The "mountain cousin" of the Delta blues, Appalachian blues bears the stamp of a distinctive regional blend of European and African styles and sounds born at the cultural crossroads of railroad camps, mines, and rural settlements. Features 21 tracks drawn from deep within the Folkways collection and from historic live recordings at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, the music of bedrock blues performers such as Pink Anderson, Lesley Riddle, Etta Baker, John Jackson, and Doc Watson shines bright, claiming Appalachia as a key cradle of American acoustic blues.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. My Baby's Gone
2. Louise Blues
3. Sitting on Top of the World
4. Railroad Bill
5. Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
6. You Don't Know My Mind
7. Blues Around My Bed
8. Hesitation Blues
9. Pawn Shop Blues
10. The Road Is Rough and Rocky
11. Hoodoo Blues
12. Red River Blues
13. Walking Cane
14. One Dime Blues
15. Mississippi Heavy Water Blues
16. Outskirts of Town
17. See What You Done Done
18. I Got a Woman
19. Girl Dressed in Green
20. Blues in the Morning
21. Wine Blues (Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-Oh-Dee)