Since releasing the podcast, I've had a lot of people ask if the renditions at the end of each segment will be released, or streamable. Well I'm happy to say that over the last six months, I've been hard at work on a traditional record called Folk Songs For Old Times' Sake, that is now available on all platforms, as well as limited edition vinyl. Several of these rearranged songs are traditionals, and some are from artists covered in the first season of this program. This is the first of a special two-part short series called Side A / Side B, where you can get a little scope into the history behind each of the tracks, followed by the recordings themselves, some of which are stripped, and several of which feature accompaniment in clarinet, fiddle, banjo, upright bass, harmonies, lap steel, jug sounds, harmonica and stomp box.

Side A Tracklist:

Shake Sugaree (Elizabeth Cotten)

East Virginia Blues (Traditional)

Wish I Was A Mole (Traditional)

Green Rocky Road (Dave Van Ronk/Bob Kaufman)

Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes (The Carter Family)

Railroad Bill (Traditional)

Cotton Mill Girls (Traditional)

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This episode was produced, edited, recorded and distributed by Nicholas Edward Williams.

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Praise for Folk Songs For Old Times' Sake:

"I've got to say, I can genuinely appreciate another young folkie taking traditional tunes and truly making them their own. Nicholas' voice sounds natural, unaffected, and without any trite attempts at emulation; rather, it seems wholly a product of his surroundings, with small nods to the phrasing and inflection that are the signatures of traditional American music. This is to say nothing of the sparse-yet-deliberate production of the songs themselves, with nothing sitting too far out front, nothing lost in the shadows, as if the listener found themselves in an empty country church with Williams simply playing to the steeple above." - JP Harris

As always, it's Williams' gentle laid back soothing vocals that win you over." - FOLK RADIO UK

"The guitar playing and vocal performance are fantastic, and I love the sparse production. I think people are gonna love this, it's a great record." - Oliver Wood (The Wood Brothers)

"This record of well-known and well-loved folk songs is easy to like. With tasteful guitar arrangements and a voice that draws you right in, Nicholas has created recordings that roll along like a mountain stream." - David Holt (PBS TV/Radio Host, Four-Time Grammy Winner and Banjoist for Doc Watson)