Elizabeth Cotten - Freight Train And Other North Carolina Folk Songs and Tunes
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Artist: Elizabeth CottenBrand: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Edition: Music CD
Format: CD
CD Release Date: 1992-02-14
Model: SFW40009
Music Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Soundtracks:
- Wilson Rag
- Freight Train
- Going Down the Road Feeling Bad
- I Don't Love Nobody
- Aint' Got No Honey Baby Now
- Graduation March
- Honey Babe Your Papa Cares For You
- Vastopol
- a) Here Old Rattler Here
- a) Run...Run
- a) Sweet Bye and Bye
- Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie
- Spanish Flang Dang
- When I Get Home
Music reviews of Freight Train And Other North Carolina Folk Songs and Tunes
Music Review: An American Treasure
Rating: 5 Stars
What can I say? Elizabeth Cotten was one of the best guitar players of all time and almost no one knows about her.I have enormous respect for all the great guitarists from all genres of modern music and to my ears no one comes close,except maybe Mississippi John Hurt, to her fluid and gentle approach to the guitar.Even the great John Fahey was in awe of her natural talent on their shared instrument.
And to think this was recorded in her bedroom instead of a studio gives this disc a refreshing sound,just like she was sitting on her bed and playing just for you.Great just to listen to and essential to anyone who is a fan of acoustic guitar playing at its finest.
Freight Train is not just a classic song but it sounds like it has always been here like the mountains and the sky.There are stories of the Grateful Dead whenever they were passing through the area she lived in always making it an essential stop to visit her to talk and play with this mostly unknown treasure.I love this disc and everything about it.Essential and highly recommended.
Description of Freight Train And Other North Carolina Folk Songs and Tunes
This complete reissue of Elizabeth Cotten's first LP is best known for containing the original recording of her classic Freight Train. The breadth of her repertoire and endearing style have captivated generations of guitarists and fans of traditional American music. Freight Train includes guitar and banjo accompanied songs and tunes and features Mike Seeger's updated notes that include comments on cotten's life, musical style and song lyrics. Cotten's self-taught, upside-down, left-handed style made her one of the most original guitar and banjo players in the history of American folk music. Several of her deeply personal compositions, such as the immortal Freight Train and Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie, are included. "...[A] classic and belongs in every collection..." ? Blues Review QuarterlyBlues CDs
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