The Pueblo Indians: In Story, Song and Dance

Folkways Records - FC 7200

Format: Vinyl 10", LP, Album
Country: United States
Released: 1955
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Indigenous
[Tracklist]
A   Kuo-Haya (The Bear Boy) - A Folk Tale (12:55)
B1 Hunting the Fox (02:26)
B2 The Laughing Horse (02:35)
B3 The Buffalo Dance (02:16)
B4 Background Music from the Bear Boy: Story Teller Song (01:55)
B5 Background Music from the Bear Boy: Green Corn Dance (01:38)
B6 Background Music from the Bear Boy: Medicine-Man Chant (00:45)
[Credits]
Swift Eagle (narration/vocals)
Liner Notes: Charles Gallenkamp, lustrations: Yeffe Kimball, Foreword: Carl Carmer
[Notes]
Swift Eagle, a Pueblo storyteller, singer, and dancer, offers a glimpse into the culture of the Pueblo Indians through the sound recordings on this album. Included is what was likely the first public performance of the ancient legend "The Bear Boy." Liner notes by Charles Gallenkamp, an anthropologist and writer who lived among the Pueblo Indians for several years, include a background of the Pueblo people and their culture. The 24-page booklet also includes color illustrations by Yeffe Kimball and a brief description of each piece.

Early Band Ragtime

Compiled and Annotated by David A. Jasen

Folkways Records – RBF 38

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: United States
Released: 1979
Genre: Jazz, World, & Country
Style: Jazz, Ragtime
[Tracklist]
A1 Maple Leaf Rag: The United States Marine Band (02:35)
A2 Dill Pickles: Pryor's Band (02:27)
A3 Pickles and Peppers: Pryor's Band (02:37)
A4 Smiler Rag: The Zonophone Concert Band (02:25)
A5 Black and White Rag: The Walter B. Rogers Orchestra (02:15)
A6 Whitewash Man: Pryor's Band (02:25)
A7 Wild Cherries: The Zonophone Orchestra (02:46)
A8 Temptation Rag: Pryor's Band (02:34)
B1 Carpet Rags: Hager's Orchestra (02:42)
B2 Cabaret Rag: Prince's Band (02:38)
B3 Southern Beauties Rag: Pryor's Band (02:46)
B4 Sweetmeats: The Zonophone Orchestra (02:42)
B5 Powder Rag: Black Diamonds Band, Peerless Orchestra (02:39)
B6 Ragamuffin Rag: The Walter B. Rogers Orchestra (02:39)
B7 Les Copeland's Rag: n/a (01:44)
B8 Banana Peel Rag (Gus Winkler): Roger's Band (02:13)
B9 Honolulu Rag: n/a (02:33)
[Credits]
Producer: David. A Jasen, Designer: Tom Phillips and Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
As music written for piano, ragtime challenged band leaders and arrangers, who wanted to give their renditions of each piece more individuality than publishers' stock arrangements allowed. This compilation showcases creative arrangements of well-known melodies and introduces a few obscure rags.

Lullabies of the World

Collected and Edited by Lilian Mendelssohn

Folkways Records – FE 4511

Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Released: 1963
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Children's, World
[Tracklist]
A01 Mexico: Duermete mi niño / Mejico-Azteca / Tata Niñito / Duerme niño lindo (03:24)
A02 United States: Good night sleep tight (02:49)
A03 Canada: Mon petit (01:08)
A04 Brasil: Ruxiñol (01:32)
A05 Argentina: Arroro mi niño / Durmite Changito (02:14)
A06 El Salvador: Dormite niñito (01:29)
A07 Honduras: Señora Sant' Anna (01:37)
A08 Colombia: Duerme niño pequeñito (00:40)
B01 Guatemala: A La Rorro Nene / Xayib Nabal a C'Anjel (01:48)
B02 Venezuela: Palomita Blanca / Duermete Niño Chiquito (01:32)
B03 Puerto Rico: A dormir / Duerme negrito (02:25)
B04 Haiti: Fait dodo / Fait dodo, cola mon petit frere (04:02)
B05 Cuba: Dormi, dormi (01:32)
B06 French Guiana: 17th Century Lullaby (01:19)
B07 Spain: A La Nana Mi Rey / Eya - Eya - Eya (02:26)
B08 Holland: Als Jude Kindren Slape Jahn / En over de Weide dor blonk de zon (03:05)
B09 Germany: Die Bluemelein sie schlafen / Ober de stelen straten / Sonstiges (04:56)
B10 Belgium: Dodo l'enfant dors / Dodo deyne Mieken (03:02)
C01 France: Fait dodo (01:15)
C02 Sweden: Vyssa lulla litet barn (00:36)
C03 Norway: Sulla lulla (00:37)
C04 Czechoslovakia: Tece var (00:58)
C05 Poland: Uszny, uszny (01:07)
C06 Luthania: Mociute mano (00:36)
C07 Estonia: Tula, tula (01:08)
C08 Latvia: Aija anzit aija (00:46)
C09 Yiddish: Ach neshome main / Mach tzu die eigelach / Yankele (07:23)
C10 Hungary: Ay, pavo, ay / Oluya baba / Eszteba eszte (02:30)
C11 Italy: Fi la nana, e mi bel fiol (00:46)
D01 Israel: Shir erez / Leyla (04:36)
D02 South Africa: Landiti, danditi (01:53)
D03 Sudan: Alundé dodo basé / Loje kiki dai / Dibiti ovajiran / Dodo pisé titi (05:03)
D04 Nigeria: Yup ña ño udü (01:57)
D05 Japan: Two songs (03:23)
D06 Greece: Kimísu yé mu (01:13)
D07 Indonesia: Hay ti moñ anacosa / O anané kéké (03:04)
[Creduts]
Collector and Editor: Lilian Mendelssohn, Designer: Ronald Clyne, Photographer: David Gahr
[Notes]
"This collection has been created in the atmosphere of family life, with all the warmth and affection for the little ones before entering their lives. How much security a mother can give her child with some minutes of holding it fast in her arms, once a day, creating this very intimate union, one with the other! How sweet to remember these hours of childhood and home, of loving parents, of no sorrows..." Lilian Mendelssohn

