth harp:
Larry Hanks (in 1970-02)
performer:
possibly others ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1970-02)
recorded at:
Guerrage Productions in Berkeley, California, United States (in 1970-02)
New Tranquility String Band and friends2:21

Credits

Release

art direction:Visual Dialogue (design agency)
photography:Robert Frank (photographer)
Chris Strachwitz
liner notes:Ray Allen (music historian)
Jon Pankake (performed with Garrison Keillor in early Prairie Home Companion days) (in 1991)
engineer and mastering:Pete Reiniger
co-producer:John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
Tracy Schwarz
Mike Seeger
executive producer:Daniel E. Sheehy (Smithsonian Folkways) (in 2009)
D.A. Sonneborn (Smithsonian Folkways) (in 2009)
recording engineer:Moses Asch
Peter Bartok
Mike Seeger
Chris Strachwitz
remastering:Henk Kooistra (dutch audio engineer)
Malcolm Addey (in 1991)
Mike Seeger (in 1991)
Matt Walters (Smithsonian Folkways affiliate) (in 1991)
compiler:Jon Pankake (performed with Garrison Keillor in early Prairie Home Companion days) (in 1991)
design:Carol Hardy (designer) (in 1991)
Visual Dialogue (design agency) (in 2009)
remastered at:Soundmirror (aka Soundmirror, Inc.) in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
purchase for mail-order:https://folkways.si.edu/the-new-lost-city-ramblers/50-years-where-do-you-come-from-where-do-you-go/american-folk-old-time/music/album/smithsonian [info]