FRC707 Albert Hash 2

Albert Hash – Volume 2 – FRC707

$15.00

Albert Hash (1917-1983) was a beloved fiddler and instrument maker from Grayson County, Virginia. This disc features Albert’s takes on different old fiddle tunes as well as one of his early bands, The Virginia Carolina Boys from their weekly radio show in the 1960s.

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Albert Hash (1917-1983) was a beloved fiddler and instrument maker from Grayson County, Virginia. He touched many people’s lives and helped ensure that mountain music and instrument-making traditions would be passed on to new generations. This disc is a companion to FRC411 (Albert Hash) and features Albert’s takes on different old fiddle tunes as well the opportunity to hear him perform with one of his early bands, The Virginia Carolina Boys (Wayne & Max Henderson), from their weekly radio show in Jefferson, North Carolina in the 1960s. – Kilby Spencer

released October 1, 2015

Personnel and Tracks: Albert Hash-fiddle, all tracks; Tracks 1-5 recorded by Wayne & Max Henderson late 1960s (Wayne Henderson-guitar, Max Henderson-mandolin, possibly J.C. Kemp-banjo),Track 6 recorded live at Grayson County Fiddlers convention 1970,Tracks 7-8 (Flurry Dowe-banjo, Emily Spencer-guitar),Tracks 9-34 recorded at Augusta Heritage Center on July 29, 1980 (Wayne Erbsen-guitar),Track 35-37 recorded by Elisha Duncan, 1982,Track 38-43 from collection of the Spencer Family (Thornton Spencer-guitar on 38, 40, Emily Spencer-banjo on 38, unknown banjo player on 42-43)
Photo by Mark V. Sanderford.
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Additional Notes: “Remembering Albert Hash” from Mountain Music Magazine

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Track List

FRC 707 – Albert Hash, Volume 2

  1. Bile Them Cabbage Down (1:40)
  2. Little Brown Jug (2:22)
  3. Johnson’s Old Grey Mule (1:55)
  4. Honeysuckle Rose (2:30)
  5. Chicken Reel (1:26)
  6. Flop Eared Mule (1:27)
  7. Lost John (1:57)
  8. Katy Hill (2:11)
  9. Hangman’s Reel (2:42)
  10. Discussion of Hangman’s Reel (0:29)
  11. Tuning discussion and tune intro (0:29)
  12. Old Sport (2:19)
  13. Intro to Cluck Old Hen (0:19)
  14. Cluck Old Hen (2:24)
  15. Discussion of Uncle George Finley (2:07)
  16. Rabbit Up a Gum Stump (2:08)
  17. Arkansas Traveler (1:45)
  18. Discussion of Arkansas Traveler (0:22)
  19. Sally Goodin (1:21)
  20. Cacklin’ Hen (2:22)
  21. Intro to Little Brown Hand (0:38)
  22. Little Brown Hand (2:12)
  23. Train 45 (1:19)
  24. Cripple Creek (1:32)
  25. Old Molly Hare (1:44)
  26. Intro to Little Rosewood Casket (0:28)
  27. Little Rosewood Casket (1:54)
  28. Intro to My Whitetop Mountain Home (0:20)
  29. My Whitetop Mountain Home (2:07)
  30. Did You Ever See the Devil Uncle Joe (1:59)
  31. Intro to Pretty Little Indian (:52)
  32. Pretty Little Indian (2:51)
  33. Intro to Drunk Man Blues (0:12)
  34. Drunk Man Blues (2:36)
  35. Sugarfoot Rag (0:37)
  36. Love Letters in the Sand (0:59)
  37. Dry and Dusty (1:05)
  38. Johnson Boys (1:48)
  39. Walls of Jericho (1:30)
  40. Cumberland Gap (2:09)
  41. Ebenezer (0:43)
  42. Soldier’s Joy (1:20)
  43. Ragtime Annie (1:32)

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