THE CD: Old Time Mountain Banjo
County Records CO-CD-3533
On the web: www.countysales.com

This is a reissue of a classic 1968 album, with some additional cuts. Bob Buckingham’s liner notes are first-rate, and are peppered with vintage photos from the collection of Jim Bollman. All the tunes are from rare 78 recordings, and the aural quality is excellent.

A variety of finger-picking styles are found here, plus clawhammer. Two favorites are a very melodic “Leather Britches” from W.A. Hinton in 1931, and “Oh Molly Dear” from B.F. Shelton. The tunes are well-sequenced, and keep a listener’s attention. Well done.

– Paul Gartner

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