The second half of
the Carter Family
's recorded output largely rests with the contents of this CD. It's their output for
Columbia
's
OKeh
and
Conqueror
labels, 17 of the 20 recorded over five days in May 1935 and the final three from an October 1940 session. In typical
Carter Family
fashion, the material is wide ranging and eclectic, running from British folk music (
"Black Jack David,"
"Sinking in the Lonesome Sea"
) to gospel (
"On the Rock Where Moses Stood,"
"River of Jordan"
) to blues (
"Worried Man Blues"
) and beyond. Along the way we're treated to re-cuts of notable
Carter
"hits" like
"Can the Circle Be Unbroken,"
"Wildwood Flower,"
"Keep on the Sunny Side."
After you collect all of their
Victor
recordings from the 1920s, here's your next stop, an indispensable addition to any basic country collection. ~ Cub Koda