Ola Belle Reed and Family presents one of the most distinctive and underappreciated figures in American traditional music alongside the relatives with whom she performed and preserved the North Carolina and Maryland mountain music traditions. Reed, born in 1916 in Lansing, North Carolina, spent much of her adult life in the mid-Atlantic region, where she became a central figure in the folk revival while maintaining direct connections to the old-time and early country traditions she had grown up with. Her song 'I've Endured' became something of an anthem in folk circles. This 2006 reissue collects material that documents Reed's family musical world, connecting listeners to a regional tradition that professional revival often overlooked.
Tracklist
- 1 Going To Write Me A Letter 3:22
- 2 My Doney, Where Have You Been So Long? 2:30
- 3 The Ninety And Nine 3:07
- 4 Lamplighting Time In The Valley 2:08
- 5 Only The Leading Role Will Do 3:47
- 6 Over Yonder In The Graveyard 3:07
- 7 Sing Me A Song 5:12
- 8 You Led Me To The Wrong 4:19
- 9 The Ranger's Command 3:41
- 10 Boat's Up The River 2:07
- 11 When Can I Read My Titles Clear 3:29
- 12 The Butcher's Boy 3:26
- 13 Where the Wild Wild Flowers Grow 2:29
- 14 I've Endured 2:35
- 15 No Sorrow Will Be There 0:53
- 16 Wild Bill Jones 2:15
- 17 Away Out On The Mountain 3:53
- 18 Old Banjo Tune 2:26
- 19 The Train That Carried My Little Girl From Town 2:00
- 20 Fortunes 4:30
- 21 Shoo Fly 1:24
- 22 Let Me In 3:20
- 23 Bury Me At The Foot Of The Mountain 2:03