The New Lost City Ramblers

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Lovers of traditional American folk music owe a debt of gratitude to The New Lost City Ramblers, a folk group formed by Mike Seeger, John Cohen and Tom Paley in 1958. The band based their style almost entirely on old 78rpm pre-war recordings of American folk songs and were obsessional about playing music which was true to its origins rather than playing updated versions of old songs sanitised for modern audiences.

Their second album 'Songs from the Depression' (1959) is a seminal work which features many political songs from the Great Depression and each track with the exception of 'Keep Moving' was lifted from commercially available 78s from the period. The album serves as a cultural snapshot of life during one of America's darkest periods and is viewed by critics as an important and authentic reflection of music from that era.

Paley left the band in 1962 to be replaced by Tracy Schwarz who remained with the band for the rest of his career. The band lost its impetus during the late 1960s and for a period the members drifted apart and became involved in other musical projects. For a short time Schwarz and Seeger formed The Strange Creek Singers.

Seeger, Paley and Cohen have all passed away leaving Schwarz as the only living survivor of one of America's most important folk bands. Collectively they created a recording legacy of some 30 albums containing many of America's best loved traditional songs.

Top tracks

09	Bowling Green	The New Lost City Ramblers	The New Lost City Ramblers with Cousin Emmy	01:50
	Composers: Cousin Emmy - Traditional
01	No Depression in Heaven	The New Lost City Ramblers	Songs from the Depression	03:00
	Composers: A.P. Carter
28	Leather Britches	Eck Robertson	Close to Home: Old Time Music from Mike Seeger's Collection 1952-1967	03:02
	Composers: Traditional
23	Free Little Bird	The New Lost City Ramblers	There Ain't No Way Out	02:57
	Composers: Traditional
15	How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live	The New Lost City Ramblers	Classic Protest Songs from Smithsonian Folkways	03:38
	Composers: Blind Alfred Reed
01	Buck Creek Girls	The New Lost City Ramblers	There Ain't No Way Out	02:59
	Composers: Traditional
09	Cotton Eyed Joe	The New Lost City Ramblers	Old Timey Songs for Children	01:15
	Composers: Bob Wills - Traditional
14	Johnny Booker	The New Lost City Ramblers	The New Lost City Ramblers with Cousin Emmy	01:32
	Composers: Cousin Emmy
10	Dry and Dusty	The New Lost City Ramblers	On the Great Divide	01:52
	Composers: Unspecified
18	Foggy Mountain Top	The New Lost City Ramblers	The Newport Folk Festival 1960 (Remasterizado)	02:32
	Writer: Tom Paley - Mike Seeger
26	Crow Black Chicken	The New Lost City Ramblers	50 Years: Where Do You Come From? Where Do You Go?	02:36
	Composers: Traditional
08	Sailor on the Deep Blue Sea	The New Lost City Ramblers	The New Lost City Ramblers	02:41
	Composers: Traditional
03	Beware, Oh Take Care	The New Lost City Ramblers	Old Timey Songs for Children	02:23
	Composers: Blind Alfred Reed - Unspecified - Orville Reed
12	Roving Gambler	The New Lost City Ramblers	The New Lost City Ramblers	02:51
	Composers: Traditional
04	White House Blues	The New Lost City Ramblers	Songs from the Depression	03:10
	Composers: Charlie Poole - Norman Woodlieff
10	Battleship of Maine	The New Lost City Ramblers	The New Lost City Ramblers	03:10
	Composers: Unspecified
09	East Virginia	The New Lost City Ramblers	The New Lost City Ramblers	03:23
	Composers: Traditional
16	Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms	The New Lost City Ramblers	The Newport Folk Festival 1960 (Remasterizado)	03:07
	Writer: John Cohen - Mike Seeger
02	Don't Let Your Deal Go Down	The New Lost City Ramblers	The New Lost City Ramblers	02:31
	Composers: Traditional
05	Tom Cat Blues	The New Lost City Ramblers	The New Lost City Ramblers	02:50
	Composers: Cliff Carlisle
02	Take Me Back to the Sweet Sunny South	The New Lost City Ramblers	The New Lost City Ramblers, Vol. 4	02:37
	Composers: W. L. Bloomfiled
06	Ruby, Are You Mad at Your Man?	The New Lost City Ramblers	The New Lost City Ramblers with Cousin Emmy	01:57
	Composers: Cousin Emmy
01	Old Bell Cow	The New Lost City Ramblers	Old Timey Songs for Children	03:12
	Composers: Unspecified - Dixie Crackers
18	Hogeye	The New Lost City Ramblers	The New Lost City Ramblers, Vol. 3	01:49
	Composers: Unspecified
07	Cyclone of Rye Cove	The New Lost City Ramblers	Classic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian Folkways	03:05
	Composers: A.P. Carter
13	Rabbit Chase	The New Lost City Ramblers	Old Timey Songs for Children	02:36
	Composers: Charlie Parker - Unspecified
13	Richmond Is a Hard Road to Travel	The New Lost City Ramblers	Songs of the Civil War	03:05
	Composers: Unspecified - John R. Thompson
08	Chewing Gum	The New Lost City Ramblers	Old Timey Songs for Children	02:37
	Composers: A.P. Carter
01	Old Joe Clark (Live / 1978)	The New Lost City Ramblers	20th Anniversary Concert (Live / 1978)	02:51
	Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
12	Cowboy Waltz	The New Lost City Ramblers	String Band Instrumentals	01:52
	Composers: Woody Guthrie

