Autoharp As Played By Mother Maybelle Carter

Sears 688S-1711

Format: Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1965
Genre: Non-Music, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Education
[Tracklist]
A1 Untitled
A2 Untitled
B1 Untitled
[Credits]
Mother Maybelle Carter (voice)
Editor: Dr. Nat T. Winston, Jr., Narrator: Dr. Walter Duda
[Notes]
This is an instructional record meant to accompany a written manual on playing autoharp. Track A1 begins with the tune "Red River Valley" on solo autoharp, and then introduces Mother Maybelle Carter, Dr. Walter Duda (editor), and Nat T. Winston, Jr. (narrator), all in their own voices. Track A2 teaches tuning of the autoharp. Track B teaches playing "Red River Valley" on autoharp in the style of Mother Maybelle Carter.

Blake & Rice

Rounder Records CD 0233

Format: CD, Album
Country: USA & Canada
Released: 1992
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
01 New Chance Blues (2:15)
02 Green Light On The Southern (3:43)
03 I'm Not Sayin' (2:16)
04 Texas Gales (3:38)
05 Ridge Road Gravel (2:25)
06 Monroe's Hornpipe (2:14)
07 Last Train From Poor Valley (3:32)
08 New River Train (3:25)
09 Stoney Point (2:11)
10 Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar (3:32)
11 Little Beggarman/Gilderoy (3:05)
12 The Shipyard Apprentice (4:13)
13 Medley: Fiddler's Dram/Whiskey Before Breakfast (4:40)
14 I'm Comin' Back But I Don't Know When (2:43)
[Credits]
Norman Blake (guitar/mandolin/vocals) Tony Rice (guitar/vocals)
Recorder and Photographer: Bill Wolf, Engineer: George Horn
[Nptes]
Like consummate musicians, for their first album together Norman Blake and Tony Rice largely ignored flash and speed in favor of songs and mood. There is some exceptional flatpicking here, but even the more manic passages are tempered by a softness that is striking, and perhaps even a little disappointing, in its modesty. Once the listener gets past the desire to hear hardcore chops, though, the album reveals its full beauty, especially in Blake's gorgeous "Last Train From Poor Valley" and Rice's cover of Gordon Lightfoot's "I'm Not Sayin'." Perky fiddle tune medleys and bluegrass standards provide some balance, but this is gentle listening throughout. - AllMusic Review by Jim Smith

That's Why We're Marching: World War II and the American Folksong Movement

Smithsonian Folkways SF CD 40021

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1996
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
01 Freedom Road: Josh White (2:20)
02 Talking Sailor (Talking Merchant Marine): Woody Guthrie (3:03)
03 The Ballad of October 16: Almanac Singers (2:49)
04 Billy Boy: Almanac Singers (2:23)
05 Plow Under: Almanac Singers (2:27)
06 I'm Gonna Put My Name Down: Tom Glazer (3:04)
07 What are We Waiting On?: Woody Guthrie (2:09)
08 Citizen C.I.O.: The Union Boys (2:31)
09 The Sinking of the Reuben James: Woody Guthrie (3:01)
10 You Better Get Ready: The Union Boys (2:32)
11 If You Want to Do Your Part: Lead Belly (2:56)
12 Move Into Germany: The Union Boys (3:00)
13 So Long, It's Been Good to Know You: Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston (2:47)
14 The Martins and the Coys: The Union Boys (3:01)
15 Hitler Song: Lead Belly (4:34)
16 Sally Don't You Grieve: Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston (2:25)
17 Jimmy Longhi Story: Vincent "Jimmy" Longhi (6:05)
18 When the Yanks Go Marching In: Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, and Sonny Terry (2:46)
19 Round and Round Hitler's Grave: Almanac Singers (1:10)
20 Fuhrer: Josh White (3:11)
21 Miss Pavlichencko: Woody Guthrie (2:30)
22 National Defense Blues: Lead Belly, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Willie Smith & George Foster (3:14)
23 Gee, But I Want to Go Home (Army Life): Lead Belly (1:47)
24 Looking for a Home: Pete Seeger (3:10)
25 Now That's It's All Over (He'll Go Back to Selling Shoes): Pete Seeger (2:10)
[Credits]
Producer and Liner Notes: Guy Logsdon and Jeff Place, Recorder: Moses Asch, Mastering Engineer: David Glasser
[Notes]
Artists include Woody Guthrie, Almanac Singers, Lead Belly, Tom Glazer, Cisco Houston, Pete Seeger, Josh White, Burl Ives, and others. Few people have heard these songs composed and sung from 1940 to 1945 by artists primarily known for their influence on American folk music after 1945. Both the protest songs and the pro-war songs are assembled for the first time in this historic compilation; they present the conflicts, the hopes, and the way songs were used to raise morale during World War II. 25 tracks, including Mr. Hitler, Talking Sailor, Ballad of October 16, and Sinking of the Reuben James. Notes include artist biographies and bibliography. Compiled and annotated by Jeff Place and Guy Logsdon. "A great slice of history...also a great musical performance." — Daily News

Long Ways To Travel: The Unreleased Folkways Masters 1944-1949: Woody Guthrie

Smithsonian Folkways SF CD 40046

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1994
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
01 Hard Travelin' (2:13)
02 Talking Centralia (3:24)
03 Farmer-Labor Train (2:49)
04 Harriet Tubman's Ballad (6:31)
05 Warden In The Sky (2:46)
06 Train Narration (2:29)
07 Seattle To Chicago (3:03)
08 Rain Crow Bill (2:38)
09 Along In The Sun And The Rain (2:28)
10 Budded Roses (3:02)
11 Train Ride Medley (Part 1) (6:32)
12 Girl I Left Behind Me (2:14)
13 Wiggledy Giggledy (1:10)
14 Kissin' On (2:58)
15 Rocky Mountain Slim And Desert Rat Shorty (3:07)
16 Train Ride Medley (Part 2) (4:39)
17 Long Ways To Travel (2:35)
[Credits]
Woody Guthrie (guitar/harmonica/vocals) Cisco Houston (guitar/vocals) Sonny Terry (harmonica) Butch Hawes (guitar) Bess Lomax Hawes (mandolin)
Producer and Liner Notes: Guy Logsdon and Jeff Place, Recorder: Moses Asch, Mastering Engineer: Joe Gastwirt
[Notes]
These 17 powerful songs by Guthrie, some sung with his comrade Cisco Houston, were carefully selected from dozens of unreleased Guthrie masters. Extensively annotated by fellow Oklahoman and Guthrie scholar Guy Logsdon, this collection reaffirms Guthrie's unique place in American music. Includes Harriet Tubman's Ballad, Along in the Sun and the Rain, and Talking Centralia. Compliled by Jeff Place and Guy Logsdon. "The breadth of Guthrie's ability to entertain and enrapture his audience is clearly represented on these 17 tracks." — Sing Out