DICK FARINA & ERIC VON SCHMIDT limited Ed FOLKLORE
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Feb 26, 2007 Sold Date
Feb 16, 2007 Start Date
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ARTIST:....DICK FARINA & ERIC VON SCHMIDT

TITLE:.....DICK FARINA & ERIC VON SCHMIDT

LABEL:.....FOLKLORE RECORDS F/LEUT/7 [May 1963] Released only in U.K

CONDITION:
Record:.. VG/VG+.....Glossy but with light storage marks

Cover:.. VG/VG+... The seams and spine are intact, The is mild wrinkling visible on the front cover and the back cover reveals that water may have been in contact at one point showing some staining mostly at the bottom quarter

SONGS:
Side One
  1. JOHNNY CUCKOO (4:27) adaption of a children's game song learned from Bessie Jones, a negro woman from St. Simon's Island, Georgia
  2. JUMPING JUDY (3:55) an ax song, sometimes called "Drive it On," from the unaccompanied singing of convicts, Cummins State Farm, Arkansas, 1934. Played in an open G-tuning.
  3. GLORY, GLORY (2:34) traditional negro hymn, the tune relating closely to the Southern white hymn, "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?"
  4. OLD JOE'S DULCIMER (2:55) a medley of dance tunes including "Old Joe Clark," "Swing and Turn," "Darlin' Corey," etc.
  5. WOBBLE BIRD (2:44) a variation on "The Cuckoo," in 3/4 time.
  6. WILDWOOD FLOWER (1:56) instrumental on the well known Carter song.
  7. OVERSEAS STOMP (2:43) in the spirit of the 1927 Memphis Jug Band.
Side Two:
  1. LONZO N'HOWARD (3:30) learned from Tom Shoemaker of Harlan, Kentucky, who heard it there from a mountain fiddler called Blind Jim. This is probably its first recording.
  2. YOU CAN ALWAYS TELL (3:00) a tune based on Furry Lewis' "Dry Land Blues," with additional verses.
  3. XMAS ISLAND (3:18) a twelve-bar written by Fariña.
  4. STICK WITH ME BABY (3:32) played in an open G-tuning, adapted from the 1928 Lewis, "I Will Turn Your Money Green."
  5. RIDDLE SONG (1:10) traditional, with new answers to fit the old questions.
  6. COCAINE (4:03) learned from Rev. Gary Davis at Indian Neck, 1960.
  7. LONDON WALTZ (3:10) a blues in 3/4 time, music by Fariña, words spontaneous.
ABOUT:
This was an impromptu recording made in London on January 14 and 15, 1963. Joining Fariña and von Schmidt were Ethan Signer (of the Charles River Valley Boys) on fiddle, mandolin, and guitar, and occasionally Blind Boy Grunt. Blind Boy Grunt was of course the pseudonym of Bob Dylan, whose Columbia contract prevented his real name from appearing on the album. This is a crude, one-track, one-microphone recording, and although it is an enjoyable collection of American folk songs, it's quite a stretch from the unique style that Fariña later developed with Mimi. It doesn't offer any great revelations into Fariña's art or vision, but it does provide some early samples of his dulcimer playing, which is featured on "Old Joe's Dulcimer," "Wildwood Flower," and "Lonzo N'Howard," and less prominently in "London Waltz." Fariña sings lead vocal on "Wobble Bird," and "XMas Island" and unaccompanied vocal on "Riddle Song." He contributes back-up vocals and harmonica on other tracks. Fariña gives himself a writing credit for "XMas Island" and "London Waltz," but ironically these are two of the most negligible tracks. The most interesting songs for Richard & Mimi fans are the medley "Old Joe's Dulcimer," which is a forerunner of "Celebration for a Grey Day," and "Wobble Bird," which is an adaptation of "The Cuckoo," upon which "The Falcon" was based. His alteration of the lyrics in "Riddle Song" also gives a foretaste of his creative adaptation of traditional tunes. Another interesting connection with later work is "Stick With Me, Baby" (an adaptation of Furry Lewis' "Dry Land Blues"), which includes the lyrics, "I been down so long, seem like up to me, Gal of mine got a heart like a rock in the sea" But, again ironically, it is Eric von Schmidt who sings this song. In fact, the songs featuring Eric solo or prominently are the most professional-sounding tracks!

Dylan fans should be advised that Bob's contributions are minimal, and his presence on the record really cannot be felt in any significant way. He supplied back-up vocals and/or harmonica on four tracks: "Glory, Glory," "Overseas Stomp," "Xmas Island," and "Cocaine."

this article was found at
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