Norman Blake

Norman Blake - Directions (1978)


Country


01. Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
02. Thebes
03. The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore
04. Medley Loch Lavan Castle /
05. Santa Ana's Retreat /
06. Cattle In The Cane
07. Poor Ellen Smith
08. Uncle Sam
09. Ice On The Road
10. Rake And The Rambling Blade
11. High Dad In The Morning
12. Father's Hall
13. White Horse Breakdown
14. 76 Blues

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Norman Blake - Live at McCabes


Year: 1976
Label: Takoma


Long cherished by Norman Blake's fans as one of the greatest flatpicking albums of all time, Live at McCabe's isn't as essential as some of the guitarist's studio records of the time (see Whiskey Before Breakfast), but there's a warm, ramshackle beauty about this concert that is every bit as charming. Originally released on Takoma in 1976, it was out of print for years before an overwhelming fan petition prompted a reissue of the album in 1999. The sound is marvelous and, as one would expect, there's a ton of fine flatpicking here, as well as a rare chance to hear Blake live and in his prime. Joined by then-wife Nancy on three cuts, Blake switches to fiddle for a few tunes, including the lovely "Border Widow." His rendition of "Nine Pound Hammer" is one of the best on record, and equally great is a loose arrangement of "Arkansas Traveler" that finds a number of other half melodies and improvisations darting in and out. Some of these tunes turned up on previous and later studio albums; some he would never record again.


Tracks:

01 Introduction By Nancy Covey - :38
02 Nine Pound Hammer - Travis - 4:07
03 Sweet Heaven When I Die - Grant - 3:59
04 Introducing Nancy Blake - 1:10
05 Border Widow - Blake - 2:10
06 "G" Medley: Green Leaf Fancy/Fields of November/Fort Smith - Blake, traditional - 5:35
07 Dry Grass on the High Fields - Blake - 2:35
08 John Hardy - Traditional - 5:24
09 Arkansas Traveler - Traditional - 2:26
10 Medley: Bully of the Town/Bonaparte's Retreat/Richland Avenue Rag - traditional - 3:22
11 Harvey's Reel - Blake - 2:00

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Norman Blake & Red Rector


County 755 (1976)

On these 12 cuts, Blake and Red Rector (on mandolin) are backed by Charlie Collins and Roy Huskie Jr.



Tracks:

01. The Girl I Left Behind Me
02. Denver Belle
03. Lorena
04. The Old Spinning Wheel
05. Mississippi Sawyer
06. Red Wing
07. Cricket On The Hearth
08. Limehouse Blues
09. The Green Leaves Of Summer
10. Freight Train
11. Darling Nellie Across The Sea
12. Darlin' Honey

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Norman Blake - Blackberry Blossom


Release Date: 1977
Label: Flying Fish


Norman Blake had barely begun his solo career in 1977 when he recorded Blackberry Blossom. This album finds Blake's artistry already fully developed, with the material divided between traditional songs and instrumentals. All nine cuts feature Blake's nifty guitar and mandolin work, with occasional back up from Nancy Blake on cello. The album gets started with a Tin Pan Alley tune, "Are You From Dixie?," an upbeat song that plays off the motif of the lonely Southerner away from his homeland and longing for a friendly face. On the oddly titled "The Rights of Man Hornpipe" Blake is backed by Nancy Blake on cello, creating something akin to flatpicking baroque. When the cello is combined with the fiddle on "D Medley," the sound comes much closer to a medium-paced Appalachian jig. The original "Lonesome Jenny" fits comfortably with the album's traditional material, drawing a portrait of the empty life of a woman who has been left a widow. This seven-minute portrait is filled with fascinating chord changes and tender lyrics. All of the songs on Blackberry Blossom are delivered in Blake's straightforward manner, both down-to-earth and emotive. It is perhaps easy to take an artist as uncomplicated as Blake for granted: he never seems to be going out of his way to impress the listener with fancy guitar licks or vocal hysterics. Instead, he imbeds himself in tradition, offering honest interpretations and fresh originals that are respectful of their roots. In this way, his true artistry grows each time the listener places a disc like Blackberry Blossom in the CD player. To those familiar with Blake, this re-issue will be warmly welcomed; for the unfamiliar, Blackberry Blossom is a great place to get started.


