The Village Out West: The Lost Tapes of Alan Oakes, by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

The Village Out West: The Lost Tapes of Alan Oakes

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2.	Larry Hanks and Roger Perkins - Oh, Had I A Golden Thread 04:00	buy track
3.	Ron Hughey, Frank Hicks, and Pete Everwine - Westphalia Waltz 02:54	buy track
4.	LaWanda Ultan - Raggedy Pat 01:39	buy track
5.	The Sweet’s Mill Mountain Boys with Kenny Hall - 8th of January 02:23	buy track
6.	Merritt Herring - Leaning on the Everlasting Arms 02:35	buy track
7.	Doc Watson - The Billboard Song 02:14	buy track
8.	Mississippi Fred McDowell - Write Me a Few of Yo Lines 04:24	buy track
9.	Dr. Humbead’s New Tranquility String Band - Milwaukee Blues 02:51	buy track
10.	Kathy & Carol - Swallow Song 01:36	buy track
11.	Jerry Houck, Larry Hanks, and Tom Ninkovich - Charlie's Neat and Charlie's Sweet / Weevilly Wheat 02:06	buy track
12.	Jim Ringer, Ron Tinkler, and the Sweets Mill Mountain Boys - Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee 02:10	buy track
13.	Rev. Gary Davis - Gimme That Old Time Religion 04:11	buy track
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17.	Caroline Paton - Long Time a-Growing 04:02	buy track
18.	Jerry Houck - Mardi Gras Dance 03:32	buy track
19.	Don Rollins (aka Abel Fortune) - Lady of Carlisle 04:01	buy track
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22.	Dad Crockett and Frank Hicks - Hoop-e-Kack 02:31	buy track
23.	Merritt Herring - Down, Down, Derry Down 02:57	buy track
24.	Larry Hanks and Mark Spoelstra - Walking Down That Railroad Line 04:18	buy track
25.	Ed Trickett - Duna 02:13	buy track
26.	Hank Bradley, Rick Shubb, and Doc Watson - Orange Blossom Special 04:18	buy track
27.	The Sweet’s Mill Mountain Boys with Kenny Hall - Fire on the Mountain 01:30	buy track
28.	Sandy and Jeanie Darlington - When the Curfew Blows 01:50	buy track
29.	Hank Bradley and Rick Shubb featuring Doc Watson - Ragtime Annie 03:00	buy track
30.	Allan MacLeod - The Hounds Are Out (The Innocent Hare) 03:17	buy track
31.	The New Lost City Ramblers - Bachelor Blues 01:15	buy track
32.	Roger Renwick - Jimmy Whelan 03:43	buy track
33.	The Sweet’s Mill Mountain Boys with Kenny Hall - Paddy, Won't You Drink Some Cider? 01:19	buy track
34.	Ron Hughey and Frank Hicks - Good Night Waltz 02:10	buy track
35.	Kathy & Carol with Will Scarlett - Searchin' 02:32	buy track
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37.	Larry Hanks, Roger Perkins, Kathy Larisch, and Carol McComb - Northfield 02:04	buy track
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40.	Jerry Houck - Sweet Sunny South 02:29	buy track
41.	Mark Spoelstra - Play Run Run 02:31	buy track
42.	Hank Bradley and Sandy Rothman featuring Doc Watson - Cherokee Shuffle 03:23	buy track
43.	Kilby Snow - Bringing Mary Home 02:36	buy track
44.	The Sweet’s Mill Mountain Boys with Kenny Hall - The Lost Trapper 01:40	buy track
45.	Mississippi Fred McDowell - Don't Mistreat Nobody (Cause You Got a Few Dimes) 04:21	buy track
46.	Hank Bradley and Rick Shubb featuring Doc Watson - Billy in the Lowground 03:33	buy track
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48.	Will Spires - Jamie Raeburn's Farewell 04:04	buy track
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50.	Sandy and Caroline Paton - I'm a Rover and Seldom Sober 02:56	buy track
51.	Hank Bradley and Rick Shubb - O, Them Golden Slippers 02:06	buy track

about

'The Village Out West' celebrates the underappreciated bastion of the Folk Revival that emerged in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1960s, a counterpoint to the seminal New York City scene that has dominated the historical narrative. Compiled from a vast array of recordings by autodidact recording engineer Alan Oakes, the two-CD set features legendary names like Hank Bradley, Rev. Gary Davis, Larry Hanks, Mississippi Fred McDowell, New Lost City Ramblers, and Doc Watson, as well as unsung heroes of the local California communities that turned the region into fertile ground for American music. This music triumphantly transcends the passage of the decades with its luminous and passionate presence, making the case for California as a crucial hotbed for some of the most impressive and diverse folk music of the 20th century.

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released September 24, 2021

Produced by Deborah Robins, Jeff Place, and Henry Sapoznik
Annotated by Deborah Robins, Jeff Place, Hank Bradley, and Henry Sapoznik
Recorded by Alan Oakes
Original audio restoration and digitization by Mark “Wally” McClellan (The Wally Sound)
Audio assistance by Ronnie Simpkins
Mastered by Jordan Cunningham, Sage Arts
Executive producers: Huib Schippers, Daniel E. Sheehy, and John Smith
Production manager: Mary Monseur
Production assistant: Kate Harrington
Editorial assistance by James Deutsch

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