Vol. 2: Shake Sugaree

by Elizabeth Cotten

Vol. 2: Shake Sugaree cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: January 1968
  • Label: Folkways
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 39:58
  • Community rating: 3.99/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Following her momentous rediscovery, the self-taught Piedmont blues legend recorded this deeply intimate collection of intricate acoustic instrumentals and spirituals. The album is particularly notable for featuring vocal contributions from her young grandchildren, adding a familial warmth to her masterful, alternating-bass fingerpicking style.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, acoustic, minimalistic, melodic, christian, female-vocals, traditional, vernacular, guitars

Tracklist

  1. Shake Sugaree (5:03)
  2. Washington Blues (3:33)
  3. I'm Going Away (3:25)
  4. Fox Chase (3:42)
  5. Ontario Blues (3:44)
  6. Mamma, Nobody's Here But The Baby (1:35)
  7. Look And Live, My Brother (1:50)
  8. Jesus Lifted Me (2:04)
  9. 'Til We Meet Again (1:46)
  10. Jesus Is Tenderly Calling (1:38)
  11. Buck Dance (1:50)
  12. Ruben (2:14)
  13. Oh, Miss Lulie Gal (1:28)
  14. Shoot That Buffalo (1:36)
  15. Boatman Dance (1:42)
  16. Ball The Jack (2:48)

Credits

  • Elizabeth Cotten - primary artist, composed by, written-by, arranged by
  • Will Reimann - artwork by
  • Brenda Evans - vocals

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