American Folk Songs Sung by the Seegers

Folkways Records – FA 2005

Format: Vinyl, LP, 10"
Country: US
Released: 1957
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Old Molly Hare (2:32)
A2 When I First Came To This Land (2:33)
A3 Jane, Jane (1:35)
A4 The Rich Irish Lady (3:32)
A5 My Home Across The Smoky Mountain (2:35)
A6 Freight Train BLues (2:48)
B1 The Wedding Dress Song (2:11)
B2 Fair Ellender (3:57)
B3 Five Times Five (2:06)
B4 The Kicking Mule (2:39)
B5 Dance To Your Daddy (1:16)
B6 Goodbye, Little Bonnie (2:51)
[Credits]
Mike Seeger (autoharp/banjo/fiddle/guitar/mandolin/vocals) Peggy Seeger (banjo/guitar/vocals) Barbara Seeger (autoharp/vocals) Penny Seeger (guitar/vocals) Ralph Rinzler (guitar/mandolin/autoharp)
Liner Notes: Charles Seeger Sr.
[Notes]
Mike, Peggy, Barbara, and Penny Seeger join forces on this album of folk songs, which includes ballads, lullabies, and ring games. Particularly interesting is the accompanying essay by musicologist Charles Seeger, who writes about the communication between urban and rural musical forms.