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{"id":7693252919357,"title":"Music from the Land of the Sky: The 1925 Asheville Sessions","handle":"1173","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b01e01;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRE-ORDER NOW - CDs and LPs are expected to ship in October 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the late summer of 1925, pioneering producer Ralph Peer directed a series of recording sessions for the OKeh label atop the George Vanderbilt Hotel in Asheville, North Carolina that would become the stuff of legend. They were the first commercial recordings ever made in Appalachia and included several influential “old-time” musicians (\u003cstrong\u003eWade Ward\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eErnest V. Stoneman\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBascom Lamar Lunsford\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eKelly Harrell\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eHenry Whitter\u003c\/strong\u003e) alongside regional prize-winning fiddlers, banjo players, harmonica soloists, and even visiting vaudeville and pop performers like Emmett Miller and the Carolina Club Orchestra. The immensely entertaining and historically important records they produced include mountain ballads, folk tunes, ragtime instrumentals, novelties, and more; and yet, these recordings have been overlooked for a century because of their extreme rarity and technological limitations. Peer would go on to direct the famed 1927 Bristol Sessions, widely considered the “Big Bang of Country Music” — but these 1925 Asheville recordings lit the fuse. The long-play 84-minute CD or vinyl double-LP set includes 28 complete selections, meticulously restored from the original discs with no artificial enhancements, and the accompanying book by renowned scholars \u003cstrong\u003eTed Olson\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eTony Russell\u003c\/strong\u003e tells in detail the fascinating story of the 1925 Asheville sessions with dozens of rare photographs, a complete discography, song lyrics, color reproductions of all original labels, and biographies of all session participants. The CD and LP formats contain the same content (audio, notes, photos, etc.), but the 128-page CD book has been reformatted to 24 pages (11-inch x 11-inch) for the vinyl edition. \u003cem\u003eMusic from the Land of the Sky\u003c\/em\u003e is a co-production of Rivermont Records, the Blue Ridge Music Center, and the North Carolina Arts Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note the cover art for this release has not been finalized. 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They were the first commercial recordings ever made in Appalachia and included several influential “old-time” musicians (\u003cstrong\u003eWade Ward\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eErnest V. Stoneman\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBascom Lamar Lunsford\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eKelly Harrell\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eHenry Whitter\u003c\/strong\u003e) alongside regional prize-winning fiddlers, banjo players, harmonica soloists, and even visiting vaudeville and pop performers like Emmett Miller and the Carolina Club Orchestra. The immensely entertaining and historically important records they produced include mountain ballads, folk tunes, ragtime instrumentals, novelties, and more; and yet, these recordings have been overlooked for a century because of their extreme rarity and technological limitations. Peer would go on to direct the famed 1927 Bristol Sessions, widely considered the “Big Bang of Country Music” — but these 1925 Asheville recordings lit the fuse. The long-play 84-minute CD or vinyl double-LP set includes 28 complete selections, meticulously restored from the original discs with no artificial enhancements, and the accompanying book by renowned scholars \u003cstrong\u003eTed Olson\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eTony Russell\u003c\/strong\u003e tells in detail the fascinating story of the 1925 Asheville sessions with dozens of rare photographs, a complete discography, song lyrics, color reproductions of all original labels, and biographies of all session participants. 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Music from the Land of the Sky: The 1925 Asheville Sessions

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In the late summer of 1925, pioneering producer Ralph Peer directed a series of recording sessions for the OKeh label atop the George Vanderbilt Hotel in Asheville, North Carolina that would become the stuff of legend. They were the first commercial recordings ever made in Appalachia and included several influential “old-time” musicians (Wade Ward, Ernest V. Stoneman, Bascom Lamar Lunsford, Kelly Harrell, and Henry Whitter) alongside regional prize-winning fiddlers, banjo players, harmonica soloists, and even visiting vaudeville and pop performers like Emmett Miller and the Carolina Club Orchestra. The immensely entertaining and historically important records they produced include mountain ballads, folk tunes, ragtime instrumentals, novelties, and more; and yet, these recordings have been overlooked for a century because of their extreme rarity and technological limitations. Peer would go on to direct the famed 1927 Bristol Sessions, widely considered the “Big Bang of Country Music” — but these 1925 Asheville recordings lit the fuse. The long-play 84-minute CD or vinyl double-LP set includes 28 complete selections, meticulously restored from the original discs with no artificial enhancements, and the accompanying book by renowned scholars Ted Olson and Tony Russell tells in detail the fascinating story of the 1925 Asheville sessions with dozens of rare photographs, a complete discography, song lyrics, color reproductions of all original labels, and biographies of all session participants. The CD and LP formats contain the same content (audio, notes, photos, etc.), but the 128-page CD book has been reformatted to 24 pages (11-inch x 11-inch) for the vinyl edition. Music from the Land of the Sky is a co-production of Rivermont Records, the Blue Ridge Music Center, and the North Carolina Arts Foundation.

Please note the cover art for this release has not been finalized. The cover mock-up reproduced here is subject to change.

Rivermont catalogue number: BSW-1173

 

Formats available:

  • Audio CD
  • Vinyl LP (2-record set) + MP3
  • Apple Lossless (digital download / no physical product)
  • MP3 (digital download / no physical product)

If you are purchasing a digital download and you do not know whether your playback device is compatible with Apple Lossless, we recommend the universally-compatible MP3 format. All digital downloads include a PDF digital booklet containing all of the text and images found in the physical CD booklet. If you select Apple Lossless or MP3, you will receive a download link by e-mail upon completion of checkout; no physical product will be mailed to you.

 

Track list:






1.

I'm Going Back to North Carolina
Kelly Harrell (and Henry Whitter)
2.

I Never Had the Blues (Until I Left Old Dixie Land)
Emmett Miller
3.

Devil in the Wood Pile
J. D. McFarlane and Daughter
4.

Sherman Valley
Bascom Lamar Lunsford - Blackwell Lunsford
5.

St. Louis Tickle
Jim Couch
6.

John Hardy
Ernest V. Stoneman
7.

When the Redeemed Are Gathering In
Carson Brothers - Smith
8.

Royal Clog
Ernest Helton
9.

The Cackling Hen
J. D. Harris
10.

A Married Man's Blues
Wade Ward
11.

The Wreck on the Southern Old 97
Kelly Harrell (and Henry Whitter)
12.

I Have No Mother Now
Harvey Irwin
13.

Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)
Emmett Miller
14.

Rose of the Nile
Foor-Robinson Carolina Club Orchestra
15.

Arkansas Traveler
J. D. Weaver
16.

Whistlin' Rufus
J. D. McFarlane and Daughter
17.

The Sailor's Song
Ernest V. Stoneman
18.

Medley: Dill Pickle / Turkey in the Straw / Swanee River
Jim Couch
19.

Lovesick Blues
Emmett Miller
20.

Fate of Santa Barbara
Bascom Lamar Lunsford - Blackwell Lunsford
21.

Blue Eyed Ella
Kelly Harrell (and Henry Whitter)
22.

Let Your Shack Burn Down
Fisher Hendley
23.

They Always Pick on Me
Harvey Irwin
24.

All I've Got's Gone
Ernest V. Stoneman
25.

You're Just the Girl for Me
Emmett Miller
26.

Collegiate
Foor-Robinson Carolina Club Orchestra
27.

American and Spanish Fandango
R. B. Smith - S. J. Allgood
28.

Peg and Awl
Kelly Harrell (and Henry Whitter)

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