There Ain't No Way OutThe New Lost City RamblersInitial release : 1997Smithsonian Folkways The first NLCR album for 23 years.
Tracks
- Buck Creek Girls
- Skip to My Lou
- Jolie Petite Blonde
- God's Gonna Ease My Troublin' Mind
- Anchored in Love Divine
- Last Chance
- Weave Room Blues
- Sugar Baby
- Oh Death
- Cumberland Gap
- Do You Call That Religion?
- Crapshooters Hop
- Brown Skin Gal
- Abe's Retreat
- Big Ball in Town
- Colored Aristocracy
- Treat My Daughter Kindly
- I'm on My Way to the Old Home
- Farewell Sweet Jane
- The Girl I Left Behind
- Miner's Lament
- Shady Grove
- Free Little Bird
- Rabbit in the Pea Patch
- One-Step de Riché
- Tom & Jerry
Musicians
- John Cohen - guitar, banjo, vocals
- Tracy Schwarz - guitar, fiddle, accordion, sticks, vocals
- Mike Seeger - guitar, dobro, mandolin, banjo, ukelele, fiddle, cello, autoharp, harmonica, vocals
Credits
- Recording engineer - Bob Read, Bart Reardon, Ray Alden (Cumberland Gap), Jim Martin (Brown Skin Gal)
- Mixing engineer - Bob Read, Mike Seeger, Tracy Schwarz, Jim Martin (Brown Skin Gal)
- Sequencing - John Cohen
- Mastering - David Glasser
- Production supervision - Amy Horowitz, Anthony Seeger
- Audio supervision - Pete Reiniger
- Production coordination - Mary Monseur, Michael Maloney
- Text editing - Peter Seitel
- Photos - Russell Lee, Robert Frank, Ed Grazda, John Cohen
- Cover concept - John Cohen
- Design - Visual Dialogue
- Booklet essays and song annotation - John Cohen, Tracy Schwarz, Mike Seeger
Notes
The booklet notes provide information about the source or inspiration for each of the songs:
- Buck Creek Girls - Banjo Bill Cornett on Mountain Music of Kentucky, Folkway SF CD 40077
- Skip to My Lou - Uncle Ed Dunford, Victor 20938
- Jolie Petite Blonde - The Alley Boys Of Abbeville, The Cajun: Songs, Waltzes and Two Steps, Folkways RBR 21
- God's Gonna Ease My Troublin' Mind - Tom Ashley, Old Time Music at Clarence Ashley's, Smithsonian Folkways SF 40029
- Anchored in Love Divine - The Carter Family, Victor 40036
- Last Chance - Hobart Smith
- Weave Room Blues - The Dixon Brothers, Bluebird B 6441
- Sugar Baby - Dock Boggs, Anthology of American Folk Music
- Oh Death - Dock Boggs, Legendary Singer and Banjo Player, Folkways 2351
- Cumberland Gap - George Lander's banjo playing on High Atmosphere, Rounder 0028
- Do You Call That Religion? - Monroe Brothers, Bluebird B7055
- Crapshooters Hop - Joe Werner and Ramblers, Bluebird 2075
- Brown Skin Gal - Jabe Dillon
- Abe's Retreat - Harvey Sampson and the Big Possum String Band, Augusta Heritage Records ANR 004
- Big Ball in Town - Taylor Griggs on Louisiana Melody Makers, Victor 21768
- Colored Aristocracy - Field recording of Sanford and Harry Rich with Hensel Rich and Elmer Rich, 1936
- Treat My Daughter Kindly - Arthur Smith and the Delmore Brothers, Bluebird B7893
- I'm on My Way to the Old Home - Bill Monroe, Decca 28045
- Farewell Sweet Jane - Aunt Molly Jackson, Library of Concress
- The Girl I Left Behind - Dick Justice on Listen To Our Story, 1948
- Miner's Lament - from LP Home on the Range: Folksongs from the University of Arizona Archive 1945-1955
- Shady Grove - Lee Sexton, Whoa Mule, June Appal 0051
- Free Little Bird - many sources
- Rabbit in the Pea Patch - Uncle Dave Macon & his Fruit Jar Drinkers, Vocalion 5165
- One-Step de Riché - Ambrose Thibodeaux, French Acadian Music, La Lousiane LL-112
- Tom & Jerry - Uncle Dave Macon & his Fruit Jar Drinkers, Vocalion 5165
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