Rogers,Grant Catskill Mountain Songmaker CD

Grant lived in Walton, New York, where he used to play fiddle for local square dances and sing his often home-made songs for whatever audience he could find. He worked on construction jobs and as a stone-cutter in Catskill quarries, not the most gentle kind of work for a musician's fingers. His musical influences ranged from swapping songs and tunes with local singers and fiddlers to listening to Bradley Kincaid and Don Messer and his Islanders on the radio. But Grant was also a folksong maker, patterning his original songs after those of his regional tradition. This recording represents what we believe to be part of a "continuing tradition." Good songs, some humorous, old and new.

1. When a Fellow Is Out of a Job 2. Tales of My Grandad 3. Cannonsville Dam 4. Bullseye Bill 5. Rogers' Hornpipe 6. Legend of Slide Mountain 7. Three Nights Drunk [Child 274] 8. Larry O'Gaff 9. The Bachelor's Reply 10. It's a Wonder 11. Down By the Railroad Track 12. Kitty Sharp 13. Pat McBraid 14. Gravy and Bread 15. Bessie, the Heifer 16. At the End of Jimmy's Bar 17. The Bold Soldier 18. Willie Down By the Pond 19. The Canadian Rose 20. The Butcher's Boy 21. Freight #1262 22. A Place Called Hell 23. The Little Red Barn