Taking A Short Break

Labor Day festivities are commencing here at the beach house a.k.a. "The Sandbox", here in Southampton, Long Island.  My youngest daughter, assorted grandchildren, "Little Babs" my great-granddaughter, and yes Denise "The Grease" are all here.

Posts will resume on Thursday, September 10th.

In the meantime, here's (what we mathematicians call) a "shitload" of music to keep you busy.

First up we have:
Tony Joe White – 'Swamp Music: The Complete Monument Recordings'

Tony Joe White's 'Swamp Music: The Complete Monument Recordings' is a 4-CD box set originally released by Rhino Handmade in 2006.  This is the definitive anthology of his legendary swamp rock catalog recorded for the Monument label between 1968 and 1970.

CDs 1, 2, and 3, are Tony's first three studio albums—'Black and White', '...Continued', and 'Tony Joe White'.  Each CD is the the original album tracks alongside non-LP singles, B-sides, and rare foreign versions.  CD4 Disc 4 is previously unreleased session outtakes, demos, and alternate versions.

Link
https://workupload.com/file/SV8BkXCnrjd

Next we have:
Various Artists - 'Art of Field Recording Vols. I & II'

'Art of Field Recording Vols. I & II' is two four CD sets of field recordings made by Art Rosenbaum that serve as an audio time capsule, preserving the performances of (for the most part) non-professional musicians who showcased traditional, uncommercialized American folk music over a span of half a century, from 1956 to 2007.

Art’s journey into the world of traditional music began in his teens when he sought out and recorded great blues guitarist Scrapper Blackwell and fiddler John W. Summers in his home state of Indiana. His fieldwork has resulted in valuable archival material that is now housed in the Indiana University Folklore Archives, the University of Georgia Libraries, and the Archives of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.

Volume I, released on November 6, 2007, on the archival music label Dust-to-Digital, won the Grammy Award for Best Historical Album at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards.  The album features a diverse range of musical genres, including ballads, blues, spirituals, work songs, and slave songs.  It also showcases religious singing styles, such as the African-American ring-shout, as well as traditional folk music from various states, including Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, and New York. The performances are accompanied by voices and stringed instruments like the banjo and fiddle.

Volume II, released on December 9, 2008, delves into a vast array of American traditional music styles. It encompasses Cajun, Appalachian folk, country blues, gospel, Sacred Harp singing, sacred steel guitar, and a cappella vocals.  While it may not cover every genre, it certainly captures numerous approaches that have remained largely unexposed in the mainstream commercial music industry for over half a century. These styles have been preserved and performed outside the media spotlight, yet Volume II brings them to a wider audience.

Link 1
https://workupload.com/file/9pxeWn6TXQV

Link 2
https://workupload.com/file/4DWy38zfLm4

Enjoy!