The Essential Charlie Poole
In his short life Charlie Poole altered the shape of white American Folk music by pioneering the band set-up, approach and many songs that would be the backbone of Bluegrass. Just by his way of living he created the Country outlaw archetype and his recorded output that consisted of drastic re-workings of a multitude of songs from different traditions and eras resulted in some of the greatest music of the 20th century which has been passed down from generation to generation and continues to do so still and hopefully will, as long as people listen to music
Tracklisting:
CD 1: White House Blues
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers
1. The Girl I Left In Sunny Tennessee (3:29)
Poole – 1925
2. The Man That Rode The Mule Around The World (3:13)
Poole – 1925
3. Can I Sleep In Your Barn Tonight Mister (3:08)
Trad/ Arr. Poole/Woodlief – 1925
4. Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down Blues (2:51)
Trad/Arr. Poole – 1925
5. Flyin’ Clouds (3:16)
Trad – 1926
6. Wild Horse (3:06)
Trad – 1926
7. Forks Of Sandy (2:57)
Trad – 1926
8. Mountain Reel (3:03)
Trad – 1926
9. Good-bye Booze (3:15)
Poole – 1926
10. Monkey On A String (3:06)
Poole – 1926
11. Too Young To Marry (3:05)
Trad – 1926
12. Ragtime Annie (3:12)
Trad – 1926
13. A Kiss Waltz (3:08)
Trad – 1926
14. Leaving Home (3:09)
Leighton/Shields/Arr.Poole – 1926
15. Budded Rose (3:01)
Poole – 1926
16. There’ll Come A Time (3:28)
Poole – 1926
17. White House Blues (3:27)
Poole – 1926
18. The Highwayman (3:17)
Poole – 1926
19. Hungry Hash House (3:24)
Poole – 1926
20. If I Lose, I Don’t Care (3:04)
Poole - 1927

CD 2: Old & Only In The Way
Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers
1. You Ain’t Talkin’ To Me (2:54)
Poole – 1927 2. Coon From Tennessee (3:07)
Poole – 1927 3. The Letter That Never Came (2:47)
Poole – 1927 4. Take A Drink On Me (3:14)
Trad/Arr. Poole - 1927 5. Falling By The Wayside (3:05)
Poole – 1927 6. Sunset March (2:36)
Poole/Woodlief – 1927 7. Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down Medley (3:12)
Trad/Arr. Poole/Woodlief – 1927 8. A Young Boy Left His Home One Day (3:05)
Poole/Woodlief – 1928 9. My Wife Went Away And Left Me (2:53)
Poole /Woodlief – 1928 10. Husband & Wife Were Angry One Night (2:48)
Poole/Woodlief – 1928 11. Ramblin’ Blues (3:04)
Handy – 1928 12. Old And Only In The Way (3:27)
Poole – 1928 13. Shootin’ Creek (3:22)
Poole – 1928 14. Baltimore Fire (3:10)
Gulick/Arr. Poole – 1929 15. Sweet Sunny South (2:53)
Bloomfield/Arr. Poole – 1927 16. He Rambled (2:59)
Trad/Arr. Poole – 1929
The Highlanders
17. Under The Double Eagle (2:54)
Wagner/Arr. Poole/Woodlief 1929 18. Richmond Square (2:52)
Trad/ Arr. Poole/Woodlief – 1929 19. Flop Eared Mule (2:56)
Trad/Arr. Poole/Woodlief – 1929 20. Lynchburg Town (3:02)
Trad/Arr. Poole/Woodlief – 1929

CD 3: A Trip To New York
Various Artists:
Roy Harvey
1. The Brave Engineer (3:16)
Poole/Woodlief – 1926
2. Dark Eyes (2:48)
Trad – 1927
3. Willie, Poor Boy (2:46)
Trad – 1927
4. When The Bees Are In Hive (3:00)
Trad – 1927
5. Daises Won’t Tell (2.:58)
Trad – 1927
6. The Wreck Of The Virginian No 3 (3:07)
Reed – 1927

North Carolina Ramblers
7. I Cannot Call Her Mother (2:58)
Poole/Woodlief – 1927
8. Pearl Bryant (3:02)
Trad – 1927
9. Bill Mason (2:36)
Harte/Arr. Poole – 1927
10. Kitty Blye (2:37)
Trad – 1927
11. The Bluefield Murder (3.03)
Unidentified – 1928
12. I’ll Be There, Mary Dear (3:03)
Von Tilzer/Sterling – 1928
13. What Is Home Without Love? (2:57)
Harris/Arr. Poole/Woodlief – 1928

Posey Rorer
14. As We Sat Beneath The Maple On The Hill (3:05)
Trad – 1928

Fred Newman (Roy Harvey)
15. San Antonio (2:41)
Van Alstyne/Williams – 1929
16. What Is A Home Without Babies? (2:50)
Harris/Arr. Poole/Woodlief – 1929

Allegheny Highlanders
17. A Trip To New York (Part 1) (3:00)
Trad – 1929
18. A Trip To New York (Part 2) (2:51)
Trad – 1929
19. A Trip To New York (Part 3) (2:42)
Trad – 1929
20. A Trip To New York (Part 4) (2:52)
Trad – 1929

CD 4: If The River Was Whiskey
Various Artists
Roy Harvey & Leonard Copeland
1. Just Pickin’ (2:54)
Harvey/Copeland – 1929
2. Beckley Rag (2:59)
Harvey/Copeland – 1929
3. Underneath The Sugar Moon (2:44)
Harvey/Copeland – 1929
4. Lonesome Weary Blues (2:53)
Trad/Arr. Harvey/Copeland – 1929

Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers
5. Sweet Sixteen (2:50)
Poole – 1930
6. My Gypsy Girl (2:55)
Trad/Arr. Poole – 1930
7. The Only Girl I Ever Loved (3:00)
Trad/Arr. Poole/Woodlief – 1930
8. Write A Letter To My Mother (3:00)
Bower/Issacs/Arr. Poole – 1930
9. If The River Was Whiskey (3:08)
Trad/Arr. Poole – 1930
10. It’s Moving Day (3:26)
Von Tilzer/Sterling – 1930

Charlie Poole & Roy Harvey
11. Southern Medley (3:03)
Trad – 1930
12. Honeysuckle ((3:13)
Trad/Arr. Poole/Woodlief – 1930

Roy Harvey & Leonard Copeland
13. Greasy Wagon (3:18)
Harvey/Copeland- 1930
14. Mother’s Waltz (3:00)
Harvey/Copeland – 1930
15. Back To The Blue Ridge (2:54)
Harvey/Copeland – 1930

Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers
16. Goodbye Sweet Liza Jane (3:03)
Poole – 1930
17. Look Before You Leap (2:45)
Bennett/Arr. Poole – 1930
18. Just Keep Waiting Till The Good Time Comes (3.20)
Westlyn/Christie/Arr. Poole/Woodlieff– 1930
19. Mother’s Last Farewell Kiss (3:03)
Trad - 1930
20. Where The Whippoorwill Is Whispering Good-Night (2:59)
Stanley/Arr. Poole – 1930
Released 2009.