Frank Newsome

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Frank NewsomeOn "Gone Away with a Friend," Frank Newsome sings a more than four-century-long American tradition into the present. His arresting style—the lined-out hymn singing of the Old Regular Baptists from the borderlands of Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia—is a direct sonic ancestor to old-time, bluegrass, and gospel. In 2011, Frank won an NEA Heritage Fellowship, the highest honor for a folk artist.Gone Away with a Friend, released 29 June 20181. When I Heard2. Beulah Land3. Child of the King4. Gone Away with a Friend5. City That Lies Four Square6. Far Away There Is a Land7. Go Rest High on That Mountain8. I Am a Little Traveler9. Keys to the Kingdom10. Long Black Train11. Lined-Out Hymn12. Prayer"There is a purity about Frank's singing that brings a soul-stirring, heart-tugging peacefulness that is beyond words" — Jim LauderdaleOn "Gone Away with a Friend," Frank Newsome sings a more than four-century-long American tradition into the present. His arresting style—the lined-out hymn singing of the Old Regular Baptists from the borderlands of Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia—is a direct sonic ancestor to old-time, bluegrass, and gospel. In fact, bluegrass master Ralph Stanley grew up hearing this once-common style of singing and attended Newsome's church later in his life where they spent time singing together. Since 1972, Newsome has preached at the Little David Church in Haysi, VA, singing these songs from what is the oldest, English-language religious music tradition passed down orally in America. This album, captured over one evening at Newsome’s church in 2006, features eight traditional hymns, two contemporary songs, and an improvised prayer all sung in the distinct, unaccompanied style of the Old Regular Baptists. Newsome has been widely recognized for his singular voice, including the high honor of being named an NEA National Heritage Fellow. To listen closely to Newsome’s singing on this sparse and captivating album is to dip your toe into the headwaters of the great stream of American music.

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