A C853
Artist: John Craw; John McCutcheon;
Album/Event: Augusta Concert
Tracks: Babylon is Calling?, Mighta Been Worse; Wombat Dry Bone Shuffle, Groundsman Song?; Sad and Lonesome Day variation;
Sad and Lonesome Day cont., 90 Years Old, Dallas Rag, Camp a Little While in the Wilderness
Collected/Recorded by:
Date: 7/22/1977
Location: Elkins, WV
Notes: tape 2 of 2
The Augusta Programming Collection contains recordings of events produced by the Augusta Heritage Center, beginning in the early 1970s. A number of people contributed to this collection, including Flawn Williams, Gerry Milnes and Bob Smakula. The collection features recordings of Augusta concerts, cultural sessions, Master Artist visits, and more, which showcase a variety of musical and cultural traditions.
The first shape-note song is “New Jerusalem”. #165 is “Babylon Is Fallen” (not “Calling) Both are from the Sacred Harp, first compiled in 1844 by Benjamin Franklin White.