Village Out West: Lost Tapes Of Alan Oakes / Var Village Out West: Lost Tapes Of Alan Oakes / Var CD

The Village Out West celebrates the underappreciated bastion of the Folk Revival that emerged in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1960s, a counterpoint to the seminal New York City scene that has dominated the historical narrative. Compiled from a vast array of recordings by autodidact recording engineer Alan Oakes, the two-CD set features legendary names like Hank Bradley, Rev. Gary Davis, Larry Hanks, Mississippi Fred McDowell, New Lost City Ramblers, and Doc Watson, as well as unsung heroes of the local California communities that turned the region into fertile ground for American music. This music triumphantly transcends the passage of the decades with it's luminous and passionate presence, making the case for California as a crucial hotbed for some of the most impressive and diverse folk music of the 20th century.

1. Oh, Had I A Golden Thread 2. Westphalia Waltz 3. Raggedy Pat 4. 8th of January 5. Leaning on the Everlasting Arms 6. The Billboard Song 7. Write Me a Few of Yo Lines 8. Milwaukee Blues 9. Swallow Song 10. Charlie's Neat and Charlie's Sweet / Weevilly Wheat 11. Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee 12. Gimme That Old Time Religion 13. Talking Union 14. All My Friends Gonna Be Strangers 15. Texas Quickstep 16. Long Time a-Growing 17. Mardi Gras Dance 18. Lady of Carlisle 19. White Winged Dove 20. Sardines and Pork and Beans 21. Hoop-e-Kack 22. Down, Down, Derry Down 23. Walking Down That Railroad Line 24. Duna 25. Orange Blossom Special 26. Fire on the Mountain 27. When the Curfew Blows 28. Ragtime Annie 29. The Hounds Are Out (the Innocent Hare) 30. Bachelor Blues 31. Jimmy Whelan 32. Paddy, Won't You Drink Some Cider? 33. Good Night Waltz 34. Searchin 35. 'The Clouds Gwine Roll Away 36. Northfield 37. Baby, Let Me Lay It on You 38. Talking Fishing Blues 39. Sweet Sunny South 40. Play Run Run 41. Cherokee Shuffle 42. Bringing Mary Home 43. The Lost Trapper 44. Don't Mistreat Nobody (Cause You Got a Few Dimes) 45. Billy in the Lowground 46. The Curlew's Song 47. Jamie Raeburn's Farewell 48. Hesitation Blues 49. I'm a Rover and Seldom Sober 50. O, Them Golden Slippers