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The Red Clay Ramblers

Genre: Country, Old-Timey, String Bands
Origin: U.S.A
Active: 1972 - Present
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Biography

Renowned for authenticity among string band revival ensembles, the Red Clay Ramblers fused longstanding Appalachian folk traditions with original modern works and navigated multiple genres so adeptly and persuasively that they stood for years among the foremost contemporary interpreters of the style. Chapel Hill, NC-based, the five-piece lineup featured Tommy Thompson (banjo, vocals), Jim Watson (guitar, mandolin, vocals), Mike Craver (piano, harmonium, vocals), Jack Herrick (bouzouki, guitar, harmonica, bass, cello, flute, harmonium, vocals), and Clay Buckner (fiddle, harmonica, vocals). Their broadest exposure arrived through scoring and appearing in off-Broadway productions, highlighted by the widely praised album containing their music for Sam Shepard's A Lie of the Mind.

Top Songs

  1. Hard TimesHard Times Come Again No MoreHard Times · 1981Hard Times4:10
  2. Chuckin' The Frizz (Live)Hot Buttered Rum (Live)Chuckin' The Frizz (Live) · 1979Chuckin' The Frizz (Live)3:07
  3. Hard TimesWind And RainHard Times · 1981Hard Times3:09
  4. It Ain't RightOld Fashioned GirlIt Ain't Right · 1986It Ain't Right2:30
  5. Chuckin' The Frizz (Live)Aragon Mill (Live)Chuckin' The Frizz (Live) · 1979Chuckin' The Frizz (Live)3:49
  6. Hard TimesChesapeake BayHard Times · 1981Hard Times3:27
  7. Hard TimesChickenHard Times · 1981Hard Times3:08
  8. Chuckin' The Frizz (Live)Cabin Home (Live)Chuckin' The Frizz (Live) · 1979Chuckin' The Frizz (Live)4:37
  9. Hard TimesThe Face In The MirrorHard Times · 1981Hard Times3:09
  10. Hard TimesTrip To Sligo / Priest And His Boots / Three Little Drummers (Medley)Hard Times · 1981Hard Times3:30
  11. Hard TimesI Crept Into The CryptHard Times · 1981Hard Times3:00
  12. Hard TimesWhen The Goldenrod Is Blooming Once AgainHard Times · 1981Hard Times3:06
  13. Hard TimesLong Time TravelingHard Times · 1981Hard Times1:49
  14. It Ain't RightValley Of The Dry BonesIt Ain't Right · 1986It Ain't Right2:45
  15. It Ain't RightDust And Nothing ElseIt Ain't Right · 1986It Ain't Right1:50
  16. It Ain't RightRegions Of RainIt Ain't Right · 1986It Ain't Right3:19
  17. It Ain't RightThe Willow GardenIt Ain't Right · 1986It Ain't Right3:42
  18. It Ain't RightSatan's ChoirIt Ain't Right · 1986It Ain't Right3:07
  19. Chuckin' The Frizz (Live)Thoroughly African Man (Live)Chuckin' The Frizz (Live) · 1979Chuckin' The Frizz (Live)4:02
  20. Chuckin' The Frizz (Live)Three Bells Road (Live)Chuckin' The Frizz (Live) · 1979Chuckin' The Frizz (Live)2:43

Albums

Carolina Jamboree (Original Score)

Carolina Jamboree (Original Score)

2014
Carolina Jamboree (Original Score)
The Red Clay Ramblers · Album · 2014
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  1. SunriseThe Red Clay Ramblers1:43
  2. Night HarpsThe Red Clay Ramblers0:28
  3. Killing FloorThe Red Clay Ramblers3:45
  4. Red Rocking ChairThe Red Clay Ramblers2:40
  5. MontanaThe Red Clay Ramblers1:48
  6. Light Years AwayThe Red Clay Ramblers2:57
  7. Hard TimesThe Red Clay Ramblers3:27
  8. Sunrise IIThe Red Clay Ramblers1:39
  9. The Cat Came BackThe Red Clay Ramblers3:34
  10. Water Running Underneath the BridgeThe Red Clay Ramblers2:43
  11. Muddy Water, Hollow LogThe Red Clay Ramblers2:42
  12. Only IntendedThe Red Clay Ramblers2:47
  13. The Ballad of Beautiful Nell CropseyThe Red Clay Ramblers3:37
  14. DirgeThe Red Clay Ramblers1:33
  15. SnuffdipperThe Red Clay Ramblers3:53
  16. C-H-I-C-K-E-NThe Red Clay Ramblers3:24
  17. Can't Live Without 'emThe Red Clay Ramblers1:57
  18. FinaleThe Red Clay Ramblers6:08
Old North State

