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Frank Proffitt: Frank Proffitt of Reese, NC

Frank Proffitt: Traditional Songs and Ballads of Appalachia (Folk-Legacy FSA-1)

Frank Proffitt of Reese, NC
Traditional Songs and Ballads of Appalachia
Frank Proffitt (1913-1965)

Folk-Legacy Records FSA-1 (LP, USA, 1962)
Folk-Legacy Records CD-1 (CD, USA, 2001)

 Frank Proffitt: Traditional Songs and Ballads of Appalachia (Folk-Legacy CD-1)
Frank Proffitt: North Carolina Songs and Ballads (Topic 12T162)

North Carolina Songs and Ballads
Frank Proffitt (1913-1965)

Topic Records 12T162 (LP, UK, 1966);

Recorded and edited by Sandy Paton;
Photograph by Sandy Paton

Folk-Legacy album booklet by Sandy Paton (PDF) at Smithsonian Global Sound

Musicians

Frank Proffitt: vocals, banjo

Tracks

Side 1

  1. Trifling Woman (Roud 4626) (2.16)
  2. Cluck Old Hen (Roud 4235) (2.20)
  3. Morning Fair (Roud 409; Laws P24) (3.48)
  4. Bonnie James Campbell (Roud 338; Child 210) (1.25)
  5. Lord Randall (Roud 10; Child 12; G/D 2:209; Henry H814) (3.27)
  6. Handsome Molly (Roud 454; G/D 6:1192; Henry H625) (1.45)
  7. Reuben Train (Roud 3423) (2.56)
  8. Tom Dooley (Dula) (Roud 4192; Laws F36A) (2.43)
  9. I’m Going Back to North Carolina (Roud 789) (1.53)

Side 2

  1. Moonshine (Roud 3126) (1.40)
  2. Rye Whiskey (Roud 941) (2.31)
  3. I’ll Never Get Drunk No More (Roud 4625) (2.32)
  4. Wild Bill Jones (Roud 2246; Laws E10) (3.25)
  5. Gyps of David (Roud 1; Child 200; G/D 2:278; Henry H124) (2.56)
  6. Song of a Lost Hunter (Love Henry) (Roud 47; Child 68) (4.23)
  7. Sourwood Mountain (Roud 754) (2.30)
  8. Going Across the Mountain (Roud 4624) (2.14)

All tracks trad. except
Tracks 1, 12 Frank Proffitt;
Track 8 trad. arr. Alan Lomax, Warner, Frank Proffitt;
Track 17 trad. / Frank Proffitt

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Frank Proffitt Sings Folk Songs

Frank Proffitt Sings Folk Songs (Folk-Legacy FSA-1)

Frank Proffitt Sings Folk Songs
Frank Proffitt (1913-1965)

Folkways Records FA 2360 (LP, USA, 1962)
Smithsonian Folkways FW02360 (CD, USA, 200x)

Produced and edited by Frank Warner;
Recorded by Sandy Paton

Folkways album booklet by Frank Warner (PDF) at Smithsonian Global Sound

Musicians

Frank Proffitt: vocals, banjo

Tracks

Side 1

  1. Beaver Dam Road (Roud 7477) (1.26)
  2. Cindy (Roud 836) (2.16)
  3. Bo Lamkin (Roud 6; Child 93; G/D 2:187; Henry H735) (4.08)
  4. Julie Jenkins (Roud 731) (1.46)
  5. George Collins (Roud 147; Child 42, 85) (2.24)
  6. Ninety and Nine (Roud 13145) (3.23)
  7. Down in the Valley (Roud 943) (2.46)

Side 2

  1. Baby-O (Roud 826) (1.37)
  2. Old Abe (Roud 771) (3.31)
  3. Poor Ellen Smith (Roud 448; Laws F11) (1.50)
  4. Dan Do (Roud 117; Child 277; G/D 7:1282) (1.55)
  5. John Hardy (Roud 3262; Laws I2) (2.27)
  6. Ground Hog (Roud 3125) (1.56)
  7. Johnson Boys (Roud 6676) (1.46)

All tracks trad. except

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Various Artists: Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still (Appleseed APR CD 1035) Various Artists, Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still, The Warner Collection Volume I, CD, Appleseed APR CD 1035, 2000

Various Artists: Nothing Seems Better to Me (Appleseed APR CD 1036) Various Artists, Nothing Seems Better to Me, The Music of Frank Proffitt and North Carolina, The Warner Collection Volume II, CD, Appleseed APR CD 1036, 2000

Various Artists: Ballads and Songs of Tradition (Folk-Legacy CD-125) Various Artists, Ballads and Songs of Tradition, CD, Folk-Legacy CD-125, 2000