Ola Belle & Family

Ola Belle & Family

Ola Belle & Family

ASIN: B00008FPDT

Track Listings
 
1. Going to Write Me a Letter
2. My Doney, Where Have You Been So Long?
3. Ninety and Nine
4. Lamplighting Time in the Valley
5. Only the Leading Role Will Do
6. Over Yonder in the Graveyard
7. Sing Me a Song
8. You Led Me to the Wrong
9. Ranger's Command
10. Boat's Up the River
11. When I Can Read My Titles Clear
12. Butcher's Boy
13. Where the Wild, Wild Flowers Grow
14. I've Endured

Ola Belle & Family,Ola Belle Reed,Rounder Select,Bluegrass,Country,Folk & Traditional,Traditional Bluegrass
Music From The Lost Provinces: Old-Time Stringbands From Ashe County, North Carolina & Vicinity 1927-1931
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Music From The Lost Provinces
  • another excellent release from old hat.
  • Threw her Arms around me like Grape Vines 'round a Gum
  • great old-time music
  • Super-cool, super rare old-timey music
 Music From The Lost Provinces: Old-Time Stringbands From Ashe County, North Carolina & Vicinity 1927-1931
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Old Hat Records / Enterprises
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000I9NA
Release Date: 1999-04-27

Tracks:

  1. Train 45 - Grayson & Whitter
  2. Nine Pound Hammer - Frank Blevins & His Tar Heel Rattlers 3. Last Gold
  3. Ground Hog - Jack Reedy & His Walker Mountain String Band
  4. My Name Is Ticklish Reuben - Smyth County Ramblers
  5. Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss - Frank Blevins & His Tar Heel Rattlers
  6. Nobody's Darling - North Carolina Ridge Runners
  7. Short Life Of Trouble - Grayson & Whitter
  8. Don't Get Trouble In Your Mind - Frank Blevins & His Tar Heel Rattlers
  9. Cluck Old Hen - The Hill Billies
  10. Likes Likker Better Than Me
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  12. The Fatal Courtship
  13. I've Always Been A Rambler - Grayson & Whitter
  14. I've Got No Honey Babe Now - Frank Blevins & His Tar Heel Rattlers
  15. Governor Al Smith For President - Carolina Night Hawks
  16. Chinese Breakdown - Jack Reedy & His Walker Mountain String Band
  17. Be Kind To A Man When He's Down - North Carolina Ridge Runners
  18. Old Aunt Betsy - Frank Blevins & His Tar Heel Rattlers
  19. Chased Old Satan Through The Door - Woodie Brothers
  20. Handsome Molly - Grayson & Whitter
  21. Sally Ann - Frank Blevins & His Tar Heel Rattlers

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For whatever reason, the so-called "Lost Provinces" of North Carolina--Ashe, Watauga, and Alleghany Counties--were a breeding ground for fantastic string bands in the late '20s. Maybe it was the isolated and tough nature of the region that inspired folks to turn to music. Or perhaps all those enterprising record companies were eager to sign old-time musicians. Whatever the case, the talent on this anthology of vintage 78 records is astounding and, at times, surprising. Is it possible, for instance, to listen to the Woodie Brothers sing "Likes Likker Better Than Me"--a woman's lament for her alcoholic love interest--with a straight face? Probably not. And why the heck did Jack Reedy & His Walker Mountain String Band use a Hawaiian guitar for the intro to "Chinese Breakdown"? Don't worry, there's also plenty of straightforward and memorable string band music here from the likes of Grayson & Whitter, Frank Blevins, the Smyth County Ramblers, and more. Throughout, you'll hear incredible old-time guitar, fiddle, and (thanks to Jack Reedy) banjo playing on a thoroughly engaging collection of laments, traditional tunes, and at least one presidential campaign number ("Governor Al Smith For President"). As with Old Hat's Violin, Sing the Blues for Me compilation, you'll find copious liner notes and excellent remastering in this wonderful package. --Jason Verlinde

Album Description

Reissues 22 songs and tunes recorded between 1927-1931 by stringbands from Ashe County, North Carolina, a mountainous area in the northwest corner of the state once known as "The Lost Provinces" because of its extreme isolation. The music includes traditional fiddle tunes, folk songs, Anglo-Irish ballads, comic songs, topical numbers, and original compositions, all from a time period often called the "golden era" of old-time string music. The anthology brings together for the first time the complete recordings of Frank Blevins & His Tar Heel Rattlers, the Carolina Night Hawks, the North Carolina Ridge Runners, and many more. All tracks on the CD have been carefully remastered from original 78rpm records. A 28-page booklet presents a detailed history of the music based on interviews with original band members. Also included is a complete discography and numerous vintage photographs, many never before published. Music From The Lost Provinces is the premier release! from Old Hat Records, a label devoted to quality reissues coupled with thorough historical research.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Music From The Lost Provinces.......2007-06-18