Tracks:

01 Are You from Dixie - Cobb, Yellen - 3:40
02 The Rights Of Man Hornpipe - 2:35
03 The Highland Light - Blake - 5:16
04 Railroad Blues - Traditional - 8:02
05 Foggy Valley - Traditional - 2:31
06 Lonesome Jenny - Blake - 7:21
07 Blackberry Blossom - Traditional - 3:33
08 D Medley - Traditional - 5:26
09 Jerusalem Ridge - Monroe - 3:46

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Norman Blake & The Rising Fawn String Ensemble - Full Moon on the Farm


Release Date: 1981
Label: Rounder

Review by Chip Renner
This album features Norman Blake and the Rising Fawn String Ensemble -- James Bryan, Charlie Collins, and Nancy Blake. It has a nice, well-rounded feeling.

Norman lends his agile touch to mandolin, fiddle, and guitar on the Rising Fawn String Ensemble's second album, which is, overall, more upbeat in feel than the band's more stately debut. Except for the Carter Family's "Diamonds in the Rough," the album is all instrumental, and includes many Norman Blake originals.


Tracks:

01 Kennedy Rag 02:19
02 Nancy's Hornpipe 03:21
03 Texola Waltz 01:48
04 Gilderoy 02:23
05 Davenport March 03:23
06 OBC #3 05:41
07 Cairo Waltz 01:56
08 Jacky Tar 02:16
09 Sleepy-eyed Joe 02:54
10 The Dog Star 05:13
11 Salty 03:26
12 Diamonds in the Rough 03:21

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Norman Blake & The Rising Fawn String Ensemble - Original Underground Music of the Mysterious South


Release Date: 1982
Label: Rounder


Original Underground Music from the Mysterious South includes deceptively simple acoustic string music featuring multiple mandolins, mandolas, cellos, fiddles, and guitars for a hauntingly beautiful yet old-timey feel.

Since first making his mark on the folk world, playing guitar with the likes of Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Johnny Cash, Norman Blake hasn't looked back. This 1983 album, with the Rising Fawn ì String Ensemble, focuses on his stunning mandolin work.


Tracks:

01 New Brick Road 03:25
02 Dusty Rose 03:45
03 Walnut River 02:12
04 Pig on the Engine 02:45
05 Third Street Gypsy Rag 02:58
06 Georgia Home 02:52
07 Peezlewhister 03:40
08 Old Fiddler's Roll Call 02:04
09 Pueblo 02:41
10 The Toneality 03:28
11 Natasha's Waltz 04:05
12 Blake's March 02:25

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Norman Blake - Nashville Blues


Release Date: 1984
Label: Rounder


Blake's vocals give this one more of an old-timey bluegrass feel.


Tracks:

01 Columbus Stockade Blues
02 My Name Is Morgana
03 The Streamlined Cannonball - Acuff -
04 Pretty Bird Blues
05 In the Spring of the Year
06 We're Living in the Future
07 Nobody's Business
08 Sally Ann
09 I Was Born 4000 Years Ago
10 Nashville Years
11 The Banks of Good Hope
12 The Green Fields of America

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Norman & Nancy Blake - The Norman & Nancy Blake Compact Disc


Release Date: 1986
Label: Rounder
Time: 64:12


Norman & Nancy Blake Compact Disc combines Norman's Lighthouse on the Shore and Nancy's Grand Junction on one 21-track compact disc, offering neophytes a good introduction the duo's distinctive style of acoustic country and bluegrass.


