Freight Train and Other: Elizabeth Cotten: Amazon.ca: Music

1. Wilson Rag

2. Freight Train

3. Going Down the Road Feeling Bad

4. I Don't Love Nobody

5. Aint' Got No Honey Baby Now

6. Graduation March

7. Honey Babe Your Papa Cares For You

8. Vastopol

9. a) Here Old Rattler Here

10. a) Run...Run

11. a) Sweet Bye and Bye

12. Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie

13. Spanish Flang Dang

14. When I Get Home

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4.8 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Gotta love it., Dec 11 2002

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M. Carnevale "hal9000" (Chepachet, RI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Freight Train and Other (Audio CD)

Elizabeth does a wonderful job here. Don't expect a lot from the recording itself but the songs are great American History. Great background music.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Freight Train and other songs, April 29 2002

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Alexander Howard (Bromsgrove, Worcestershire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Freight Train and Other (Audio CD)

When I first heard this CD I was astounded not just by the
technical ability of Libba Cotten, but also by the sheer
spiritual feeling she gives to the songs. She also plays really
gently, never overemphasising anything.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Move Over John Hurt, Feb 26 2002

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J. Christmas "joshua-one" (New Brunswick, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Freight Train and Other (Audio CD)

These phenomenal songs were recorded by Mike Seeger in Elizabeth Cotten's bedroom. Elizabeth Cotten had stopped playing guitar for over twenty years when the Seeger family "discovered" her (she was working as their maid!)

Cotten's completely "by ear" playing is among the most subtle and harmonically nuanced in "roots folk music". Strangely, she does not get anywhere near the attention of Mississipi John Hurt, though she is a far better and more interesting guitar player (this is not to knock John Hurt, who is also great.)

Cotten was able to pick up everything from blues, to ragtime, to the UNC "graduation march" just by listening. At risk of sounding cliched, I believe she was a genius who was never fully able to realize her potential. But at least we have these wonderful songs to give us a sense of it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Amazing
Elizabeth Cotten is a must for everyone. When listening to the recording one feels as if she was playing in the same room with you. Ms. Read more

Published on Sep 3 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A folk heroine
A simple but distinctive picking style. Great singing. Music imbued with the blues.

Published on Aug 1 1998