The guitar fostered great creativity in the South as it evolved from a small gut-string instrument in polite parlors to the big, loud, steel-string guitar now found in our homes and onstage. Mike sings and plays a variety of the styles that were played in the rural South from about 1850 to 1930 on 25 different types of guitars. Featured are: banjo-like styles, rags, blues, parlor and parlor-based styles, slide guitar styles, and many song accompaniment styles. The booklet includes a fresh look at the history of the guitar and its travel South, notes on songs and styles, and photographs of all the instruments used. 36-page booklet, 28 tracks, 74 minutes
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Beautiful!:
Excellent, as always. Mike is a stellar performer and has been instrumental (although quietly) in collecting important music that might otherwise be lost. He has never received the credit that is his due. Also, Pete Seeger is still alive and well, and Mike is his brother, not his son.
great project from a national treasure:
First off, a couple corrections to mike knox's Dec. 3 review below - Mike Seeger is the half-brother (NOT the son) of the "late" Pete Seeger, who as of this writing is still very much alive and still performing occasionally. That said, Mike Seeger has given us another wonderful collection of historic American music, just as he did on "Southern Banjo Sounds" and so many other recordings. Anyone with an interest in old-time music, or folk music, or traditional music, or whatever you want to call it,... more info
rootsy:
Nice southern roots guitar music! Mike, son of the late, great Pete Seeger plays some tasty southern roots tunes on various historic guitars. He seems to have quite a collection of vintage songs as well as guitars. The 33 page booklet that comes with the CD is quite informative. You get an interesting history of the guitar and its music from the first half of the 20th century in the southern US. Musicologists & historians will enjoy this one. This is nice, relaxing acoustic folk & country music,... more info
not impressed:
sorry we werent impressed by your impressing upon us that if we liked allison krause we would like this
