Don White - Live At The Somerville Theatre (c) 1996 Lyric Moon
Artist....: Don White
Album.....: Live At The Somerville Theatre
Type......: Album
Source....: CDDA
Tracks....: 11
Genre.....: Folk
Label.....: Lyric Moon
Catalogue#: 9503
Encoder...: LAME 3.97
Quality...: VBR kbps / 44.1KHz / Joint-Stereo
URL.......: http://www.donwhite.net/
Tracklist:
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01 I'm From Lynn, What Can I Say 06:33
02 State Of Maine Rant 02:51
03 The Wean Scene 03:15
04 Prelude To An Enchanted Evening 03:32
05 Charley And Maureen 05:57
06 Bob Dylan, 8 Track Tapes, And The Magical Wish List 04:12
07 Psycho Mom And Dad 04:14
08 The Precocious Orchard Queen (Preamble) 01:42
09 'lijah 06:25
10 Fun With Unitarians 02:36
11 Sassy Brat 04:09
Total:53,7 MB / 45:26 min
Release Notes:
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A studio photograph from the '30s shows what looks like something of an
extended Appalachian string band, including a piano player, a
mandolinist whose instrument is almost bigger than he is, two fiddlers,
a guitarist, an upright bassist, a banjoist, and a girl who seems to be
holding a fife (although it could also be the sawed-off barrel of a
shotgun). It is quite easy to find out what these people are. They are
a band called the Briarhoppers, which was still going strong out of its
Charlotte, NC, base nearly 75 years later. Telling the names of these
people are is another story. Coming up with a complete list of
Briarhoppers members is much more difficult than getting through
Charlotte at rush hour; and that's saying something.
The modern lineup of the Briarhoppers has been accused of being more
about grinning than picking, though it continues to be a gig
opportunity for interesting players such as fiddler, mandolinist, and
guitarist Dwight Moody and banjoist David Deece. The modern incarnation
of the Briarhoppers is usually a quintet and is frequently featured at
regional old-time music and folk fests as well as big-time local events
such as the Fun Fourth. Group membership carries on the tradition of
confusion, often involving members of Appalachian family dynasties. In
the '80s, new recordings were done for the Lamon label, two vinyl slabs
of Hit's Briarhoppers Time that were later reissued on a single CD.
White was awarded the Ernest Tubb Pioneer Award given by the Western
Film Fair in 1999.