Herb Fanning - Voices of Lynchburg
I found a copy of this LP in a Goodwill store sometime ago. I think it's great that there is still worthwhile stuff to be found at Goodwill. Anyway, the tracks on the record are a collection of interviews with the citizens of Lynchburg, Tennessee conducted by someone named Herb Fanning who is also the narrator on this record. Lynchburg happens to be the location of the distillery of the world famous whiskey, Jack Daniels. Other than that, Lynchburg is a very small town with a very small population.
The people on this record talk about their favorite subjects including fishing, whittlin', and making whiskey, both legal and otherwise. What the heck is whittlin', you're probably wondering. You'll have to listen for yourself and find out or just do it the boring way and look it up on Google. The Lynchburg folks also talk a little bit about the history of the town and their ancestors who were among the town's first inhabitants. The last track is an interview with a country baker who was 91 years old at the time of the interview.
The interviews were recorded in the kitchens, porches and parlors of the folks interviewed along with park benches and the town square. The material on the LP was chosen from more than thirty hours of recorded conversations.
This is going to be the last post of 2008 so I wish everyone out there a happy 2009.
Tracklisting:
Side One
1. Around the Square {5:01}
2. Moonshine-and Other Natural Phenomena {5:45}
3. Goin' Fishing {6:27}
Side Two
1. Whittlin' {4:06}
2. Country Banker {10:40}
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Mediafire says the file is set to private. Could you please share it?
ReplyDeleteMy apologies for this. I forgot to change the file to a public file when I typed this post.
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Cool to see that someone else found this lp and enjoyed it! I found it at a garage sale last spring. Actually, I posted the audio files to my blog some time ago, too! http://berrylies.blogspot.com/2008/10/voices-of-lynchburg.html
ReplyDeletejust down the road from here in Nashville.
ReplyDeleteWhittlin'??? Who doesn't know what that is?
Spent 47 years growing up in the NY area and I still know what that is.
And no, I don't want to go there - I would not last the first night.