{"product_id":"hazel-rhymer-walker-hicks-h-on-the-threshold-of-a-dream-unaccompanied-singing-cd","title":"Hazel Rhymer \u0026 Walker\/Hicks\/H - On the Threshold of a Dream: Unaccompanied Singing [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe CD presents the singing of women elders who grew up immersed in family and community ballad and song traditions in the mountains of western North Carolina (Southern Appalachia). These women are part of a last generation of singers who learned songs from family members whose music preceded the radio and record industry. Rosa Hicks (b. 1931) and Pearl Hicks (1929-2007) were both raised on Beech Mountain, NC. Hazel Rhymer (b. 1923) has roots in Madison County, NC. Zora Walker (b.1922) was born in Graham County and lives outside of Bryson City, NC. The CD includes a 24-booklet with extensive biographical notes, song annotations, and photographs. Dr. Fred Hay Ph. D., Professor of Appalachian Studies and Librarian of the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection at Appalachian State University remarks, \"In her role as participant-observer, Susan Pepper has become part of the families, communities, and song culture of these four remarkable women. With this recording and it's accompanying notes, as well as in her Master's thesis, Susan has done an outstanding job documenting this song tradition and these individuals who sustain and preserve it.\" Some of the songs on On the Threshold of a Dream such as \"Boy Sells Cow\" and \"The Old Man from the North Country\" are over two hundred years old and have roots in England, Ireland, and Scotland. Old hymns like \"The Bright Morning Star is Arisin'\" and \"There'll Be No Sorrow There\" are included, as well as beautiful renditions of American murder ballads such as \"Pretty Polly\" and \"Tom Dooley.\" One especially unique ballad is \"The Madison County Crew\" sung by Hazel Rhymer. It recounts a murder that took place in Mars Hill, North Carolina at the turn of the nineteenth century. This is the first time this song has been released on a sound recording. Hazel learned it from her maternal grandmother, Nancy Cody, of Wolf Laurel, Madison County, NC. In addition to singing songs she learned from her parents, Zora Walker of Bryson City, NC writes and sings original hymns, love songs, and songs of reminiscence about a way of life that has all but vanished in the mountains today. Four of her original songs are included on this CD: \"Will the Gates Swing Open,\" \"What A Day,\" \"Take Me Back Home,\" and \"I'd Rather Be On Hazel Creek.\" \"I'd Rather Be On Hazel Creek\" is Zora's response to the government's broken promise to complete an access road to family cemeteries after the construction of the Fontana Dam in 1943-a controversy that continues today.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Old Man from the North Country - Hazel Rhymer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Little Piggy - Pearl Hicks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Horses Ain't Hungry - Hazel Rhymer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Burglar Man - Hazel Rhymer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'll Give to You a Paper of Pins - Zora Walker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDown in the Willow Garden - Pearl Hicks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTom Dooley - Pearl Hicks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHomemade Toys - Pearl Hicks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Little Ford - Zora Walker 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoy Sells Cow - Zora Walker 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarbry Allen - Rosa Hicks 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack Jack Davy - Hazel Rhymer 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack Jack Davies - Rosa Hicks 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Bright Morning Star Is Arisin' - Rosa Hicks 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf That Isn't Love - Pearl Hicks 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWill the Gates Swing Open - Zora Walker 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Madison County Crew - Hazel Rhymer 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePretty Polly - Pearl Hicks 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Love Little Willie - Zora Walker 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Want My Big Toe - Zora Walker 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'd Rather Be on Hazel Creek - Zora Walker 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAwake, Awake - Hazel Rhymer 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLittle Mauhee - Hazel Rhymer 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMr. Duck and Mr. Turkey - Zora Walker 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGolden Locks - Zora Walker 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Farmer and His Wife - Hazel Rhymer 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTake Me Back Home - Zora Walker 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat a Day - Zora Walker 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eO Sing to Me of Heaven - Pearl Hicks 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew River Train - Rosa Hicks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 700261304700\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e CD BABY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10.5.10\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e CD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"AUDIO \u0026 VIDEO LABS, INC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51235618816302,"sku":"N700261304700","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0803\/7856\/0814\/files\/1755688.jpg?v=1762161687","url":"https:\/\/parkavecds.shop\/products\/hazel-rhymer-walker-hicks-h-on-the-threshold-of-a-dream-unaccompanied-singing-cd","provider":"Park Ave CDs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}