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Discography

Albums

(P) 2009 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: 25-08-2009

50 Years: Where Do You Come From? Where Do You Go?

01	Colored Aristocracy (1)	The New Lost City Ramblers	50 Years: Where Do You Come From? Where Do You Go?	02:08
	Composers: Sanford Rich
02	Hopalong Peter	The New Lost City Ramblers	50 Years: Where Do You Come From? Where Do You Go?	02:08
	Composers: Frank Dumont
03	Don't Let Your Deal Go Down	The New Lost City Ramblers	50 Years: Where Do You Come From? Where Do You Go?	02:30
	Composers: Traditional
04	When First Unto this Country	The New Lost City Ramblers	50 Years: Where Do You Come From? Where Do You Go?	02:48
	Composers: Traditional
05	Sales Tax on the Women	The New Lost City Ramblers	50 Years: Where Do You Come From? Where Do You Go?	03:17
	Composers: Dorsey Dixon - Wade Mainer
06	Rabbit Chase	The New Lost City Ramblers	50 Years: Where Do You Come From? Where Do You Go?	02:33
	Composers: Charlie Parker
07	Leaving Home	The New Lost City Ramblers	50 Years: Where Do You Come From? Where Do You Go?	03:08
	Composers: Charlie Poole - Norman Woodlieff

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This Compilation ℗ 2001 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.: 01-01-2001

40 Years Of Concert Performances (Live)

01	Soldier's Joy (Live)	The New Lost City Ramblers	40 Years Of Concert Performances (Live)	01:36
	Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
02	Down In The Willow (Live)	The New Lost City Ramblers	40 Years Of Concert Performances (Live)	03:15
	Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
03	Brown's Ferry Blues (Live)	The New Lost City Ramblers	40 Years Of Concert Performances (Live)	03:16
	Writer: Alton Delmore / Composers: Alton Delmore
04	Too Tight Rag (Live)	The New Lost City Ramblers	40 Years Of Concert Performances (Live)	01:34
	Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
05	Little Birdie (Live)	The New Lost City Ramblers	40 Years Of Concert Performances (Live)	02:28
	Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
06	Darling Corey (Live)	The New Lost City Ramblers	40 Years Of Concert Performances (Live)	03:06
	Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
07	The Democratic Donkey (Is In His Stall Again) (Live)	The New Lost City Ramblers	40 Years Of Concert Performances (Live)	02:30
	Writer: Bill Cox / Composers: Bill Cox

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(P) 1997 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: 20-05-1997

There Ain't No Way Out

01	Buck Creek Girls	The New Lost City Ramblers	There Ain't No Way Out	02:59
	Composers: Traditional
02	Skip to My Lou	The New Lost City Ramblers	There Ain't No Way Out	02:58
	Composers: Traditional
03	Jolie Petite Blonde	The New Lost City Ramblers	There Ain't No Way Out	02:58
	Composers: Frank Maihes
04	God's Gonna Ease My Troublin' Mind	The New Lost City Ramblers	There Ain't No Way Out	04:28
	Composers: Traditional
05	Anchored in Love Divine	The New Lost City Ramblers	There Ain't No Way Out	02:41
	Composers: James D. Vaughan - James Rowe
06	Last Chance	The New Lost City Ramblers	There Ain't No Way Out	01:55
	Composers: Traditional
07	Weave Room Blues	The New Lost City Ramblers	There Ain't No Way Out	02:36
	Composers: Dorsey Dixon

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(P) 1993 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: 03-08-1993

