1. Banjo Picking Girl - Hazel Dickens/Alice Gerrard
2. Old Corn Liquor - Joe Thompson
3. Rain And Snow - Dry Branch Fire Squad
4. The Orphan Child - Jody Stetcher/Kate Brislin
5. Working On A Building - The Johnston Mountain Boys
6. You Better Mind - Bessie Jones
7. Dry Bones - The Persuasions
8. Did You Hear John Hurt? - Dave Van Ronk
9. One-Dime Blues - Etta Baker
10. All The Way From East St. Louis - Mississippi Fred McDowell
11. Juke Medley - Robert Nighthawk/Carey Bell
12. Black's Ball - J.B. Hutto & The New Hawks
13. Just A Little While To Stay Here - The Rebirth Brass Band
14. Iko, Iko - Bo Dollis & The Wild Magnolias
15. Mai Kai No Kauai - Tau Moe Family
16. Texas Cowboy - Glenn Ohrlin
17. Streets Of Laredo - Brownie Ford
18. Lacassine Special - Balfa Brothers
19. Ti Galop Pour Mamou - D.L. Menard
20. Dimanche Apres-Midi - Chris Ardoin & Double Clutchin'
21. Pere Et Garcon Zydeco - John And Geno Delafose
22. Oh Bye Mon Neg - Boozoo Chavis
23. Zulema Waltz - Santiago Jimenez, Jr.
24. El Ahualulco - Los Pregoneros Del Puerto
25. Ven (Come To Me) - Los Cachorros
26. Reels: Catherine McEvoy's-Arklow Mountains - Liz Carroll/James Keane, Jr.
27. Silver Star Hornpipe / Karen's Reel / Temperance Reel - Joe Cormier
28. Long Journey Home - J.D. Crowe & The New South
29. Leavin' - James King
30. Old Folks At Home - Vern Williams
31. Nobody's Business - The Freight Hoppers
32. All Around The World - James Booker
33. Frankie And Johnny - Tuts Washington
34. Yancey's Bugle Call - Preacher Jack
35. Bottle Up And Go - Sleepy LaBeef
36. Friend Of The Devil - Rice, Rice, Hillman & Pederson
37. Every Time You Say Goodbye - Alison Kraus/Union Station
38. Man Of Constant Sorrow - Tony Furtado/Tim O'Brien
39. Crossfire - Bela Fleck
40. You're In My Heart - Rhonda Vincent
41. Second Wind - Claire Lynch
42. Black Dog - Ray Wylie Hubbard
43. Graveside Song - Stevens Sisters
44. Oh Death - Tarbox Ramblers
45. You Can't Hold On To A Love's That Gone - The Holmes Brothers
46. This Time I'm Gone For Good - Johnny Adams
47. Down The Road - Marcia Ball
48. Think It Over One More Time - Buckwheat Zydeco
49. Just One Kiss - Beau Jocque And The Zydeco Hi-Rollers
50. La Danse De Mardi Gras - Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys
51. Chez Seychelles - Beausoleil
52. Frosty - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
53. Funkyard - Walter "Wolfman" Washington
54. Doyne / Freylekhs - Klezmer Conservatory Band
55. Somos Boricuas - Los Pleneros De La 21
56. Hey Little Love - Tish Hinojosa
57. El Ano Viejo - The Blazers
58. All Just To Get To You - Joe Ely
59. One Endless night - Jimmy Dale Gilmore
60. Nebraska - The Cash Brothers
61. Uniform Grey - Sarah Harmer
62. Broke Down - Slaid Cleaves
63. Birches - Bill Morrissey
64. More Than A Paycheck - Sweet Honey In The Rock
65. Swing Low Sweet Chariot - IIIrd Tyme Out
66. Flamenco Fling - Natalie MacMaster
67. Ashokan Farewell - Fiddle Fever
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No independent label has surveyed a wider, deeper expanse of the American musical grain than Rounder Records has done since 1971. In celebrating the label's 30th anniversary, this budget-priced anthology presents 68 gems from the archives without duplicating a single artist. Rather than a linear progression through time or genre, the four-disc set hopscotches all over the musical map, from the blues of Mississippi Fred McDowell to the bluegrass of Alison Krauss, from the Texas country of Jimmie Dale Gilmore to the Celtic fiddle of Natalie MacMaster. Some of the juxtapositions are a little jarring: the Mardi Gras chants of Bo Dollis and the Wild Magnolias give way to the Hawaiian guitars of the Tau Moe Family, while the soulful groove of Walter "Wolfman" Washington leads into the Klezmer Conservatory Band. But listeners whose tastes are as eclectic as Rounder's will find the set a treasure trove of discovery. --Don McLeese
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Roots Music: An American Journey
- Audio CD: 0 pages (2001-10-23)
- Publisher: Rounder / Umgd
- Label: Rounder / Umgd
- Format: Box set
- Studio: Rounder / Umgd
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 3 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #107980
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1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Another Great Rounder Collection 2005-02-01
Comment: Sure, it's a Rounder marketing product. A collection of their artists, some new, some familiar, offered to entice us to buy.... NICE JOB Rounder! This is also another home run collection of top quality artists presented with fine liner notes and exceptional production. Get it! LOVE IT!
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Introduction to American Music 2001-11-14
Comment: Rounder Records has always done an incredible job of putting together compilations and making the music sound alive. This collection celebrates 30 years of Rounder, and is a great overview of the label, as well as a taster for anyone looking to check out some truly alternative music. The mixture is very eclectic; much like American culture, blending and weaving through musical styles. The set features Blues, Folk, Cajun, Bluegrass, Celtic and much more. A highly recommended listening experience.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: A Roots Music State of the Union. 2001-10-29
Comment: Think of this as an update on Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music. Showing up on the heels of the wide success of the "O Brother..." soundtrack and just before the PBS American Roots Music series, this is a worthy collection of samples of the work of contemporary artists working in the earthy music forms from whence it all sprang. From acapella gospel to zydeco with old-time, bluegrass, blues, New Orleans brass and Hawaiian tunes sandwiched in between. What can you say? It's Rounder, for Pete's sake!
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