Tracks:

01 Hello Stranger - Carter Family - 3:07
02 New Bicycle Hornpipe - Blake - 2:32
03 Marquis of Huntley - Marshall, Traditional - 2:30
04 Florida Rag - Hartford - 3:08
05 Jordan Am a Hard Road to Travel - Macon - 3:59
06 Belize - Blake - 3:40
07 Elzic's Farewell - Traditional - 4:23
08 Lighthouse on the Shore - Blake - 5:08
09 Grand Junction - Blake - 3:05
10 Butterfly Weed - Blake - 2:54
11 President Garfield's Hornpipe - Traditional - 2:23
12 In Russia (We Have Parking Lots, Too) - Blake - 2:42
13 Wroxall - Blake - 2:14
14 If I Lose, I Don't Care - Traditional - 3:01
15 The Chrysanthemum - Joplin - 3:47
16 Lima Road Jig - Blake - 1:40
17 Boston Boy/Last Night's Joy - Traditional - 2:21
18 My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose - Burns - 3:49
19 Peacock's Feather - Traditional - 1:42
20 Wildwood Flower - Carter Family - 3:17
21 Tennessee Mountain Fox Chase - Traditional - 2:50

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Norman and Nancy Blake - Natasha's Waltz


Release Date: 1987
Label: Rounder
Time: 65:26


Natasha's Waltz is a compilation of highlights from the albums Norman and Nancy Blake recorded for Rounder during the '80s, giving an excellent overview of one of the finest bluegrass and new acoustic duos of the era.


Tracks:

01 New Brick Road - 3:33
02 Dusty Rose - 3:50
03 Walnut River - 2:22
04 Pig on the Engine - 2:50
05 Third Street Gypsy Rag - 3:03
06 Georgia Home - 2:59
07 Peezlewhister - 3:44
08 Old Fiddler's Roll Call - 2:10
09 Pueblo - 2:44
10 The Toneality - 3:33
11 Natasha's Waltz - 4:08
12 Blake's March - 2:28
13 Texola Waltz - Blake - 1:56
14 Diamonds in the Rough - 4:03
15 Jeff Davis - 2:42
16 Nancy's Hornpipe - 3:28
17 Three Ravens - 1:59
18 Sleepy-Eyed Joe - 3:01
19 Cairo Waltz - Blake - 2:00
20 Davenport March - 3:33
21 Obc, No. 3 - Blake - 5:49

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Norman & Nancy Blake - Blind Dog


Release Date: 1988
Recording Date: Sep 1987
Label: Rounder
Time: 40:17

Review by Jason Ankeny

Blind Dog is a fine summation of bluegrass guitarist's Norman Blake's career and aesthetics, a largely- instrumental collection of favorites from his own catalog as well as from his influences'. The covers include songs by A.P. Carter and Woody Guthrie, while Blake dips into his own back pages to re-do fan-favorite "Billy Gray." The focus of the record, however, is Blake's playing; a tasteful, economical picker, he shadows the melodies to allow the songs to speak for themselves.


Tracks:

01 Little Stream of Whiskey - Traditional - 3:29
02 Grand Coulee Dam - Guthrie - 3:43
03 Prettiest Little Girl in the Country - Traditional - 2:19
04 Billy Gray - Blake - 4:08
05 Otto Wood the Bandit - Traditional - 2:43
06 Blind Dog - Blake - 2:54
07 Everybody Works But Father - Traditional - 3:28
08 Fifty Miles of Elbow Room - Carter - 3:49
09 Shallegra - Blake - 2:56
10 Old Time Farmer - Blake - 4:37
11 Wreck of the Old '97 - Blake, Cash, Johnson - 3:46
12 Black Mountain Rag - Traditional - 2:25

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Norman Blake - The Fields of November/Old and New


Year: 1992 (comp)
Label: Flying Fish


This compact disc combines two of Norman Blake's finest mid-'70s albums for Flying Fish Records, The Fields of November (1974) and Old and New (1976).


