Folk/Country — In Stock — CDs 
A huge range -- from pre-war string bands, to hillbilly music, Bakersfield country, bluegrass, Nashville hits, jug bands, Folkways records, and work from the acoustic underground!
CDs (216) new/used, Vinyl (288) new/used, LPs (275) new/used, 12-inch (2 used), 7-inch (5 used), 78 RPM (6), Cassettes (2), DVDs (1), All (507)
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Acoustic Disc, 2004. Used ... $11.99
Tiny Moore on and Jethro Burns on mandolin – with Eldon Shamblin on guitar, Ray Brown on bass, and Shelly Manne on drums – plus special guest David Grisman on 3 tracks! (Jazz, Folk/Country) CD
Necdet Yasar Ensemble —
Music Of Turkey ... CD Music Of The World, 1992. Used ... $4.99
(Global Grooves, Folk/Country) CD
(Out of print, cover has a small promotional sticker and a punch.)
Red House, 1991. Used ... $4.99
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(Out of print.)
Elektra/Warner (Germany), 1964/1965. Used ... $6.99
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(Out of print.)
Castle (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. Used 2 CDs ... $9.99
Innova, 2004. Used ... $6.99
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SoundProof/Monolyth, 1998. Used ... $2.99
Rounder, 2007. Used ... $3.99
Parlophone (Japan), 1988. Used ... $14.99 24.99
Red Fox Chasers —
I'm Going Down To North Carolina – Complete Recordings of The Red Fox Chasers 1928 to 1931 ... CD Tompkins Square, Late 20s/Early 30s. Used 2 CDs ... Just Sold Out!
Beautiful Appalachian Americana from the late 20s & early 30s in a pretty broad pastiche of string band styles – from furiously sawed hillbilly numbers, to banjo & fiddle flavored vocal tunes, to popular tin pan alley songs of the time – the complete recordings of The Red Fox ... read more CD
RCA, 1960s/1970s. Used ... $4.99
Icludes "Guitar Man", "Georgia On My Mind", "A Thing Called Love", "Tupelo Mississippi Flash", "Today Is Mine" and more – 11 tracks in all. CD
Dust To Digital, 2015. Used 2CD & Hardcover Book ... $49.99
A massive folkloric project – one that really shows how much the form has evolved since the early days of recording! This huge book-length collection looks at the rich legacy of Appalachian music as it moved north towards the Mason-Dixon line – from roots in Virginia and Tennessee, to ... read more CD
(Still sealed with the original backing sheet!)
King/Highland, 1950s. Used 4CD's ... $24.99
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(Box has light wear, inner contents are in great shape!)
Koch, Early/Mid 60s. Used ... $6.99
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(Out of print.)
Sony, 1940s. Used ... $0.99
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(Out of print.)
Bear Family (Germany), 1920s/1930s. Used 6CDs ... $114.99
Every single song the great Jimmie Rodgers ever recorded! Jimmie Rodgers might be THE forefather of traditional country music, and one of the great hard times poets of the century. Bear Family has gone all out to include his entire recorded history, and if justice served this set would be ... read more CD
(Box has light wear and just a little rubbing on bottom edge – inner contents are all in great shape – a nice copy!)
Columbia, 1970. Used ... $6.99
Maybe the biggest album ever from Tom Rush – a set that pushes the singer strongly past his more folksy roots, and seems to set him up for a bigger career in the 70s mainstream! And yet the record's not commercial at all – done with a laidback instrumental style that moves into rock ... read more CD
Folkways, 1950s/1960s/1970s/1980s/1990s. Used Gatefold ... $4.99
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(Out of print, penmark through barcode.)
Sugar Hill, 1992. Used 2 CDs ... $4.99
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(Out of print.)
Smithsonian Folkways, 1940s/1950s/Early 60s. Used ... $8.99
Recordings by Alan Lomax, Fred Asch, and others. CD
EMI (UK), Late 1960s/Early 1970s. Used 4 CDs ... $49.99
A tremendous document of work by Jake Thackray – one of the most unique talents on the British music scene of the 60s, but an artist who's sadly been un-remembered over the years! At first glance, Jake's definitely a folkie, but he's also one with a strong influence from French ... (Rock, Folk/Country) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Freckle, 1986. Used ... $6.99
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(Original pressing.)
