Gems: Lily May Ledford Rare Concert and Studio Recordings 1968-1983

Tracklist

1	How Many Biscuits Can You Eat	3:10
2	Banjo Pickin' Girl	3:02
3	Naming The Coon Creek Girls	1:27
4	Ain't Gonna Woek Tomorrow	2:31
5	Pretty Polly	4:30
6	Wild Bill Jones	3:28
7	Absent-minded School Days	3:17
8	East Virginia Blues	2:48
9	Babes In The Woods	1:38
10	Lily May Expresses Love To Audience	1:52
11	Little Birdie	2:41
12	The Brown Girl	6:07
13	The White House Story	13:27
14	Hawk Caught The Chicken And Gone	1:53
15	Fiddling and Square Dances on Red River	2:15
16	Sally Goodin	1:00
17	Cacklin' Hen	1:38
18	White Oak Mountain	3:16
19	John Henry	5:11
20	Row Your Boat	2:39
21	Didn't It Rain?	2:51
22	Red Rocking Chair	2:04

Notes

Lily May Ledford led the Coon Creek Girls, the first all-woman string band in radio, to fame in the late thirties and forties. With her hard-driving clawhammer banjo and deep soulful vocals, she is known as one of the first and foremost banjo pickin' girls. After a long career in radio, Lily May re-emerged in the late sixties as a solo performer of considerable power. Her master storytelling and traditional banjo, fiddle and singing earned her a National Heritage Award in 1985, This recording documents her work from1968-1983.