Live and In Person

A legendary singer and banjo player who helped introduce old time country music to audiences throughout the nation, Clarence Ashley (1895-1967) recorded for Columbia Records in 1929, was featured on Harry Smith's "Anthology of American Folk Music" in 1952, and toured the US in the 1960s. Jalopy's vinyl-only release was produced in 2016 by Peter K. Siegel, from tapes he personally recorded in 1963 at the Greenwich Village folk club Gerdes Folk City. Live and In Person is Clarence Ashley's first and only live album. He is accompanied on the album by guitarist Tex Isley, a member of Charlie Monroe's Kentucky Partners.