Virginia Mountain Boys Virginia Mountain Boys 2: Bluegrass String Band CD

In the 1940s, fiddler and guitarist Glen Neaves formed the Virginia Mountain Boys, and the band performed in varying lineups through the next three decades. In many cases, the members of the band were the first in their families to play bluegrass rather than the older Appalachian string band styles they grew up with. However, the older music strongly influenced their choice of instrumentation and songs; for example, they eschewed the Dobro favored by other bands of the time and relied heavily on simple banjo picking, guitar picking, and hard-driving rhythm. Glen Neaves leads with lonesome, bittersweet singing and fiddle playing inspired by G. B. Grayson, a traditional mountain fiddler from North Carolina. Liner notes include full song lyrics and brief performer profiles with photos.

1. Lonesome Road Blues 2. Knoxville Girl 3. Nobody's Darling 4. Lost Train Blues 5. Love Me Darlin' Just Tonight 6. I'm Glad My Wife's in Europe 7. Red Rocking Chair 8. Train 45 9. In the Pines 10. White House Blues 11. Clinch Mountain Breakdown 12. Red and Green Signal Lights 13. Poor Rambler 14. Sunny Side of the Mountain 15. John Hardy 16. Little Frankie Baker 17. Little Birdie