Camp,Archibald L Plays The Banjo CD

Archibald Camp had been playing the banjo for 70 years when he wrote to Folkways Records in January 1961, offering a tape of his banjo playing for their consideration. Camp was one of the few remaining five-string banjo players who remembered the original arrangements, and he feared that this old music would be lost forever unless he recorded them. In this significant album Camp revived fifteen of the twenty banjo solos from memory. Liner notes include a copy of Camp's letter, his autobiography, notes on banjo listening, and an introduction to the country music in the Folkways catalog.

1. Jumping Jacks 2. Golden Bell Polka 3. Watch Hill March 4. The Darkie's Awakening 5. Mount Gretna March 6. The Darktown Cakewalk 7. Light and Gay Polka 8. Silver Crown Schottish 9. Ciri-Ciri-Bin Waltz 10. The Frogville Band 11. Medley: Mocking Bird/Mockingbird/Listen to the Mocking Bird/Listen to the Mockingbird 12. Little Toy Train 13. Dixie/Chicken Reel 14. Beautiful Dreamer 15. Banjo Sketch 16. The Jersey Carnival March 17. Dance of the Fireflies 18. Serenade of the Mandolins 19. Dance of the Wooden Dolls 20. Jumping Jacks