Iron Mountain String Band Someday We'Ll Meet Again: Old Time Music CD

In the final volume of three recorded for Folkways Records, the Iron Mountain String Band recreate the sound of old time Appalachian mountain music from the pre-bluegrass era. The band's repertoire is made up of distinctive ballads, songs, and dance tunes, learned from 1950s field recordings from rural southwestern Virginia. With guitar, fiddle, and banjo, intricate and rhythmic dance tunes are represented by tracks such as Chicken Reel. You can also hear melancholic songs of local and world events including Cruel War, a plaintive ballad originating from the British Isles. Liner notes include a history of Southern Appalachian mountain music and song notes and lyrics.

1. Sally Ann 2. Peggy Dear 3. Chicken Reel 4. Poor Ellen Smith 5. Cruel War 6. Little Maggie 7. Waterbound 8. Lonesome Road Blues 9. Budded Roses 10. Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender 11. Pretty Little Willow 12. I Am a Pilgrim 13. Sourwood Mountain 14. Someday We'll Meet Again, Sweetheart