Mahalia Jackson - I Sing Because I'm Happy

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - FSFP9002

Format: CD, Album
Country: United States
Released: 1995
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Gospel, Sacred
[Tracklist]
1 He's Got The Whole World In His Hands (02:46)
2 Recollections of early childhood (13:32)
3 Joshua Fit The Battle of Jerico (02:30)
4 Recollections of New Orleans music (09:15)
5 I Sing Because My Soul Is Happy (04:30)
6 Recollections of New Orleans violence and role of church (10:55)
7 I Sing Because My Soul Is Happy (04:27)
8 Recollections of influences on her music (10:10)
9 The Lord's Prayer (03:50)
[Credits]
Mahalia Jackson (vocals)
Producer Recorder, Compilerand Liner Notes: Jules Victor Schwerin, Designer: Carol Hardy, Mastering Engineer: David Glasser
[Notes]
Complements Jules Schwerin, The Life I Sing About: Mahalia Jackson, Talking and Singing the Gospel, Oxford University Press, 1992. Schwerin's interviews with Mahalia Jackson in the 1950s include Jackson reminiscing about her early childhood and her involvement with music. Four songs from concert performances are also included.

Folksongs and Ballads of Virginia Sung by Paul Clayton

Folkways Records – FA 2110

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: United States
Released: 1956
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Railroad Bill (01:15)
A2 In the Pines (03:23)
A3 Gambling Man (00:49)
A4 Wild Rover (02:40)
A5 Bill Dooley (02:02)
A6 Talt Hall (01:11)
A7 The Farmer's Curst Wife (02:39)
B1 Harvey Logan (01:50)
B2 Lady Margaret (01:21)
B3 Frankie (02:39)
B4 If I Had a Bottle of Rum (00:58)
B5 Lord Darnell (04:10)
B6 Poor Old Maids (01:54)
B7 Little Pig (01:40)
[Credits]
Paul Clayto (guitar/vocals)
Producer: Kenneth S. Goldstein
[Notes] Massachusetts native Paul Clayton spent his college years at the University of Virginia collecting songs and writing a thesis about Child ballads found in the state. Clayton selected these songs from his own fieldwork recordings, and Kenny Goldstein supplies the album's extensive liner notes.

Music of New Mexico: Native American Traditions

Smithsonian Folkways – CD SF 40408

Format: CD, Album
Country: United States
Released: 1992
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Native American
[Tracklist]
01 Zuni Pueblo Rainbow Dance Song (6:06)
02 Picuris Pueblo Captive Dance Song (3:34)
03 Picuris Pueblo Two-Step Dance Song (4:41)
04 San Juan Pueblo Cloud Dance Song (13:19)
05 Navajo Two-Step Dance Song (1:22)
06 Navajo Two-Step Dance Song (1:13)
07 Taos Pueblo Round Dance Song (2:17)
08 Taos Pueblo Round Dance Song (2:37
09 New Navajo Two-Step Dance Song (2:10)
10 New Navajo Skip Dance Song (1:49)
11 Zuni Courting Flute Song (1:53)
12 The Handshake (3:37)
13 Moccasin Game Song (3:47)
14 The Traveling Song (1:34)
15 Tsidii-Bird (1:20)
16 Welcome Home (4:31)
17 Taos Pueblo Courting Song (1:45)
18 Taos Pueblo Round Dance Song (3:07)
19 Glitter Nights (05:48)
[Credits]
Producer: Howard Bass, Liner Notes Editor: Nancy G. Brooks, Photographer: Jack Parsons, Designer: The Watermark Design Office, Recorder and Mastering Engineer: John Tyler
[Notes]
This portrait of Pueblo, Navajo, and Mescalero Apache music from New Mexico (recorded in 1992) reveals a remarkable breadth of Native American song, from a traditional San Juan Pueblo Cloud Dance song to modern Navajo songs. 68 minutes. Produced by Howard Bass. Annotated by Edward Wapp Wahpeconiah. "The purpose, phrasing, and structure of these tribal pieces are often unique, intricate, and powerfully evocative." — Washington Post.