Old North State

2009
Old North State
The Red Clay Ramblers · Album · 2009
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  1. Fall on My Knees/Wandering BoyThe Red Clay Ramblers3:48
  2. The Ballad of Beautiful Nell CropseyThe Red Clay Ramblers3:38
  3. My Baby Loves Kay KyserThe Red Clay Ramblers2:47
  4. DinahThe Red Clay Ramblers2:30
  5. Stone Mountain WobbleThe Red Clay Ramblers1:54
  6. If a Man Had the Sense of a MuleThe Red Clay Ramblers2:33
  7. It's Hard to Be Good Without YouThe Red Clay Ramblers3:19
  8. Literary GiantThe Red Clay Ramblers2:35
  9. Moses GrandyThe Red Clay Ramblers2:15
  10. The North Carolina State Toast and BreakdownThe Red Clay Ramblers2:48
  11. Leaving HomeThe Red Clay Ramblers3:54
  12. The Old North State RambleThe Red Clay Ramblers9:36
  13. HomeThe Red Clay Ramblers2:44
Fool Moon

Fool Moon

2001
Fool Moon
The Red Clay Ramblers · Album · 2001
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  1. Fire On The Mountain/Sugar In The GourdThe Red Clay Ramblers2:28
  2. Jim Canaan'sThe Red Clay Ramblers3:05
  3. Hat TricksThe Red Clay Ramblers1:54
  4. Dance To The LeftThe Red Clay Ramblers2:08
  5. I Crept Into The CryptThe Red Clay Ramblers3:06
  6. Big Night OutThe Red Clay Ramblers6:50
  7. Pal-Yat-CheeThe Red Clay Ramblers4:24
  8. Harlequin & PantaloneThe Red Clay Ramblers3:29
  9. Hiawatha's LullabyThe Red Clay Ramblers3:37
  10. Tea For TwoThe Red Clay Ramblers3:02
  11. Wah HooThe Red Clay Ramblers2:26
  12. Conductor/Cinema RagThe Red Clay Ramblers4:17
  13. Valley of the Dry BonesThe Red Clay Ramblers2:47
  14. Fool MoonThe Red Clay Ramblers2:52
Yonder

Yonder

2001
Yonder
The Red Clay Ramblers · Album · 2001
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  1. Way Down YonderThe Red Clay Ramblers3:43
  2. The Old Jawbone/Man of the HouseThe Red Clay Ramblers4:07
  3. SnuffdipperThe Red Clay Ramblers4:02
  4. Neuse RiverThe Red Clay Ramblers4:00
  5. Root, Hog, Or DieThe Red Clay Ramblers3:03
  6. Half a Life Without a DogThe Red Clay Ramblers3:21
  7. Churchill and RooseveltThe Red Clay Ramblers3:43
  8. Diamond JoeThe Red Clay Ramblers5:39
  9. My Name Is MosesThe Red Clay Ramblers2:04
  10. C-H-I-C-K-E-NThe Red Clay Ramblers3:21
  11. TarzanThe Red Clay Ramblers3:06
  12. Long Day's Journey into NightThe Red Clay Ramblers3:13
  13. What's the Matter with the Mill?The Red Clay Ramblers3:29
The Red Clay Ramblers Live

The Red Clay Ramblers Live

1993
The Red Clay Ramblers Live
The Red Clay Ramblers · Album · 1993
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  1. WahooThe Red Clay Ramblers3:03
  2. Pictures for YouThe Red Clay Ramblers3:06
  3. One MeatballThe Red Clay Ramblers4:12
  4. The Cat Come BackThe Red Clay Ramblers3:13
  5. Pal-Yat-CheeThe Red Clay Ramblers4:19
  6. Valley of the Dry BonesThe Red Clay Ramblers2:46
  7. It Ain't RightThe Red Clay Ramblers3:18
  8. FiddlesticksThe Red Clay Ramblers7:37
  9. Jim Canaan'sThe Red Clay Ramblers3:04
  10. Should've Seen It ComingThe Red Clay Ramblers3:47
  11. Hiawatha's LullabyThe Red Clay Ramblers3:44
  12. The Saratoga HornpipeThe Red Clay Ramblers6:08
  13. Follow You All over the WorldThe Red Clay Ramblers3:15
  14. Cotton-Eyed JoeThe Red Clay Ramblers4:00
  15. I Crept into the CryptThe Red Clay Ramblers3:07
  16. Fire on the MountainThe Red Clay Ramblers3:13
Rambler