Collectables, Late 50s/1960s. Used ... $5.99
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(Out of print.)
Rob Wasserman & Others —
Note Of Hope – A Celebration Of Woody Guthrie ... CD 429 Records, 2011. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Unpublished works by Woody Guthrie, set to music by bassist Rob Wasserman, performed by Van Dyke Parks, Lou Reed, Studs Terkel, Ani DiFranco, Jackson Browne, Pete Seeger, Tom Morello, Kurt Elling, and others. (Rock, Folk/Country) CD
High Windy, 1960s/1970s/1980s/1990s/Early 2000s. Used 3 CDs ... $12.99
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(Out of print.)
Outpost, 1995. Used ... $3.99
Josh White —
Best of Josh White ... CD Tradition, 1950s. Used ... $4.99
Polydor, Early 1950s. Used ... $6.99
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Also available I Won't Be Home No More – June 1952 to September 1952 ... LP 19.99(Out of print.)
Mercury, Late 1940s/Early 1950s. Used ... $24.99
Probably the best package of Hank's work we've ever seen! The set collects 42 of Hank's tracks from the late 40s and early 50s on 2 CDs, along with a thick book of biographical notes and photos. Pretty much all of the essential tunes are here, including "I Saw The Light", "Cold, ... read more CD
(Includes a DVD with the feature length documentary: Honky Tonk Blues)
Curb, 1950s/1970s. Used ... $3.99
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Chameleon, 1992. Used ... $2.99
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(Crease through rear tray card.)
Curb/Warner, 1979. Used ... $4.99
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(Out of print.)
Bob Wills —
Tiffany Transcriptions Vol 1 ... CD Kaleidoscope, 1946/1947. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Some of the greatest recordings ever made by Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys – tracks that many folks feel even beat his commercial material of the 40s! CD
Bob Wills —
Tiffany Transcriptions Vol 2 ... CD Rhino, 1946/1947. Used ... $9.99
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(Out of print.)
Frog Pad, 2003. Used ... $1.99
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Various —
American Epic – The Soundtrack ... CD Lo-Max/Columbia, 2017. Used ... $4.99
Music from Williamson Brothers And Curry, Memphis Jug Band, Mississippi John Hurt, The Carter Family, Lydia Mendoza, Carolina Tar Heels, Hattie Hart & The Memphis Jug Band, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Charley Patton, Joseph Falcon, Frank Hutchison, Jimmie Rodgers, and more. CD
Various —
Art Opf The Traditional Fiddle ... CD Rounder, 1970s/1990s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Music from Alva Greene, Jerry Holland, Buddy Thomas, Jim Woodward, Jim Herd, Roger Cooper, Ray Hilt, Joe Cormier, Violet Hensley, Dwight Lamb, Ray Curbow, Alton Jones, Bob Holt and more. CD
(Out of print, artwork has some light wear.)
Disky, 2000. Used 2 CD ... $4.99
Includes tracks by Carl Perkins, Wanda Jackson, Jimmy Patton, Roy Orbison, Ricky Nelson, Gene Vincent, and more. 64 tracks total! (Rock, Folk/Country) CD
American Roots, 2004. Used ... $19.99
Music from John Prine, Henry Kaiser, Beth Nielsen Chapman, David Ball, Grey DeLisle, Mavis Staples, Ollabelle, Roger McGuinn, Suzy Bogguss, Will Barrow, Ron Sexsmith, and more. CD
(Out of print, penmark through barcode.)
