The Holy Modal Rounders 1 & 2

by The Holy Modal Rounders

The Holy Modal Rounders 1 & 2 cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1998-01-01
  • Label: Rounder Records
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.97/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A combined reissue of The Holy Modal Rounders' first two albums, the New York duo of Peter Stampfel and Steve Weber whose warped folk helped invent freak folk. Their irreverent take on old time music was a underground landmark of the sixties.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, melodic, storytelling, ballad, traditional

Tracklist

  1. Blues In The Bottle
  2. Give The Fiddler A Dram
  3. The Cuckoo
  4. Euphoria
  5. Long John
  6. Hesitation Blues
  7. Hey, Hey Baby
  8. Reuben's Train
  9. Mister Spaceman
  10. Moving Day
  11. Better Things For You
  12. Same Old Man
  13. Hop High Ladies
  14. Bound To Lose
  15. Flop Eared Mule
  16. Black Eyed Susie
  17. Sail Away Ladies
  18. Clinch Mountain Backstep
  19. Fishing Blues
  20. Statesboro' Blues
  21. Junko Partner
  22. Mole In The Ground
  23. Hot Corn, Cold Corn
  24. Down The Old Plank Road
  25. Chevrolet Six
  26. The Crowley Waltz
  27. Bully Of The Town
  28. Sugar In The Ground
  29. Soldier's Joy

Credits

  • Sound Mastering Ltd. - post production
  • Steve Weber - vocals, guitar, arranged by, written-by
  • Vernon Dalhart - arranged by

More from The Holy Modal Rounders: full discography