Title: Mountain Music Autoharp / Various Artist: Various Artists Label: Folkways Records Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 093070236523 Genre: Country, Folk Release Date: 2012-05-30 Number of Discs: 1
First patented in 1881 by German instrument repairman Charles Zimmerman, the autoharp first reached popularity as a novelty instrument. By 1900, while that fad had passed, the autoharp found an enduring home in the southern mountains. This compilation features a variety of performers, as well as extensive biographical notes about each contributor.
Tracks: 1.1 Stoney's Waltz 1.2 Sweet Marie 1.3 May I Sleep in Your Barn Tonight, Mister? 1.4 She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain 1.5 Flop-Eared Mule 1.6 Bile Them Cabbage Down 1.7 All I Got's Gone 1.8 Ella's Grave 1.9 Shortenin' Bread 1.10 Old Joe Clark 1.11 Waltz 1.12 Precious Jewel 1.13 Ain't Going to Work Tomorrow 1.14 Muleskinner Blues 1.15 John Henry 1.16 Weeping Willow Tree 1.17 Wreck of Number Nine 1.18 Red River Valley 1.19 The Great Reaping Day 1.20 I'm Alone, All Alone 1.21 Jacob's Ladder 1.22 Way Down in the Country 1.23 Benfield Hoedown (Idaho Girl) 1.24 Wildwood Flower 1.25 Tragic Romance
