Folk Songs & Bluegrass is the second studio album by the progressive bluegrass band The Country Gentlemen, recorded in 1961 and reissued in 1988. Considered one of the best and classical records by the group, it features their 1st classic lineup with Charlie Waller, John Duffey, Tom Gray and Eddie Adcock.[2]
| Folk Songs & bluegrass | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1961, reissued in 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1961 | |||
| Genre | Bluegrass Progressive bluegrass | |||
| Length | 43:03 | |||
| Label | Folkways Records (1961) Smithsonian Folkways (1988) | |||
| Producer | The Country Gentlemen | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
edit- Train 45 (Traditional) 2:26
- Little Bessie (Traditional) 3:26
- The Fields Have Turned Brown (Carter Stanley) 3:00
- They're At Rest Together (Traditional) 2:56
- Strutting on the Strings (Eddie Adcock) 2:26
- Remembrance of You (Pete Roberts) 2:49
- Red Rocking Chair (John Duffey, William York) 2:00
- Will the Circle Be Unbroken (Acuff, Christian) 2:50
- Handsome Molly (Duffey, Kuykendall) 2:26
- Victim to the Tomb (John Duffey) 3:38
- Behind These Prison Walls of Love (Bolick, Jarrard) 2:54
- Wear a Red Rose (John Duffey) 2:06
- I'm Coming Back, But I Don't Know When (Charlie Monroe) 3:05
- Southbound (John Duffey) 2:00
- Come All Ye Tender-Hearted (Traditional) 3:08
- Standing in the Need of Prayer (Traditional) 1:53
Personnel
edit- Charlie Waller - guitar, vocals
- John Duffey - mandolin, vocals
- Eddie Adcock - banjo, vocals
- Tom Gray - bass, vocals
References
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Smithsonian Folkways - The Country Gentlemen Sing and Play Folk Songs and Bluegrass - The Country Gentlemen". folkways.si.edu. 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.