American Playparties with Pete Seeger, Mika Seeger, and Rev. Larry Eisenberg

Folkways Records FC 7604

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: United States
Released: 1959
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, & Chidren's
[Tracklist]
A1 Mazoo, Mazoo (02:56)
A2 Skip to My Lou (02:24)
A3 Shake Them 'Simmons Down (02:33)
A4 Alabama Gal (03:39)
A5 Sally Down the Alley (02:23)
A6 Turn the Glasses Over (02:16)
A7 Goodbye Liza Jane (01:54)
B1 Git Along Home (01:36)
B2 Paw Paw Patch (03:29)
B3 Betty Larkin (02:59)
B4 Jolly is the Miller (03:53)
B5 Pig in the Parlor (01:26)
B6 Great Big House in New Orlean (01:50)
B7 Sent My Brown Jug Downtown (02:04)
[Credits]
Artist and Liner Notes: Pete Seeger, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
To evade the religious prohibition against dancing in certain American communities, young people in the 19th century devised an ingenious solution?they adapted children’s games, which were permitted. The result was so-called play parties. Participants sang creative songs to cue movements, and the events were great “mixers.” The only element lacking was instrumental music. On this recording, Pete Seeger and his young daughter Mika are joined by Rev. Larry Eisenberg in the singing of traditional play party songs. The songs come primarily from the collections of Lynn and Katherine Rohrbough. In accordance with traditional practice, the play parties are sung without accompaniment, save for handclapping. The liner notes, written by Pete Seeger, outline the history, development, and characteristics of play parties, and provide the lyric.

Ella Jenkins and a Union of Friends Pulling Together

Smithsonian Folkways - SFW CD 45046

Format: CD, Album, Stereo
Country: United States
Released: 1999
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, & Children's
[Tracklist]
01 Miss Sue Joined the Union: Ella Jenkins (00:45)
02 Family Reunion / Skip to My Lou: Ella Jenkins (03:33)
03 Mabel, Mabel, Mabel: Ella Jenkins (02:13)
04 Union Train / Train's A-Coming: Ella Jenkins (00:52)
05 Hallelujah, We Are Traveling: Bucky Halker and chorus (02:15)
06 Keep Your Hands on the Plow: Ella Jenkins (01:00)
07 The Farmer is the Man: Bucky Halker and chorus (03:50)
08 Let My People Go: Ella Jenkins (01:27)
09 Going down That Road Feeling Bad: Bucky Halker and chorus (03:58)
10 In Unity There Is Strength / Union Maid: Ella Jenkins (01:16)
11 What's Your Trade?: Ella Jenkins (00:50)
12 Hammer, Hammer, Hammer: Mary Ringstad and chorus (02:05)
13 A Singer of Folk Songs: Ella Jenkins (01:06)
14 Hammer Song: Pete Seeger (02:05)
15 A Union Meeting: Ella Jenkins (00:54)
16 Speak Right Up: Mary Ringstad, Bucky Halker, and chorus (02:14)
17 The Picket Line: Ella Jenkins (00:23)
18 Step by Step: Henry and Suzan Herzog (02:00)
19 Making Music Together: Ella Jenkins (01:13)
20 One Meat Ball: Josh White Jr. (03:56)
21 The More We Work Together: Mary Ringstad and chorus (01:23)
22 The Union Team: Ella Jenkins (01:03)
23 Which Side Are You On?: Bucky Halker, Ella Jenkins, and chorus (02:31)
24 Union Maid (1): Ella Jenkins (00:57)
25 Solidarity Forever: Mary Ringstad and chorus (02:22)
26 Circle of Friends: Ella Jenkins (00:14)
27 Union Maid (2): Ella Jenkins, Mary Ringstad, and chorus (01:10)
[Credits]
Producer: Bernadelle Richter, Liner Notes: Ella Jenkins, Designer: Carol Dirga, Cover Artwork: Peggy Lipschutz, Engineers: Chris Shepard and Charlie Pilzer
[Notes]
Legendary children’s performer Ella Jenkins and a group of young and older musical friends introduces children to the ideas of unity, cooperation, and labor unions through songs, recitation, and poetry. Recorded in 1999, this CD features harmonica, piano, percussion, banjo, guitar, vocals, and chorus. The recording reminds us how unity and strength are part of family ties as well as adult life and work. 47 minutes. 18 -page booklet, discography. Suitable for children ages 4-12 and their parents.

