Produced by Jack Wright;
Recorded by Gary Slemp and Jack Wright in October 1972 and June 1973 on a TEAC 3340 tape recorder, using high-output low-noise tape;
Notes compiled by Rich Kirby;
Photography by Doug Yarrow;
Design by Jack Wright

Musician

Nimrod Workman: vocals [1-2, 4-5, 7-9, 11-14];
Phyllis Workman Boyens: vocals [1, 3, 6, 10-11, 14];
Jack Wright, guitar [3, 10]

Tracks

Side 1

1. I Am a Travelling Creature (Roud 4922) (4.22)
2. Good Morning, Old Owl (Roud 747) (1.04)
3. Cabin in the Corner of Gloryland (Roud 19039) (1.47)
4. Two Little Angels (Roud 19038) (3.04)
5. Lord Daniel (Roud 52; Child 81) (3.03)
6. Little Scholar (Roud 19037) (1.30)
7. Bold Sea Captain (Roud 396; Laws O25; G/D 5:1056; Henry H474) (3.32)

Side 2

8. Forty-Two Years (Roud 19036) (2.29)
9. Ginseng (Roud 19040) (1.18)
10. Oh Death (Roud 4933) (1.45)
11. Quil O’Quay (Roud 29; Child 18) (1.19)
12. Burglar Man (Roud 658) (0.58)
13. Lady Gay (Roud 196; Child 79) (3.50)
14. Dixon Said to Jackson (Roud 17; Laws L4; G/D 2:186; Henry H185) (1.33)
15. Passin’ Thru the Garden (Roud 19035) (2.25)

Tracks 1-2, 4-5, 7, 11, 13-14 trad. arr. Nimrod Workman;
Tracks 8-9, 15 Nimrod Workman

Produced by Mark Wilson;
Recorded by Mark Wilson and Ken Irwin in Chattaroy, West Virginia, in March 1976;
Tracks 1-18 originally issued in 1976 on Mother Jones’ Will, Rounder LP 0076;
Annotated by Nimrod Workman and Mark Wilson;
Song transcriptions by Danny Stradling;
Photography by Mark Wilson

Musical Traditions booklet notes

Musician

Nimrod Workman: vocals;
Molly Workman: vocals [20, 26]

Tracks

LP Side 1

1. Lord Baseman (Roud 40; Child 53L; G/D 5:1023; Henry H470) (2.25)
2. My Pretty Little Pink (Roud 735) (1.05)
3. The City Four Square (Roud 12601) (2.09)
4. Sweet Rosie (Roud 12602) (2.28)
5. Lord Daniel (Roud 52; Child 81) (1.19)
6. Remember What You Told Me, Love (Roud 12604) (0.52)
7. Rock the Cradle and Cry (Roud 12605) (1.55)
8. Coal Black Mining Blues (Roud 12603) (1.03)

LP Side 2

9. Mother Jones’ Will (Roud 12600) (2.02)
10. The Drunkard’s Lone Child (Roud 723) (2.51)
11. What Is That Blood on Your Shirt Sleeve? (Roud 200; Child 13; TYG 35) (0.39)
12. Working on This Old Railroad (Roud 12606) (0.29)
13. Black Lung Song (Roud 12599) (2.30)
14. I Want To Go Where Things Are Beautiful (Roud 12607) (0.43)
15. Biler and the Boar (Roud 29; Child 18) (3.08)
16. The Devil and the Farmer (Roud 160; Child 278; G/D 2:320) (1.30)
17. Loving Henry (Roud 47; Child 68) (1.47)
18. Darling Cory (Roud 5723) (2.03)

Additional CD tracks

19. The Stone That Was Hewed Out of the Mountain (Roud 23350) (0.53)
20. Little David, Play on Your Harp (Roud 11831) (2.14)
21. Brother Preacher (Roud 2869) (5.21)
22. In the Pines (Roud 3421) (0.56)
23. Newsy Women (Roud 641; Laws C19) (2.17)
24. Oh, Death (Roud 4933) (2.03)
25. The Carolina Lady (Roud 396; Laws O25; G/D 5:1056; Henry H474) (2.00)
26. Little Bessie (Roud 4778) (2.44)

All tracks trad. except
Track 8-9, 13 Nimrod Workman