Lily May Ledford

 *17-03-1917 Powell County, KY, +14-07-1985
By David Epstein, Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS also member of The Coon Creek Girls
May 1944 New York City -  Lily May Ledford, with Rosalie Allen and Belia Allen [-1], Pete Seeger [-2]
001 DELIVER THE GOODS -1 11661-1819-2
002 HOW MANY BISCUITS YOU CAN EAT -1 11661-1819-2
003 SMOKY MOUNTAIN GALS -111661-1819-2
004 GYPSY DAVY -111661-1819-2
005 THE GIRLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD -1 11661-1819-2
006 EAST VIRGINIA BLUES 11661-1819-2
007 SUGAR BABE -2 11661-1819-2
ROUNDER 11661-1819-2 THE BALLAD OPERAS: THE MARTINS & THE COYS (2000)
Btw 1968-1983 [live and studio recordings] various venues – Lily May Ledford
008 HOW MANY BISCUITS CAN YOU EAT JA 0078D  
009 BANJO PICKIN' GIRL JA 0078D  
010 NAMING THE COON CREEK GIRLS JA 0078D  
011 AIN'T GONNA WORK TOMORROW JA 0078D  County 6001
012 PRETTY POLLY JA 0078D BACM CD D 041  
013 WILD BILL JONES JA 0078D  County 6001
014 ABSENT-MINDED SCHOOLDAY JA 0078D  
015 EAST VIRGINIA BLUES JA 0078D  
016 BABES IN THE WOODS JA 0078D  
017 LILY MAY EXPRESSES LOVE TO AUDIENCE JA 0078D
018 LITTLE BIRDIE JA 0078D  
019 THE BROWN GIRL JA 0078D  
020 THE WHITE HOUSE STORY JA 0078D  
021 HAWK CAUGHT THE CHICKEN AND GONE JA 0078D  
022 FIDDLING AND SQUARE DANCES ON RED RIVER JA 0078D  
023 SALLY GOODIN JA 0078D  
024 CACKLIN' HEN JA 0078D  
025 WHITE OAK MOUNTAIN JA 0078D  County 6001
026 JOHN HENRY JA 0078D  County 6001
027 ROW YOUR BOAT JA 0078D  
028 DIDN'T IT RAIN? JA 0078D  
029 RED ROCKING CHAIR JA 0078D  County 6001
029a JOHNSON BOYS County 6001
BACM CD D 041 MEMORIES OF RENFRO VALLEY (UK, 2003); COUNTY 6001 LEGEND OF OLDTIME MUSIC (2015, 4CD)
1983 Voyager Studios, 424 35th Ave.,  Seattle, WA – Lily Mae Ledford (Lily Mae Ledford [banjo], Mike Seeger [gt], Vivian Williams [gt], Paul Williams [bass])
030 BANJO PICKIN' GIRL GR 712  
031 I HAVE NO MOTHER NOW GR 712  
032 BLUE EYED BOY GR 712  
033 CHRISTMAS EVE GR 712  
034 WILD BILL JONES GR 712  
035 PLEASE PAPA, DON'T WHIP LITTLE BENNY CACKLIN' HEN GR 712  
036 JOHN HENRY GR 712  \
037 CALLAHAN GR 712  
038 TEXAS BOUND GR 712  
039 EAST VIRGINIA GR 712  
040 HICCUP OH LORDY GR 712  
041 JOHN HARDY GR 712  
042 BABES IN THE WOODS GR 712  
043 JIM ALONG JOSIE GR 712  
044 WAKE UP SUSAN GR 712  
045 CHARMIN' BETSY GR 712  




ALBUMS
Greenhays Recordings GR 712 Banjo Pickin' Girl: Banjo Pickin' Girl; I Have No Mother Now; Blue Eyed Boy; Christmas Eve; Wild Bill Jones; Please Papa, Don't Whip Little Benny Cacklin' Hen; John Henry; Callahan; Texas Bound; East Virginia; Hiccup Oh Lordy; John Hardy; Babes In The Woods; Jim Along Josie; Wake Up Susan; Charmin' Betsy - 83
June Appal JA0078D Gems: Lily May Ledford Rare Concert And Studio Recordings 1968-1983: How Many Biscuits Can You Eat; Banjo Pickin' Girl; Naming The Coon Creek Girls; Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow; Pretty Polly; Wild Bill Jones; Absent-Minded Schoolday; East Virginia Blues; Babes In The Woods; Lily May Expresses Love To Audience; Little Birdie; The Brown Girl; The White House Story; Hawk Caught The Chicken And Gone; Fiddling And Square Dances On Red River; Sally Goodin; Cacklin' Hen; White Oak Mountain; John Henry; Row Your Boat; Didn't It Rain?; Red Rocking Chair – 00