Pete Seeger: Goofing-Off Suite

Folkways Records – FA 2045

Format: Vinyl, LP, Reissue
Country: United States
Released: 1955, 2018
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A01 Theme (01:09)
A02 Cindy (00:54)
A03 Blue Skies (02:23)
A04 The Girl I Left Behind Me (01:13)
A05 Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (01:00)
A06 Duet from Beethoven's 7th Symphony (02:04)
A07 Chorale from Beethoven's 9th Symphony (01:24)
A08 Russian Folk Themes and Yodel (02:10)
A09 Anitra's Dance / Brandy Leave Me Alone (01:48)
A10 Theme (Reprise) (01:15)
B01 The Mexican Blues (01:57)
B02 Time's A-Getting Hard (02:20)
B03 Barrel of Money Blues (01:29)
B04 Sally My Dear (03:29)
B05 Oh, Liza, Poor Gal (01:44)
B06 Sally Ann (01:26)
B07 Woody's Rag (01:27)
[Credits]
Producers: Huib Schippers and Atesh Sonneborn, Reissue album designer: Natalia Custodio
[Notes]
2018 vinyl reissue, remastered from the original 1955 master tapes, packaged in classic Folkways-style tip-on jackets with original liner notes. Originally issued as a 10-inch album in 1955, Goofing-Off Suite finds Pete Seeger playing a mix of classical, popular, and folk music. Side 1 of the recording includes five classical music themes adapted by Seeger for banjo. In the liner notes, Seeger urges musicians to swipe music from different genres to break down musical barriers and expand musical horizons. Side 2 is Seeger playing a more familiar repertoire of traditional folk music on banjo, guitar, and chalil (flute) ("Sally My Dear"). The vinyl reissue of Goofing-Off Suite includes Pete Seeger's liner notes and is part of Folkways Records' 70th anniversary celebration series, revisiting some of the most iconic and influential albums released on the record label. We are offering the vinyl reissue of American Banjo: Tunes and Songs in Scruggs Style, Dock Boggs: Legendary Singer and Banjo Player, and Pete Seeger Goofing-Off Suite as a Vinyl Bundle with Bonus Folkways Slipmat.

Camp Songs

Pete Seeger and Erik Darling with the Song Swappers

Folkways Records – SC 7551

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Ireland, & United States
Released: 1955
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Children's, & Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Children of the Lord (01:51)
A2 Bingo Was His Name (01:29)
A3 Daughter Will You Marry? (01:39)
A4 If All the Rain Drops (00:38)
A5 Be Kind to Your Teachers (01:06)
A6 The Younger Generation (01:31)
A7 John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmitt (00:55)
A8 I Was Born 10,000 Years Ago (Just the Facts Ma'am) (03:05)
B1 Happy Jackie Junior (00:31)
B2 Spring Would Be / There Was a Little Man (01:26)
B3 Oh, When Pop was a Little Boy (01:27)
B4 Hard Luck Blues (01:29)
B5 Kevin Barry (03:53)
B6 Putting on the Style (02:43)
B7 Finegan, Beginigin (01:25)
[Credits]
Pete Seeger (guitar/banjo/vocals) Erik Darling (banjo/vocals)
Producer: Moses Asch, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
The enthusiasm and informality of summer camp songs are captured by a group of six- to eleven- year-old children, whose performance is directed by iconic folksinger Pete Seeger (1919–2014). Seeger also arranged the songs, and with his banjo further enlivens the proceedings. In addition, folksinger/banjoist Erik Darling (1933–2008), perhaps best known for his recording (as leader of the Rooftop Singers) of the hit single "Walk Right In" in 1963, performs five camp songs as solo numbers. The liner notes provide the lyrics of the songs, enabling listeners to join in the fun.

