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Far Across The Blue Water Bill Monroe In Germany – Collector’s Box Set

$108.98

(4-CD LP-sized box set with one DVD and 52-page book) In 1975 and 1989, Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys went to Germany. The 1975 shows contained in this set featured one of his best line-ups: Kenny Baker (fiddle), Ralph Lewis (guitar), Bob Black (banjo), and Randy Davis (bass). They played many of Monroe’s best-known songs, including Muleskinner Blues, Footprints In The Snow, Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms, Doin’ My Time and a medley with the E. L. Hillbillies. The 1989 tour came after several bouts of ill-health, but Monroe performed with all his old vigor. He played just one show date in Germany, in Streekermoor. The 1989 songs include The Old Brown County Barn, Uncle Pen, Cheyenne and others.

 

 

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Track Listing:

    • ROUSTABOUT
    • THE BLUEGRASS BREAKDOWN
    • MULESKINNER BLUES
    • FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW
    • KENTUCKY MANDOLIN
    • I’M WORKING ON A BUILDING
    • THE ROAD OF LIFE
    • GREY EAGLE
    • FESTIVAL WALTZ
    • UNCLE PEN
    • THE TRUCK DRIVIN’ MAN
    • IN THE PINES
    • SHUCKIN’ THE CORN
    • ROLL IN MY SWEET BABY’S ARMS
    • DOIN’ MY TIME
    • FLINT HILL SPECIAL
    • LITTLE JOE
    • YOU WON’T BE SATISFIED THAT WAY
    • MCKINLEY’S MARCH
    • I SAW THE LIGHT
    • ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL
    • ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL
    • ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL
    • BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY
    • MY LITTLE GEORGIA ROSE
    • DOWN YONDER
    • WABASH CANNONBALL
    • YOU’LL FIND HER NAME WRITTEN THERE
    • SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT / I SAW THE LIGHT
    • JOHN HENRY
    • MOLLY AND TENBROOKS
    • FRAULEIN
    • MEDLEY (SITTIN’ ON TOP OF THE WORLD / HAND ME DOWN MY WALKIN’ CANE / GOOD OLD MOUNTAIN DEW / CARELESS LOVE / BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY)
    • MY SWEET BLUE EYED DARLING
    • THE OLD HOME TOWN
    • SUGAR LOAF MOUNTAIN
    • MULESKINNER BLUES
    • BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY
    • SOUTHERN FLAVOR
    • A BEAUTIFUL LIFE
    • THE OLD BROWN COUNTY BARN
    • UNCLE PEN – CHEYENNE
    • FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW
    • MY LITTLE GEORGIA ROSE
    • WALLS OF TIME
    • JERUSALEM RIDGE
    • RAW HIDE
    • DOWN YONDER
    • IN THE PINES
    • BLUEGRASS BREAKDOWN
    • THERE’S AN OLD, OLD HOUSE
    • I SAW THE LIGHT
    • ON AND ON
    • SOLDIER’S JOY
    • WAYFARING STRANGER
    • MOLLY AND TENBROOKS
    • ROLL IN MY SWEET BABY’S ARMS
    • SALLY GOODIN’
    • SO LONG AND GOODBYE
    • JOHN HENRY
    • WHEEL HOSS

 

    • CONTENTS OF DVD

 

  • INTRODUCTION BY KLAUS GROTELÜSCHEN
  • MY SWEET BLUE EYED DARLING
  • THE OLD HOME TOWN
  • SUGAR LOAF MOUNTAIN
  • MULESKINNER BLUES
  • BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY
  • SOUTHERN FLAVOUR
  • A BEAUTIFUL LIFE
  • THE OLD BROWN COUNTY BARN
  • UNCLE PEN
  • CHEYENNE
  • FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW
  • MY LITTLE GEORGIA ROSE
  • WALLS OF TIME
  • JERUSALEM RIDGE
  • RAW HIDE
  • DOWN YONDER
  • IN THE PINES
  • BLUEGRASS BREAKDOWN
  • THERE’S AN OLD, OLD HOUSE
  • I SAW THE LIGHT
  • ON AND ON
  • SOLDIER’S JOY
  • WAYFARING STRANGER
  • MOLLY AND TENBROOKS
  • ROLL IN MY SWEET BABY’S ARMS
  • SALLY GOODIN’
  • SO LONG AND GOODBYE
  • JOHN HENRY
  • WHEEL HOSS
  • BONUS: INTERVIEW WITH BILL MONROE, CONDUCTED BY JIM SKURDAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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