tracks

Swanno Mountain
Across The Rocky Mountain
Graveyard Blues
Single Girl
Little Maggie
Born And Raised In Covington
Barbara Allen Blues
Coal Creek
Rock Island Prison
I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow
Combs Hotel Burned Down
The Hills Of Mexico
Knife Guitar
Mississippi Heavy Water Blues
Coney Isle
Train That Carried My Girl From Town
Milk Cow Blues
Black Eye Susie
Darling Cory
I Ain't Got No Sugar Baby Now
Sitting On Top Of This World
Frankie And Johnnie
Foggy Mountain Top
Fair Miss In The Garden
Willow Garden
True Love

notes

Compiled from three Folkways albums: "Music of Roscoe Holcomb" (FA 2363, 1961) recorded at Sanders Recording Studio, 46th St. and Times Square, New York City; "The High Lonesome Sound" (FA 2368, 1964) recorded at Steinway Hall, New York City; and "Close To Home" (FA 2374, 1972) recorded on Roscoe's front porch, Daisy, Kentucky. Additional recordings taken from a concert performance in Cambridge, Mass. in 1973.

The title comes from a quotation by Bob Dylan.

Manufactured in USA.

credits

Design, Layout – Visual Dialogue
Management [Production Manager] – Mary Monseur
Mastered By, Supervised By [Sound Supervision] – Pete Reiniger
Other [Editorial Assistance] – Carla Borden
Recorded By – Blanton Owen (tracks: 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 23), Mark Wilson (10) (tracks: 2, 4, 22, 25, 26), Peter Bartok (tracks: 1, 5 to 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 21, 24)
Recorded By, Compiled By, Producer, Liner Notes, Photography – John Cohen (2)
Supervised By [Production Supervisor] – D.A. Sonneborn, Daniel Sheehy
Voice, Banjo, Guitar, Harmonica, Fiddle – Roscoe Holcomb

companies

Recorded At – Sanders Recording Studio
Recorded At – Steinway Hall

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