The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #12184   Message #2564750
Posted By: Will Fly
12-Feb-09 - 06:31 AM
Thread Name: Harry Smith's Anthology
Subject: RE: Harry Smith's Anthology
Well - the box set of the Harry Smith/Folkways "Anthology of American Folk Music" I ordered has just arrived through the post - a Vinyl album-shaped box with 6 CDs, a small booklet containing the numerical listing of the tunes, plus a large booklet of "Essays, Appreciations and Annotations...". I don't know what to look at first. I'm (as they say) in hog heaven.

Now - my main problem is that I really must resist the temptation to do anything with it this minute. Once I start, the whole day will be gone - but the booklets and the CDs are looking at me, saying, "Just one little peek...just one track...".

How could I, after 40+ years of playing, have missed this feast?