Hedy West sings the complete song list of her self-titled 1963 Vanguard album. Her second album was called Volume 2 so a \"Volume 1\" is added to the title here.
Hedy West was born in Cartersville, Georgia in 1938 and sings from the authentic singing tradition of her family, playing a 5-string banjo on these songs. She is credited with writing 'Cotton Mill Girls' from traditional material. Listening to that song and also 'Single Girl', '500 Miles' and 'Fragments' gives a good overview of her singing, but all songs are nicely done.