The Wind That Shakes The Barley
The Wind That Shakes the Barley, originally released in 1977 on eastern Kentucky's June Appal label, was one of the first all-hammer dulcimer albums in the United States. What it did was expose the most adventurous explorations of the dulcimer up to that time. John McCutcheon, on this his second recording, established himself as one of the most eclectic musicians of the folk music revival. Already a well-known multi-instrumentalist, his expertise and imagination on the hammer dulcimer caused one French periodical to hail this recording as "a quantum leap in dulcimer playing." Since then, McCutcheon has released over thirty other albums of traditional and original music, award winning family recordings, instructional methods, books and, of course, other hammer dulcimer albums. Wind That Shakes the Barley, however, remains a classic recording and an essential part of the modern folk music library.
Wind that Shakes the Barley 3:30
Planxty George Brabazon, Si Bheag Si Mhor 5:47
Every Bush and Tree 2:57
Dallas Rag 2:53
Jesus, Joy of Man's Desiring 2:14
Carter Store Medley: Wildwood Flower, Red Wing, Wake Up Susan, Temperance Reel 3:56
Sculley's Reel, Morrison's Jig 3:56
If I Were a Featherbed 2:44
St. Anne's Reel, Cricket on the Hearth, Kitchen Girl, Mississippi Sawyer 4:06
Sally in the Garden, Wild Rose of the Mountain 4:10
Who Will Sing for Me? 3:18
Hangman's Reel, Campbell's Farewell to Red Gap 4:51
Greensleeves 1:56
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1977