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Almeda Riddle: Ballads and Hymns from the Ozarks

Ballads and Hymns from the Ozarks Almeda Riddle (1898-1986) Rounder Records 0017 (LP, USA, 1972)

A capella folk songs from the Ozarks (Heber Springs, Arkansas)

Recorded at Aengus Studios, Fayville, Mass., in May 1972;
Tape editing by Nick Koumoutseas and Mark Wilson;
Cover design and photography by Carole Wilson;
Notes and production by Mark Wilson

Musicians

Almeda Riddle: vocals

Tracks

Side 1

1. Lady Margaret (Roud 253; Child 74; G/D 2:337)
2. Rare Willie Drowned in Yarrow (Roud 206; Child 215; G/D 6:1227)
3. The Old Churchyard (Roud 3386)
4. My Old Cottage Home (Roud 3384)
5. The Merrimac at Sea (Roud 124; Child 289; G/D 1:27)
6. Rome County (Roud 3387)

Side 2

7. How Tedious and Tasteless the Hours (Roud 3385)
8. The Four Marys (Roud 79; Child 173; G/D 2:195)
9. Peggy of Glasgow (Roud 95; Child 228; G/D 4:850)
10. The Butcher’s Boy (Roud 409; Laws P24)
11. The Nightingale Song (Roud 140; Laws P14; TYG 34)
12. A Man of Constant Sorrow (Roud 499)

All tracks trad.