Out Standing in Their Field: The New Lost City Ramblers, Vol. 2: 1963-1973

01	John Brown's Dream	The New Lost City Ramblers	Out Standing in Their Field: The New Lost City Ramblers, Vol. 2: 1963-1973	01:34
	Composers: Tommy Jarrell - Fred Cockerham
02	Riding on That Train	The New Lost City Ramblers	Out Standing in Their Field: The New Lost City Ramblers, Vol. 2: 1963-1973	02:21
	Composers: Traditional
03	The Titanic	The New Lost City Ramblers	Out Standing in Their Field: The New Lost City Ramblers, Vol. 2: 1963-1973	03:00
	Composers: Ernest Stoneman
04	Don't Get Trouble in Your Mind	The New Lost City Ramblers	Out Standing in Their Field: The New Lost City Ramblers, Vol. 2: 1963-1973	02:18
	Composers: Frank Blevins
05	Cowboy Waltz	The New Lost City Ramblers	Out Standing in Their Field: The New Lost City Ramblers, Vol. 2: 1963-1973	01:52
	Composers: Woody Guthrie
06	Shut Up in the Mines of Coal Creek	The New Lost City Ramblers	Out Standing in Their Field: The New Lost City Ramblers, Vol. 2: 1963-1973	02:50
	Composers: Traditional
07	Private John Q	The New Lost City Ramblers	Out Standing in Their Field: The New Lost City Ramblers, Vol. 2: 1963-1973	02:03
	Composers: Roger Miller

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(P) 1991 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: 03-04-1991

The Early Years, 1958-1962

01	Colored Aristocracy	The New Lost City Ramblers	The Early Years, 1958-1962	02:08
	Composers: Sanford Rich
02	Hopalong Peter	The New Lost City Ramblers	The Early Years, 1958-1962	02:07
	Composers: New Lost City Ramblers
03	Don't Let Your Deal Go Down	The New Lost City Ramblers	The Early Years, 1958-1962	02:29
	Composers: Traditional
04	When First Into this Country	The New Lost City Ramblers	The Early Years, 1958-1962	02:48
	Composers: Traditional
05	Sales Tax on the Women	The New Lost City Ramblers	The Early Years, 1958-1962	03:16
	Composers: Dorsey Dixon - Wade Mainer
06	Rabbit Chase	The New Lost City Ramblers	The Early Years, 1958-1962	02:33
	Composers: Charlie Parker
07	Leaving Home	The New Lost City Ramblers	The Early Years, 1958-1962	03:08
	Composers: Charlie Poole - Norman Woodlieff

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℗ 1986 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.: 01-01-1986

20th Anniversary Concert (Live / 1978)

01	Old Joe Clark (Live / 1978)	The New Lost City Ramblers	20th Anniversary Concert (Live / 1978)	02:51
	Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
02	Hot Corn, Cold Corn (Live / 1978)	The New Lost City Ramblers	20th Anniversary Concert (Live / 1978)	04:11
	Writer: David Akeman - Earl Scruggs - Lester Flatt / Composers: David Akeman - Earl Scruggs - Lester Flatt
03	Barbara Allen (Live / 1978)	Pete Seeger	20th Anniversary Concert (Live / 1978)	04:55
	Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
04	Freight Train (Live / 1978)	Elizabeth Cotten	20th Anniversary Concert (Live / 1978)	03:48
	Writer: Elizabeth Cotton - Paul James - Frederick Williams / Composers: Elizabeth Cotton - Paul James - Frederick Williams
05	Wreck Of The Old '97 (Live / 1978)	The New Lost City Ramblers	20th Anniversary Concert (Live / 1978)	03:18
	Writer: Henry Clay Work - Fred Lewey - Charles Noell / Composers: Henry Clay Work - Fred Lewey - Charles Noell
06	C & NW Railroad Blues (Live / 1978)	The Highwoods Stringband	20th Anniversary Concert (Live / 1978)	03:04
	Writer: Homer "Pappy" Sherrill / Composers: Homer "Pappy" Sherrill
07	Did You Ever See The Devil, Uncle Joe? (Live / 1978)	The Highwoods Stringband	20th Anniversary Concert (Live / 1978)	03:08
	Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional

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(P) 1978 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Folkways Records.: 01-01-1978

