Songcatcher II: The Tradition That Inspired the Movie

songcatcher ii: the tradition that inspired the movie

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The first Songcatcher album contained both traditional Appalachian folk ballads and modern songs inspired by the movie of the same name and performed by contemporary female singers, including Iris DeMent, Julie Miller, and Emmylou Harris. The engaging Songcatcher II, however, is a step back in time. The album's 17 recordings date back to the early 1960s folk-music boom, when long-forgotten singers like Dock Boggs, Clarence Ashley, and Almeda Riddle were rediscovered by a new generation of music lovers. They sang ancient English and Scottish ballads that had been brought over to America and passed down through the ages, bleak songs about love, infidelity, God, and murder. Boggs, recorded live at the Newport Folk Festival, offers his bone-chilling version of "Oh Death"; Riddle, who lived her entire life in Greer's Ferry, Arkansas, sings the creepy "Babes in the Woods," in which two children get lost outdoors and die; Roscoe Holcomb, for whom the phrase "high, lonesome sound" was invented, is downright otherworldly as he accompanies himself on banjo on "Little Birdie." The four tracks by Doc Watson, including the lovely "Pretty Saro," come from his early Vanguard albums, which have long been accessible on compact disc, but most of these recordings haven't been available in years, if ever. Culled from Vanguard's extensive archives, they offer a tantalizing glimpse of the label's rich heritage. --David Hill

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Songcatcher II: The Tradition That Inspired the Movie

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Songcatcher II: The Tradition That Inspired the Movie
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Manufacturer: Vanguard Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000066701
Release Date: 2002-05-07

Tracks:

Babes In The Woods - Almeda Riddle
Georgie - Doc Watson
The Coo Coo Bird - Hobart Smith
The Two Lovers - Almeda Riddle
Matty Groves - Doc Watson
Oh Death - Dock Boggs
Girl Of Constant Sorrow - Sarah Ogan Gunning
Winter's Night - Doc Watson
Black Jack Davey - Almeda Riddle
Wish I Was A Single Girl Again - Cousin Emmy
Leather Britches - Fiddlin' Arthur Smith
Will The Weaver - Almeda Riddle
Little Birdie - Roscoe Holcomb
Pretty Saro - Doc Watson
House Carpenter - Clarence Ashley
Come All Ye Fair And Tender Ladies - Maybelle Carter

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The first Songcatcher album contained both traditional Appalachian folk ballads and modern songs inspired by the movie of the same name and performed by contemporary female singers, including Iris DeMent, Julie Miller, and Emmylou Harris. The engaging Songcatcher II, however, is a step back in time. The album's 17 recordings date back to the early 1960s folk-music boom, when long-forgotten singers like Dock Boggs, Clarence Ashley, and Almeda Riddle were rediscovered by a new generation of music lovers. They sang ancient English and Scottish ballads that had been brought over to America and passed down through the ages, bleak songs about love, infidelity, God, and murder. Boggs, recorded live at the Newport Folk Festival, offers his bone-chilling version of "Oh Death"; Riddle, who lived her entire life in Greer's Ferry, Arkansas, sings the creepy "Babes in the Woods," in which two children get lost outdoors and die; Roscoe Holcomb, for whom the phrase "high, lonesome sound" was invented, is downright otherworldly as he accompanies himself on banjo on "Little Birdie." The four tracks by Doc Watson, including the lovely "Pretty Saro," come from his early Vanguard albums, which have long been accessible on compact disc, but most of these recordings haven't been available in years, if ever. Culled from Vanguard's extensive archives, they offer a tantalizing glimpse of the label's rich heritage. --David Hill

Customer Reviews:

folkmusic.......2007-03-25

I watched the movie, Songcatcher, and became interested in the music. Folk music, like this, is purely American. It may have its foundations in many cultures, but its roots are here, just like America. This compilation is one of several I own, and it is a very good, diverse sampling of this soulful, heartfelt music. I throughly enjoy it.

Response to Appalachian Music.......2007-03-09

This is a beautifully executed movie that brings home the traditions of Appalachian music to those of us intrigued by but with little knowledge of this lovely old music -- and the way of life of those who sing it.

Songcatcher II-The tradition that Inspired the movie........2007-01-16

Bought as a gift for my mother who loved the movie and music from the soundtrack. She said it is not at all like what the movie or soundtrack sound like. If you love original soundtrack you may not like the very bleek lyrics or non-lyrical "songs" on this CD.

Excellent.......2007-01-02

Don't get the official movie soundtrack... waste of money. Here you will find songs you can't get out of your head... in a good way.

Pure and simple.......2006-11-11

After reading "My Old True Love" by Sheila Kay Adams, a novel about 1850's western North Carolina set in the time of the Civil War, I was drawn to listen to more of the hill-country music. The sound track from "Songcatcher II" is definitly a beautiful sample of that music. I enjoyed it immensely.

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