This CD features selections from well-known artists such as Don Grooms, Etta Baker, Bill Monroe, Doc Watson, and Jean Ritchie.

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Liner Notes

1. Give A Poor Dog A Bone - Mary Smith McLain (download)
With Willie James and friends.
Recorded: May 28, 1993 (Florida Folklife Program)
1993 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, tape D93-6)

2. Somewhere to Lay My Head - Williams Singers (download)
Recorded: May 27, 1988 (Florida Folklife Program)
1988 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T88-16)

3. I Believe - Don Grooms (download)
Recorded: May 28, 1995 by Nancy Buchanan (Florida Folklife Program)
1995 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, tape D95-36)

4. Butter Beans - Thelma Boltin and Tom Walton (download)
Recorded: May 24, 1985 (Florida Folklife Program)
1985 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T85-1)

5. Lotus - Ann Yao (download)
Recorded: May 22, 1992 (Florida Folklife Program)
1992 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T92-7)

6. Cuckoo Bird - Doc Watson and Merle Watson (download)
Recorded: April 30, 1977 (Florida Folklife Program)
Performance at the Stephen Foster Center
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T77-281)

7. One Dime Blues - Etta Baker (download)
Recorded: May 28, 1994 (Florida Folklife Program)
1994 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, tape D94-28)

8. Vietnamese Folk Song - Pham Duy (download)
Recorded: May 6, 1966 (Stephen Foster Center)
1966 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T77-158)

9. The Water is Wide - The Beers Family (download)
Recorded: May 4, 1963 (Stephen Foster Center)
1963 Annual Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T77-143)

10.Kimballs' Rachael - Amy Cox with apprentice Bob Murphy (download)
Her father, Gerry Cox, accompanied on guitar.
Recorded: May 24, 1991 (Florida Folklife Program)
1991 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T91-14)

11. We Are Going to Paint the Town - The Stanley Brothers (download)
Recorded: 1985 from c.1958 radio transcription recording (Florida Folklife Program)
Performance on the Suwannee River Jamboree radio program, WNER
Live Oak, Florida
(S 1576, reel T85-66)

12. Kind Hearted Woman - Johnny Shines (download)
Recorded: April 16, 1977 (Florida Folklife Program)
Portable Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T77-277)

13. Cruel Mother - Jeanie Fitchen (download)
Recorded: May 22, 1992 (Florida Folklife Program)
1992 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T92-67)

14. Back in the Saddle Again - Jim Bob Tinsley (download)
Recorded: March 9, 1984 by Nancy Nusz (Florida Folklife Program)
Performance at the Ocala Public Library
Library Folklife Program
Ocala, Florida
(S 1576, tape C84-10)

15. Wellington's Reel - James Kelly (download)
With George Phillips on guitar.
Recorded: May 22, 1992 (Florida Folklife Program)
1992 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T92-67)

16. Nottamun Town - Jean Ritchie (download)
Recorded: 1976 (Florida Folklife Program)
Performance at the Stephen Foster Center
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T77-262)

17. I Prayed Until I Found the Lord - Richard Williams, Lillie Williams, & Ella Mae Wilson (download)
Recorded: March 16, 1980 by Dwight Devane (Florida Folklife Program)
Performance at Richard William's home
Florida Record Project
Newberry, Florida
(S1576, reel T83-65)

18. Wayfaring Stranger - Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys (download)
Recorded: May 29, 1993 (Florida Folklife Program)
Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, tape D93-25)