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Instrument(s) Autoharp; Banjo; Fiddle; Guitar; Mandolin; Piano; Washtub bass.

Language(s) English.

Year of Recording 1974.

Record Label Folkways Records.

Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.

Credits Artist Fiddlin’ Al McCanless ; Artist Red Clay Ramblers ; Cover photo by Chuck Lewis ; Cover photo by John Menapace ; Design by Ronald Clyne.

101 Boogerboo The Red Clay Ramblers with Fiddlin’ Al McCanless 2:01.

102 My Only Sweetheart The Red Clay Ramblers with Fiddlin’ Al McCanless 3:01.

103 Kissing is a Crime The Red Clay Ramblers with Fiddlin’ Al McCanless 2:43.

104 Tell it to Me The Red Clay Ramblers with Fiddlin’ Al McCanless 2:38.

105 Ducks on the Pond The Red Clay Ramblers with Fiddlin’ Al McCanless 2:19.

106 Wagon Yard The Red Clay Ramblers with Fiddlin’ Al McCanless 2:39.

107 Durang’s Hornpipe The Red Clay Ramblers with Fiddlin’ Al McCanless 1:39.

108 Girl Behind the Bar The Red Clay Ramblers with Fiddlin’ Al McCanless 2:11.

109 Birdie The Red Clay Ramblers with Fiddlin’ Al McCanless 2:12.

201 Miller’s Reel / Wake Up Susan The Red Clay Ramblers with Fiddlin’ Al McCanless 2:47.

202 Tennessee Coon The Red Clay Ramblers with Fiddlin’ Al McCanless 2:57.

203 Call to a Foreign Field The Red Clay Ramblers with Fiddlin’ Al McCanless 4:05.

204 Give the Fiddler a Dram The Red Clay Ramblers with Fiddlin’ Al McCanless 1:55.

205 I Got the Whiskey The Red Clay Ramblers with Fiddlin’ Al McCanless 4:04.

206 Bolger’s Hornpipe The Red Clay Ramblers with Fiddlin’ Al McCanless 1:50.

207 House