The Norman & Nancy Blake Compact Disc

The Norman & Nancy Blake Compact Disc is a compilation album of American

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Musician

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s Norman Blake

Norman Blake (American musician)

Norman Blake is an instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter. In a career spanning more than 50 years Blake has played in a number of folk and Country groups...

and Nancy Blake, released in 1986. It contains both Lighthouse on the Shore
Lighthouse on the Shore
Lighthouse on the Shore is an album of American guitarist Norman Blake, released in 1985.-Side one:# "Hello Stranger" – 3:07# "New Bicycle Hornpipe" – 2:32# "Marquis of Huntley" – 2:30...

and Nancy's solo release Grand Junction on one CD.

Track listing

"Hello Stranger" (Carter Family
Carter Family
The Carter Family was a traditional American folk music group that recorded between 1927 and 1956. Their music had a profound impact on bluegrass, country, Southern Gospel, pop and rock musicians as well as on the U.S. folk revival of the 1960s. They were the first vocal group to become country...

) – 3:07
"New Bicycle Hornpipe" (Norman Blake) – 2:32
"Marquis of Huntley" (William Marshall, Traditional) – 2:30
"Florida Rag" (John Hartford
John Hartford
John Cowan Hartford was an American folk, country and bluegrass composer and musician known for his mastery of the fiddle and banjo, as well as for his witty lyrics, unique vocal style, and extensive knowledge of Mississippi River lore...

) – 3:08
"Jordan Am a Hard Road to Travel" (Uncle Dave Macon
Uncle Dave Macon
Uncle Dave Macon , born David Harrison Macon—also known as "The Dixie Dewdrop"—was an American banjo player, singer, songwriter, and comedian...

) – 3:59
"Belize" (Blake) – 3:40
"Elzic's Farewell" (Traditional) – 4:23
"Lighthouse on the Shore" (Blake) – 5:08
"Grand Junction" (Blake) – 3:05
"Butterfly Weed" (Blake) – 2:54
"President Garfield's Hornpipe" (Traditional) – 2:23
"In Russia (We Have Parking Lots, Too)" (Blake) – 2:42
"Wroxall" (Blake) – 2:14
"If I Lose, I Don't Care" (Traditional) – 3:01
"The Chrysanthemum" (Scott Joplin
Scott Joplin
Scott Joplin was an American composer and pianist. Joplin achieved fame for his ragtime compositions, and was later dubbed "The King of Ragtime". During his brief career, Joplin wrote 44 original ragtime pieces, one ragtime ballet, and two operas...

) – 3:47
"Lima Road Jig" (Blake) – 1:40
"Boston Boy/Last Night's Joy" (Traditional) – 2:21
"My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose" (Robert Burns
Robert Burns
Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide...

) – 3:49
"Peacock's Feather" (Traditional) – 1:42
"Wildwood Flower" (Carter Family) – 3:17
"Tennessee Mountain Fox Chase" (Traditional) – 2:50

Personnel

Norman Blake – vocals, banjo, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, mandola
Nancy Blake – fiddle, mandolin, accordion, cello, bass, guitar, vocals
James Bryan – fiddle, viola
Tom Jackson – banjo

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