The Dillards' first two studio albums for Elektra were not only great bluegrass albums, but they also reflected the currents swirling within the genre itself as the '60s wore on. Produced by Jim Dickson, who was about to usher in the folk-rock revolution with the Byrds, 'Back Porch Bluegrass' was pilloried by the trad country establishment for (gasp) featuring original tunes, so the Dillards turned around, and with fantastic fiddler Byron Berline, made a totally traditional, all-instrumental album with 'Pickin' and Fiddlin'' that was so darn hot that it shut the critics up but good! Soon, the Dillards were to play their own major part in creating folk-rock, but here the group is merely the smokin'est bluegrass band around...a 'Collectors' Choice Music' exclusive! Includes 'Old Joseph; Somebody Touched Me; Polly Vaughn; Banjo in the Hollow; Dooley; Lonesome Indian; Ground Hog; Old Home Place; Hickory Hollow; Old Man at the Mill; Doug's Tune; Rainin' Here This Mornin'; Cold Trailin'; Reuben's Train; Duelin' Banjo' (yes, the tune that Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell played in 'Deliverance'); 'Hamilton County; Fisher's Hornpipe; Daddy on the Turnpike; Jazzbow Rac; Apple Blossom; Tom & Jerry; Cotton Patch; Durang's Hornpipe; Wagoner; Sally Johnson; Crazy Creek; Drunken Billy Goat; Black Mountain Rag; Twinkle, Twinkle; Wild John', and 'Soppin' Gravy'.
Track listing:1 Old Joseph
2 Somebody Touched Me
3 Polly Vaughn
4 Banjo In The Hollow
5 Dooley
6 Lonesome Indian
7 Ground Hog
8 Old Home Place
9 Hickory Hollow
10 Old Man At The Mill
11 Doug's Tune
12 Rainin' Here This Mornin'
13 Cold Trailin'
14 Reuben's Train
15 Duelin' Banjo
16 Hamilton County
17 Fisher's Hornpipe
18 Daddy On The Turnpike
19 Jazzbow Rac
20 Apple Blossom
21 Tom & Jerry
22 Cotton Patch
23 Durang's Hornpipe
24 Wagoner
25 Sally Johnson
26 Crazy Creek
27 Drunken Billy Goat
28 Black Mountain Rag
29 Twinkle, Twinkle
30 Wild John
31 Soppin' Gravy
