Paul's Creek is a self-released album from the Western North Carolina string band of the same name, built around a community of acoustic musicians rooted in the old-time fiddle tradition of Madison County and the surrounding Appalachian region. Carol Rifkin plays guitar and sings; Troy Harrison plays banjo; Arvil Freeman plays fiddle; Tim Gardner plays fiddle; and Jamie Soesbee holds the bass and contributes vocals. The ensemble draws from the Southern Appalachian dance-tune and ballad tradition — two fiddlers, banjo, guitar, and bass providing the instrumentation of the mountain string band — with the communal sensibility of a group more concerned with the music's social function than with concert performance or studio production. Rifkin, a recipient of the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Award for her contributions to traditional mountain music, anchors a gathering of musicians with deep shared roots in the Western North Carolina fiddle community.
Tracklist
- 1 Angeline the Baker alt version 4:28
- 2 Frankie & Johnny 2:31
- 3 Traveling Home 3:10
- 4 Paul & Silas 2:53
- 5 Faded Coat oif Blue 3:34
- 6 Fleas 2:45
- 7 Gospel Plea 3:26
- 8 Staten Island Hornpipe Source Recording 2:42
- 9 Foggy Mountain Top alt version 3:10
- 10 Rose of My Heart 3:37
- 11 Hesitation Blues 4:23
- 12 Cabin Memories 2:47
- 13 Turn Your Radio On alt version 1:22
