Snake Handlin' Man is a 1995 album by American

United States

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 folk singer

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

 Dave Carter

Dave Carter

Dave Carter was an American folk singer-songwriter who described his style as "post-modern mythic American folk music." He was one half of the duo Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer, who were heralded as the new "voice of modern folk music" in the months before Carter's unexpected death in July 2002...

. This was his solo debut prior to his very successful partnership with fiddler, Tracy Grammer

Tracy Grammer

Tracy Grammer is an American folk singer known for her work as half of the folk duo Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer and for the solo career that she has continued since Carter's death...

 (see Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer

Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer

Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer were an American folk duo who released three albums from 1998 to 2001, as well as additional material released after Dave Carter's death...

). The duo re-recorded "The River Where She Sleeps" for their 1998 album When I Go

When I Go (album)

When I Go is a 1998 album by American folk duo Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer.- Track listing :All songs written by Dave Carter.# "When I Go" – 4:16# "Don't Tread on Me" – 3:23# "Annie's Lover" – 2:52...

, and "Cowboy Singer" for their 2000 release, Tanglewood Tree

Tanglewood Tree

Tanglewood Tree is a 2000 album by American folk duo Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer.- Track listing :All songs written by Dave Carter.# "Happytown " – 3:34# "Tanglewood Tree" – 3:42# "The Mountain" – 3:39...

. Prior to Carter's death in 2002 the duo re-recorded the remaining nine songs and two new songs. The resulting final album, Seven is the Number

Seven Is the Number

Seven Is the Number is a 2006 album by American folk duo Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer. It was the duo's final recording, released over four years after Carter's unexpected death due to a heart attack in July 2002....

was released in 2006.

Track listing

All songs written by Dave Carter

1. "Cowboy Singer"
2. "Snake-Handlin' Man"
3. "Red (Elegy)"
4. "The Promised Land"
5. "Hey Tonya"
6. "The River Where She Sleeps"
7. "Long Black Road Into Tulsa Town"
8. "Texas Underground"
9. "Workin' For Jesus"
10. "Gun-Metal Eyes"
11. "Sarah Turn 'Round"

Credits

• Dave Carter
  Dave Carter
  Dave Carter was an American folk singer-songwriter who described his style as "post-modern mythic American folk music." He was one half of the duo Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer, who were heralded as the new "voice of modern folk music" in the months before Carter's unexpected death in July 2002...
  
   – vocals, guitar and banjo
• Dana Denton – vocals and percussion
• Arlene Hale – bass and vocals
• Carolyn Laster – accordion and vocals
• Susan Martin Millsap; vocals
• Eric Park – harmonica
• Nancy Young-Mathisen – vocals and keys
• Troy Mathisen – Engineer

External links

• Music page at official Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer web site (lyrics and sound samples)
• Music page at official Tracy Grammer web site (lyrics and sound samples)
• Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer Chords & Lyrics