Fast Folk Musical Magazine Vol. 4, Number 10

Second Annual Greenwich Village Folk Festival

Fast Folk Musical Magazine - FF410

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Where Has My True Love Gone: David Massengill (02:48)
A2 Pearly Blues: Roger Manning (03:53)
A3 No Baby: Ilene Weiss (04:57)
A4 Legacy: Pierce Pettis (04:27)
A5 Fly on a Plane: Christine Lavin (02:09)
A6 Day is Done: Peter Yarrow and David Occhiuto (04:51)
B1 What Could I Add to That?: Frank Tedesso and Richard Julian (04:52)
B2 My Two Cats: Jane Byaela (04:16)
B3 Is It So Wrong to Feel So Good?: Cliff Eberhardt and Mark Dann (02:57)
B4 Down the Dream: Maggie Roche (04:29)
B5 I'm Wondering Why: Rod MacDonald, Mark Dann, and David Occhiuto (05:17)
B6 Children, Go Where I Send Thee: Odetta and Frank Christian (02:57)
[Credits]
Editor: Richard Meyer, Producer: Rod MacDonald, Recorder: David Seitz, Field Worker: David Van Der Hayden
[Notes]
Though the folk music scene in New York's Greenwich Village was active for decades, it wasn’t until 1987 that a festival showcasing the songwriting talents of veteran folksingers and aspiring novices began. This recording contains live selections from the 1988 festival, which Fast Folk editor Richard Meyer considered to be "a turning point" in the music scene in Greenwich Village. Among the featured artists are Maggie Roche of The Roches; Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary; Christine Lavin; Rod MacDonald (who also served as a Festival producer); and Odetta. Liner notes include a brief history of the festival, artist bios, and assorted essays.

We Shall Overcome: Documentary of the March on Washington

Folkways Records – FH 5592

Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1963
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Political, Field Recording, Folk
[Tracklist]
A01 We Shall Overcome: Joan Baez
A02 Press Conference: John F. Kennedy
A03 Complete Speech (I Have A Dream): Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
A04 He's Got The Whole World In His Hands: Marian Anderson
B01 Oh! Freedom: Odetta
B02 Complete Speech: Rabbi Joachim Prinz
B03 Ballad Of Medgar Evers: Bob Dylan
B04 Speech: James Farmer
B05 Speech: Whitney M. Young Jr.
B06 Speech: John Lewis
B07 Speech: Roy Wilkins
B08 Speech: Walter Reuther
B09 Hammer Song: Peter, Paul & Mary
B10 The Demands: Bayard Rustin
B11 The Pledge: A. Phillip Randolph
[Credits]
Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
On August 28th, 1963, more than 250,000 people from across the United States gathered in Washington DC to join in peaceful protest against racial segregation and demand equal rights legislation from Congress. This radio broadcast, with performances by Joan Baez, Odetta, Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul & Mary, and Marian Anderson, and featuring Martin Luther King Jr's inspiring "I have a dream" speech, documents this pivotal event in the Civil Rights movement, where the nation came together to demand that everyone be "...free at last!" Four-page transcription of broadcast.

Women Folk: Iconic Women of American Folk

Sunswept Music 063033

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: August 7, 2007
Recorded: 1955 - 1961
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklis]
01 Sail Away Ladies: Odetta (2:23)
02 Railroad Bill: Etta Baker (2:39)
03 When I Was a Young Girl: Barbara Dane (3:42)
04 The Bashful Courtship: Jean Ritchie (2:05)
05 Go 'Way from My Window: Carolyn Hester (2:48)
06 Midnight Special: Odetta (2:37)
07 Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad: Etta Baker (1:24)
08 Nine Hundred Miles: Barbara Dane (2:21)
09 The Old Grey Goose Is Dead: Jean Ritchie (1:27)
10 The Water Is Wide: Carolyn Hester (3:42)
11 He's Got the Whole World in His Hands: Odetta (1:54)
12 John Henry: Etta Baker (2:40)
13 The Danville Girl: Barbara Dane (3:05)
14 The Blackest Crow: Jean Ritchie (1:30)
15 House of the Rising Sun: Carolyn Hester (2:21)
16 Take This Hammer: Odetta (3:27)
17 One Dime Blues: Etta Baker (3:00)
18 Ramblin': Barbara Dane (2:57)
19 Wondrous Love: Jean Ritchie (2:46)
20 Summertime: Carolyn Hester (2:20)
[Credits]
Odetta (guitar/vocals) Etta Baker (guitar/vocals) Barbara Dane (guitar/vocals) Jean Ritchie (dulcimer/vocals) Carolyn Hester (guitar/vocals) Tom Paley (banjo/guitar)
Producer: Rama Barwick, Liner Notes: Oscar Brand and Paul Clayton, Editor: Roger Kash, Designer: Michael Lauzardo, Engineers: Liam Clancy and George Pickow
[Notes]
From Odetta considered one of the most influential artists of the 20th Century to Jean Ritchie the mother of Appalachian folk music, responsible for exposing us to a treasure trove of material passed down from her ancestors that have since become staples of the world-wide folk scene. Carolyn Hester invited Bob Dylan to play harmonica on her first Columbia record which led to him signing with the label while Barbara Dane raised the bar for all singers when she burst onto the scene in the early 1950’s and a little lady from the Southern Appalachians named Etta Baker set the standard for folk guitarists everywhere

The Philadelphia Folk Festival 1977

Flying Fish FF-064

Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: United States
Released: 1978
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Scots Piping: Bruce Martin (0:42)
A2 Did You Hear John Hurt?: Tom Paxton (3:34)
A3 Jerusalem Ridge: Norman Blake (2:37)
A4 Lady Isabel And The Elf King: Michael Cooney (4:51)
A5 Irish Dance Medley: The Boys Of Ballisodaire / The Longford Collector: De Danann (3:54)
A6 Then Came The Children: Kate Wolf (3:41)
A7 Step It Up And Go: John Jackson (2:36)
A8 I Gotta Be Me: Odetta (2:15)
B1 Green, Green Rocky Road: Dave Van Ronk (5:27)
B2 All For Me Grog: Lou Killen (3:08)
B3 Wild Goose Chase: Roger Sprung, Hal Wylie & The Progressive Bluegrassers (4:04)
B4 A Little Piece Of Wang: Debbie McClatchy (2:01)
B5 The Glory Of Love: Lew London Trio (4:15)
B6 Dance All Night: Highwood String Band & The Green Grass Cloggers (4:20)
[Notes]
Recorded at the Old Poole Farm, Upper Salford, Pa., August 16, 27, 28, 1977