EXCELLENT. It is must have. It is a collection of the good ole country music. It features many different artists both who made it big in those days like Emphriam Woodie to the lesser names like Vance' Mountain Ramblers. It is an excellent find

4 out of 5 stars another excellent release from old hat........2007-04-04

i like or love everything that i've heard from the folks at old hat. it is simply a marvelous label that specializes in old-time music releases. "music from the lost provinces" is another outstanding cd from them. twenty-two fine tracks from 1927-1931 presented with very good sound quality. a cornucopia of fiddlers and guitar-pickers and banjo players and hillbilly singers. this is a must for all fans of old-time rural music. magic from a bygone era.

5 out of 5 stars Threw her Arms around me like Grape Vines 'round a Gum.......2006-11-20

This is the Holy Grail of Mountain Fiddle Music!

GB Grayson, the archetype of the Mountain Fiddler, lived near Mountain City and was one of the most influential fiddlers of the '20's, who, with his partner Henry Whitter, toured the coal fields of West Virginia, until Grayson was killed in a freak accident, falling from the running board of a car that he was hitching a ride on, on August 16, 1930.

But Frank Blevins is the real star on this recording. He is a fiddler more seminal than Uncle Pen, his fiddle wrapping you 'round in kudzu vines of primal melody...

Real "Tar Heel" rattlin'!

5 out of 5 stars great old-time music.......2005-09-18

Excellent collection of old-time stringband music. You may not like every song on the album but it is a great assortment of many different styles of playing and singing. A "must have"
album for collectors and people that play old-time music.

5 out of 5 stars Super-cool, super rare old-timey music.......2002-07-27

It's pretty amazing, this late in the folkloric/historic reissues game, to find a whole album's worth of "undiscovered" old-timey music that is of such a high caliber. Old Hat Records, a tiny North Carolina indie label, packs its discs with some of the best music in the style that you're ever likely to hear. (You might also want to check out the "Violin, Sing For Me" and "Folks, He Sure Do Pull Some Bow" CDs...) This disc concentrates its attention geographically, collecting old 78s from artists out of Ashe County, NC, one of those backwoods areas unusually rich in hillbilly talent. The best known of these artists was the team of Grayson & Whitter (who were favorites of Ralph Stanley), but there are plenty of other great Ashe County artists on here, with fab names like The Woodies, The Carolina Night Hawks and (my favorite) Ephraim Woodie & The Henpecked Husbands. In addition to great sound quality and great material, both discs are also quite handsomely packaged; the insert booklets include some really cool archival photos, as well as extensive liner notes of the sort that have been woefully absent on similar recent reissue efforts.
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    Sir Colin Davis has long been considered the world's finest Berlioz conductor, and over the years, Philips has released all of the composer's major works with Davis at the helm. Now, they're all here, in a 24-CD box, and it is an astonishing achievement. This treasure trove consists of the definitive, available readings of Les Troyens, Béatrice et Bénédict, and Benvenuto Cellini; a wonderfully energetic, passionate Roméo et Juliette; a Te Deum which is huge yet clear and not over-the-top for its own sake; Les Nuits d'été with different singers (of varying ranges in different songs), as Berlioz wanted them performed; the young Dame Janet Baker superb in Herminie and La Mort de Cléopatre; a relaxed, sweet Enfance du Christ; a Requiem which could knock you over; a Damnation de Faust which is both lyrical and exciting; a performance of Lélio which almost makes sense of that strange work; a Symphonie Fantastiquewith atmosphere and thrills; along with 7 overtures, 5 songs, and more. In addition to the moderate price, the packaging is such that the 24 CDs takes up less space than just the earlier releases of Cellini and Troyens together. This is one-stop shopping at its best. --Robert Levine
    Where The Wild, Wild Flowers Grow: The Songs of Ola Belle Reed
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Mountain High with Elena Skye
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    • There aren't enough stars in the sky(e)!
    		Where The Wild, Wild Flowers Grow: The Songs of Ola Belle Reed
    Demolition String Band , and Elena Skye
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    Release Date: 2004-05-11

    Tracks:

    1. I Threw Away The Key
    2. Springtime Of Life
    3. My Epitaph
    4. High On A Mountain
    5. You Don't Tell Me
    6. Go Home Little Girl
    7. You Lead Me To The Wrong
    8. Only The Leading Role
    9. You Don't Even Know
    10. Undone In Sorrow
    11. Sing Me A Song
    12. I've Endured
    13. Where The Wild, Wild Flowers Grow