Tracks

01 Green Leaf Fancy - Blake - 1:55
02 Last Train from Poor Valley - Blake - 3:41
03 White Oak Swamp - Blake - 2:16
04 Graycoat Soldiers - Blake - 3:13
05 Southern Railroad Blues - Blake - 3:15
06 Lord, Won't You Help Me - Blake - 2:50
07 Krazy Kurtis - Blake - 1:26
08 Coming Down from Rising Fawn - Blake - 3:34
09 Uncle - Blake - 4:34
10 The Old Brown Case - Blake - 4:01
11 The Fields of November - Blake - 4:06
12 Widow's Creek - Blake - 1:51
13 Bristol in the Bottle - Blake - 2:05
14 Billy Gray - Blake - 4:24
15 Forked Deer - Traditional - 1:42
16 Cuckoo's Nest - Blake, Traditional - 4:10
17 Witch of the Wave - Blake, Traditional - 1:28
18 My Old Home on the Green Mountain Side - Blake - 2:59
19 Miller's Reel - Traditional - 1:43
20 Dry Grass on the High Fields - Blake - 2:21
21 Harvey's Reel - Blake - 2:17
22 The Railroad Days - Blake - 3:40
23 Valley Head - Blake - 1:48
24 Sweet Heaven - Traditional - 4:21
25 Ajimina - Blake - 2:09
26 Flat Rock - Blake - 2:22

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Norman & Nancy Blake - While Passing Along This Way


Release Date: 1994
Label: Shanachie


Following his highly prolific relationship with Rounder Records, multi-instrumentalist Norman Blake found an equally congenial home for his music at Shanachie. The first fruits of this new partnership were four collaborative albums with his wife, Nancy, all of which earned the duo Grammy nominations for Best Traditional Folk Album. A pair of folk music faithfuls, Norman and Nancy Blake balance the traditional material they love with original compositions in the old-timey vein on While Passing Along This Way. The Blakes cover a wide spectrum of traditional styles and themes from "He's Passing This Way," a hymn that recalls the Stanley Brothers and "Sweet Freedom" with its echoes of the Carter Family, to the bluegrass-tinged "Sweet Heaven" and the fiddle showcase "Old Mother Flanagan." Nancy Blake's harmony work and acoustic guitar playing mesh expertly with her husband's. For the most part her voice remains well in the background, but it's plainly obvious, listening to material like "The Grave of Bonaparte" and "Old Stepstone," how much it is enriching this music. The couple's two guitars sound like one instrument on the graceful, finger-picked instrumental medley "Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine/Going Down the Valley." Adept at a number of string instruments, Norman Blake sticks largely to guitar, though he's also in fine form on fiddle, dobro, and mandolin. These are expert musicians who, through their loyalty to this rich tradition, have done a great deal to keep its spirit alive.


Tracks:

01 He's Passing This Way - Mainer - 3:12
02 I'm Going to Leave Old Dixie - 4:09
03 Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine/Going Down the Valley - Traditional - 4:42
04 The Grave of Bonaparte - Blake, Traditional - 4:36
05 On & On & On - Blake, Blake - 3:06
06 The Greenwood Tree - Traditional - 1:52
07 Sweeet Freedom - Traditional - 3:45
08 Sweet Heaven - Traditional - 2:26
09 God's Radio Phone - Mainer - 4:36
10 Old Mother Flanagan - Blake, Traditional - 3:03
11 Last Train from Poor Valley - Blake, Blake - 3:44
12 Hangin' Dog - Blake - 2:47
13 The Fate of Talmage - Traditional - 3:36
14 Old Stepstone - Blake, Traditional - 3:53

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Norman & Nancy Blake - The Hobo's Last Ride


Release Date: Aug 20, 1996
Label: Shanachie
Time: 65:46


This fine collection of tunes proves once again that no one can breathe life into a traditional number like the Blakes. Besides masterfully handling just about anything with strings, Norman and Nancy Blake's weathered vocals blend beautifully and are perfectly set in these obscure chestnuts. For a real wake-up call, listen to the chilling "Starving to Death on the Government Claim," a cry for help from the little guy. This disc is proof that some things never change, especially good songs.


