Abner Jay

Folk Song Stylist

Mississippi

45s and LPs spanning the period 1964-1973, including his long-lost album debut. The original material here trumps the folk chestnuts. Alasdair Roberts does Lord Randall a lot better, has to be said.

• Depression
• Lord Randall
• I Wanna Job
• St James Infirmary
• I'm Geogia Bound
• Bring It With You When You Come
• The Thresher
• Cotton Fields
• Starving To Death On My Government Claim
• Shenandoah
• 99 Years In Jail
• Swing Low, Sweet Chariot