Tracklist
I'm Just Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail
145
Turkey in the Straw
60
Down In The Willow Garden
148
New Camptown Races
64
Summertime Is Past and Gone
152
Bluegrass Breakdown
74
Muskrat Song
76
Catnip
113
Crying Heart Blues
108
I Can't Forget Old What's Her Name
69
Are You Afraid to Die?
145
Billy in the Lowground
78
Over the Hills to the Poorhouse
132
Bluegrass Stomp
153
I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome
167
Roanoke
49
Nine Pound Hammer
140
Well Enough Alone
150
Paddy on the Turnpike
65
'Tis Sweet to Be Remembered
196
Swing Low Sweet Chariot
124
Hey Mr. Mando
96
Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong
198
Talk to Your Heart
197
Raw Hide
61
The Kitchen Tapes
1994
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Tracklist
I'm Just Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail
145
Turkey in the Straw
60
Down In The Willow Garden
148
New Camptown Races
64
Summertime Is Past and Gone
152
Bluegrass Breakdown
74
Muskrat Song
76
Catnip
113
Crying Heart Blues
108
I Can't Forget Old What's Her Name
69
Are You Afraid to Die?
145
Billy in the Lowground
78
Over the Hills to the Poorhouse
132
Bluegrass Stomp
153
I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome
167
Roanoke
49
Nine Pound Hammer
140
Well Enough Alone
150
Paddy on the Turnpike
65
'Tis Sweet to Be Remembered
196
Swing Low Sweet Chariot
124
Hey Mr. Mando
96
Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong
198
Talk to Your Heart
197
Raw Hide
61
Show Notes
Lovers of traditional bluegrass won't want to miss The Kitchen Tapes, the first in the Acoustic Archive Series featuring recordings of rare artistic and historic merit not originally intended for release. The Kitchen Tapes was recorded on the afternoon of April 11, 1963, in the Hyattsville, Maryland, kitchen of bluegrass mandolin genius Frank Wakefield. There he and his partner, the legendary singer-guitarist Red Allen - two bluegrass masters in their prime - jammed freely for hours. Surrounded by their wives and kids, a reel-to-reel tape recorder, and a strategically placed microphone, these incomparable musicians played songs that have come to embody the essence of bluegrass: "Nine Pound Hammer," "Over the Hills to the Poorhouse," "Bluegrass Breakdown," "Billy in the Lowground," "Crying Heart Blues," "New Camptown Races," "Down in the Willow Garden," "Raw Hide," and 17 more!
Also present at this gathering were David Grisman and Peter Siegel, both 18-year-old New York University students and budding folk musicians who convinced Red and Frank to let them record an informal session for their learning and listening pleasure.
The session proved to be a watershed event in both their careers. Siegel became a distinguished producer of great music for Elektra Folkways and many other independent record labels. And Grisman (who literally wore out his copies of the tapes learning the tunes note-for-note) went on to produce
and play on some of the finest acoustic recordings of the last three decades. The Kitchen Tapes is dedicated to the memory of Red Allen, whose death on April 3, 1993, virtually marked the 30th anniversary of this recording. The Kitchen Tapes offers a rich, intimate glimpse of two great musicians making music for the pure joy of it. It is a must-have for anyone interested in traditional folk and bluegrass artistry.
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Also present at this gathering were David Grisman and Peter Siegel, both 18-year-old New York University students and budding folk musicians who convinced Red and Frank to let them record an informal session for their learning and listening pleasure.
The session proved to be a watershed event in both their careers. Siegel became a distinguished producer of great music for Elektra Folkways and many other independent record labels. And Grisman (who literally wore out his copies of the tapes learning the tunes note-for-note) went on to produce
and play on some of the finest acoustic recordings of the last three decades. The Kitchen Tapes is dedicated to the memory of Red Allen, whose death on April 3, 1993, virtually marked the 30th anniversary of this recording. The Kitchen Tapes offers a rich, intimate glimpse of two great musicians making music for the pure joy of it. It is a must-have for anyone interested in traditional folk and bluegrass artistry.
