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The Red Clay Ramblers with Fiddlin' Al McCanless

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1.	Boogerboo 02:01	buy track
2.	My Only Sweetheart 03:01	buy track
3.	Kissing is a Crime 02:43	buy track
4.	Tell it to Me 02:38	buy track
5.	Ducks on the Pond 02:19	buy track
6.	Wagon Yard 02:39	buy track
7.	Durang's Hornpipe 01:39	buy track
8.	Girl Behind the Bar 02:11	buy track
9.	Birdie 02:12	buy track
10.	Miller's Reel / Wake Up Susan 02:47	buy track
11.	Tennessee Coon 02:57	buy track
12.	Call to a Foreign Field 04:05	buy track
13.	Give the Fiddler a Dram 01:55	buy track
14.	I Got the Whiskey 04:04	buy track
15.	Bolger's Hornpipe 01:50	buy track
16.	House of David Blues 01:31	buy track
17.	Traveling That Highway Home 02:53	buy track

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The New York Times called The Red Clay Ramblers “a musical group whose eclectic repertory is that of a fantasy roadhouse band from a vanished rural America.” This collaboration with bluegrass fiddler Al McCanless reaffirms the accolade, forging the band’s reputation as one of the best modern revivalists of string-band music.

Unafraid to mix genres, their diverse repertoire draws liberally from the string music tradition of Appalachian folk and bluegrass with tracks such as “Miller’s Reel/ Wake Up Susan”. You will also hear early blues tracks such as Bo Carter’s “I Got the Whisky” which, at the time of this album’s release in 1974 was considered modestly experimental.

The origins of all the tracks are detailed in the liner notes, along with the band’s biography, which explains how the Red Clay Ramblers haven’t hesitated to rearrange instrumentation and harmony, or to combine differing musical styles.

The singers and musicians involved in this recording have created an album that expertly combines their talents and their passion for string music. Despite several changes to their line up, the Red Clay Ramblers still demonstrate this passion as they continue to perform and record into their fourth decade.

Learn more: folkways.si.edu/the-red-clay-ramblers-with-fiddlin-al-mccanless/old-time/music/album/smithsonian

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released January 1, 1974

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