Description
From the collection of Andy Cahan
The front cover, showing the exuberance with which George Pegram entertained crowds at the Galax Fiddler’s Convention, gives some idea of the liveliness and energy of Galax musicians in the 1960s. In those days Fred Cockerham often joined Pegram, and tracks 12-17 are as strong as anything Fred played with the Camp Creek Boys. In order to locate these recordings, Boyd Hawks told Andy Cahan “just look in the back of my TV repair shop.” Only after hours of climbing over mountains of discarded electronic parts did Andy finally find the tapes. Tracks 1-9 were discovered deeply buried among Andy’s Norman Edmonds tapes (FRC301-2). As luck would have it, you don’t have to undergo any of these obstacles, you have but to put this CD in your player to unlock these treasures. – Ray Alden
Track List
FRC309 – Galax Gems Music of Galax, Virginia In The 1960s
- Cacklin’ Hen (1:57)
- Little Birdie (1:29)
- Ragtime Annie (1:35)
- I Don’t Love Nobody (1:20)
- Christmas Times A Coming (1:28)
- Up Jumped Trouble (1:08)
- Down Among the Budded Roses (1:20)
- Over the Waves (1:31)
- Walking In My Sleep (1:41)
- Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane (4:15)
- The Old Country Church (1:55)
- Cotton Eyed Joe (2:08)
- Pretty Little Girl (2:42)
- Texas Gals (3:34)
- Cumberland Gap (2:06)
- Carroll County Blues (3:00)
- Fire On The Mountain (1:43)
- New River Train (2:08)
- Old Joe Clark (2:11)
- Old Rattler (2:05)
- Wreck of The Old 97 (1:49)
- Beneath The Weeping Willow (1:20)
- Molly Put The Kettle On (2:34)
- Jake Gillie (2:18)
- Skip To My Lou (1:32)
- Monkey On A String (2:17)
- Ducks On The Millpond (3:04)
- Barlow Knife (2:47)
- Liza Jane (0:34)
- Molly Put The Kettle On (0:42)
- Shoo Fly (0:48)
- Sugar Hill (0:44)
- Two Little Orphans (0:45)
- Fall On My Knees (1:50)
- Old Dad (1:05)
- Sally Ann (2:08)
- John Henry (2:11)
