FRC 118 - Gaither Carlton 1972: Recordings from the collection of Tom Carter | Gaither Carlton

FRC 118 - Gaither Carlton 1972: Recordings from the collection of Tom Carter

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	1.	Sally Ann 01:32
	2.	Fisher's Hornpipe 00:57
	3.	Jump Up Jenny 01:25
	4.	Fire on the Mountain 00:27
	5.	Untitled 00:57
	6.	Wild Goose Chase 01:30
	7.	Wild Goose Chase - talk 00:27
	8.	Tennessee Stud 01:30
	9.	Boil Them Cabbage Down 01:38
	10.	Camp Chase - talk 00:39
	11.	Elzic's Farewell 01:16
	12.	You Climb the Mountain (Yew Piney Mountain) 01:43
	13.	Fire on the Mountain 01:13
	14.	Down the Road - Intro 00:59
	15.	Down the Road 00:50
	16.	Cumberland Gap 01:58
	17.	Untitled 00:43
	18.	Old Man, Can You Play the Banjo 00:57
	19.	Heaven Was There 01:53
	20.	Heaven Was There - talk 00:34
	21.	You Are My Sunshine 01:04
	22.	Barbara Allen 00:57
	23.	Sugar in the Coffe-O 01:05
	24.	Sugar in the Coffee-O talk 00:24
	25.	I Gave My Love a Cherry 01:03
	26.	Old Davy Duggar 01:26
	27.	Fireball Mail 01:00
	28.	Rabbit in the Pea Patch 01:30
	29.	Rabbit in the Pea Patch - verses 00:30
	30.	Pop Goes the Weasel 01:15
	31.	Sally Goodin 01:15
	32.	John Henry 01:28
	33.	Fly Around My Pretty Little Pink 01:43
	34.	Molly Hare 01:58
	35.	Wish My Bonnie Would Come 01:09
	36.	Wild Bill Jones 00:44
	37.	Fire on the Mountain - Turkey in the Straw 02:15
	38.	Log Cabin in the Lane 01:11
	39.	Wagoner's Lad 00:54
	40.	Jack of Diamonds -- Drunken Hiccups 01:11
	41.	Bright Sunny South 01:41
	42.	Black Eyed Susie - singing and talk 00:46
	43.	Black Eyed Susie 01:08

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From the collection of Tom Carter

Gaither Carlton was born February 3, 1901, the baby in a family of nine children. Many of them, as well as his parents and grandfather, either sang or played an instrument. But Gaither, being too shy to ask for assistance, became a self-taught musician even in childhood. He was what we would, no doubt, today deem a “prodigy.” When I was very small, having been blessed to be born into his world as his granddaughter, I would beg him to play the fiddle for me. His reply was always, “I will if you’ll dance for me.” Then he’d play “Pop Goes the Weasel” or “Fisher’s Hornpipe,” and I’d hit the floor. His gentleness and humility made a profound impression on me, as it did on many others when he began to tour as stage partner to my father (Doc Watson) during the early days of the Folk Music Revival. In a world where it seems one can rarely say it in honesty, Gaither Carlton was a good man. He didn’t drink, smoke, curse, gossip, yell, or fight. He was slow to anger. He was kind to his wife, his children, and to strangers. Grandpa was promoted to a position in God’s old-time music band in June of 1972, not too long after Tom Carter did these recordings of him. But thanks to Tom’s sensitivity and foresight and the Field Recorders Collective’s dedication, my dear sweet “Paw-Paw” sits among us once again, vividly sharing his love and beautiful spirit through the portrait of his music. What a blessing! – Nancy E. Watson

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released November 20, 2015

Gaither Carlton (fiddle, banjo, vocals), Tom Carter (banjo, vocals)

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