Tracks:

01 The Democratic Donkey (Is in His Stall Again) - 3:30
02 Tell Mother I'll Meet Her - Traditional - 3:32
03 Forked Deer - Traditional - 3:21
04 The Hobo's Last Ride - 4:23
05 Thebes - 6:27
06 Leaving Home - 4:14
07 Home of the Soul - 3:04
08 Midnight, the Unconquered Outlaw - 4:32
09 The Old Grey Mare Came Tearin' Out of the Wilderness - 3:09
10 I Know My Name Is There - 3:56
11 Starving to Death on the Government Claim - 4:47
12 Old Shady Bothreen - 3:15
13 Tying a Knot in the Devil's Tail - 4:17
14 Angel Gabriel - 4:42
15 The Two Little Orphans - 4:11
16 Memories That Never Die - 4:26

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Norman Blake - Chattanooga Sugar Babe


Release Date: Jan 20, 1998
Recording Date: Oct 9, 1996-Oct 11, 1996
Label: Shanachie


Few musicians can breathe life into traditional tunes with the authenticity of Norman Blake, and even fewer can pen original songs that have the same timeless qualities as songs written 100 years ago. This is another fine collection by the master of American song. Indeed, Blake exudes an element of pure Americanism that spares us overt nationalism. And he's one hell of a picker, too.


Tracks:

01 The Rescue from Moose River Goldmine - Traditional - 3:53
02 The Weathered Old Caboose Behind the Train - Blake - 4:13
03 Ol' Bill Miner (The Gentleman Bandit) - Blake - 5:56
04 Poor Old Dad - Traditional - 3:01
05 Chattanooga Sugar Babe - Blake - 6:00
06 Platonia, the Pride of the Plains - Traditional - 5:13
07 Dr. Edmundo's Favorite Portuguese Waltz - Blake - 4:37
08 The Founding of the Famous C.P.R. - Traditional - 6:51
09 Paramount Rag - Blake - 6:25
10 Keep Smiling Old Pal - Traditional - 4:10
11 Balmullo House/Broke Down Gambler - Traditional - 3:22
12 Ragtime Texas - Blake - 3:23
13 Chattanooga Rag - Blake - 3:50
14 Dixie Flyer Blues - Traditional - 4:06

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Norman Blake - Old Ties


Year: 2002
Label: Rounder

Rounder Description:
Norman Blake won many new fans through his two songs on the soundtrack to the film, O Brother, Where Art Thou? Yet, the master guitarist from Rising Fawn, Georgia has a history that reaches back to his years as a sideman with Johnny Cash, and as a player on Bob Dylan's Nashville Skyline and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's Will The Circle Be Unbroken. As Jon Weisberger writes in the enclosed notes, "He has been hailed as one of the giants of acoustic guitar playing, yet that reputation rests not on a discovery of new techniques or jaw-dropping complexity, but on a profoundly rare ability to tap the innermost essence of a song, and to create a place for a lasting appreciation and enjoyment of its beauty. Virtuosos have come and gone, but Norman Blake remains." Old Ties includes many of the finest old-time oriented performances from Blake's numerous Rounder albums.


AMG 5*
Review by Zac Johnson
Norman Blake will never be known as a revolutionary. His starkly honest guitar picking and gently lulling voice have sounded almost exactly the same for the 30-some years that the Rounder release Old Ties encompasses. Often performing solo, occasionally accompanied by his wife, Nancy, and any of a number of bluegrass and neo-traditional folk musicians (Tut Taylor, Charlie Collins, Doc Watson), Blake's summery, porch-swing ballads and blues are perfectly performed and humbly executed. Working with the traditional themes of old-timey folk music, Blake re-creates the earthy feel of a timeworn classic the first time a song emerges from his guitar, and his unpretentious, reverent style delivers the music in an intimate environment. The compilation sticks to his more traditional-sounding compositions and interpretations, making for a wonderful afternoon listen and the perfect introduction to Blake's uniquely faithful style. Although his musical offerings may never be seen as revolutionary, his unwillingness to change to a more contemporary mode of folk music may be a kind of revolution...if anyone wanted to argue about it. Luckily, with music this pure, no one does.