Pete Seeger: Traditional Christmas Carols

Folkways Records FAS-32311

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: United States
Released: 1967
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Holiday
A1 'Twas On A Night Like This (03:32)
A2 Mary Had A Baby (02:46)
A3 Glory To That New Born King (2:37)
A4 What Child Is This? (1:49)
A5 Rise Up, Shepherd, And Follow (1:40)
A6 Carol Of The Beasts (2:06)
A7 Traditional Tune (1:48)
B1 The First Noel (5:44)
B2 Behold That Star (2:18)
B3 Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming (2:00)
B4 Masters Of This Hall (1:37)
B5 Traditional Tune (On Hillel) (0:57)
B6 Twelve Gates To The City (3:24)
[Credits]
Pete Seeger (banjo/guitar/vocals)
Recorder and Designer: Moses Asch, Liner Notes: Leslie Shepard, Photographer: John Vachon
[Notes]
Long a seasonal favorite, this collection of 13 charming Christmas carols from French, English, Italian, and African American traditions captures the Christmas spirit with wonderful universality. These international holiday favorites include Twelve Gates to the City, Mary Had a Baby, and The First Noel. "A real alternative to the wall of strings or the overly sweet sound of many Christmas collections." — Dirty Linen

Pete Seeger Sings and Answers Questions

Folkways Records - FH 5702 (BR 502)

Format: 2xVinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: United States
Released: 1956
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Struggle & Protest
[Tracklist]
Side One (27:31)
A1 Opinions And Social Justice
A2 Backgrounds To Social Songs In Europe And The USA
A3 Social Songs From The Colonial Times To Today
A4 Songs Of The Immigrants
Side Two (29:07)
B1 Labor Songs In The USA
B2 Songs Of Prejudices And Protests
B3 Black Revolts In The USA
Side Three (27:05)
C1 Anti-Vietnam Songs
C2 The Big Muddy Controversy
C3 Arts In A Changing Society
C4 Violence And Protest
Side Four (27:21)
D1 Lisa Kalvalege Song
D2 Union Labor Songs
D3 Bells Of Rhymney
D4 Woody Guthrie
D5 Afro American Songs
[Credits]
Pete Seeger (banjo/guitar/twelve-string guitar/vocals)
[Notes]
In 1967, Pete Seeger was the guest speaker for a two-hour program at the Ford Hall Forum in Boston, MA, on the topic "Music and Social Justice." Seeger's remarks—interwoven with 35 illustrative songs, mostly excerpts—reveal a widely read and analytical side. His commentary notes both the positive and negative role that songs have played in issues of race, the labor movement, and social justice. The second half of the program is devoted to Q&A between Seeger and the audience. The ongoing Vietnam War is prominent in this segment; included is discussion about Seeger's interactions with TV officials over their censorship of his hard-hitting anti-Vietnam War song, "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy," which he sings in its entirety. An extended enthusiastic round of applause (almost certainly accompanying a standing ovation) concludes the event. Liner notes provide background, as well as a transcript of the program.

Sing Out With Pete!

Pete Seeger with audience at Yale Univ., Chicago Univ., Carnegie Hall, Village Gate

Folkways Records - FA 2455

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: United States
Released: 1961
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Study War No More (Down By the Riverside) (05:14)
A2 We are Soldiers in the Army (03:57)
A3 Oh, Mary Don't You Weep (03:21)
A4 Michael, Row the Boat Ashore (02:26)
A5 Mrs. McGrath (04:17)
B1 I'm On My Way to Canaan's Land (04:11)
B2 Deep Blue Sea (02:44)
B3 Que Bonita Bandera (03:10)
B4 Wimoweh (02:46)
B5 Hold On (03:17)
B6 Freiheit (02:58)
B7 If I Had a Hammer (Hammer Song) (02:18)
[Credits]
Pete Seeger (banjo/guita/vocals)
[Notes]
Recorded at Yale, Chicago, Carnegie Hall, and the Village Gate, Sing Out with Pete! includes enduring favorites and rousing singalongs like "The Hammer Song," "Wimoweh," and "Michael, Row the Boat Ashore"—all with a great deal of audience participation.

