V.A. / ORTHOPHONIC JOY, The 1927 Bristol Sessions Revisited

   CD 1
1 Eddie Stubbs, Alcoa Quartet– Don’t Deny Yourself The Sheer Joy Of Orthophonic Music 4:26
Narrator – Eddie Stubbs
Performer  (“I’m Redeemed”) – Alcoa Quartet

2 Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver– I’m Redeemed 4:08
Arranged– Doyle Lawson
Baritone Vocals – Dustin Pyrtle
Bass Vocals – Josh Swift
Lead Vocals – Doyle Lawson
Tenor Vocals – Eli Johnston
Written – Traditional

3 Eddie Stubbs, The Carter Family– All They Needed Now Was Talent 3:33
Narrator – Eddie Stubbs
Performer  (“Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow”) – The Carter Family

4 Emmylou Harris– Bury Me Beneath The Willow 3:22
Arranged– Carl Jackson
Autoharp – Jeremy Stephens
Bass – Kevin Grantt
Drums – Tony Creasman
Fiddle – Aubrey Haynie
Harmony Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Guitar  (Mother Maybelle’s Stromberg Guitar) – Carl Jackson
Lead Vocals – Emmylou Harris
Mandolin – Adam Steffey
Piano – Catherine Marx
Written – Traditional

5 Eddie Stubbs, J.P. Nester– Tonight He Is Playing The Old, Old Tune At Police Headquarters 3:02
Narrator – Eddie Stubbs
Performer  (“Black-Eyed Susie”) – J.P. Nester

6 Marty Stuart– Black-Eyed Susie 2:40
Acoustic Guitar – Bryan Sutton
Arranged– Carl Jackson
Bass – Kevin Grantt
Drums – Tony Creasman
Fiddle – Andy Leftwich, Aubrey Haynie
Harmony Vocals, Banjo – Carl Jackson
Lead Vocals, Mandolin – Marty Stuart
Written – Traditional

7 Eddie Stubbs, Alfred G. Karnes– An Early Tradition Of Scrapping For Rights And Royalties 2:12
Narrator – Eddie Stubbs
Performer  (“When They Ring The Golden Bells”) – Alfred G. Karnes

8 Dolly Parton– When They Ring Those Golden Bells 5:14
Bass – Kevin Grantt
Dobro – Rob Ickes
Drums – Tony Creasman
Fiddle  (Low Fiddle) – Aubrey Haynie
Harmony Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Carl Jackson
Lead Vocals – Dolly Parton
Piano – Catherine Marx
Written –  Dion de Marbelle

9 Eddie Stubbs, The Carter Family– I Wish I Had Some Rocks To Throw At Them 3:54
Narrator – Eddie Stubbs
Performer  (“The Storms Are On The Ocean”) – The Carter Family

10 Ashley Monroe– The Storms Are On The Ocean 3:52
Arranged– Carl Jackson
Bass – Kevin Grantt
Drums – Tony Creasman
Harmony Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Carl Jackson
Lead Vocals – Ashley Monroe
Piano – Catherine Marx
Written – Traditional

11 Eddie Stubbs, Ernest V. Stoneman & His Dixie Mountaineers– Any Song With A Story Will Go To The People’s Hearts 4:12
Narrator – Eddie Stubbs
Performer  (“I Am Resolved”) – Ernest V. Stoneman & His Dixie Mountaineers

12 The Shotgun Rubies– I Am Resolved 3:42
Acoustic Guitar – Carl Jackson
Arranged– Carl Jackson
Bass – Kevin Grantt
Drums – Tony Creasman
Lead Vocals – Val Storey
Lead Vocals, Baritone Vocals – Dani Flowers
Lead Vocals, Tenor Vocals – Delnora Reed
Piano – Catherine Marx
Written – Traditional

13 Eddie Stubbs, The Tenneva Ramblers– A Hoedown Social In A Mountain Cabin 3:09
Narrator – Eddie Stubbs
Performer  (“Sweet Heaven When I Die”) – The Tenneva Ramblers

14 Steve Martin  & The Steep Canyon Rangers– Sweet Heaven When I Die  3:32
Arranged– Carl Jackson, The Steep Canyon Rangers, Steve Martin
Banjo  (Clawhammer Banjo) – Steve Martin
Banjo  (Three-Finger Banjo) – Graham Sharp
Baritone Vocals  (High Baritone Vocals), Cajón – Mike Ashworth
Bass – Charles Humphrey III
Fiddle – Nicky Sanders
Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Woody Platt
Tenor Vocals, Mandolin – Mike Guggino
Written – Traditional

15 Eddie Stubbs, Jimmie Rodgers– Daddy Never Knew When He Would Come Up With An Idea For A Song 3:23
Narrator – Eddie Stubbs
Performer  (“The Soldier’s Sweetheart”) – Jimmie Rodgers

16 Vince Gill– The Soldier’s Sweetheart 3:34
Acoustic Guitar – Carl Jackson
Bass – Kevin Grantt
Drums – Tony Creasman
Lead Vocals – Vince Gill
Piano – Catherine Marx
Slide Guitar  (Weissenborn) – Rob Ickes
Written  –  Jimmie Rodgers

17 Eddie Stubbs, Alfred G. Karnes– Where The Blues Meets The Church 2:14
Narrator – Eddie Stubbs
Performer  (“To The Work”) – Alfred G. Karnes
Narrator – Eddie Stubbs
Performer  (“To The Work”) – Alfred G. Karnes

18 Keb’ Mo’– To The Work 3:25
Acoustic Guitar – Keb’ H-Mc’
Arranged– Carl Jackson
Lead Vocals, Slide Guitar  (Acoustic Slide Guitar) – Keb’ Mo’
Written  –  Fannie J. Crosby, William H. Doane