Sing Songs of The New Lost City Ramblers

01	Colored Aristocracy	The New Lost City Ramblers	Sing Songs of The New Lost City Ramblers	02:17
	Composers: Sanford Rich
02	Don't Let Your Deal Go Down	The New Lost City Ramblers	Sing Songs of The New Lost City Ramblers	02:41
	Composers: Traditional
03	Brown's Ferry Blues	The New Lost City Ramblers	Sing Songs of The New Lost City Ramblers	02:51
	Composers: Alton Delmore - Rabon Delmore
04	Talking Hard Luck	The New Lost City Ramblers	Sing Songs of The New Lost City Ramblers	02:40
	Composers: Chris Bouchillon
05	Railroad Blues	The New Lost City Ramblers	Sing Songs of The New Lost City Ramblers	02:41
	Composers: Sam McGee
06	Likes Likker Better Than Me	The New Lost City Ramblers	Sing Songs of The New Lost City Ramblers	02:38
	Composers: Bill Woodie - Ephrim Woodie
07	Hop High Ladies the Cake's All Dough	The New Lost City Ramblers	Sing Songs of The New Lost City Ramblers	02:07
	Composers: Unspecified

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(P) 2004 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / 1973 Folkways Records: 01-01-1973

Remembrance of Things to Come

01	Soldier's Joy	The New Lost City Ramblers	Remembrance of Things to Come	02:12
02	The Titanic	The New Lost City Ramblers	Remembrance of Things to Come	03:02
03	Single Girl	The New Lost City Ramblers	Remembrance of Things to Come	03:00
04	Lord Bateman	The New Lost City Ramblers	Remembrance of Things to Come	05:34
05	I'm Lonesome	The New Lost City Ramblers	Remembrance of Things to Come	02:23
06	He Is Coming To Us Dead	The New Lost City Ramblers	Remembrance of Things to Come	03:17
07	Cat's Got the Measles & the Dog's Got the Whooping Cough	The New Lost City Ramblers	Remembrance of Things to Come	02:58

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(P) 1973 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Folkways Records.: 01-01-1973

Remembrance of Things to Come

01	Soldier's Joy	The New Lost City Ramblers	Remembrance of Things to Come	02:12
	Composers: Traditional
02	The Titanic	The New Lost City Ramblers	Remembrance of Things to Come	03:02
	Composers: A.P. Carter
03	Single Girl	The New Lost City Ramblers	Remembrance of Things to Come	03:00
	Composers: Traditional
04	Lord Bateman	The New Lost City Ramblers	Remembrance of Things to Come	05:34
	Composers: Traditional
05	I'm Lonesome	The New Lost City Ramblers	Remembrance of Things to Come	02:23
	Composers: Tracy Schwarz - Larry Richardson
06	He Is Coming to Us Dead	The New Lost City Ramblers	Remembrance of Things to Come	03:17
	Composers: Traditional
07	Cat's Got the Measles and the Dog's Got the Whooping Cough	The New Lost City Ramblers	Remembrance of Things to Come	02:58
	Composers: Traditional

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(P) 1975 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Folkways Records.: 01-01-1973

On the Great Divide

01	John Brown's Dream	The New Lost City Ramblers	On the Great Divide	01:37
	Composers: Fred Cockerham - Tommy Jarrell
02	Old Johnny Booker Won't Do	The New Lost City Ramblers	On the Great Divide	03:04
	Composers: Jerry jordan
03	Railroading on the Great Divide	The New Lost City Ramblers	On the Great Divide	03:16
	Composers: Sara Carter
04	Love of Polly and Jack Monroe	The New Lost City Ramblers	On the Great Divide	03:21
	Composers: George Davis
05	Walking Boss	The New Lost City Ramblers	On the Great Divide	01:47
	Composers: TC Ashley
06	Who Killed Poor Robin	The New Lost City Ramblers	On the Great Divide	03:54
	Composers: Unspecified
07	The Old Man at the Mill	The New Lost City Ramblers	On the Great Divide	02:21
	Composers: TC Ashley

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(P) 1968 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Folkways Records.: 01-01-1968

Modern Times

01	Shut up in the Mines of Coal Creek	The New Lost City Ramblers	Modern Times	02:54
	Composers: Traditional
02	'31 Depression Blues	The New Lost City Ramblers	Modern Times	03:17
	Composers: Ed Sturgill
03	That Little Lump of Coal	The New Lost City Ramblers	Modern Times	03:19
	Composers: J. N. York
04	Union Man	The New Lost City Ramblers	Modern Times	02:42
	Composers: New Lost City Ramblers
05	Got the Farm Land Blues	The New Lost City Ramblers	Modern Times	03:10
	Composers: Gwynn Foster - Dock Walsh - Tom Ashley
06	We Are up Against It Now	The New Lost City Ramblers	Modern Times	02:44
	Composers: Uncle Dave Macon
07	From Earth to Heaven	The New Lost City Ramblers	Modern Times	02:46
	Composers: Uncle Dave Macon

