Elmer Bird

*1920 Putnam County, +1997

By Praguefrank

SESSIONS

28 October 1977 [live-Berea College Celebration of Traditional Music] Berea College, 101 Chestnut St., Berea, KY – Elmer Bird (Elmer Bird [vcl/banjo])

00001 GRANDMA’S FEATHER BED

29 October 1977 [live-Berea College Celebration of Traditional Music] Berea College, 101 Chestnut St., Berea, KY – Elmer Bird (Elmer Bird [vcl/banjo])

00002 JOHN HENRY

1979 unknown – Elmer Bird (Elmerd Bird [banjo])

001 OLD JOE CLARK Fret’n’Fiddle RSR 956

002 JOHN HENRY Fret’n’Fiddle RSR 956

003 UNDER THE DOUBLE EAGLE Fret’n’Fiddle RSR 956

004 JIMMY BROWN, THE NEWS BOY Fret’n’Fiddle RSR 956

005 FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN Fret’n’Fiddle RSR 956

006 CRIPPLE CREEK Fret’n’Fiddle RSR 956

007 RED WING Fret’n’Fiddle RSR 956

008 JOHN HARDY Fret’n’Fiddle RSR 956

009 A FLOWER BLOOMIN IN THE WILD WOODS Fret’n’Fiddle RSR 956

010 SOLDIERS' JOY Fret’n’Fiddle RSR 956

011 I'VE GOT A PIG HOME IN THE PEN Fret’n’Fiddle RSR 956

012 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL Fret’n’Fiddle RSR 956

1982 unknown – Elmer Bird (Elmer Bird [vcl/banjo] + Outdoor Plumbing Company: J. K. Spence [gt/bck vcl], Ada McCown [gt/bck vcl], Dan McCown [mandolin/bass/ bck vcl], Andy McCown [bass/bck vcl], Jim McCown [fiddle/bck vcl]. Producer: Jim McCown)

013 SALT RIVER Windy Ridge WR 10002

014 BLACK-EYED SUSAN Windy Ridge WR 10002

015 REBEL SOLDIER Windy Ridge WR 10002

016 SANDY RIVER BELLE Windy Ridge WR 10002

017 ARKANSAS TRAVELER Windy Ridge WR 10002

018 BLESSED JESUS HOLD MY HAND Windy Ridge WR 10002

019 ROCKY TOP Windy Ridge WR 10002

020 LAST THING ON MY MIND Windy Ridge WR 10002

021 HOME SWEET HOME Windy Ridge WR 10002

022 UNCLOUDED DAY Windy Ridge WR 10002

023 BILL CHEATHAM Windy Ridge WR 10002

024 KATY DALEY Windy Ridge WR 10002

1985 unknown – John Hartford and Elmer Bird (Elmer Bird [vcl/banjo], John Hartford [vcl/fiddle]. Producer: John Hartford

025 JIMMY JOHNSON BRING THE JUG AROUND THE HILL Hurricane HC-01
026 LITTLE METHODIST Hurricane HC-01
027 MADGE Hurricane HC-01
028 BIRDIE Hurricane HC-01
029 SANDY RIVER BELLE Hurricane HC-01
030 WILD GOOSE Hurricane HC-01
031 HEY, HEY, THE FUN'S ALL OVER Hurricane HC-01
032 SOUTHERN GAL Hurricane HC-01
033 BUMBLE BEE WALTZ Hurricane HC-01
034 CABIN CREEK Hurricane HC-01
1987 John Hartford’s House – Elmer Bird (Elmer Bird [vcl/banjo], John Hartford [fiddle]. Producer: John Hartford)

035 TURKEY CREEK Hurricane HO 02

036 STROLL BACK IN OLDEN TIMES Hurricane HO 02

037 TRACE FORK OF MUD Hurricane HO 02

038 BULL WALTZ Hurricane HO 02

039 WEST VIRGINIA I'M COMING HOME Hurricane HO 02

040 BANJO ON THE WALL Hurricane HO 02

041 OVER AT UNCLE JOHN'S Hurricane HO 02

042 AUTUMN IN WEST VIRGINIA Hurricane HO 02

043 HELLY FIRE Hurricane HO 02

044 OLD FADED SUNBONNET Hurricane HO 02

045 DADDY WAS A HILLSIDE FARMING MAN Hurricane HO 02  

31 October 1987 [live-Berea College Celebration of Traditional Music] Berea College, 101 Chestnut St., Berea, KY – Elmer Bird (Elmer Bird [vcl/banjo])

