Bear Family Mailorder Catalog 2016-06

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made with a kind of love and care that’s nearly been lost in this
world. a Wanderer I’ll Stay, the new album from Pharis & Jason
Romero,wasrecordedintheirhomeinthewoodsinthetinytown
of Horsefly, deep in the interior of British Columbia. Pharis is a
fifth-generationresidentofthistown,andcomesfromafamilyof
musiciansandmountainfolks.Mostoftheiryear isspent intheir
workshopbuildingbanjos;theJ.RomeroBanjocompanymakes
someofthemostbeautifulandpowerfulbanjosonthemarketto-
day. The same craftsmanship that bends them over their work-
tableslateatnight,scrutinizingtheirinstrumentsdowntothemil-
limetre, is brought to their songs and songwriting. That their mu-
sic sounds so natural and ef-
fortless is the surest indicati-
on of the work of masters. —
(2015/Borealis) 12 tracks.
vintage and newly minted -
banjos,
C A J U N / Z Y D E C O / S W A M P P O P
JOHNNY PRESTON
•RUNNING BEAR AH € 15.954000127154736
1-CD mit 16-seitigem Booklet, 27 Einzeltitel. Spieldauer ca. 64
Minuten.Die CD enthält insgesamt siebenundzwanzig Aufnah-
men von Johnny Preston, einem der populärsten Swamp
Pop-KünstlerseinerZeit.HierfindenSienichtnurdiedieOriginal-
versionvonRunningBear,sondernauchseinOriginalvonCradle
Of Love
•CHARMING BILLY - THE
STEREO RECORDINGS AH € 15.954000127162342
1-CD mit 24-seitigem Booklet, 34 Einzeltitel, Spieldauer 79:23
Minuten.
VARIOUS
•SWAMP POP BY THE BAYOU:
TROUBLES,TEARS &
TRAINS (CD) € 16.950029667074520
(2016/Ace)28tracks(67:10)16pagebooklet.SwampPop -Mu-
sikausdendenspäten50erundfrühen60erJahreninSouthLoui-
siana und Süd-Ost-Texas, der Heimat vieler Cajun Familien.Ein
absoluteKracher istnebenanderenallerdingsderTitel ‘SatanIn
Satin’ von Johnny Preston.Seit Produktion der Johnny Preston
Bear Family CD’s ‘RunningBear’ BCD15743 und ‘Charmin Billy -
The Stereo Recordings’ BCD16234, gilt das Originalband von
‘Satan In Satin’ als verschollen bzw. zerstört.Durch einen glückli-
chen Zufall fand nun Ace Records’ Ian Saddler in Port Arthur,TX
das original Acetate (höchstwahrscheinlich die Privatkopie von
Johnny Preston). Highlight!***** (Bear Family Records) —
(2016/Ace) 28 tracks (67:10) 16 page booklet. in the late 50s
and early 60s Saturday nights in South Louisiana and the little
cornerofSouthEastTexasthatwashometomanyCajunfamilies
resounded to the music that would become known as swamp
pop.Itwasmusicfordancingandremainspopular.Sure,thecou-
plesonthedancefloormaybe
alittleoldernowbuttheystill
cling as tightly on the slow
numbers – the “buckle polishers” – and show some fancy steps
to set the skirts
a-swirlin’ on the faster
tunes.thisisthesecond
swamp pop edition in
the “By The Bayou” se-
ries and features a host
of unknown or litt-
le-known tracks from
that golden era mined
from the vaults of J.D.
Miller, Eddie Shuler,
FloydSoileau,SamMon-
tel, Huey Meaux, Joe
Ruffino, Pappy Daily,
Murray Nash, Jim
Rentz, the Hitt label and even the mighty Mercury. Six of the
tracks are previously unissued, three are unissued alternates
and the remaining 19 are fiendishly obscure.
F O L K
PAUL EVANS
•FOLK SONGS OF MANY
LANDS - 21 YEARS IN A
TENNESSEE JAIL (CD) € 17.950029667054324
(2013/Ace)30Tracks,2AlbenaufeinerCD!OriginalCarltonund
Kapp Aufnahmen 1960-64, 20-seitiges Booklet mit Begleittext
und seltenen Photos! — (2013/Ace) 30 tracks, 2 albums on one
CD!OriginalCarltonandKapprecordings1960-64,20-pageboo-
klet with liner notes and rare photos!
B L U E G R A S S / N E W G R A S S
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