High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project
Loudon Wainwright III · 2009
99 min · 30 tracks · blues · folk · traditional folk music
A vibrant tapestry of folk and blues storytelling, steeped in nostalgia and laced with humor.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- nostalgic storytelling with humor
- dynamic wave-like pacing experience
- engaging sing-along potential
- for afternoon gatherings
- reflective moments of warmth
Maybe skip if you want
- seeking instant gratification
- prefer standalone tracks only
Where this album fits
- Career context
- By 2009, Loudon Wainwright III was a seasoned artist with a career spanning over three decades. 'High Wide & Handsome' is a tribute to the early American folk musician Charlie Poole and showcases Wainwright's deepening connection to his roots after a series of introspective albums leading up to this project.
- Stylistic neighbors
- John Prine· Steve Goodman· Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 High Wide & Handsome 2:50
- 2 Took My Gal Out Walkin' 2:32
- 3 I'm the Man Who Rode the Mule Around the World 3:35
- 4 My Mother and My Sweetheart 3:11
- 5 Bill Mason's Bride 2:55
- 6 Goodbye Booze 2:53
- 7 Old Ballyhoo 1:58
- 8 Little Waterloo 2:53
- 9 I'm Glad I'm Married 3:31
- 10 Mother's Last Farewell Kiss 4:44
- 11 Acres of Diamonds 2:47
- 12 Way Up in NYC 4:06
- 13 If I Lose 3:57
- 14 The Great Reaping Day 2:49
- 15 Where the Whippoorwill Is Whispering Goodnight 3:22
Disc 2
- 1 The Man in the Moon 2:32
- 2 The Deal 4:09
- 3 No Knees 2:22
- 4 Moving Day 2:37
- 5 Old and Only in the Way 3:44
- 6 Ragtime Annie 3:33
- 7 Sweet Sunny South 2:41
- 8 The Letter That Never Came 3:07
- 9 Awful Hungry Hash House 4:28
- 10 Rowena 2:32
- 11 Didn't He Ramble 3:59
- 12 Ramblin' Blues 3:59
- 13 Charlie's Last Song 4:59
- 14 Beautiful 4:00
- 15 High Wide & Handsome (reprise) 2:07
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