Rambler

1992
Rambler
The Red Clay Ramblers · Album · 1992
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  1. Cotton-Eyed JoeThe Red Clay Ramblers3:35
  2. Cajun BillyThe Red Clay Ramblers3:01
  3. Black Smoke TrainThe Red Clay Ramblers3:38
  4. Saro JaneThe Red Clay Ramblers3:15
  5. Annie OakleyThe Red Clay Ramblers3:18
  6. Queen Of SkyeThe Red Clay Ramblers3:18
  7. Ninety & NineThe Red Clay Ramblers1:05
  8. Mile Long MedleyThe Red Clay Ramblers5:15
  9. Darlin' Say / Pony CartThe Red Clay Ramblers3:13
  10. Hiawatha's LullabyeThe Red Clay Ramblers3:24
  11. What Does The Deep Sea Say?The Red Clay Ramblers2:44
  12. Ryan's / Jordan ReelThe Red Clay Ramblers4:40
  13. BarbequeThe Red Clay Ramblers2:59
  14. One Rose / Hot Buttered RumThe Red Clay Ramblers6:16
  15. PolkasThe Red Clay Ramblers3:37
It Ain't Right

It Ain't Right

1986
It Ain't Right
The Red Clay Ramblers · Album · 1986
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  1. It Ain't RightThe Red Clay Ramblers3:08
  2. Valley Of The Dry BonesThe Red Clay Ramblers2:45
  3. Dust And Nothing ElseThe Red Clay Ramblers1:50
  4. Jim Canaan'sThe Red Clay Ramblers3:25
  5. Regions Of RainThe Red Clay Ramblers3:19
  6. Merchant's LunchThe Red Clay Ramblers3:55
  7. Old Fashioned GirlThe Red Clay Ramblers2:30
  8. Way Long GoneThe Red Clay Ramblers2:45
  9. Life's A MysteryThe Red Clay Ramblers2:19
  10. The Willow GardenThe Red Clay Ramblers3:42
  11. Satan's ChoirThe Red Clay Ramblers3:07
  12. Fall On My Knees / The Wandering BoyThe Red Clay Ramblers3:29
Hard Times

Hard Times

1981
Hard Times
The Red Clay Ramblers · Album · 1981
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  1. Chesapeake BayThe Red Clay Ramblers3:27
  2. Wind And RainThe Red Clay Ramblers3:09
  3. Murphy's Hornpipe / Fiddler A DramThe Red Clay Ramblers3:40
  4. Matinee IdolThe Red Clay Ramblers3:02
  5. The Face In The MirrorThe Red Clay Ramblers3:09
  6. Hard Times Come Again No MoreThe Red Clay Ramblers4:10
  7. ChickenThe Red Clay Ramblers3:08
  8. Trip To Sligo / Priest And His Boots / Three Little Drummers (Medley)The Red Clay Ramblers3:30
  9. I Crept Into The CryptThe Red Clay Ramblers3:00
  10. When The Goldenrod Is Blooming Once AgainThe Red Clay Ramblers3:06
  11. Three GuysThe Red Clay Ramblers3:19
  12. The Gang's Gone HomeThe Red Clay Ramblers3:20
  13. Long Time TravelingThe Red Clay Ramblers1:49

Live Albums

Chuckin' The Frizz (Live)

Chuckin' The Frizz (Live)

1979
Chuckin' The Frizz (Live)
The Red Clay Ramblers · Album · 1979
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  1. Fourth Of July At A Country Fair (Live)The Red Clay Ramblers2:42
  2. Thoroughly African Man (Live)The Red Clay Ramblers4:02
  3. Cabin Home (Live)The Red Clay Ramblers4:37
  4. Hot Buttered Rum (Live)The Red Clay Ramblers3:07
  5. Three Bells Road (Live)The Red Clay Ramblers2:43
  6. Baby Grand (Live)The Red Clay Ramblers3:34
  7. Play "Rocky Top" (Live)The Red Clay Ramblers2:45
  8. Santa Anna's March / Fine Times At Our House / Donegal Reel (Medley / Live)The Red Clay Ramblers3:07
  9. Aragon Mill (Live)The Red Clay Ramblers3:49
  10. Wahoo, Wahoo, Wahoo (Live)The Red Clay Ramblers3:14
  11. Tilly Take Your Time (Live)The Red Clay Ramblers3:48
  12. Paddy Won't You Drink Some Cider (Live)The Red Clay Ramblers3:03