Fred Kirby - Hillbilly TunesCharlotte, North Carolina native Fred Kirby (1910 1996) began his radio career in 1931 over WIS, Columbia, South Carolina. Returning to his hometown the following year, Kirby landed a slot on WBT. Briefly teaming with Cliff Carlisle, he cut his first records for Conqueror in 1932. His regional popularity led to recording sessions for Bluebird in 1936 and 1937.

Part sonic ritual

three-minute variations on Amid the Plain Valley (a Russian song) are entirely within the salon format

includes selected highlights from sessions for John Peel

who headed a song class in Berlin

It's all blues-based rock music

we also find that it has unmistakable traces of Bulgarian folklore

This is the first time that Loudermilk's repertoire has been compiled this way

after a supposedly quieter public phase

well into the 1990s

successive masters of the Roman world

the execution is entrusted exclusively to the color of the string instruments

Since composer