Vol. 3: When I'm Gone

Vol. 3: When I'm Gone

In the mid-1940s, Elizabeth Cotten (1895-1987) chanced to meet composer Ruth Crawford Seeger at a department store. They began to talk, and Seeger soon hired Cotten to work in the Seeger household. It was here that Cotten became motivated to pick up the guitar again-it had been so long she had forgotten she knew how to play-and she began playing professionally in her early eighties. The material chosen for this recording includes songs and tunes from her childhood, such as "Praying Time Will Soon Be Over" and original compositions like "When I'm Gone." She accompanies herself on her guitar, strung in the usual right-handed way yet played left-handed, with the guitar upside down. This album showcases her unique style, described by Mike Seeger as "a synthesis of turn-of-the-century parlor music, blues, church songs, and a little ragtime." Liner notes include extensive selections from conversations between Cotton, Mike, and Alice Gerrard.
Country USA
Brand Folkways Records
Manufacturer Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber FW-03537-CCD
Model FW03537
ReleaseDate 2007-04-24
UnitCount 1
UPCs 093070353725
EANs 0093070353725

Country	USA
Brand	Folkways Records
Manufacturer	Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	FW-03537-CCD
Model	FW03537
ReleaseDate	2007-04-24
UnitCount	1
UPCs	093070353725
EANs	0093070353725

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