Eagle's Nest Sampler - Vol. 1
Features bluegrass and traditional country music from
musicians in the Lost River Valley area of West Virginia. Volume 1 was
recorded in 1993 in a converted sheep barn called "Eagle’s Nest." Songs
include "Ragtime Annie", "Veil of White Lace", "Highland Trace",
"Home Grown Tomatoes", and "Maple Sugar."
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Live from the McCoy - Vol. 2
Live bluegrass concert recorded in 1994 at the historic
McCoy-McMechen Theater in Moorefield, WV. Includes performances by Jan
Gillies, Dave and Jesse Gant, Mountain Laurel, Pointer Ridge, Ruby and the
Tub band, the Gonzo Cowboys, Foggy Bottom, and Betty Jo Pence. Songs
include "Coleen Malone", "Fox on the Run", "Spanish Pipe Dream", "Kentucky
Waltz", "California Cottonfields", and "Will the Circle Be Unbroken."
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Live from the McCoy - Vol. 3
Live bluegrass concert recorded in 1995 at the historic
McCoy-McMechen Theater in Moorefield, WV. Includes performances by the
Dave Gant band, Mountain Laurel, the Sunshine Gospel band, Pointer Ridge,
The Gonzo Cowboys, Foggy Bottom, and Betty Jo Pence. Songs include "Fire
in the Barrens", "Gathering Flowers for the Master’s Bouquet", "Stars and
Stripes Forever", "Irish Maid", "I Could Sure Use the Feeling", and "For
the Good Times."
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Dave Gant: Live at the Lost River Grill - Vol. 4
Dave Gant and his son Jesse are featured on this live
recording of bluegrass and swing made in 1996 at the Lost River Grill,
Lost River, WV. Also appearing are Jan Gillies on guitar and vocal
harmony, Bill Harris on bass, and fiddler Pete Ross. Songs include
"Grandpa was a Carpenter", "I’ll Need Someone to Hold Me", "Waltz of the
Wind", "Heartaches by the Number", and "I Still Care."
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Speedy Krise: Live at the McCoy - Vol. 5
Legendary country music dobroist George "Speedy" Krise
and his band are featured at a concert held in his honor in September 1996
at the McCoy-McMechen Theater in Moorefield, WV. Making guest appearances
are Mike Seeger and Lynn Davis (husband of the late Molly O’Day). Songs
include "Going Like Wildfire", "I’ll Be All Smiles Tonight", "Tramp on the
Street", and "Steel Guitar Chimes."
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Foggy Bottom Bluegrass - Vol. 6
Composite "best of" album by popular Washington,
DC-based bluegrass group Foggy Bottom. This CD includes cuts from the
bluegrass band’s previous 3 albums including "Love is a Rose", "Old
Flames", "Green Rolling Hills of West Virginia", "Liquor in the Well",
"Dixie", and "On the Road to Bowling Green."
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Live on WSIG Radio: Dave Gant & the S. Hawkins Band - Vol. 7
This album was recorded live over WSIG in Mt. Jackson, VA on November 21, 2000. Musicians: Dave Gant (lead vocals and guitar), Jesse Gant (bass), and Mike Scap (lead guitar, mandolin, and harmony vocals).
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Ray Schmitt: Lost River - Vol. 8
Twenty-one original songs written by Ray Schmitt over a
25-year musical career. Includes songs written for a U.S. Forest Service
bicentennial album, songs recorded with Ray’s bluegrass band Foggy Bottom,
and songs released on a solo album called "Friends." CD includes "She’s
Country", "Ingenue", "Richie’s Song", "Play that Old Guitar", and "She May
Be Right."
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Songs of West Virginia - Vol. 9
This is a recording of songs
exclusively about West Virginia performed by sisters Annabelle Vance and
Janie Eayres with Wayne Strawderman on mandolin and Ray Schmitt on guitar.
Includes "The West Virginia Hills," "West Virginia Polka", "When the Sun
Sets in West Virginia," and "West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home."
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Old Songs - Vol. 10
Ralph Hill and Wayne Strawderman team up for a recording
of twenty-five songs spanning one hundred years. Songs include "Lorena",
"Legend of the Rebel Soldier", "Faded Love", "Wreck of the Old 97",
"Silver Threads Among the Gold", and more.
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Broken Star - Vol. 11
A two-disc CD of electronica/dub/ambient music by
Christian Schmitt. Composed using synthesizers, sequencers, guitar, and
self-programmed drum patterns, he creates images with his experimental and
electronic dub, and ambient drone-style.
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Bluegrass Fiddle Tunes - Vol. 12
A collection of classic bluegrass fiddle tunes by
various performers. Songs include "Orange Blossom Special", "Bill Cheatum",
"Ashokan Farewell", "Old Ebeneezer", "St. Anne’s Reel", and more.
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The Lights Soundtrack - Vol. 13
Original soundtrack for the sci-fi film "The Lights."
(See the FILMS page.)
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Wolf, Badger, and Bear - Vol. 14
Folk music including many original songs by Baker, WV
singer/songwriter Jan Gillies. This CD includes humorous songs like
"Housewife’s Lament", and "Six-legged Rhapsody", as well as serious
renditions of "Canary Song", and "Nobody Home."
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Rocky Top - The Free State String Band - Vol. 15
The reel-to-reel tapes for this album were "rediscovered" by Ray Schmitt in his attic in Mathias, WV where they had languished for years. The original recordings (tracks 1-9) are from a live radio broadcast on WHFS radio in Bethesda, MD on February 16, 1975 and from a session at Affiliated Studios (tracks 10-17) in Washington, DC in November 1973.
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