Bascom Lamar Lunsford

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Genre: Field Recordings
Hometown: Mars Hill

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Many a clog dance has been performed to the music of Bascom Lamar Lunsford. Mostly recorded in the 1920s, his Appalachian folk songs often reveal dualities: they are both eerie and festive, lovelorn and romantic. His dexterous banjo picking combines with a crooning mountain voice that can make your hair stand on end. Lunsford was one of the first pastoral musicians to put stories of his life into his songs in a way that captivated listeners and earned him the title among many country and folk music enthusiasts as the king of folk music.

- Eric Shea

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		Dry Bones (3:00)
		Charlotte Breakdown (1:48)
		Paperback Writer (3:05)
		Flint Hill Special (2:47)
		Intro: Banjos Prepare For Battle, The / Bluegrass Breakdown (2:51)
		The Death of Queen Jane (2:37)
		Swannanoa Tunnel (3:00)
		Mr. Garfield (3:00)
		Jennie Jenkins (2:49)
		Little Margaret (2:55)
		Banks of the Ohio (2:48)
		Springfield Mountain (2:34)
		I Shall Not Be Moved (2:20)
		I Wish I Was A Mole In The Ground (3:21)
		Lost John Dean (2:48)
		Mountain Dew (3:08)
		"Nol Pros" Nellie (3:15)
		Lulu Wall (3:02)
		Kidder Cole (2:35)
		Italy (3:26)