04501 REDWING

04502 THE BALLAD OF JED CLAMBETT

04503 TURKEY CREEK

04504 PIG IN A PEN

04505 SANDY RIVER BELLE

04506 Y‘ALL COME

1992 unknown – John Hartford and Elmer Bird (Elmer Bird [vcl/banjo], John Hartford [vcl/fiddle]. Producer: John Hartford

046 OLD MAN Hurricane EB-1992
047 FREE LITTLE BIRD Hurricane EB-1992
048 ECHOES FROM THE HILLS Hurricane EB-1992
049 PUT MY LITTLE SHOES AWAY Hurricane EB-1992
050 GOIN' AROUND THIS WORLD Hurricane EB-1992
051 AIN'T GONNA WORK TOMORROW Hurricane EB-1992
052 TURKEY IN THE STRAW Hurricane EB-1992
053 GEORGE, HOW I MISS YOU Hurricane EB-1992
054 SEEIN' NELLIE HOME Hurricane EB-1992
055 COLUMBUS STOCKADE BLUES Hurricane EB-1992
056 MOUNTAIN DEW Hurricane EB-1992
057 TOO YOUNG TO MARRY Hurricane EB-1992

1990s Art Jadloc Studio, Dry Ridge, KY – Elmer Bird (Elmer Bird [banjo], Mark Payne [gt/banjo-1]. Producer: Elmer Bird)

058 MOCKINGBIRD HILL Elmer Bird no #

059 THORNTON RIDGE Elmer Bird no #

060 WILDWOOD FLOWER Elmer Bird no #

061 DID YOU EVER SEE THE DEVIL, UNCLE JOE Elmer Bird no #

062 MISSISSIPPI SAWYER Elmer Bird no #

063 MARCHIN’THROUGH THE FLANDERS Elmer Bird no #

064 WHISKEY BEFORE BREAKFAST Elmer Bird no #

065 BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG Elmer Bird no #

066 BILE THEM CABBAGE DOWN  Elmer Bird no #

067 SANDY RIVER BELLE Elmer Bird no #

068 RED WING Elmer Bird no #

069 ARKANSAS TRAVELER Elmer Bird no #

070 SOLDIER’S JOY -1 Elmer Bird no #

071 CABIN CREEK Elmer Bird no #

ALBUMS

Fret’n’Fiddle RSR 956 The Banjo Man From Turkey Creek/Elmer’s Greatest Hits: Old Joe Clark; John Henry; Under The Double Eagle; Jimmy Brown, The News Boy; Fire On The Mountain; Cripple Creek; Red Wing; John Hardy; A Flower Bloomin In The Wild Woods;Soldiers' Joy; I've Got A Pig Home In The Pen; Orange Blossom Special.- 79 (reissued in 1994 as Elmer Bird NR 19458 Elmer's Greatest Licks)

Windy Ridge WR 10002 Home Sweet Home: Salt River; Black-Eyed Susan; Rebel Soldier; Sandy River Belle; Arkansas Traveler; Blessed Jesus Hold My Hand; Rocky Top; Last Thing On My Mind; Home Sweet Home; Unclouded Day; Bill Cheatham; Katy Daley - 82

Hurricane HC 01 Bumble Bee Waltz: Jimmy Johnson Bring The Jug Around The Hill; Little Methodist; Madge; Birdie; Sandy River Belle; Wild Goose; Hey, Hey, The Fun's All Over; Southern Gal; Bumble Bee Waltz; Cabin Creek – 07-85 w. John Hatford

Hurricane HO 02 Turkey Creek: Turkey Creek; Stroll Back In Olden Times; Trace Fork Of Mud; Bull Waltz; West Virginia I'm Coming Home; Banjo On The Wall; Over At Uncle John's; Autumn In West Virginia; Helly Fire; Old Faded Sunbonnet; Daddy Was A Hillside Farming Man - 87

Hurricane EB 1992 George, How I Miss You: Old Man; Free Little Bird; Echoes From The Hills; Put My Little Shoes Away; Goin' Around This World; Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow; Turkey In The Straw; George, How I Miss You; Seein' Nellie Home; Columbus Stockade Blues; Mountain Dew; Too Young To Marry – 92 w. John Hartford
Elmer Bird no # Most Requested: Cabin Creek; Sandy River Belle; Mockingbird Hill; Thornton Ridge; Wildwood Flower; Did You Ever See The Devil, Uncle Joe?; Mississippi Sawyer; Marchin' Through Flanders; Whiskey Before Breakfast; Red Wing; Arkansas Traveler; Black Mountain Rag; Bile Them Cabbage Down; Soldier's Joy - 11-96