{"product_id":"various-artists-last-wisps-of-the-old-ways-north-carolina-mountain-singing","title":"Various Artists - Last Wisps of the Old Ways: North Carolina Mountain Singing","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: Cassette\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCatalogue No.: DEATH045\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 5050580770041\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease Date: 05 Nov 2021\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: Country \/ Old Time Appalachian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e01: Mrs. Nicola \"Aunt Nicky\" Pritchard (Turbyfill) Bolakins\u003cbr\u003e02: Mrs. Lena Bare Turbyfill Sourwood Mountain\u003cbr\u003e03: Mrs. Lena Bare Turbyfill \"Hold Up Your Hand Old Joshua!\" She Cried\u003cbr\u003e04: Mrs. Sabra Bare Hampton The Royal Band (The Texas Rangers)\u003cbr\u003e05: Frank Proffitt Joshuay\u003cbr\u003e06: Charlie Glenn Poor Ellen Smith\u003cbr\u003e07: Mrs. Lloyd Bare Hagie Rowan County (The Roane Cty. Crew)\u003cbr\u003e08: Mrs. Lena Bare Turbyfill \u0026amp; Mrs. Lloyd Bare Hagie Black Jack Davy\u003cbr\u003e09: Shirley Glenn Rose Conlee\u003cbr\u003e10: Mrs. Nicola \"Aunt Nicky\" Pritchard (Turbyfill) Frankie \u0026amp; Johnny\u003cbr\u003e11: Mrs. Lena Bare Turbyfill \u0026amp; Frank Bare Tom Doole\u003cbr\u003e12: Mrs. Sabra Bare Hampton Lily Shull\u003cbr\u003e13: Charlie Glenn Red River Valley\u003cbr\u003e14: Marshall Ward Red River Valley\u003cbr\u003e15: Marshall Ward Cindy\u003cbr\u003e16: Mrs. Lena Bare Turbyfill \u0026amp; Mrs. Lloyd Bare Hagie Cumberland Gap\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \"Last Wisps of the Old Ways\" folklorist Derek Piotr pulls together mountain songs from North Carolina recorded across nearly a century. Child ballads, local murder songs, banjo and dulcimer pieces sit alongide tape transfers \u0026amp; close harmony singing. The star of the compilation, Mrs. Lena Bare Turbyfill, could have been another Texas Gladden in her own right, but dozens of recordings of herself and her family made in 1939 remained on a shelf in The Library of Congress, until they were unearthed and curated by Derek Piotr. Mrs. Turbyfill's daughter Nicky also makes a notable appearance here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrack 1 recorded by Derek Piotr in Elk Park, North Carolina, July 13, 2020.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracks 2, 3, 7, 8, 11 and 16 recorded by Herbert Halpert in Elk Park, North Carolina, April 12, 1939.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracks 4 and 12 recorded by Herbert Halpert near Morganton, North Carolina, April 19, 1939.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrack 5 recorded by Frank Clyde Brown in Sugar Grove, North Carolina, July 24, 1939.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracks 6, 9 and 13 recorded by Derek Piotr in Banner Elk, North Carolina, July 14, 2020.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrack 10 recorded by Derek Piotr in Elk Park, North Carolina, February 8, 2021.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracks 14 and 15 recorded by Marshall Ward in Banner Elk, ca. 1979, transferred from analogue tape by Derek Piotr.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCurated by Derek Piotr.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhotograph of Mrs. Nicola \"Aunt Nicky\" Pritchard (Turbyfill) by Derek Piotr.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Death Is Not The End","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41160793161884,"sku":"DEATH045","price":9.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/1_350438b2-c53b-48e9-bb64-cb4bb51bfda0.jpg?v=1635875663","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/various-artists-last-wisps-of-the-old-ways-north-carolina-mountain-singing","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}