Southern Singing Styles: Phoebe Parsons & Patsy Montana; Augusta Festival 1990;

A C70

Artists: Ginny Hawker (Announcer), Phoebe Parsons, Patsy Montana, Gerry Milnes, Ben Hawker, Kay Justice

Album/Event: Singing Styles Workshop at Augusta Festival

Tracks:

1. Rich and Ramblin’ Boy (Sang by Gerry Milnes, collected from Currence Hammonds)
2. Red River Valley (Sang by Patsy Montana)
3. Home On the Range (Sang by Patsy Montana)
4. Jesus, Thou Art The Sinner’s Friend (Sang by Ben Hawker)
5. When I Can Read My Title Clear (Sang by Ben Hawker)
6. The Old Rusty Wagon (Sang by Gerry Milnes)
7. West Virginia, My Home (Sang by all)
8. My Old Virginia Home (Sang by Ginny Hawker and Kay Justice)
9. French Cannonball (Sang by Phoebe Parsons)
10. Men on the Hook (Banjo and Singing by Phoebe Parsons)
11. Wild Horse (Flatfoot Dancing by Phoebe Parsons)
12. The Strawberry Roan “Girl’s Version” (Sang by Patsy Montana)
13. Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Sang by Patsy Montana)
14. I Want to Be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart (Sang by Patsy Montana)
15. Mourning Song (From an island off of what once was Yugoslavia; Sang by various “yodelers”)
16. Unnamed Song (Inspired by Pygmy music from the African rainforest; Sang by various “yodelers”)
17. ?
18. Looking for the Stone (Sang by two unnamed little girls)

Collected/Recorded by:

Date: Possibly July 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, or 20th, 1990

Notes: Side A and B may be switched; Southern Singing Styles was a mini-class offered 4 times during Vocal Week in 1990

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.