Various —
Beyond Berkeley Guitar – A Collection Of Some Of The Bay Area's Finest Acoustic Guitarists ... CD Tompkins Square, 2010. Used ... $2.99
A follow up to Tompkins Square's excellent Berkeley Guitars compilation – featuring some of the best solo acoustic folk guitar players in the Bay Area, and simply an excellent set of timeless music by wonderful modern players – including Aaron Sheppard, Richard Osborn, Trevor Healy, ... read more CD
Various —
Black Banjo Songsters Of North Carolina & Virginia ... CD Smithsonian Folkways, 1970s/1980s/1990s. Used ... $8.99
Music from John Snipes, Dink Roberts, Joe Thompson & Odell Thompson, Etta Baker & Cora Philips, John Jackson, Homer Walker, Irvin Cook & Leonard Bowles, 'Big Sweet' Lewis Hairston, John Tyree, Rufus Kasey and more. CD
Various —
Classic English & Scottish Ballads From Smithsonian Folkways ... CD Smithsonian Folkways, 1960s/1970s. Used ... $7.99
Includes music from Mike Seeger, Doug Wallin, The Golden Eagle String Band, Dillard Chandler, Iron Mountain String Band, Margaret MacArthur, Ewan MacColl, Pete Seeger, Jean Ritchie, Paul Clayton, and more. CD
Rural Rhythm, 1960s. Used ... $3.99
Music from Mac Wiseman, Red Smiley, Raymond Fairchild, Hylo Brown, Curly Fox, Lee Moore, Vassar Clements, JE Mainer, Clarence Jackson, Jim Greer, and more – 21 songs in all. CD
(Out of print.)
Various —
Imaginational Anthem Vol 9 – Ryley Walker Presents ... CD Tompkins Square, 2019. Used ... $6.99
Hard to believe this excellent series is hitting its ninth volume – and this time around, Ryley Walker is at the helm – making excellent musical choices that really keep things fresh! As with previous volumes, the focus is on the most creative talents of the acoustic underground – ... read more CD
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Imaginational Anthem Vols 1-3 (3CD set) ... CD Tompkins Square, 1960s/1970s/2000s. Used 3CD ... Just Sold Out!
Volumes 1-3 in Tompkins Square's masterful compilations of both rare vintage and the deepest modern acoustic guitar folk experimental instrumentals – in a single package that's a perfect intro to the series if you're like us and late to get in on it! The material is in the Takoma Records ... read more CD
(Includes slipcase.)
CMH, 1930s/1940s/1950s/1960s/1970s/1980s. Used ... $2.99
Includes music by Mac Wiseman, the Stonemans, Chubby Wise, Don Reno, the Shelton Brothers, Grandpa Jones, Gene Autry, Fiddlin' Red Heron, Asa Martin, and Lester Flatt – 20 tracks total. CD
(Barcode has a cutout hole.)
Various —
People Take Warning – Murder Ballads & Songs Of Disaster 1913 to 1938 (3CD set) ... CD Tompkins Square, 1910s/1920s/1930s. Used 3CD ... $13.99
Amazing music from the depths of the Great Depression, but it's hardly a downer – this is a deeply felt collection of tunes by black & white singers and combos of the 20s & 30s that's cathartic, emotional, and a complete treasure trove! The songs are full of brutal beauty, tragedy, ... read more CD
(Trifold cardboard sleeve edition of the heavy-duty box set on Tompkins Square – pared down artwork, but containing all the great music and a nice booklet, with an intro by a clearly indebted Tom Waits, plus notes on the individual tracks.)
Diesel Only, 1992. Used ... $2.99
Music by Courtney & Western, Five Chinese Brothers, Go To Blazes, the World Famous Blue Jays, Gwil Own, Mumbo Gumbo, the Blue Chieftans, and more – 16 tracks total. (Rock, Folk/Country) CD
(Barcode has a cutout hole.)
Brave, 1960s/1970s/1980s/1990s/2000s. Used ... $1.99
Features tracks by The Osborne Brothers, Charlie Daniels, GrooveGrass Boyz, Wheeler and more. CD
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Smithsonian Folkways American Roots Collection ... CD Smithsonian Folkways, 1940s/1950s/1960s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A wide ranging collection from the Folkways label, including folk, blues, and even some jazz. Includes work by Lead Belly, Dave Van Ronk, Peggy Seeger, Mary Lou Williams, Bill Monroe, Lightnin' Hopkins, Lonnie Johnson, and others – 26 tracks total. CD
Various —
Southern Journey Vol 6 – Sheep, Sheep, Don'tcha Know The Road - Southern Music, Sacred & Sinful ... CD Rounder, 1959/1960. Used ... $6.99
Alan Lomax collection with Fred McDowell, Hobert Smith, Bright Light Quartet, Vera Ward Hall, Neil Harris and others. CD
(Out of print.)