Pete Seeger and Sonny Terry

Recorded at their Carnegie Hall Concert

Folkways Records - FA 2412

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: United States
Released: 1958
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, & Blues
[Tracklist]
A1 Goofing-Off Suite- Opening Theme / Kumbaya / Twelve Gates to the City (07:14)
A2 Coal Creek March / Pay Day at Coal Creek / Roll Down the Line / Arkansas Traveler (08:47)
A3 Fox Chase / Right on That Shore/ Pick a Bale of Cotton (04:57)
B1 Rozhenkes Mit Mandlen / In Tarrytown/ Clean-O / Ladies Auxillary (08:57)
B2 Bells of Rhymney / Sinking of the Reuben James / Study War No More / Others (15:26)
B3 Passing Through (04:42)
[Credits]
Pete Seeger (banjo/guitar/chalil/vocals) Sonny Terry (harmonica/vocals)
Producer and Liner Notes: Pete Seeger, Photographer: Lawrence, Designer: Ronald Clyne, Recorder: Peter Bartok
[Notes]
Two popular Folkways Records artists, Pete Seeger and Sonny Terry, came together at Carnegie Hall in 1957 to combine banjo, harmonica, and vocals for an energetic sing-along performance. Seeger's commentary highlights the origins of the songs, which include Angola, Wales, and different areas of the United States. In addition to biographical information, the liner notes also offer lyrics and banjo and guitar tablature for selected songs.

Sonya Cohen Cramer - You've Been a Friend to Me

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW40259

Format: CD, Album
Country: United States
Released: May 17, 2024
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist
01 Oh, Blue: With Penny Seeger Cohen (02:04)
02 A Squirrel Is a Pretty Thing: With Peggy Seeger (01:38)
03 When I Was Most Beautiful: With Pete Seeger (02:55)
04 Hide and Seek: With Last Forever (03:23)
05 In the Pines: With Last Forever (02:35)
06 Louis Collins / Spike Driver Blues: With Last Forever (03:50)
07 All for You: With Last Forever (05:45)
08 You've Been a Friend to Me: With Elizabeth Mitchell and Daniel Littleton (03:24)
09 Black Jack Davey: With Elizabeth Mitchell and Daniel Littleton (05:23)
10 No Place to Fall: With Elizabeth Mitchell and Daniel Littleton (03:06)
11 Oh the Wind and Rain: With Elizabeth Mitchell and Daniel Littleton (03:32)
12 The Blacksmith: With Elizabeth Mitchell and Daniel Littleton (03:15)
13 Singing My Troubles Away: With Elizabeth Mitchell and Daniel Littleton (02:57)
14 Lowlands: With Elizabeth Mitchell and Daniel Littleton (05:04)
15 The Blackest Crow: With Elizabeth Mitchell and Daniel Littleton (02:16)
16 Sidewalk Wildflower: Sonya Cohen Cramer (04:46)
17 A Life That's Good: Sonya Cohen Cramer (03:08)
[Credits]
Producer: Reid Cramer, Dick Connette, Elizabeth Mitchell, and Daniel Littleton, Liner Notes: Carla Borden, Designer: Visual Dialogue, Mastering Engineer: Oscar Zambrano
[Notes]
Sonya Cohen Cramer (1965–2015) was raised in a family committed to revitalizing the oldest songs of the American musical canon. Like her father John Cohen of The New Lost City Ramblers, Sonya shared a belief in the transformative qualities of folk songs and traditional ballads. You've Been a Friend to Me is the first collection featuring Sonya's singing, and it reveals the full arc of her musical life through collaborations with her aunt Peggy Seeger, uncle Pete Seeger, Elizabeth Mitchell, Daniel Littleton, and the folk-fusion group Last Forever. While shaped by the roots of her family tree, the radiating and clear sound of Sonya's voice is distinctly her own.

American Favorite Ballads Vol 5

Songs and Tunes as Sung by Pete Seeger

Folkways Records - FA 2445

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: United States
Released: 1962
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Red River Valley (02:10)
A2 Foggy Dew (02:00)
A3 Molly Malone (02:22)
A4 Ida Red (01:57)
A5 Talking Blues (02:05)
A6 Lolly Too-Dum (03:37)
A7 Riflemen of Bennington (02:14)
A8 Summertime (03:45)
B1 I've Been Working on the Railroad (01:27)
B2 Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (01:40)
B3 Farther Along (02:34)
B4 Ain't it a Shame (01:47)
B5 Leatherwing Bat (03:11)
B6 St. James Infirmary (02:35)
B7 T.B. Blues (04:09)
[Credits]
Pete Seeger (banjo/guitar/vocals)
[Notes]
Pete Seeger's life, music, and legacy encapsulate nearly a century of American history and culture. He has immersed himself in folk music and used it, like Johnny Appleseed, to "plant the seeds of a better tomorrow in the homes across our land." The songs in this collection of 139 American Favorite Ballads narrate tales of ordinary people and their extraordinary deeds, and show Pete at the crossroads of the past and the future putting his own stamp on America's folk song heritage while bequeathing it to generations to come.