Tracks

01 Spanish Fandango - Traditional - 3:49
02 Church St. Blues - Blake - 2:54
03 Sleepy Eyed Joe/Indian Creek - Traditional - 3:38
04 O'Malley's Tune [#] - Traditional - 2:30
05 Fifty Miles of Elbow Room - Carter - 3:49
06 Down Home Summertime Blues - Blake - 3:42
07 Blind Dog - Blake - 2:55
08 Fiddler's Dram/Whiskey Before Breakfast - Traditional - 3:35
09 Old Ties - Macon - 4:26
10 Lost Indian - Traditional - 3:08
11 Ginseng Sullivan - Traditional - 3:31
12 Obc, No. 3 - Blake - 5:48
13 Prettiest Little Girl in the Country - Traditional - 2:17
14 Uncle - Blake - 4:34
15 Bristol in the Bottle - Blake - 2:05
16 Billy Gray - Blake - 4:07
17 The Fields of November - Blake - 4:06
18 Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar - Delmore, Delmore - 3:34
19 Randall Collins/Done Gone - Blake - 6:06

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Norman & Nancy Blake - The Morning Glory Ramblers


Release Date: Apr 20, 2004
Recording Date: Aug 3, 2003-Aug 7, 2003
Label: Dualtone


It's hard to believe that Morning Glory Ramblers is the first full-length recording by Norman and Nancy Blake in eight years. Certainly they've been active, from playing on all 47 Down From the Mountain dates, performing on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? and Cold Mountain soundtracks, June Carter Cash's final album, Wildwood Flower, and various other projects. This album, recorded on the soundstage of the Western Jubilee Warehouse in Colorado Springs, is a dynamite setting for the material found here. There are 17 songs in this collection, seven of them traditional melodies, still others so old they've seldom been heard over the last century, a Hank Williams' tune, and a couple by friends of Norman and Nancy's that are so saturated in the deep country, they could have been written decades before. The set opens with "Sunny Side of Life," one of two songs closely associated with the Carter Family. The strident, two-part harmony and dual guitars are the perfect opener for an album that is arresting for its immediacy and its strident honoring of tradition. That said, these songs aren't nostalgic; they are part of a living, breathing tradition that informs as it delights. The other Carter-linked number, "When the Roses Bloom in Dixieland," written by George Evans in 1913, is the strongest thing here; its lyric rambles and shimmers, floating through the woven guitars. Norman and Nancy's voices are so closely aligned, without artifice or affect, that emotion just drips form the verses. One of the album's centerpieces is "I Loved You Better Than You Knew," by Johnny Carroll (not the rockabilly legend; this was written in 1918). Its melodic architecture evokes both Celtic balladry and the mountain music of Southern Appalachia. Also in the middle of the record is "The Wayworn Traveler," by John Matthias from 1836, an American gospel tune that is well-known as "Palms of Victory." Of the modern songs, Laurie Lewis' bluegrass gospel number, "Dry Bones," is the standout. The album closes with an obscurity by Hank Williams called "Men With Broken Hearts." Its verse is narrated by Nancy, however, adding an entirely new meaning to the lyric. This record drips with integrity, with genius, and with soul. Norman and Nancy may consider this only the latest chapter in their vocational legacy, but it stands out, far away from other recordings that attempt to do the same thing. The reason is simple: Norman and Nancy perform these tunes as unfinished legacies, as bricks in a road that has come from the winding hills of time and into the modern era, but continue to who knows when and where, and as such, are still revealing their meanings to both layers and listeners. This is a must-have for those interested in the poetry at the heart of American roots music.


Tracks:

01 The Sunny Side of Life - Traditional - 3:20
02 Dark & Stormy Weather - Traditional - 3:42
03 Precious Memories (Was a Song I Used to Hear) - Faires - 3:47
04 The Little Log Hut in the Lane - Traditional - 2:34
05 All the Good Times Are Over - Traditional - 4:34
06 We Are Climbing - Baxter, Wilson - 4:00
07 Going Down the Valley - Traditional - 3:42
08 I Loved You Better Than You Knew - Traditional - 3:14
09 When the Roses Blook in Dixieland - Traditional - 4:26
10 I Ain't Got Time - Abner - 3:08
11 The Wayworn Traveler - Traditional - 4:23
12 Rise When the Rooster Crows - Traditional - 3:07
13 Short Life of Trouble - Traditional - 5:12
14 Elijah's God - Traditional - 2:50
15 Fame Apart from God's Approval (Sweeping Thru the Gate) - Traditional - 4:14
16 Dry Bones - Traditional - 3:35
17 Men With Broken Hearts - Williams - 3:22

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Norman Blake - Slow Train through Georgia


Release Date: 1987
Label: Rounder
Time: 69:35


Slow Train Through Georgia collects 22 tracks from Norman Blake's early '70s albums, making it an excellent retrospective of the beginning of his solo career.


