Roots Music-An American Journey CD

MUSIC

FOLK

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Tennessee Mountain Fox Chase - Norman Blake ~ Various Artists

2. Banjo Picking Girl - Hazel Dickens/Alice Gerrard ~ Various Artists

3. Old Corn Liquor - Joe Thompson ~ Various Artists

4. Rain And Snow - Suzanne Thomas/Dry Branch Fire Squad ~ Various Artists

5. Orphan Child, The - Jody Stecher/Jody Stetcher/Kate Brislin ~ Various Artists

6. Working on a Building - The Johnson Mountain Boys/The Johnston Mountain Boys ~ Various Artists

7. You Better Mind - Bessie Jones ~ Various Artists

8. Dry Bones - The Persuasions ~ Various Artists

9. Did You Hear John Hurt? - Dave Van Ronk ~ Various Artists

10. One-Dime Blues - Etta Baker ~ Various Artists

11. All The Way From East St. Louis - Mississippi Fred McDowell ~ Various Artists

12. Juke Medley - Robert Nighthawk/Carey Bell ~ Various Artists

13. Black's Ball - J.B. Hutto & The Hawks ~ Various Artists

14. Just A Little While To Stay Here - Rebirth Brass Band ~ Various Artists

15. Iko, Iko - Theodore "Bo" Dollis/The Wild Magnolias ~ Various Artists

16. Mai Kai No Kauai - The Tau Moe Family ~ Various Artists

17. Texas Cowboy - Glen Ohrlin/Glenn Ohrlin ~ Various Artists

18. Streets Of Laredo - Brownie Ford ~ Various Artists

Disc 2

Song Title

1. Lacassine Special - The Balfa Brothers ~ Various Artists

2. Ti Galop Pour Mamou - D.L. Menard ~ Various Artists

3. Dimanche Apres-Midi - Chris Ardoin & Double Clutchin' ~ Various Artists

4. P?re et Gar?on Zydeco - Geno Delafose/John Delafose/John & Geno Delafose ~ Various Artists

5. Oh Bye Mon Neg - Boozoo Chavis ~ Various Artists

6. Zulema Waltz - Santiago Jimenez, Jr. ~ Various Artists

7. Ahualulco - Los Pregoneros del Puerto ~ Various Artists

8. Ven (Come To Me) - Los Cachorros ~ Various Artists

9. Reels: Catherine McEvoy's/Arkle Mountain - Liz Carroll/James Keane Jr. ~ Various Artists

10. Silver Star Hornpipe/Karen's Reel/Temperance Reel: Silver Star Hornpipe / Karen's Reel / Temperance Reel - Joe Warren Cormier ~ Various Artists

