Blizard Train, by Ralph Blizard & The New Southern Ramblers

Blizard Train

by Ralph Blizard & The New Southern Ramblers

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Also includes PDFs of the back cover of the original 1989 LP (JA0056) and the CD booklet that accompanied the 2005 reissue (JA0056D).

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1.	Florida Blues 02:26	buy track
2.	House of David Blues 02:08	buy track
3.	Kansas City Railroad Blues 03:21	buy track
4.	No Hard Times 03:05	buy track
5.	Dickson County Blues 02:09	buy track
6.	Winebarger's Mill (Buckwheat Song) 02:53	buy track
7.	Hell Among the Yearlings 02:26	buy track
8.	Chittlin' Cookin' Time in Cheatham 03:02	buy track
9.	Blue Ridge Mountain Home 02:19	buy track
10.	Sugar Tree Stomp 02:28	buy track
11.	When Zephyrs of Heaven Shall Fan 03:58	buy track
12.	If I Lose, Let Me Lose 03:11	buy track
13.	Blizard Train 03:58	buy track
14.	Smith's Waltz 02:31	buy track
15.	Cajun Stomp (Gypsy Stomp) 02:25	buy track
16.	Timber Tree Rag 00:39	buy track

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Ralph Blizard is a legendary old-time long-bow fiddler. Beginning in 1932 at the age of 14, Ralph and his band, The Southern Ramblers, played on station WOPI in Bristol, Tennessee, with continued stints on station WJHL in Johnson City, Tennessee, and WKPT in Kingsport, Tennessee, that lasted into the early 1950s. He later put down his fiddle for twenty-five years in order to raise a family. Upon his retirement from Eastman Chemical, Blizard picked up his fiddle again and became an icon of traditional fiddling, bringing back the magic which had thrilled so many during the golden age of country radio. Ralph founded The New Southern Ramblers -- an old-time band that over the years has included musicians John Lilly, John Herrmann, Gordy Hinner, Phil Jamison, and Meredith McIntosh. Blizard became associated with Warren Wilson College in Asheville, North Carolina and was a founder of and instructor at the annual Swannanoa Gathering old-time music feastival. In 2002, Ralph was awarded an National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. Blizard continued his fiddling with concerts, dances and workshops around the world and at his weekly jam session at the historic log Anderson House in Blountville, Tennessee. Ralph Blizard struggled with a heart condition for the last two years of his life which forced him to cease the playing he loved so much. He passed away peacefully at his home on December 3, 2004.

The master 1/4" open reel tapes were preserved by Appalshop Archive in 2005.

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released January 1, 1989

Recordings for the release JA0056, Blizard Train, were recorded and mixed at Butterside Studios in Asheville, North Carolina in 1987 by Steven Heller. The release was produced by Dennis White. Musicians included Ralph Blizard on fiddle, Gordy Hinners on banjo, Phil Jamison on guitar, Andy Deaver on bass, and John Lilly on mandolin, guitar and harmonica.

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Founded in 1974 in the mountains of eastern Kentucky, June Appal Recordings is the non-profit record label of Appalshop. It was established to record and distribute the music and stories of accomplished central Appalachian artists.

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