ROSCOE HOLCOMB - Old Church, The


Roscoe Holcomb

LP (100g)

$36.00

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MISSISSIPPI RECORDS

Date of release: Dec 03 2021


A LOST RECORDING OF UNTAMED APPALACHIAN MUSIC. In 1972, the renowned and singular folk musician Roscoe Holcomb left his home in rural Daisy, Kentucky and embarked on a west coast tour with Mike Seeger, which included a performance at The Old Church in Portland, Oregon - a beautiful Carpenter Gothic church built in 1882. Decades later, two particular reels were discovered deep within a pile of 1/4" tape in a shadowy corner of the KBOO Community Radio archives in Portland. Incredibly, those tapes contained the sole surviving evidence of a strikingly intimate and raw performance by Roscoe Holcomb, whose cascading and haunting banjo, guitar and voice echoed and saturated the room and hushed audience. In contrast to Roscoe's rarely documented (and at times restrained) live performances at folk festivals and television programs, Roscoe seems to have felt more familiar and spiritually moved in the old church that night. Heard here are standout versions of Appalachian folk-blues classics such as Single Girl, John Henry, East Virginia Blues, Swanno Mountain and more. Once cited as Bob Dylan's favorite singer, Roscoe Holcomb appears at the peak of his powers here, showcasing his immense vocal talents on an extended a cappella version of "The Village Churchyard". The recording itself is warm and mysterious, sounding like the room itself is alive with the spirit, while the rumbles of trucks and hints of city sounds peek through the walls from the outside streets. 160 gram black vinyl LP in gold & black color reverse-board jacket. Co-release with Jalopy Records.

Tracklisting:
1.Single Girl Black Eyed Suzie
2.East Virginia Blues
3.John Henry
4.Swanno Mountain
5.Rocky Mountain
6.The Village Churchyard

Vinyl release of Roscoe Holcomb - Old Church, The. Released through MISSISSIPPI RECORDS and available on LP.


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ROSCOE HOLCOMB - Old Church, The (LP)
Cat No: MRI135LP
Barcode: 850024931299
Packaging: LP (100g)
SKU 5340204
Barcode # 850024931299
Artist Roscoe Holcomb
Artist/Author ROSCOE HOLCOMB
Shipping weight 0.6140kg
Format LP (100g)

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