11. Long Journey Home - J.D. Crowe & The New South ~ Various Artists

12. Leavin' - James King ~ Various Artists

13. Old Folks At Home - Vern Williams ~ Various Artists

14. Nobody's Business - The Freight Hoppers ~ Various Artists

15. All Around The World - James Booker ~ Various Artists

16. Frankie And Johnny - Tuts Washington ~ Various Artists

17. Yancey's Bugle Call - Preacher Jack ~ Various Artists

18. Bottle Up And Go - Sleepy LaBeef ~ Various Artists

Disc 3

Song Title

1. Friend of the Devil - Rice, Rice, Hillman & Pedersen/Rice, Rice, Hillman & Pederson ~ Various Artists

2. Every Time You Say Goodbye - Alison Krauss/Union Station ~ Various Artists

3. Man Of Constant Sorrow - Tony Furtado/Tim O'Brien ~ Various Artists

4. Crossfire - B?la Fleck ~ Various Artists

5. You're In My Heart - Rhonda Vincent ~ Various Artists

6. Second Wind - Claire Lynch ~ Various Artists

7. Black Dog - Ray Wylie Hubbard ~ Various Artists

8. Don't Kneel at My Graveside - Stevens Sisters ~ Various Artists

9. Oh Death - Tarbox Ramblers ~ Various Artists

10. You Can't Hold on to a Love That's Gone - The Holmes Brothers ~ Various Artists

11. This Time I'm Gone For Good - Johnny Adams ~ Various Artists

12. Down The Road - Marcia Ball ~ Various Artists

13. Think It Over One More Time - Buckwheat Zydeco ~ Various Artists

14. Just One Kiss - Beau Jocque & The Zydeco Hi-Rollers ~ Various Artists

15. Danse de Mardi Gras - Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys ~ Various Artists

16. Chez Seychelles - Beausoleil ~ Various Artists

Disc 4

Song Title

1. Frosty - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown ~ Various Artists

2. Funkyard - Walter "Wolfman" Washington ~ Various Artists

3. Doyne/Freylekhs: Doyne / Freylekhs - Klezmer Conservatory Band ~ Various Artists

4. Somos Boricuas (We Are Puerto Rican) - Los Pleneros De La 21 ~ Various Artists

5. Hey Little Love - Tish Hinojosa ~ Various Artists

6. A¤o Viejo - The Blazers ~ Various Artists

7. All Just to Get You - Joe Ely ~ Various Artists

8. One Endless Night - Jimmie Dale Gilmore ~ Various Artists

9. Nebraska - The Cash Brothers ~ Various Artists

10. Uniform Grey - Sarah Harmer ~ Various Artists

11. Broke Down - Slaid Cleaves ~ Various Artists

12. Birches - Bill Morrissey ~ Various Artists

13. More Than A Paycheck - Sweet Honey In The Rock ~ Various Artists

14. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - IIIrd Tyme Out ~ Various Artists

15. Flamenco Fling - Natalie MacMaster ~ Various Artists

16. Ashokan Farewell - Fiddle Fever ~ Various Artists

Over the course of its four disks, Roots Music: An American Journey explores contemporary recordings of traditional music played with authenticity and strict attention to its heritage. But it pays equal attention to musicians who use traditional materials as a starting place. For some, roots music is the fire. For others, it fans the flames of something new. It is only by placing these two methodologies side-by-side that a full picture emerges.

Many think of roots music - the endless tapestry of regional and/or ethnic traditions that define and fuel various North American cultures and its rituals - as something sequestered and unchanging: more a museum piece than a fluid, active presence. Such a perspective could not be further from today's reality. For in addition to roots music's vast influence on some of the most creative contemporary performers (Los Lobos, Alison Krauss, Beck, Bob Dylan, just for starters), roots music has birthed an endless stream of performers who take their native or borrowed traditions and expand and develop them - refining them, adding contemporary influences while still maintaining the integrity of the source.

Roots Music: An American Journeyshowcases all styles from Cape Breton fiddle styles to rockabilly, from blues to disk four's extensive look at contemporary roots rock, this richly annotated boxed set is the cornerstone of any comprehensive library of Americana. For the uninitiated and familiar, it is a wondrous introduction. For those familiar with North America's vast array of traditions, it will reveal new commonalities and intricacies in the contrasting styles that it presents side-by-side. As America continues to rediscover its own heritage, Roots Music: An American Journey will become more and more valuable.

