- country rock, folk
- 61 min
- 16 tracks
- HighTone Records
In an interview with No Depression, Alvin stated that during the time of his father's terminal illness, he would go hiking in the mountains and would sing folk songs. "That gave me the idea for the Public Domain record.
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Grave, classical in form, spare and cool.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- cooloverwhelming
- rawmeticulous
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Tracks
- 1Shenandoah4:08
- 2Maggie Campbell3:27
- 3A Short Life of Trouble3:41
- 4What Did the Deep Sea Say3:01
- 5Engine 1433:56
- 6Delia3:39
- 7Dark Eyes3:60
- 8Walk Right In3:28
- 9Murder of the Lawson Family4:18
- 10Don't Let Your Deal Go Down4:36
- 11Railroad Bill3:28
- 12Texas Rangers5:07
- 13Mama, Ain't Long for Day3:20
- 14East Virginia Blues4:18
- 15Sign of Judgment3:46
- 16Untitled Instrumental Track3:02
16 tracks, 61 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Dave Alvin
- Label
- HighTone Records
- Released
- 2001
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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