Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1959
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A01 The Glooms of Ligonier (2:08)
A02 The Forks of the Ohio (3:05)
A03 Sinclaire's Defeat (2:34)
A04 The Mouse's Courting Song (2:47)
A05 James Bird (2:54)
A06 Conestoga Wagoner's Complaint (1:50)
A07 The Hero of Erie (1:53)
A08 The Jolly Lumbermen (2:38)
A09 Hold On (2:03)
B01 A Ja Lejber Man - Aja Lejber Man (2:06)
B02 A Steel Mill Tragedy - Odpocivam v Americkej pode - I Lie in the American Land (2:34)
B03 Pittsburgh Hymn (1:10)
B04 I'm a Beggar (2:27)
B05 Red Iron Ore (2:55)
B06 Handsome Mary, the Lily of the West (2:31)
B07 The Twenty-Inch Mill (1:57)
B08 Soho on Saturday Night (1:50)
B09 Pittsburgh Town (1:47)
B10 Captain Headed Home Again (3:30)
[Credits]
Vivien Richman (guitar/vocals)
Designer: Herbert Weinberg, Engineer: Stephen Tury and Fred McWilliams
[Notes]
Songs originating in the Frontier Era in and around Pittsburgh were rediscovered by Jacob A. Evanson, sung here by Vivien Richman. While there are a few cheerful and amusing ditties ( "Pittsburg Town" "Soho on a Saturday Night" ) most have a tone that reflects the bleak landscape of an emerging industrial town painted through their lyrics. Richman's deep contralto and rhythm guitar add exquisite depth to this album.
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