Hedy West & Bill Clifton Hedy West & Bill Clifton - Getting Folk Out Of The Country (LP)

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Hedy West & Bill Clifton: Hedy West & Bill Clifton - Getting Folk Out Of The Country (LP)

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Album titlle: Hedy West & Bill Clifton - Getting Folk Out Of The Country (LP)
Genre Country
Geschwindigkeit 33 U/min
Vinyl record size LP (12 Inch)
Record Grading Mint (M)
Sleeve Grading Mint (M)
Artikelart LP
EAN: 4000127150080
weight in Kg 0.21

Clifton, Bill - Hedy West & Bill Clifton - Getting Folk Out Of The Country (LP) LP 1
01	Free Little Bird	Hedy West & Bill Clifton
02	Maid On The Shore	Hedy West & Bill Clifton
03	Whitehouse Blues	Hedy West & Bill Clifton
04	Little Sadie	Hedy West & Bill Clifton
05	Blow Ye Gentle Winds	Hedy West & Bill Clifton
06	Curley Headed Baby	Hedy West & Bill Clifton
07	S A V E D/Mary Of The Wild Moor	Hedy West & Bill Clifton
08	Mississippi Sawyer	Hedy West & Bill Clifton
09	Pictures From Life's Other Side	Hedy West & Bill Clifton
10	Pity Me All Day	Hedy West & Bill Clifton
11	Angel Band	Hedy West & Bill Clifton

Remembering Bill Clifton A Life Dedicated to the Old Songs With the passing of Bill Clifton,... more

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Remembering Bill Clifton

A Life Dedicated to the Old Songs

With the passing of Bill Clifton, traditional country and bluegrass music have lost a distinctive voice. Born William August Marburg, he died in his sleep on October 30, 2026, in Mendota, Virginia, at the age of 95. A singer, a keeper of old songs and a pioneer of bluegrass in Europe, he leaves a rich musical legacy.

Bill Clifton saw himself above all as a carrier of songs. He sought out forgotten lyrics, brought old melodies to the stage and introduced audiences to music he loved deeply. As a singer, guitarist and autoharp player, he devoted his life to keeping that repertoire alive and passing it on.

Born on April 5, 1931, he grew up in a wealthy Maryland family, far removed from the circumstances that shaped many musicians of his generation. He discovered the music of the rural South as a boy on his family’s farm. A gardener employed there listened to the WRVA Barn Dance every Saturday evening. For young Bill, those broadcasts opened a musical world that would stay with him throughout his life.

After first learning the accordion, he bought himself a guitar. The songs of the Carter Family became a lifelong source of inspiration. His clear, warm voice, storytelling approach and melodic guitar playing gave the old songs a distinctive character. During the 1950s and early 1960s, he built a bridge between traditional musical forms and new audiences, including listeners far beyond the American South.

For Clifton, preserving music also meant making it accessible. In 1951, he published a small songbook with a foreword by Woody Guthrie. An expanded collection followed in 1955. His “Bill Clifton Song Book” helped bring songs back into the shared repertoire when many people no longer knew their words. Recordings such as “Little White Washed Chimney,” “Mary Dear” and “Blue Ridge Mountain Blues” also left a lasting mark.

Bringing people together mattered just as much to him. On July 4, 1961, he organized an early bluegrass festival in Luray, Virginia, featuring Bill Monroe, the Stanley Brothers, the Country Gentlemen and other artists. He also hoped to bring together musicians who often regarded one another more as competitors than colleagues. In 1962, he became a founding member of the Newport Folk Foundation, taking responsibility for bluegrass and old-time music.

His move to England in 1963 opened a particularly influential chapter. Clifton found attentive audiences in British folk clubs and helped other American musicians reach them. He supported visiting artists, made introductions and organized tours. For many European listeners, his voice became their first introduction to bluegrass and traditional country music.

In 1978, he and his wife, Tineke, moved to Mendota, Virginia, settling in Poor Valley, where A. P. Carter had once lived. Making music together and sharing a personal connection remained central to his work—with Red Rector and Don Stover, and later with Jimmy Gaudreau. His love of songs reached across the boundaries between bluegrass, folk and old-time music.

Bill Clifton’s legacy lives in his recordings, in the songs he passed on and in the encounters he made possible. He wanted others to discover and love this music. Hearing musicians perform songs they had learned, directly or indirectly, through him gave him particular satisfaction. The old songs had found new voices.

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