Woody Guthrie - The Asch Recordings Vol. 4 - Buffalo Skinners

Album/Artist Review

This fourth and final volume of recordings Woody Guthrie made for Folkways and other small independent labels is just as remarkable as its predecessors. This time around, the focus is primarily on cowboy/Western music, and Guthrie -- who is accompanied by Cisco Houston on many of the 26 tracks -- proves himself a master of the genre. The program mixes well-known traditional material ("Go Tell Aunt Rhody, "Whoopie Ti Yi Yo, Get Along Little Doggies," "Red River Valley," and "Chisholm Trail") with equally strong Guthrie originals such as "Little Darling (At My Window Sad and Lonely)," "Ranger's Command," and "Dead or Alive (Poor Lazarus)." About a third of the tracks have never previously been released, among them the charming "Return of Rocky Mountain Slim and Desert Rat Shorty," a home recording on which Woody and Cisco make fun of radio ads for music songbooks. The sound quality is first rate, particularly considering the acetate-disc sources of this material. Also excellent is the 36-page accompanying booklet, which completes the biographical sketch started on volumes one through three and includes extensive notes on each track.

 

Album Description

Track Listing

Artist • Woody Guthrie Album Title • The Asch Recordings Vol. 4 - Buffalo Skinners Genre/Style • Folk Year • 1999 Total Tracks • 26 Playtime • 01:13:47 Total Size • 257.63 MB ID3-Tag • vorbis Codec • FLAC / 450 kbps Mode/Channels • 2 Posted By • AZOR On 03/27/2021

01. Ranger's Command (02:52) 02. Buffalo Skinners (03:18) 03. Billy The Kid (02:02) 04. Cowboy Waltz (02:05) 05. Pretty Boy Floyd (03:01) 06. Along In The Sun And The Rain (02:30) 07. Whoopie Ti-Yi-Yo, Get Along Little Dogies (02:50) 08. Froggie Went A-Courtin' (03:29) 09. Buffalo Gals (02:36) 10. I Ride An Old Paint (02:58) 11. Dead Or Alive (Poor Lazurus) (02:54) 12. Slip Knot (02:33) 13. Cocaine Blues (Bad Lee Brown) (02:15) 14. Go Tell Aunt Rhody (02:51) 15. Chisholm Trail (02:26) 16. Stewball (03:28) 17. Wild Cyclone (03:59) 18. Train Blues (03:34) 19. Red River Valley (02:54) 20. Fastest Of Ponies (04:18) 21. Stewball (02:30) 22. Snow Deer (02:33) 23. When The Curfew Blues (01:45) 24. Little Darling (At My Window Sad And Lonely) (02:15) 25. Blowing Down That Old Dusty Road (03:05) 26. The Return Of Rocky Mountain Slim And Desert Rat Shorty (02:34)

  The Asch Recordings Vol. 4 - Buffalo Skinners