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Recorded between 1962 and 2000. Includes liner notes by Scott Billington and
	Louisa Hufstader.
	Digitally remastered by Johanathn Wyner (M-Works, Cambridge, Massachusetts).
	Personnel: David McLaughlin (vocals, guitar, mandolin); Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Delbert Williams, D.L. Menard, Dave Van Ronk, Dudley Connell, Glen Ohrlin, Gurf Morlix, Valente Reyes, J.B. Hutto, Doran Moe, Peter Cash, Jody Stecher, Andrew Cash, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Richard Bennett , Sarah Harmer, Sleepy LaBeef, Tau Moe, Tish Hinojosa, Wendell Holmes, Bill Morrissey , Brownie Ford, Cary Fridley (vocals, guitar); Joe Ely (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica); Slaid Cleaves (vocals, acoustic guitar); Manuel Gonzales, Ruben Guaderamma (vocals, electric guitar); Jose Gutierrez, Oliverio Lara (vocals, requinto, jarana); Frank Lee, J.D. Crowe, Kate Brislin, Keith Little, Alice Gerrard, Ron Block (vocals, banjo); Suzanne Thomas (vocals, claw hammer banjo); Gonzalo Mata (vocals, harp); Don Rigsby, Larry Rice , Rhonda Vincent, Vern Williams (vocals, mandolin); Lani Moe (vocals, ukulele); David Greely, Eddie Stubbs, Joe Thompson, Alison Krauss (vocals, fiddle); Stanley Dural (vocals, accordion, piano); Beau Jocque, Blackie Forestier, Boozoo Chavis (vocals, accordion); James Booker, Marcia Ball, Tuts Washington (vocals, piano); Lee Stuart (vocals, electric bass); Steve "Skeeta" Charlot, Popsy Dixon, Sean Ardoin (vocals, drums); Juan Jose Gutierrez-Rodriguez, Jose Rivera (vocals, bombo, percussion); Hector "Tito" Matos (vocals, guiro, maracas); Tammy Ledet (vocals, rub-board); Theodore "Bo" Dollis (vocals, tambourine); Steve Dilling, Claire Lynch, Beth Stevens, Darrin Vincent, Emmylou Harris, Evelyn Harris, Miguel "Menique" Barcasnegras, Johnny Kenton, Bill Nowlin, B.J. Jones, Hazel Dickens, Sam Chammas, Nellie Tanco, James King , Jerry Lawson, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Jimmy Hayes, Joe Russell, John Delafose, Johnny Adams, Johnny Sciascia, Aisha Kahlil, Larry Hanks, Marshall Wilborn, Mike Hartgrove, Paul Brewster, Peter Schwarz , Ray Deaton, Russell Moore, Sherman Holmes, Wayne Benson, Yasmeen, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Bessie Jones, Aris Martinez, Jayotis Washington, Rose Moe (vocals); Tommy Comeaux (guitar, mandolin); Mark O'Connor (guitar, fiddle); Jesse Cook (guitar, hand claps); David Doucet, David Grier, Etta Baker, Jimmy Reed Jr., Guitar Thomas, Gordon McCann, Gabriel Pandy Perrodin, Jr., Steve Williams , Gary D. Davis, David Fender, Nathaniel Fontenot, Michael Toles, Nick Forster, Robert Nighthawk, Russ Barenberg, Tim Stafford, Tony Rice, Bob Brozman, Cliff Parker, Brian Bisesi, Bryan Sutton (guitar); Darrell Scott (acoustic guitar); Marvin Denton Dykhuis (electric guitar, mandolin, background vocals); Jesse Taylor, Rob Gjersoe (electric guitar); Lloyd Maines (steel guitar, background vocals); Teye (flamenco guitar, background vocals); Fred Travers, Jerry Douglas , Pete Prilesnik, Phil Leadbetter, Sonny Landreth, Jeff Plankenhorn (dobro); Toby Torres (bajo sexto); Lamar Grier, Herb Pedersen, Marc Pruett, Alison Brown, Mike Seeger, Tom Adams, Tom Jackson , Tony Furtado, B?la Fleck, Bob Carlin (banjo); Tim O'Brien (mandolin, fiddle); David Grisman, Adam Steffey, Larry Lynch (mandolin); Evan Stover (fiddle, viola); Kenny Smith (fiddle, background vocals); Natalie MacMaster, Darol Anger, Dewey Balfa, Will Balfa, J.P. Fraley, James Bryan , Tim Smith , Jay Ungar, Joe Warren Cormier, Liz Carroll, Matt Glaser, Michael Doucet, Nancy Blake, Rickie Simpkins, Rodney Balfa, Ron Stewart, Tracy Schwarz, Ed Neff (fiddle); Juan Viesca (tololoche); Carey Bell (harmonica); James Keane (accordion, piano); Eddie LeJeune, Errol Verret, Joel Jose Guzman, Geno Delafose, Hadley Fontenot, Santiago Jimenez, Jr. (accordion); Ilene Stahl (clarinet); Bill "Foots" Samuel (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Hankus Netsky (alto saxophone); Jim Spake (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Greg Piccolo, Alvin "Red" Tyler, Roderick Paulin (tenor saxophone); Joe Sunseri (baritone saxophone); Rick Tait, Kennety Terry, Calvin Landry, Glen Andrews, Larry Carter, Kermit Ruffins, Scott Thompson, Stanton Davis, Jr., Terry Promane, Chase Sanborn (trumpet); Gary Bohan (cornet); Reg Stewart, Craig Klein, Mark Hamilton , Tyrus Chapman, Jim McMillen (trombone); Philip Frazier (tuba); Jose Lantigua (piano, keyboards); Earl Poole Ball, Eddie Irwin, Lawrence Sieberth, Javier Perez-Saco, Jon Cleary, Preacher Jack (piano); Luca Fredericksen (organ); David Torkanowsky, Kim Bullard, Michael Lockett (keyboards); Barry Bales, Kevin Thompson (acoustic bass); Maury LaFoy, Ivan Browne (upright bass); Ruben C. Gonzalez (drums, congas, percussion); Charlie Cooley (drums, hand claps); Grant Smith , Rick Richards, Wilbert "Junkyard Dog" Arnold (drums, percussion); D.J. Fontana, Rellis Chavis, Don Heffington, Germaine Jack, Rodney Craig, Robert Whitehead, Leroy Pina, Donnell Spencer, Josh Freese, Larry Atamanuik, Nathaniel Jolivette, Lloyd Herrman, Kevin Dugas (drums); Keith "Bass Drum Shorty" Frazier (bass drum, cymbals); Geechee (bass drum, background vocals); Ajay Mallory (snare drum, cymbals); Geenie (congas, background vocals); Alberto "Tito" Cepeda (bombo, guiro); Elijah Cudges, Charles Chavis (rub-board); Pretty Queen, Penney, Monk Boudreaux (tambourine, background vocals); Kelli Roberts, Nelda Balfa, Harry Balfa (triangle); Art Avalos (hand claps, percussion); Gordie Sampson (hand claps); Steve Hindalong (percussion); Darcie Deaville, Gary Herman, Chuck Holcomb, April Stevens (background vocals).
	Audio Mixers: Chris Andersen; David Farrell ; Fred Remmert; Glenn Berger; Gregg Lunsford; Greg Goldman; Gurf Morlix; Jake Guralnick; George B. Hicks; Jeff Wolpert; Jim Robeson; John Nagy; Ken Irwin; Mark Wessel ; Miles Wilkinson; Paul Mufson; Pete Carlson ; Pete Reiniger; Ronnie Light; Scott Billington; Steve Chandler; The Johnson Mountain Boys; Toby Torres; Tom Mark; Wes Lachot; Richard Adler ; Bil VornDick; Bill McElroy; Bob Carlin; Bob Shumaker ; Carl Finch.
	Liner Note Author: Scott Billington.
	Recording information: A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA (??/1962-09/2000); Abtrax Recording Studio, Nashville, TN (??/1962-09/2000); Antone's, Austin, TX (??/1962-09/2000); Arch Studios, Berkely, CA (??/1962-09/2000); Bay Records, Berkeley, CA (??/1962-09/2000); Bias Recording Co, Springfield, VA (??/1962-09/2000); Big Mo Recorders, Kensington, MD (??/1962-09/2000); Blue Jay Recording Studio, Carlisle, MA (??/1962-09/2000); C.R.G. Studios, Rowland Heights, CA (??/1962-09/2000); Cedar Creek Studios, Austin, TX (??/1962-09/2000); Champagne Studio, Nashville, TN (??/1962-09/2000); Chez Flames Recording, New Orleans, LA (??/1962-09/2000); Church Of God In Christ, St. Simons Island, GA (??/1962-09/2000); Colorado SOund, Denver, CO (??/1962-09/2000); Como, MS (??/1962-09/2000); Corner Of 14th, Chicago, IL (??/1962-09/2000); Dimension Sound, Jamaica Plain, MA (??/1962-09/2000); Dockside Studios, Maurice, LA (??/1962-09/2000); Dogtown Studios, Nashville, TN (??/1962-09/2000); Hawaii (??/1962-09/2000); Hilltop Studios, Madison, TN (??/1962-09/2000); Homeplace Studio (??/1962-09/2000); La Louisianne Recording Studios, Lafayette, LA (??/1962-09/2000); Lighthouse Sound, Nashville, TN (??/1962-09/2000); Long View Farm, North Brookfield, MA (??/1962-09/2000); Mach I (??/1962-09/2000); Magnolia Studios (??/1962-09/2000); Master Trak Studio, Crowley, LA (??/1962-09/2000); McClear Pathe Studios, Ontario, Canada (??/1962-09/2000); Mountain View, AR (??/1962-09/2000); Music Row Audio, Nashville, TN (??/1962-09/2000); My Generation Studio, Somerville, MA (??/1962-09/2000); New Orleans Recording Company, Metairie, LA (??/1962-09/2000); New Orleans, LA (??/1962-09/2000); Overdub Lane, Durham, NC (??/1962-09/2000); Pedernales Recording Studio, Spicewood, TX (??/1962-09/2000); Peoria, Chicago, IL (??/1962-09/2000); Rising Fawn, GA (??/1962-09/2000); Rootball Studios, Austin, TX (??/1962-09/2000); Shook Shack, Nashville, TN (??/1962-09/2000); Sound Shop B (??/1962-09/2000); Sound Space Inc.,
Producer: Louisa Hufstader; Chris Rival; Terry Adams; D.L. Menard; Dan Sheehy; Ellen Karas; Joe "Flip" Wilson; Fiddle Fever; Frank Ferrel; Glenn Berger; Gordie Sampson; Gurf Morlix; Hankus Netsky; Hazel Dickens; IIIrd Tyme Out; J.D. Crowe; Lesley Williams; George B
Engineer: Chris Hertzler; Chris Rival; Dave Matthew; David Farrell; David Lescoe; Dick Spottswood; Charles Ray; Fred Remmert; Glenn Berger; Gragg Lunsford; Greg Goldman; Gurf Morlix; Andy Hollinger; Bruce Kaplan; George B. Hicks; Jay Gallagher; Jeff Wolpert; Jesse

Technical Info

	Release Date : 10/09/2001
	Original Release Date : 2001
	Catalog ID : 610501
	Label : Rounder Select
	Number of Discs : 4
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00011661050129

Professional Reviews

Q (May 2002, p.124)
- 4 out of 5 stars - "...Celebrating the proud 30-year history of Alison Krauss's home label, Rounder....a great introduction..."

Mojo (Publisher)
(7/02, p.118)
- "...For non-beginners...ROOTS is intriguing, with less familiar artists and a broad musical sweep..."