David Berthy Posts

Seeing the excellent Hayward show at the Hideout the other night
reminded me of how much I love field recordings of traditional music.
I first got into field recordings via an interest in the legendary
Alan Lomax. Included here is a version of "Joe Turner" he recorded by
Ed Young and Hobart Smith I've always loved. It's followed by "Lost
Indian" by Dallas Henderson, and "Tom Watson Tune" by Mabel Hawthorne,
both of which can be found on Art of Field Recording, Volume 1. As a
bonus, I've thrown in "O Day" by Bessie Jones and the Sea Island
Singers, which can be found on the box set Goodbye, Babylon.

Field Recordings