Mountain Swing, by Luke Smathers String Band

Mountain Swing

by Luke Smathers String Band

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1.	Cacklin Hen 02:14
2.	Sweet Georgia Brown 03:22
3.	Brown Skinned Gal 02:08
4.	Down The Old Plank Road 01:55	buy track
5.	Maidens Prayer 03:25
6.	Whispering 02:39
7.	Darkness on the Delta 03:06
8.	Texas Plains 02:30
9.	Miller Blues 02:09
10.	Darktown Strutters Ball 02:32
11.	Mockingbird 02:48
12.	Leather Britches 01:48
13.	Methodist Pie 02:45

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North Carolina fiddler Luke Smathers played with brothers Harold and George in the 1930s as part of the popular Smathers Family Band, who occassionally played on WWNC in Asheville, NC. The band broke up during WWII, but they got back together in the late 1960s and began to perform and record again. The band's music is stored in the Library of Congress and the N.C. Museum of History. In 1993, Luke and his brother, Harold, were honored with the N.C. Folk Heritage Award. Into his last years, Luke served as a member of the Folk Heritage Committee, overseeing local festivals such as the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival held every August.

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released January 1, 1977

The original 1/4" open reel masters for this title were preserved by Appalshop Archive in 2005.

Recordings for the 1977 release JA024, Mountain Swing, were engineered by Eddiew Swann in Candler, N.C. Musicians included Luke Smathers on fiddle; Harold Smathers on guitar and vocals; J.T. Smathers on bass; Bea Smathers on bass; Charles Gidney on lead guitar; and David Holt on banjo and vocals.

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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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