V/A - Ill Meet You On That Other Shore

Third installment in the Field Recordings From Alan Lomaxs Southern Journey", 1959-1960 series, featuring recordings from Fred McDowell, Carlos "Bookmiller" Shannons rendition of "The Eighth of January" (another variation of which -- "The Battle Of New Orleans" -- was a Billboard charting hit by Johnny Horton in 1959), a medley of classic African American spirituals by Virginias Union Choir of the Church of God and Saints of Christ, lined hymns from Kentuckys George Spangler and a Baptist Church congregation, Ozark balladeer Neal Morris, work songs from Mississippi State Penitentiary, a previously unissued version of "Moses Was A Servant Of The Lord" performed by Charles Barnett (vocal and washtub) and Arkansas Almeda "Granny" Riddle performing "Rainbow Mid Lifes Willows," based on a British broadsheet originally published in 1631." -Mississippi