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Mountain High with Elena Skye.......2005-07-06

    Is Elena Skye channeling the legendary, and unjustifiably obscure, Ola Belle Reed? Apparently, though not necessarily. The first time I heard Elena Skye and the Demolition String Band sing and play these tunes I was actually 'high on a mountain' in Greensboro Bend, Vermont. Elena and the band were performing at an outdoor concert on a perfectly blue-skied July day. The site overlooks a broad green valley high in the hills near a small village in northeastern Vermont. Talk about atmosphere and background for this authentic mountain music from the rural, remote corners of Appalachia (by way of Hoboken, New Jersey I gather). Elena's voice was pure and true, plaintive and evocative as Ola Belle herself might have been. (Hard to say since almost none of Reed's material is currently available on cd. A pity that. But if Skye doesn't capture the spirit and authenticity of the originals it can't be done.) To call this a tribute album rather understates Skye's interpretation of Reed's songs; Skye manages to be both fresh and traditional. This music is accessible without being reduced to a slick pop pablum. Reverent is the best way to describe the approach here. Skye's expert mandolin playing accents and colors nearly every number. And her voice is as high and lonesome as they come, sweet as water from a high mountain stream and pretty as a wildwood flower. You don't need to be a fan of bluegrass, 'old time' music, or even 'Brother Where Art Thou' to enjoy the perfect artistry of this recording. Skye's style is as genuine and engaging as anything Lucinda Williams has managed. She has received not even a fraction of the recognition she deserves.

    2 out of 5 stars Disappointing.......2005-01-20

    I wanted to like this and the instruments are mostly good, but the singer doesn't have a feel for traditional or country music singing, and she sounds flat to me. I wish I could hear the same material by someone with a better range and expressiveness and who can really use her voice, like Patty Loveless or even better Gillian Welch. I think her songs deserve better treatment, but it was a nice thought. Maybe someone will run with this idea and make it into the tribute it deserves.

    5 out of 5 stars There aren't enough stars in the sky(e)! .......2004-07-21

    Last year at IBMA's World Of Bluegrass event in Louisville I stumbled across a jam session in which Elena Skye and her musical co-conspirator Boo Reiners were playing. When I first got there, I didn't think anything special was going on. Just another all-night jam in a smoky suite, right? But after I'd been there a while, I noticed that Elena and Boo, founding members of The Demolition String Band, were pulling the most amazing material out of their collective musical hat. People kept coming to the door, drawn by the sound of those great tunes, rendered in that astonishing voice.

    Elena is a tiny vocalist with a huge voice that she controls expertly. One minute it's tender as a lover's smile, the next minute bold as a lover's demand. And Boo is one of those multi-instrumentalist genius fellows who can play anything with strings. The songs they played that night were all tunes they'd recently recorded for an extraordinary CD.

    With "Where The Wild, Wild Flowers Grow," their loving tribute to the music of the late Ola Belle Reed, Elena and Boo have made an important contribution to the preservation of some of the strongest, twangiest music ever written by a daughter of Appalachia. Until Rounder reissues some of the old Ola Belle material, and/or a cool tribute album, this album might be considered the best resource for those who want to learn some of the more obscure tunes in Reed's catalogue. Yes, "High On A Mountain" is here, but also "Only The Leading Role," "My Epitaph," "Undone In Sorrow," and "Springtime Of Life." All powerful tunes, delivered powerfully. Elena invested so much of herself to pull the Ola Belle project together, and her commitment to these songs has finally paid off. If you like great songwriting, get this record. If you like great female vocalists, get this record! If you dig Ralph Stanley, Hazel Dickens, Del McCoury--get this record. What a fine time you'll have, with this raw, honest, hauntingly beautiful music.
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    Italian Soprano Renata Tebaldi was One of the Most Important Post-war Sopranos to Tackle a Wide Range of Puccini Roles, and During the 1950s She Recorded Several Complete Opera Recordings. Some of the Operas were Recorded Twice — in Mono and Then in Stereo. Amongst Those which Tebaldi Committed to Disc in the Recording Studio on Two Occasions Must Be Included La Bohème and Madama Butterfly. It is the Earlier, Mono Recordings of These Two Operas which Are Included Here and They Reveal a Fresh-voiced Tebaldi in Recordings Which, Despite the Stereo Remakes, have Stood the Test of Time.

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    My Epitaph: A Documentary in Song and Lyric
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