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| 1. | Solid Gone (3:29) | Bill – Guitar, Fred – Banjo and Vocal |
| 2. | Black Bear On The Mountain (1:36) | Fred – Banjo |
| 3. | Kitchen Girl (2:35) | Bill – Mandolin |
| 4. | East Virginia Blues (3:02) | Bill – Guitar, Fred – Banjo and Vocal |
| 5. | Bonaparte Crossin’ The Rhine (2:28) | Bill – Mandolin, Fred – Banjo |
| 6. | Uncle Ned (3:23) | Fred – Banjo and Vocal |
| 7. | The Loaded Lion (1:39) | Fred – Banjo |
| 8. | Smoke Town Strut (1:38) | Bill – Guitar |
| 9. | Pretty Maid (2:08) | Bill – Mandolin |
| 10. | The Boatman (2:17) | Fred – Banjo |
| 11. | On Top Of Old Smokey (2:36) | Fred – Banjo & Vocal |
| 12. | Sally In The Garden (2:54) | Bill – Banjo |
| 13. | June Apple (3:03) | Bill and Fred – Banjo |
| 14. | Single Girl (1:55) | Fred – Banjo and Vocal |
| 15. | Rocky Mountain Goat (1:35) | Bill – Banjo |
| 16. | I’ve Always Been A Rambler (2:07) | Fred – Vocal |
| 17. | Angeline The Baker (2:27) | Fred – Banjo, Bill – Mandolin |
| 18. | Cold Frosty Mornin’ (1:48) | Bill – Mandolin |
| 19. | Elk River Blues (4:12) | Bill – Mandolin, Fred-Banjo |
Who Was Johnny Hilt? – For many years, John Fitzgerald Hilt (Johnny) was employed as an iron worker in the coal mines of West Virginia. He lived a hermit’s existence in the family homestead on the south side of Clinch Mountain in the Poor Valley section near Tannersville, Virginia. He was a man of nature and he had a wild bird, a titmouse, named Alexander (picture below) who used to visit him daily. Fred is trying to find the picture he took of Alenander sitting on John’s fiddle while he played. Johnny’s fiddle style was truly wonderful. It was a strong, driving style and when Fred took Johnny to meet Doc Watson at Doc’s home, Doc and Johnny played together for an afternoon, just sharing and enjoying the spirit of old-time mountain tunes – a jam session to remember. More on this an other stories to follow…