Saturday, April 4, 2026

Hollow Rock String Band

 Alan Jabbour, *21-06-1942 Jacksonville, Fl, + 13-01-2017
Charles William "Tommy" Thompson, *22-07-1937 St. Albans, + 24-01-2003
Bertram “Bert” Levy, *1941 New York City
Bobbie Thompson +02-1972 (wife of Tommy)

By Henk Scholts
SESSIONS

1968 Durham Studio, Durham, NC – The Hollow Rock String Band (Bobbi Thompson [gt], Tommy Thompson [banjo], Bert Levy [mandolin],  Alan Jabbour [fiddle])
001 KITCHEN GIRL Kanawha 311
002 CLOG Kanawha 311 
003 WALTZ Kanawha 311 
004 DINAH Kanawha 311
005 RICHMOND COTILLION Kanawha 311
006 HOG-EYED MAN Kanawha 311 
007 MEDLEY: JOHN BROWN’S MARCH, GREEN FIELDS OF AMERICA, HOP LIGHT LADIES Kanawha 311
008 JAWBONES Kanawha 311 
009 BETTY LIKENS Kanawha 311
010 CABIN CREEK Kanawha 311
011 FOLDING DOWN THE SHEETS Kanawha 311 
012 MONEY MUSK Kanawha 311
013 DEVIL ON A STOMP Kanawha 311 
014 OVER THE WATERFALL Kanawha 311 
015 FIDDLER’S DRUNK AND THE FUN’S ALL OVER Kanawha 311
1972 The Recording Laboratory of the Library of Congress, Washington, DC  – The Hollow Rock String Band (Jim Watson [gt/ mandolin/ autoharp], Tommy Thompson [banjo],  Alan Jabbour [fiddle])
016 SHELVIN' ROCK  Rounder 0024 
017 THE ROUTE  Rounder 0024 
018 JENNY LIND POLKA/THE YEARS OF JUBILO  Rounder 0024  
019 SALLY ANN  Rounder 0024  
020 ISOM WALTZ  Rounder 0024 
021 WEST FOLK GALS  Rounder 0024 
022 LEATHER BRITCHES  Rounder 0024  
023 RED FOX  Rounder 0024 
024 SHADY GROVE  Rounder 0024 
025 WEST VIRGINIA RAG  Rounder 0024  
026 BOATIN' UP SANDY  Rounder 0024 
027 BILLY IN THE LOW LAND  Rounder 0024 
028 GRANNY  Rounder 0024  
029 ROSE DIVISION  Rounder 0024  
030 SCHOTTISCHE  Rounder 0024  
031 WEST VIRGINIA GALS  Rounder 0024  
032 SHOOTIN' CREEK  Rounder 0024  
033 BRITISH FIELD MARCH  Rounder 0024  
034 PEEKABOO WALTZ  Rounder 0024
035 SANDY RIVER BELLE  Rounder 0024  
036 BIRDIE  Rounder 0024  
1981 Audio Recorders Inc, 4718 38th Avenue NE, Seatle, WA - The Hollow Rock String Band (Sandy Bradley [gt/piano],  Tommy Thompson [banjo/gt],  Alan Jabbour [fiddle])
037 JOHNNY LOVER'S GONE  FF 260  
038 SHOES AND STOCKINGS  FF 260 
039 SALLY ANN JOHNSON  FF 260  
040 DUCKS IN THE POND  FF 260  
041 SCHOTTISCHE  FF 260  
042 LIZA JANE / LIZA JANE  FF 260  
043 SHORTENING BREAD / EBENEZER  FF 260  
044 PADDY ON THE TURNPIKE  FF 260  
045 FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN / GREENFIELD COTILLION      FF 260  
046 SHOOTING CREEK  FF 260  
047 LITTLE BROWN HAND  FF 260 
048 INDIAN NATION  FF 260 
049 PEEKABOO WALTZ  FF 260 
050 RAGGED BILL  FF 260 



ALBUMS
Kanawha 311 Traditional Dance Tunes:
Kitchen Girl; Clog; Waltz; Dinah; Richmond Cotillion; Hog-Eyed Man; Medley: John Brown’s March, Green Fields Of America, Hop Light Ladies; Jawbones; Betty Likens; Cabin Creek; Folding Down The Sheets; Money Musk; Devil On A Stomp; Over The Waterfall; Fiddler’s Drunk And The Fun’s All Over – 68 (reissued in 1997 on County CO-CD-2715)
Rounder 0024 The Hollow Rock String Band: Shelvin' Rock; The Route; Jenny Lind Polka/The Years Of Jubilo; Sally Ann; Isom Waltz; West Folk Gals; Leather Britches; Red Fox; Shady Grove; West Virginia Rag; Boatin' Up Sandy; Billy In The Low Land; Granny; Rose Division; Schottische; West Virginia Gals; Shootin' Creek; British Field March; Peekaboo Waltz; Sandy River Belle; Birdie – 74 (reissued in 2004 as part of  double CD Alan Jabbour no # Hollow Rock Legacy)
Flying Fish FF 260 Sandy’s Fancy: Johnny Lover's Gone; Shoes And Stockings; Sally Ann Johnson; Ducks In The Pond; Schottische; Liza Jane / Liza Jane; Shortening Bread / Ebenezer; Paddy On The Turnpike; Fire On The Mountain / Greenfield Cotillion    ; Shooting Creek; Little Brown Hand; Indian Nation; Peekaboo Waltz; Ragged Bill – 81 (reissued in 2004 as part of  double CD Alan Jabbour no # Hollow Rock Legacy)





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