Showcasing some of the best in bluegrass gospel and country gospel from the Smithsonian Folkways archives in a single, special priced album. The music’s plain-spoken, direct, and earnest style stokes it with power and appeal, whether performed by widely known marquee-name artists Bill Monroe and the Watson family or by local churchgoers such as the Old Regular Baptists. The spirit of time-worn Southern Gospel music remains as rock-solid as the people who perform it on this moving collection of inspired songs. 28-page booklet with extensive notes. 59 minutes.
I’m Working on a Building Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys 01:51
No Disappointment in Heaven Dock Boggs 02:29
Wondrous Love Old Harp Singers of Eastern Tennessee 02:06
Are You Washed in the Blood? Red Allen 02:43
What Are They Doing in Heaven Today? Harry and Jeanie West 02:16
The Lost Soul The Watson Family 02:57
Hallelujah Side Ernest V. Stoneman 02:20
Walking in Jerusalem (Just Like John) The Country Gentlemen 02:15
Sinner, You’d Better Get Ready The Lilly Brothers 02:57
When He Reached Down His Hand For Me Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys 02:45
Away Over in the Promised Land The Phipps Family 02:15
No Tears in Heaven Kilby Snow 02:29
Old Country Church Tom Morgan 02:49
Glory to the Lamb The DeBusk-Weaver Family 02:43
Amazing Grace Clarence Ashley, Clint Howard, Fed Price, Jean Ritchie, and Doc Watson 03:54
River of Jordan The Poplin Family 02:08
Shake Hands with Mother Again The Allen Brothers 02:54
Gabriel’s Call Hazel and Alice 02:13
What Would You Give in Exchange for Your Soul? Bill Monroe and Doc Watson 04:26
He Said, If You Love Me, Feed My Sheep The Stancer Quartet 02:54
I Am a Pilgrim The Country Gentlemen 02:55
I’m Going to a City Indian Bottom Association of Old Regular Baptists 03:18