When My Worldly Trials Are Over

VINYL FORMAT. Pioneering singer / banjo player Dock Boggs (b. 1898) got his start playing while working in the coal mines all over the poverty-stricken Appalachian region. His earliest recordings, a blend of Appalachian old-time music and early blues, come from 1927-1929. During this time, Boggs was fairly popular and able to make a living with his music, much to the dismay of his wife who, like many others at the time, considered secular music a sin. By 1930, however, the Great Depression had forced Boggs to pawn his banjo and go back to selling moonshine and working in the coal mines. This would have been the end of Boggs' career had he not been 'rediscovered' by folk revivalist Mike Seeger in the 1960s. He went on to record some great records for Smithsonian Folkways. This record is comprised of some extremely rare alternate takes (recorded in 1927-1929) of some of his greatest songs.