Released 1976 Producer Doug Decker Release date 1976 | Length 33:26 Artist Norman Blake Label Takoma Records | |
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Live at McCabe's
(1976) Norman Blake and Red Rector
(1976) Genres Bluegrass, Folk music, Americana Similar Norman Blake albums, Bluegrass albums | ||
Live at McCabe's is an album of American guitarist Norman Blake and Nancy Blake, released in 1975. It was recorded at McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, California.
Contents
Live at McCabe's was reissued on CD in 1987 along with Directions by Takoma.
Reception
In his Allmusic review, critic Jim Smith wrote "Long cherished by Norman Blake's fans as one of the greatest flatpicking albums of all time, Live at McCabe's isn't as essential as some of the guitarist's studio records of the time (see Whiskey Before Breakfast), but there's a warm, ramshackle beauty about this concert that is every bit as charming."
Track listing
- "Introduction By Nancy Covey" – 0:38
- "Nine Pound Hammer" (Merle Travis) – 4:07
- "Sweet Heaven When I Die" (Grant) – 3:59
- "Introducing Nancy Blake" – 1:10
- "Border Widow" (Blake) – 2:10
- ""G" Medley: Green Leaf Fancy/Fields of November/Fort Smith" (Blake, Traditional) – 5:35
- "Dry Grass on the High Fields" (Blake) – 2:35
- "John Hardy" (Traditional) – 5:24
- "Arkansas Traveler" (Traditional) – 2:26
- "Medley: Bully of the Town/Bonaparte's Retreat/Richland Avenue Rag" (Traditional) – 3:22
- "Harvey's Reel" (Blake) – 2:00
Personnel
Production notes
Songs
1Introduction by Nancy Covey0:38
2Nine Pound Hammer4:07
3Sweet Heaven When I Die3:59
References
Live at McCabe's (Norman Blake album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA