The New Lost City Ramblers

The New Lost City Ramblers
Formed: 1958
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Disbanded: 1975
Genre: Folk
Styles: String Bands, Old-Timey, Traditional Folk, Folk Revival
Group Members: Mike Seeger, Tom Paley, John Cohen, Tracy Schwarz
Biography: During the folk boom of the late '50s and early '60s, the NLCR introduced the authentic string-band sound of the 1920s and '30s, in the process educating a generation that had never heard this uniquely American sound of old-time music. While maintaining music with a social conscience, they added guts ...Read full biography
There Ain't No Way Out
Released: 1997
Label: Smithsonian - Folkways
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More than 20 years after the New Lost City Ramblers' last studio recordings, Mike Seeger, John Cohen, and Tracy Schwarz got back together for There Ain't No Way Out, a 26-track celebration of old-timey ...Read full review
Songs from the Depression
Released: 1981
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
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The third album by this group definitely gets an "A" for effort, as simply gathering up so many worthwhile songs about the American depression was worth doing, no matter how listeners might feel about ...Read full review
More The New Lost City Ramblers albums: Main Albums (16), Compilations (6), DVD/Video (1)
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