Cheap genre compilation (pt 2) - Hillbilly

Hillbilly, another forgotten genre that came out of the 1920's and 30's. The soundtrack to O Brother, Where Art Thou? sold over two million copies and reminded us that it had once existed.
The original music came mainly from the rural Southern states and was made by black and white folk alike.

Here is a cheap (around £ 3) compilation that gathers the old folks and some of the newer ones:

Subtitled American Bluegrass, Appalachian and Old Timey Country this cd is a great overview covering the most classic artists of the genre.
The Carter Family gets two tracks then there's Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt&Earl Scruggs, Ralph Stanley, Doc Watson, Del McCoury and Hazel Dickens.
On the more contemporary side you'll find Gillian Welch, Ricky Scaggs duetting with Emmylou Harris and Allison Krauss singing lead on the Cox Family track.
Also of note is Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia's sideband Old & In the Way and the Kentucky Colonels whose Clarence White would later join the Byrds.

The music's acoustic, lots of mandoline, banjo and fiddle. And heavenly voices with lots of harmonies.

A very worthwhile introduction to some older music.