Disc 3
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Friend Of The Devil - Rice, Rice, Hillman & Pederson ~ Various Artists |  |
| 2. Every Time You Say Goodbye - Alison Krauss/Union Station ~ Various Artists | |
| 3. Man Of Constant Sorrow - Tony Furtado/Tim O'Brien ~ Various Artists | |
| 4. Crossfire - Bela Fleck ~ Various Artists | |
| 5. You're In My Heart - Rhonda Vincent ~ Various Artists | |
| 6. Second Wind - Claire Lynch ~ Various Artists | |
| 7. Black Dog - Ray Wylie Hubbard ~ Various Artists | |
| 8. Graveside Song - Stevens Sisters ~ Various Artists | |
| 9. Oh Death - Tarbox Ramblers ~ Various Artists | |
| 10. You Can't Hold On To A Love's That Gone - The Holmes Brothers ~ Various Artists | |
| 11. This Time I'm Gone For Good - Johnny Adams ~ Various Artists | |
| 12. Down The Road - Marcia Ball ~ Various Artists | |
| 13. Think It Over One More Time - Buckwheat Zydeco ~ Various Artists | |
| 14. Just One Kiss - Beau Jocque & The Zydeco Hi Rollers ~ Various Artists | |
| 15. La Danse De Mardi Gras - Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys ~ Various Artists | |
| 16. Chez Seychelles - Beausoleil ~ Various Artists | | Disc 4
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Frosty - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown ~ Various Artists | |
| 2. Funkyard - Walter "Wolfman" Washington ~ Various Artists | |
| 3. Doyne / Freylekhs - Klezmer Conservatory Band ~ Various Artists | |
| 4. Somos Boricuas (We Are Puerto Rican) - Los Pleneros De La 21 ~ Various Artists | |
| 5. Hey Little Love - Tish Hinojosa ~ Various Artists | |
| 6. El Ano Viejo - The Blazers ~ Various Artists | |
| 7. All Just To Get To You - Joe Ely ~ Various Artists | |
| 8. One Endless Night - Jimmie Dale Gilmore ~ Various Artists | |
| 9. Nebraska - The Cash Brothers ~ Various Artists | |
| 10. Uniform Grey - Sarah Harmer ~ Various Artists | |
| 11. Broke Down - Slaid Cleaves ~ Various Artists | |
| 12. Birches - Bill Morrisey ~ Various Artists | |
| 13. More Than A Paycheck - Sweet Honey In The Rock ~ Various Artists | |
| 14. Swing Low Sweet Chariot - IIIrd Time Out ~ Various Artists | |
| 15. Flamenco Fling - Natalie MacMaster ~ Various Artists | |
| 16. Ashokan Farewell - Fiddle Fever ~ Various Artists | |
| Over the course of its four disks, Roots Music: An American Journey explores contemporary recordings of traditional music played with authenticity and strict attention to its heritage. But it pays equal attention to musicians who use traditional materials as a starting place. For some, roots music is the fire. For others, it fans the flames of something new. It is only by placing these two methodologies side-by-side that a full picture emerges. Many think of roots music - the endless tapestry of regional and/or ethnic traditions that define and fuel various North American cultures and its rituals - as something sequestered and unchanging: more a museum piece than a fluid, active presence. Such a perspective could not be further from today's reality. For in addition to roots music's vast influence on some of the most creative contemporary performers (Los Lobos, Alison Krauss, Beck, Bob Dylan, just for starters), roots music has birthed an endless stream of performers who take their native or borrowed traditions and expand and develop them - refining them, adding contemporary influences while still maintaining the integrity of the source. Roots Music: An American Journeyshowcases all styles from Cape Breton fiddle styles to rockabilly, from blues to disk four's extensive look at contemporary roots rock, this richly annotated boxed set is the cornerstone of any comprehensive library of Americana. For the uninitiated and familiar, it is a wondrous introduction. For those familiar with North America's vast array of traditions, it will reveal new commonalities and intricacies in the contrasting styles that it presents side-by-side. As America continues to rediscover its own heritage, Roots Music: An American Journey will become more and more valuable.
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| Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Recorded between 1962 and 2000. Includes liner notes by Scott Billington and | | Louisa Hufstader. | | Digitally remastered by Johanathn Wyner (M-Works, Cambridge, Massachusetts). | | Over the course of their 30-year career, Boston's Rounder Records has amassed an amazing catalog of recordings drawing on just about every American musical tradition you can think of. Known primarily as a bluegrass and folk label, Rounder has also released (both under their own imprint and through subsidiary labels like Heartbeat, Bullseye Blues, and Philo) numerous albums by Cajun, old-time, reggae, contemporary folk, zydeco, and blues artists. Roots Music is culled from the catalog of the Rounder imprint itself, and its four discs veer wildly from the hardcore fiddle tunes of Norman Blake and the old-timey singing of Suzanne Thomas to the raucous Cajun two-steps of the Balfa Brothers and D.L. Menard, and from there to the elegant conjunto stylings of Los Pregoneros del Puerto and the Texas country-rock of Jimmie Dale Gilmore. It's a pretty unusual compilation that has the old-time string band the Freight Hoppers rubbing right up against legendary New Orleans pianist James Booker, but then, that's the kind of label Rounder has always been. Roots Music is a fitting and aptly titled tribute to this American treasure. ~ Rick Anderson |
Producer: Louisa Hufstader (Compilation) |
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| Technical Info |
| Release Date : 10/09/2001 | | Original Release Date : 2001 | | Catalog ID : 610 501 | | Label : Rounder Select | | Number of Discs : 4 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00011661050129 |
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| Professional Reviews |
| Q (May 2002, p.124)
- 4 out of 5 stars - "...Celebrating the proud 30-year history of Alison Krauss's home label, Rounder....a great introduction..."Mojo (Publisher)
(7/02, p.118)
- "...For non-beginners...ROOTS is intriguing, with less familiar artists and a broad musical sweep..." |
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