Bascom Lamar Lunsford - Smoky Mountain Ballads
Table of Contents
Download
Filename: bascom-lamar-lunsford-smoky-mountain-ballads.zip- MP3 size: 69.3 mb
- FLAC size: 291.6 mb
Tracks
Track | Duration | Preview |
---|---|---|
Banks of the Ohio | ||
On the Banks of the Ohio | ||
The Death of Queen Jane | ||
Mr. Garfield | ||
Little Margaret | ||
Mole In the Ground | ||
Swannanoa Tunnel | ||
Jennie Jenkins | ||
Springfield Mountain |
Video
Mr. Garfield - Bascom Lamar Lunsford
Bascom Lamar Lunsford - Swannanoa Tunnel
Banks of the Ohio
I Wish I Was A Mole In The Ground (Basom Lamar Lunsford)
Images






Catalog Numbers
- FA 2040
- FP 40
Labels
- Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
- Folkways Records
Listen online
- online anhören
- écouter en ligne
- ouvir online
- online luisteren
- lyssna på nätet
- kuunnella verkossa
- lytte på nettet
- escuchar en línea
- ascolta in linea
Formats
- CD
- Album
- Vinyl
- 10"
Credits
Role | Credit |
---|---|
Illustration | Ben Shahn |
Lead Vocals | Bascom Lamar Lunsford |
Instruments | Bascom Lamar Lunsford |
Liner Notes | Bascom Lamar Lunsford |
Notes
- First pressing released with "FP 40" catalog number.
- Includes 8-page booklet.
Barcodes
- Barcode: 093070204027
- Label Code: LC 9628
- Matrix / Runout (SIDE A): FP 40 A 3T 30517
- Matrix / Runout (SIDE B): FP 40 B 3T 30517
About Bascom Lamar Lunsford
American was a folklorist, and performer of traditional (folk and country) music from western North Carolina. He was often known by the nickname "Minstrel of the Appalachians."
Born: March 21, 1882 in Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina
Died: September 4, 1973
At an early age, his father, a teacher, gave him a fiddle, and his mother sang religious songs and traditional ballads. Lunsford also learned banjo and began to perform at weddings and square dances. He began to travel and collect material at the start of the 20th century, often meeting singers on isolated farms. Lunsford has been quoted as saying he spent "nights in more homes from Harpers Ferry to Iron Mountain than God".
Lunsford gave lectures and performances while dressed in a starched white shirt and black bow tie. This formal dress was part of his campaign against the stereotyping of hillbillies.
In 1922 Frank C. Brown, a song collector, recorded 32 items on wax cylinders from Bascom. In 1928, Lunsford recorded "Jesse James" and "I Wish I Was a Mole In the Ground" for the Brunswick record label. "Mole" was used in 1952 on . Smith's anthology also includes Lunsford's performance of the gospel song "Dry Bones
Name Vars
- B .L. Lunsford
- B Lunsford
- B, L. Lunssord
- B. L. Lundsford
- B. L. Lunsford
- B. L. Lunssord
- B. Lunsford
- B.L. Lunsford
- B.Lunsford
- Bascam Lamar Lunsford
- Bascom Lunsford
- Bascom L. Lunsford
- Bascom Lamar Lundsford
- Bascom Lunsford
- Bascom-Lunsford
- Bascomb Lamar Lunsford
- Bascomb Lunsford
- Bascone Lunford
- D.L. Lunsford
- Lunsford
- Lunsfrd
Comments
Johnny Cash did a rendition of this song.
People be like modern music is so violent sometimes. And then we have songs like these from like the 1800s or something
My grandma used to love this song…
Mediocre Appalachian folk song performed beautifully by an authentic artist. Thanks for hosting it on here. Ive added it to my school's audio library of Americana tunes.
Who is the woman in the picture?
I live about 10 minutes from South Turkey Creek...
Classic tune!
Best version of this song I've ever heard.
https://youtu.be/-u8MRfuVhtU
https://youtu.be/-u8MRfuVhtU
Something to be proud of.. I wouldn't be proud of it. I'd be embarrassed by it.
https://bittersoutherner.com/2020/somebody-died-babe-a-musical-coverup-of-racism-violence-and-greed?utm_source=The+Bitter+News&utm_campaign=6f99cdf1c9-2020_08_04-Somebody-Died-Babe&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8269ec3593-6f99cdf1c9-91891541&goal=0_8269ec3593-6f99cdf1c9-91891541&mc_cid=6f99cdf1c9&mc_eid=2758d9c7a7
https://bittersoutherner.com/2020/somebody-died-babe-a-musical-coverup-of-racism-violence-and-greed?utm_source=The+Bitter+News&utm_campaign=6f99cdf1c9-2020_08_04-Somebody-Died-Babe&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8269ec3593-6f99cdf1c9-91891541&goal=0_8269ec3593-6f99cdf1c9-91891541&mc_cid=6f99cdf1c9&mc_eid=2758d9c7a7
https://bittersoutherner.com/2020/somebody-died-babe-a-musical-coverup-of-racism-violence-and-greed?fbclid=IwAR2lS9FoNTvUodg5XjRXpMnPBLRQmnGZ3WFkJs0QcEr2NbGAJ0pKIuiapHY
Get up so you can get down. Damn them hammers.
One of our great song catchers.
A true legend
Im a distant cousin of this man and damn proud to say he is family ?
My late husband's great uncle. His Mom was a Lunsford.
This made me pee and I mean, I wasn't in the bathroom. Epic hammer track.
828
Oh my god this is why America should be proud, I fear the truth of that has all of a sudden become clouded - hope I'm wrong to early to tell
I real working mans song
nice song thumbs up
Been to Asheville all the way from Australia last year. Enjoyed the Shindig on the Green. The people are great. There is still so much respect for the musical history there.
Bob Dylan sounds so much like this...
Whoa was that a minor chord I heard? Fie!
A few good versions of this song, but this remains the best. It's primitive, genuine, rough an extremely true.
I love to listen to Bascom Lamar Lunsford. So authentic. So pure. Unpretentious.
Ah, love this song! Bascom Lamar Lunsford does the best music to listen to when you're wondering why you ever left the sticks. I moved to New York once--listened to too much Bascom Lamar Lunsford, moved back.
I’ve been searching for the lyrics and this has more lines than the Smithsonian Folkways recording has.
Can’t wait to tell the folks at Banjo Hang Out.