Various —
Southern Journey Vol 7 – Ozark Frontier – Ballads & Old Timey Music From Arkansas – The Alan Lomax Collection ... CD Rounder, 1959. Used ... $9.99
Artists include Almeda Riddle, Neil Morris, Ollie Gilbert, Bookmiller Shannon, Absie Morrison, Charlie Everidge. 25 tracks total! CD
Sun/Charly (UK), 1950s. Used ... $4.99
22 songs from Buddy Cunningham, Smokey Joe, Carl Perkins, Billy Riley, Jean Chapel, Malcolm Yelvington, Sonny Burgess,and Warren Smith. (Rock, Folk/Country) CD
(Out of print.)
Sun/Charly (UK), 1950s. Used ... $4.99
22 songs from Kenny Parchman, Barbara Pittman, Ray Harris, Slim Rhodes, Jerry Lee Lewis, Billy Riley, Sonny Burgess, Glenn Honeycutt, Roy Orbison, and Carl Perkins. (Rock, Folk/Country) CD
(Out of print.)
Sun/Charly (UK), 1950s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
22 songs from Warren Smith, Wade & Dick, Jim Williams, Ray Harris, Carl Perkins, Edwin Bruce, Billy Riley, Tommy Blake, Hayden Thompson, Barbara Pittman, and Bill Justis. (Rock, Folk/Country) CD
(Out of print, booklet has some age spots inside.)
Sun/Charly (UK), 1950s. Used ... $4.99
24 songs from Bill Justis,Wayne Powers, Rudy Grayzell, Edwin Bruce, The Sun Rays, Magel Priesman, Jerry Lee Lewis, Dickey Lee, Ray Smith, Gene Simmons, and Tommy Blake. (Rock, Folk/Country) CD
(Out of print.)
Rhino/Sun, Late 50s/Early 60s. Used ... $2.99
Not just rock hits by Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, and Carl Perkins – but also more obscure work by Carl Mann, Sonny Burgess, The Five Tinos, Junior Parker, and The Prisonaires! (Rock, Folk/Country) CD
(Out of print.)
Red Pajama, 1985. Used ... $9.99
Features John Prine, Arlo Guthrie, the Lincoln Park Pirates, Bonnie Raitt, Michael Smith, Ed Holstein, and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. CD
(Out of print.)
Warner, 1968/1970. Used ... $4.99
Music from Arlo Guthrie, Will Geer, Robert Ryan, Odetta, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Tom Paxton, Joan Baez, Peter Fonda, Judy Collins, and more. CD
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Tulare Dust – A Songwriters' Tribute To Merle Haggard ... CD Hightone, 1994. Used ... $1.99
Features Dwight Yoakam, Billy Joe Shaver, John Doe, Tom Russell, Iris Dement, Joe Ely, Rosie Flores, Marshall Crenshaw, Lucinda Williams, Dave Alvin, and more. CD
(Out of print.)
Geneon (Japan), 2006. Used ... $16.99
Nice Japanese release of John Lennon covers on the ukulele. (Rock, Folk/Country) CD
(Out of print, includes obi.)
Various —
Wayfaring Strangers – Guitar Soli ... CD Numero, Mid 60s/1970s/Early 80s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A wonderful collection of obscure solo acoustic guitar tunes from the mid 60s up to the dawn of the 80s – beautiful work from a slew of players we've never heard of – but we'd put right up there with Fahey and Basho in the way they reach from the back porch to the cosmos with just their ... read more CD
Also available Wayfaring Strangers – Guitar Soli ... CD 8.99(Includes slipcase and large booklet!)
