Frank Fairfield - Frank Fairfield (2009)

Frank Fairfield
"A young Californian who sings and plays as someone who's crawled out of the Virginia mountains carrying familiar songs that in his hands sound forgotten: broken lines, a dissonant drone, the fiddle or the banjo all percussion, every rising moment louder than the one before it."
-Greil Marcus

California-based fiddle, guitar, and banjo player, and ardent 78 collector Frank Fairfield has made his living as a musician, often found playing on the streets of Los Angeles. Handpicked by Fleet Foxes to open their U.S. tour last year, Frank released a 7Ó on Tompkins Square and recorded his self-titled debut album. His music has won over tough critics and purists like Grammy winning producer Chris King (Charley Patton, People Take Warning box set), Phil Alexander (Mojo) and Greil Marcus, to name a few.

1.01 - Frank Fairfield - Nine Pound Hammer (3:58)
1.02 - Frank Fairfield - Call Me A Dog When I'm Gone (2:25)
1.03 - Frank Fairfield - The Blackberry Blossoms (1:50)
1.04 - Frank Fairfield - Cumberland Gap (3:34)
1.05 - Frank Fairfield - The Dying Cowboy (4:07)
1.06 - Frank Fairfield - John Hardy (5:07)
1.07 - Frank Fairfield - To The Sweet Sunny South (3:31)
1.08 - Frank Fairfield - The Train That Took My Girl From Town (3:29)
1.09 - Frank Fairfield - Hesitating Blues (3:42)
1.10 - Frank Fairfield - Fair Margaret and Sweet William (4:52)
1.11 - Frank Fairfield - Old Paint (4:37)