Tracks:

01 Fiddler's Dram/Whiskey Before Breakfast - Traditional - 3:31
02 Slow Train Through Georgia - Blake - 4:06
03 Old Grey Mare - Traditional - 3:29
04 Down Home Summertime Blues - Blake - 3:40
05 Spanish Fandango - Traditional - 3:47
06 Randall Collins - Blake - 1:52
07 Church Street Blues - Blake - 2:52
08 Done Gone - Traditional - 1:36
09 Bully of the Town - Traditional - 2:00
10 Nashville Blues - Delmore - 3:45
11 Ginseng Sullivan - Blake - 3:29
12 Macon Rag - Blake - 2:41
13 Nobody's Business - Traditional - 3:13
14 The Streamlined Cannonball - Traditional - 4:57
15 Cattle in the Cane - Traditional - 2:10
16 Little Joe - Traditional - 2:36
17 Weave and Way - Traditional - 2:23
18 Six White Horses - Traditional - 4:56
19 Richland Avenue (Front Porch Wood Pile) Rag - Blake - 1:54
20 The Banks of Good Hope/The Green Fields of America - Traditional - 5:53
21 Columbus Stockade Blues - Traditional - 3:28
22 Down at Mylow's House - Blake - 1:17

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Norman Blake/Nancy Blake/Boys of the Lough - Rising Fawn Gathering


Release Date: Jan 20, 2009
Recording Date: Oct 2007
Label: Plectrafone



Tracks:

01 The Sweet Sunny South - Bloomfield - 5:54
02 O'Connell's Trip to Parliament/The Twin Katies - Traditional - 2:51
03 Castleberry's March - Blake - 3:11
04 Da Unst Bridal March - Traditional - 2:59
05 The Stockton & Redesdale Hornpipes - Traditional - 3:29
06 The El Paso Waltz - Richardson - 2:57
07 The Bonny Bunch of Roses - Traditional - 5:56
08 Joe Bane's/The Gypsy Princess - Traditional - 4:07
09 The Teelin March - Traditional - 3:46
10 Eamon an Chnoic (Ned of the Hill) - Traditional - 3:02
11 When the Band Is Playing Dixie - Traditional - 4:59
12 Derry So Fair - Traditional - 6:02

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Tut Taylor, Norman Blake, Butch Robins - The Old Post Office


Year: 1976
Label: Flying Fish


Here, Taylor plays old and new tunes on the dobro with guests Butch Robbins and Norman Blake.


Tracks:

01 Granny Grass's Push Cart
02 The Old Post Office
03 Tennessee Dulcimer Works
04 Golden Slippers
05 Pickin' Flat
06 The Wayfaring Stranger
07 Monkey Wrench
08 Kentucky Long Rifle
09 Alla Lee
10 Resophonic Guitar
11 Copycat
12 Bad Blake's Blues
13 Autry's Peach Orchid
14 Many Anniversaries

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Norman Blake - Green Light


Recording Date: May 24, 2010 - Aug 2, 2010


TrackList:

01. Roll On Buddy
02. Goodbye To The Plains
03. Little Bunch Of Roses
04. The Tramp
05. Hawaiian Mother O'Mine
06. The Old Wooden Rocker
07. Railroading On The Great Divide
08. Steel Guitar Chimes
09. Have No Desire To Roam
10. Green Light On The Southern
11. Fifteen Miles From Birmingham
12. The Wreck On The C&O
13. He Rambled
14. Whistling Rufus
15. Goobye Dear Old Stepstone
16. Bandit Cole Younger
17. The New Spanish Twostep

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