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(P) 1968 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Folkways Records.: 01-01-1968

The New Lost City Ramblers with Cousin Emmy

01	Old Tim Brooks	The New Lost City Ramblers	The New Lost City Ramblers with Cousin Emmy	01:28
	Composers: Cousin Emmy - Traditional
02	A Home in Old Kentucky	The New Lost City Ramblers	The New Lost City Ramblers with Cousin Emmy	01:30
	Composers: Cousin Emmy "Cynthia May Carver"
03	I'm Going 'Cross the Sea	The New Lost City Ramblers	The New Lost City Ramblers with Cousin Emmy	02:24
	Composers: Cousin Emmy - Traditional
04	Pretty Little Miss out in the Garden	The New Lost City Ramblers	The New Lost City Ramblers with Cousin Emmy	03:22
	Composers: Cousin Emmy - Traditional
05	Little Joe	The New Lost City Ramblers	The New Lost City Ramblers with Cousin Emmy	03:08
	Composers: Unspecified
06	Ruby, Are You Mad at Your Man?	The New Lost City Ramblers	The New Lost City Ramblers with Cousin Emmy	01:57
	Composers: Cousin Emmy
07	Dance All Night with a Bottle in Your Hand	The New Lost City Ramblers	The New Lost City Ramblers with Cousin Emmy	01:45
	Composers: Cousin Emmy - Traditional

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(P) 1964 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Folkways Records.: 01-01-1964

String Band Instrumentals

01	Saddle up the Grey	The New Lost City Ramblers	String Band Instrumentals	01:57
	Composers: Unspecified
02	Greenback Dollar	The New Lost City Ramblers	String Band Instrumentals	02:42
	Composers: Traditional
03	Victory Rag	The New Lost City Ramblers	String Band Instrumentals	02:04
	Composers: Traditional
04	Soldier's Joy	The New Lost City Ramblers	String Band Instrumentals	02:16
	Composers: Unspecified
05	Blackeyed Susie	The New Lost City Ramblers	String Band Instrumentals	01:54
	Composers: Traditional
06	My Wife Died	The New Lost City Ramblers	String Band Instrumentals	02:20
	Composers: Traditional
07	John Brown's Dream	The New Lost City Ramblers	String Band Instrumentals	02:26
	Composers: Tommy Jarrell - Fred Cockerham

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(P) 1964 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Folkways Records.: 01-01-1964

Rural Delivery Number One

01	Going down the River	The New Lost City Ramblers	Rural Delivery Number One	02:45
	Composers: Traditional
02	The Cyclone of Rye Cove	The New Lost City Ramblers	Rural Delivery Number One	03:08
	Composers: Unspecified
03	Sweet Willie	The New Lost City Ramblers	Rural Delivery Number One	02:06
	Composers: Traditional
04	I've Always Been a Rambler	The New Lost City Ramblers	Rural Delivery Number One	03:20
	Composers: G.B. Grayson
05	Old Joe Bone	The New Lost City Ramblers	Rural Delivery Number One	02:03
	Composers: Unspecified
06	Durham's Bull	The New Lost City Ramblers	Rural Delivery Number One	01:38
	Composers: Unspecified
07	Automobile Trip through Alabama	The New Lost City Ramblers	Rural Delivery Number One	03:21
	Composers: Traditional

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(P) 1963 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Folkways Records.: 01-01-1963

The New Lost City Ramblers, Vol. 5

01	Old Joe Clark	The New Lost City Ramblers	The New Lost City Ramblers, Vol. 5	02:31
	Composers: Traditional - Tom Paley
02	Old Molly Hair	The New Lost City Ramblers	The New Lost City Ramblers, Vol. 5	02:00
	Composers: Unspecified
03	Nick Nack Song	The New Lost City Ramblers	The New Lost City Ramblers, Vol. 5	03:25
	Composers: Unspecified
04	Country Blues	The New Lost City Ramblers	The New Lost City Ramblers, Vol. 5	03:31
	Composers: Unspecified - Dock Boggs
05	True and Trembling Brakeman	The New Lost City Ramblers	The New Lost City Ramblers, Vol. 5	03:47
	Composers: Cliff Carlisle - Wilbur Ball
06	When I'm Gone	The New Lost City Ramblers	The New Lost City Ramblers, Vol. 5	03:19
	Composers: A.P. Carter
07	If I Lose, I Don't Care	The New Lost City Ramblers	The New Lost City Ramblers, Vol. 5	03:02
	Composers: Unspecified

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