CD 2
1 Eddie Stubbs, Alfred G. Karnes– Singers Who Had Not Visited Bristol During Their Entire Lifetime Arrived 2:13
Narrator – Eddie Stubbs
Performer  (“Where We’ll Never Grow Old”) – Alfred G. Karnes
Narrator – Eddie Stubbs
Performer  (“Where We’ll Never Grow Old”) – Alfred G. Karnes

2 The Church Sisters– Where We’ll Never Grow Old 4:59
Acoustic Guitar – Josh Pickett
Arranged– Carl Jackson
Baritone Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Carl Jackson
Bass – Kevin Grantt
Fiddle – Aubrey Haynie
Lead Vocals – Savannah Church
Lead Vocals, Tenor Vocals – Sarah Church
Mandolin – Spencer Strickland
Written  –  James C. Moore

3 Eddie Stubbs, B.F. Shelton– Love, Loss, And The Perils Of The Moonshine Business 2:29
Narrator – Eddie Stubbs
Performer  (“Darling Cora”) – B.F. Shelton

4 Corbin Hayslett– Darling Cora 3:46
Arranged– Corbin Hayslett
Bass – Dennis Crouch
Harmony Vocals – Carl Jackson, Val Storey
Lead Vocals, Banjo – Corbin Hayslett
Written – Traditional

5 Eddie Stubbs, The Tenneva Ramblers– Ramblers Riding The Longest Train I Ever Saw 2:00
Narrator – Eddie Stubbs
Performer  (“The Longest Train I Ever Saw”) – The Tenneva Ramblers

6 Brad Paisley & Carl Jackson– In The Pines 3:57
Arranged– Carl Jackson
Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Brad Paisley
Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Carl Jackson
Written – Traditional

7 Eddie Stubbs, Blind Alfred Reed– Twenty-One Good Years At The Throttle 3:08
Narrator – Eddie Stubbs
Performer  (“The Wreck Of The Virginian”) – Blind Alfred Reed

8 Ashley & Shannon Campbell– The Wreck Of The Virginian 4:24
Acoustic Guitar – Carl Jackson
Bass – Kevin Grantt
Drums – Tony Creasman
Fiddle – Aubrey Haynie
Harmony Vocals – Shannon Campbell
Lead Vocals, Banjo – Ashley Campbell
Piano – Catherine Marx
Written  –  Alfred Reed

9 Eddie Stubbs, B.F. Shelton– Prized And Practical Brutal Ballads 2:08
Narrator – Eddie Stubbs
Performer  (“Pretty Polly”) – B.F. Shelton

10 Carl Jackson– Pretty Polly 5:56
Acoustic Guitar – Bryan Sutton
Arranged– Carl Jackson
Bass – Kevin Grantt
Dobro – Rob Ickes
Drums – Tony Creasman
Fiddle – Aubrey Haynie
Lead Vocals, Banjo – Carl Jackson
Mandolin – Adam Steffey
Written – Traditional

11 Eddie Stubbs, The Carter Family– Tremendous Heart Punch And Appeal 3:33
Narrator – Eddie Stubbs
Performer  (“The Wandering Boy”) – The Carter Family

12 Sheryl Crow– The Wandering Boy 4:26
Arranged– Carl Jackson
Bass – Kevin Grantt
Dobro – Rob Ickes
Drums – Tony Creasman
Fiddle – Aubrey Haynie
Harmony Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Carl Jackson
Lead Vocals – Sheryl Crow
Mandolin – Adam Steffey
Piano – Catherine Marx
Written  –  R. S. Hanna

13 Eddie Stubbs, J.P. Nester And Norman Edmonds– Gotta Catch That Train 1:54
Narrator – Eddie Stubbs
Performer  (“Train On The Island”) – J.P. Nester, Norman Edmonds

14 Larry Cordle & The Virginia Luthiers– Train On The Island 2:24
Acoustic Guitar – Bryan Sutton
Acoustic Guitar  (Solo) – Wayne Henderson
Arranged– Carl Jackson, Larry Cordle
Bass – Gerald Anderson
Fiddle – Jimmy Edmonds, Scott Freeman
Harmony Vocals – Carl Jackson
Lead Vocals – Larry Cordle
Mandolin – Spencer Strickland
Written – Traditional

15 Eddie Stubbs, Bull Mountain Moonshiners– History Saws And Strums Along With Itself 2:18
Narrator – Eddie Stubbs
Performer  (“Johnny Goodwin”) – Bull Mountain Moonshiners

16 Jesse McReynolds & Carl Jackson– Johnny Goodwin / The Girl I Left Behind 2:35
Acoustic Guitar – Carl Jackson
Arranged– Carl Jackson, Jesse McReynolds
Fiddle – Jesse McReynolds
Written – Traditional

17 Eddie Stubbs, Tennessee Mountaineers– Introducing The Orthophonic Choir 2:06
Narrator – Eddie Stubbs
Performer  (“At The River”) – Tennessee Mountaineers

18 The Chuck Wagon Gang & The Orthophonic Choir– Shall We Gather At The River 3:22
Alto Vocals – Shaye Smith
Arranged– Carl Jackson
Backing Vocals – The Orthophonic Choir
Bass Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Jeremy Stephens
Soprano Vocals – Julie Hudson
Tenor Vocals – Stan Hill
Written  –  Robert Lowery

19 Eddie Stubbs, Alcoa Quartet, Tennessee Mountaineers, The Chuck Wagon Gang, The Orthophonic Choir– The Birthplace Of Country Music 2:45
Narrator – Eddie Stubbs
Performer  (“At The River”) – Tennessee Mountaineers
Performer  (“I’m Redeemed”) – Alcoa Quartet
Performer  (“Shall We Gather At The River”) – The Chuck Wagon Gang, The Orthophonic Choir

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