Ward,Wade Uncle Wade - A Memorial To Wade Ward CD

This selection of recordings features Wade Ward, a banjo and fiddle player from Independence, Virginia whose repertoire remained close to the tunes he learned in his youth. Clips of interviews with the musician and members of his family augment this collection of recordings from the early 1960s, when Ward was in his early 70s.

1. Conversation with Granny Porter / Cluck Old Hen 2. Western Country / Katy Hill's Reminiscences About Old Time Dances / Old Jimmy Sutton (Medley) 3. Black Mountain Rag 4. Polly Put the Kettle on 5. Ida Red 6. John Lover Is Gone 7. Conversation Between Wade Ward and Glen Smith / Arkansas Traveler / Katy Hill's Recollections of the Fiddler's Convention 8. Foxchase 9. Chilly Winds 10. Half-Shaved Nigger 11. Old Reuben 12. June Apple 13. Mississippi Sawyer 14. Katy Hill Describes Wade Learning to Play Music / Billy in the Lowground 15. Nancy Blevins 16. Sourwood Mountain 17. Chicken Reel 18. Ragtime Annie 19. Katy Hill's Reminiscences About One of Wade's Escapades / Sally Goodin' 20. Sally Ann 21. Old Joe Clark / Katy Hill's Reminiscences / Peach Bottom Creek 22. Lone Prairie