Black Twig Pickers - North Fork Flyer (2001)

The debut album by The Black Twigs, titled "North Fork Flyer," presents authentic Appalachian folk and old-time music. The album, consisting mainly of traditional songs, was recorded live in informal settings to the sounds of passing trains and night insects, which gives it a raw yet warm sound. The music combines fiddle blues, guitar, and the characteristic sound of the fretless banjo. The Black Twigs' performance is devoid of fake nostalgia; the band plays century-old music with genuine conviction, making it relevant for the modern listener.

Ralph Berrier Jr: Fiddle, Vocals
Mike Gangloff: Banjo, Vocals
Isak Howell: Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals

Tracklist:
1 Spike Driver's Blues
2 Sail Away Ladies
3 Poor Boy Long Ways From Home
4 Isak's Blues No. 1
5 Get Along Home Cindy
6 Cold, Frosty Morning
7 Reuben's Blues
8 Lonesome Clinch Mountain
9 Ebeneezer
10 Two White Horses In A Line
11 Rambling Hobo
12 Angelina Baker
13 Isak's Blues No. 2
14 Fair And Tender Ladies
15 Little Sadie
16 Great Valley Mine
17 Train On The Island