Folk Songs From the Southern Mountains (Folkways FA 2433) was released in March 1962. According to the sleeve notes, it was recorded at the YMCA Hall in Boston on 25, 26 and 27 January 1961, with Mike Seeger as recording engineer. John Cohen took the photographs and designed the cover, and he and Seeger wrote notes for the booklet, which also includes lyrics; Pete Kuykendall contributed a discography.
The band is Bea Lilly on guitar, Everett Lilly on mandolin, Don Stover on banjo and Herb Hooven on fiddle and bass, with Bea and Everett Lilly singing. The sixteen tracks include “In My Dear Old Southern Home,” “Banks of the Ohio,” “Where Is My Sailor Boy?,” “Little Annie” and “The Waves on the Sea,” along with “Barbara Allen,” “John Hardy,” the instrumental “Old Joe Clark” and the gospel songs “Sinner You Better Get Ready” and “Oh, Hide You in the Blood.”
The Lilly Brothers were born in Clear Creek, West Virginia. After Tex Logan persuaded them in 1952 to reunite, they moved to Boston, where they played the Hayloft Jamboree on WCOP and clubs including the Plaza Bar, the Mohawk Ranch and the Hillbilly Ranch. The Lilly Brothers and Don Stover were inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2002.
Tracklist
- 1 In My Dear Old Southern Home alt version 2:16
- 2 Midnight on the Stormy Sea 3:39
- 3 Forgotten Soldier Boy 3:16
- 4 Down on the Banks of the Ohio alt version 4:21
- 5 Where Is My Sailor Boy alt version 3:10
- 6 Sinner, You Better Get Ready 3:01
- 7 What Would You Give in Exchange For Your Soul alt version 3:09
- 8 Oh, Hide You in the Blood 3:06
- 9 Little Annie alt version 3:02
- 10 'Neath That Cold Grey Tomb of Stone 3:07
- 11 Barbara Allen 7:11
- 12 The Fox and Hounds 2:30
- 13 John Hardy alt version 3:29
- 14 Old Joe Clark alt version 3:56
- 15 Salt Creek alt version 3:48
- 16 Cornbread and 'Lasses and Sassafras Tea 2:13
- 17 The Waves on the Sea alt version 2:47
- 18 Saints Go Marching In 2:47
