The Village Out West celebrates the underappreciated bastion of the Folk Revival that emerged in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1960s, a counterpoint to the seminal New York City scene that has dominated the historical narrative. Compiled from a vast array of recordings by autodidact recording engineer Alan Oakes, the two-CD set features legendary names like Hank Bradley, Rev. Gary Davis, Larry Hanks, Mississippi Fred McDowell, New Lost City Ramblers, and Doc Watson, as well as unsung heroes of the local California communities that turned the region into fertile ground for American music. This music triumphantly transcends the passage of the decades with its luminous and passionate presence, making the case for California as a crucial hotbed for some of the most impressive and diverse folk music of the 20th century.
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Beaumont Rag Hank Bradley and Rick Shubb 03:13
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Oh, Had I A Golden Thread Larry Hanks and Roger Perkins 03:58
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Westphalia Waltz Ron Hughey, Frank Hicks, and Pete Everwine 02:52
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Raggedy Pat LaWanda Ultan 01:37
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8th of January The Sweet’s Mill Mountain Boys with Kenny Hall 02:23
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Leaning on the Everlasting Arms Merritt Herring 02:33
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The Billboard Song Doc Watson 02:12
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Write Me a Few of Yo Lines Mississippi Fred McDowell 04:22
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Milwaukee Blues Dr. Humbead’s New Tranquility String Band 02:49
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Swallow Song Kathy & Carol 01:34
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Charlie’s Neat and Charlie’s Sweet / Weevilly Wheat Jerry Houck, Larry Hanks, and Tom Ninkovich 02:04
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Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Jim Ringer, Ron Tinkler, and the Sweets Mill Mountain Boys 02:08
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Gimme That Old Time Religion Rev. Gary Davis 04:09
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Talking Union Gene Bluestein 02:42
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All My Friends Gonna Be Strangers Kilby Snow 01:54
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Texas Quickstep The Sweet’s Mill Mountain Boys with Kenny Hall 01:15
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Long Time a-Growing Caroline Paton 04:00
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Mardi Gras Dance Jerry Houck 03:30
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Lady of Carlisle Don Rollins (aka Abel Fortune) 03:59
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White Winged Dove Mark Spoelstra 04:28
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Sardines and Pork and Beans Sandy and Caroline Paton 01:22
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Hoop-e-Kack Dad Crockett and Frank Hicks 02:29
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Down, Down, Derry Down Merritt Herring 02:55
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Walking Down That Railroad Line Larry Hanks and Mark Spoelstra 04:16
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Duna Ed Trickett 02:11
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Orange Blossom Special Hank Bradley, Rick Shubb, and Doc Watson 04:18
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Fire on the Mountain The Sweet’s Mill Mountain Boys with Kenny Hall 01:28
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When the Curfew Blows Sandy and Jeanie Darlington 01:48
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Ragtime Annie Hank Bradley and Rick Shubb featuring Doc Watson 02:58
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The Hounds are Out (The Innocent Hare) Allan MacLeod 03:15
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Bachelor Blues The New Lost City Ramblers 01:13
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Jimmy Whelan Roger Renwick 03:41
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Paddy, Won’t You Drink Some Cider? The Sweet’s Mill Mountain Boys with Kenny Hall 01:17
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Good Night Waltz Ron Hughey and Frank Hicks 02:08
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Searchin’ Kathy & Carol with Will Scarlett 02:30
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The Clouds Gwine Roll Away Doc Watson 02:41
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Northfield Larry Hanks, Roger Perkins, Kathy Larisch, and Carol McComb 02:02
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Baby, Let Me Lay It on You Rev. Gary Davis 02:56
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Talking Fishing Blues Larry Hanks 05:01
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Sweet Sunny South Jerry Houck 02:27
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Play Run Run Mark Spoelstra 02:29
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Cherokee Shuffle Hank Bradley and Sandy Rothman featuring Doc Watson 03:21
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Bringing Mary Home Kilby Snow 02:34
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The Lost Trapper The Sweet’s Mill Mountain Boys with Kenny Hall 01:38
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Don’t Mistreat Nobody (Cause You Got a Few Dimes) Mississippi Fred McDowell 04:19
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Billy in the Lowground Hank Bradley and Rick Shubb featuring Doc Watson 03:31
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The Curlew’s Song Merritt Herring 03:55
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Jamie Raeburn’s Farewell Will Spires 04:02
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Hesitation Blues Rev. Gary Davis 04:06
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I’m a Rover and Seldom Sober Sandy and Caroline Paton 02:54
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O, Them Golden Slippers Hank Bradley and Rick Shubb 02:06