hootenanny
July 2011
13 posts
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Hobart Smith—“Soldier’s Joy” [Solo banjo version]
Hobart Smith, Saltville, Virginia: Traditional Appalachian Songs and Tunes (Folk-Legacy 2004).
Originally recorded in 1964.
I learned recently that this song is original to the British Isles and thought to be a few hundred years old.
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‘Old Sledge’ plays: Pretty Saro
Listen to it.
