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"Too
Old to Be Controlled radiates good times and the joy of sharing music
for no other reason than the sheer fun of it." John Lupton, Sing
Out!
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Fever in the South
Yodel-Ay-Hee 053
Previews from the album:
Little
Margaret We learned this old "love song" from
the great traditional ballad singer Doug Wallin of
Madison County, North Carolina.
Old Gray Mare
This lively version of a familiar old piece was inspired
by Bandera County, Texas fiddler Elmo Newcomer, who
whoops and hollers the song like nobody's business
on a field recording made by Alan Lomax in 1939.
Angel Band We
like a sparse accompaniment to this classic old sacred
song, the more to focus on the words.
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Rollin Mills This
song about loss was learned from the singing of
George Landers, another fine old-time singer and
banjo player that lived in Madison County, North
Carolina.
Sharp's
Three-Way Hornpipe Inspired by the great Kentucky
fiddler John Sharp, this spicy tune may or may not
refer to Cincinnati chili. Well, probably not, but
the tune's at least as tasty as the dish.
I
Know Whose Tears Joe wrote this song, based
on the three line Rudyard Kipling poem "Mother O'
Mine" that was read at Sarah Carter's funeral in
1979.
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Too Old to be Controlled
Yodel-Ay-Hee 043
"Some of
the most spirited old time and classic style bluegrass being
played today. If you need a lift, a pick me up, friends,
this is the tonic that'll do ya." Keith Weston, WUNC
Radio
More reviews
Previews
from the album:
Wild
Bill Jones A story about terrible judgment and
lifelong regret.
Ida Red Inspired
by the masterful West Virginia fiddler Ed Haley, who
started with a common dance tune and made it into
a whole ‘nother piece of old-time fiddle music.
Pretty Little
Miss Out in the Garden Jim and Joe sing on this
old ballad about faithful waiting that came to us
via the New Lost City Ramblers and the Stanley Brothers.
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Susananna Gal
Jim and Kenny were inspired by the beautiful version
of this classic tune played by Emmet Lundy of Grayson
County, Virginia.
East Virginia
Blues The lonesome and beautiful words of this
familiar old song came to the fore upon putting
them into a slower, sparser setting.
Two Brothers
Sibling rivalry is as old as Cain and Abel, sometimes
with like consequences. Kenny and LaNelle sing this
old song that came to us by way of Hobart Smith
of Virginia.
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