Songs of the Spanish Civil War, Vol. 1

Songs of the Lincoln Brigade / Six Songs for Democracy

Pete Seeger and Group / Ernst Busch and Chorus

Folkways Records – FH 5436

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: Spain, United States
Released: 1961
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Historical Song
[Tracklist]
A1 Jarama Valley: Tom Glazer and Group (02:45)
A2 Cookhouse / Young Man From Alcala: Pete Seeger (02:38)
A3 Quartermaster's Store: Pete Seeger (02:03)
A4 Viva La Quince Brigada: Pete Seeger (02:47)
A5 El Quinto Regimiento: Pete Seeger (02:18)
A6 Sí Me Quires Escribir: Pete Seeger (02:38)
B1 Los Cuatro Generales: Ernst Busch and Chorus (02:38)
B2 Die Thaelmann-Kolonne: Ernst Busch and Chorus (03:00)
B3 Hans Beimler: Ernst Busch and Chorus (02:24)
B4 Das Lied Von Der Einheitsfront: Ernst Busch and Chorus (02:44)
B5 Lied Der Internationalen Brigaden: Ernst Busch and Chorus (02:33)
B6 Moorsoldaten: Ernst Busch and Chorus (02:58)
[Credits]
Liner Notes: Alvah Bessie, Albert Prago and Paul Robeson
[Notes]
The Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) was initially an armed conflict between a democratically elected government and a revolt by far right-wing Spanish military officers led by Francisco Franco, who were supported by the fascist governments of Italy and Nazi Germany. Anti-fascist supporters flocked to Spain to help the beleaguered government, including over 3,000 American volunteers who formed the Lincoln Battalion of the International Brigades. Originally recorded in the 1940s, this album contains songs in English and Spanish by folk balladeer Pete Seeger, Tom Glazer, and Bess and Butch Hawes and in German by the anti-fascist singer Ernst Busch. The recording was re-released in 1961. Extensive liner notes include a history of the conflict and song lyrics.

Pete Seeger - Song and Play Time

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW CD 45023

Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Country: United States
Released: 2001
Genre: Folk, Children's, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Children's
[Tracklist]
01 Go in and Out the Window (02:30)
02 She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain (03:04)
03 Skip to My Lou (04:51)
04 Here We Go Luby-Loo (02:25)
05 Going to Boston (02:00)
06 Little Sally Walker (01:43)
07 I've Been Working on the Railroad (01:09)
08 Let Us Come In (03:14)
09 Birthday Polka (01:21)
10 I Wonder What Tinya Can Do (02:07)
11 Captain Jinks (02:20)
12 Bob-a-Needle (01:31)
13 Mary Wore a Red Dress (02:11)
14 Red Bird (03:06)
15 Ha-Ha This A-Way (04:08)
16 Soon As We All Cook Sweet Potatoes (03:40)
[Credits]
Pete Seeger (banjo/vocals)
Liner Notes: Daniel Sheehy, Mastering Engineer: Pete Reiniger, Designer: Carol Dirga Design
[Notes]
Pete Seeger offers his music as a gift to all of us so that we might make it our own, part of our personal or family tradition. During a career spanning more than six decades, he has roused audiences—of children and adults—to tap their feet, clap their hands, and sing along with him. These songs from children, originally recorded in 1960, present Pete Seeger at his best. Straightforward and irresistable, his voice invites us to join with him for the fun of it. Beautifully remastered. 12-page booklet with lyrics. 40 minutes.

Pete Seeger - The Folksinger's Guitar Guide: An Instruction Record

Folkways Records – CRB 1

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: United States
Released: 1955
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Music Instruction
[Tracklist]
A1 Tuning Up (02:49)
A2 The First Chord (01:59)
A3 Two More Chords (02:02)
A4 Use of the Capo (02:16)
A5 Methods of Strumming (02:30)
A6 Bass Runs (03:03)
A7 Bass Countermelody (00:53)
B1 a: The "Church Lick"; b:"Hammering On" (02:21)
B2 The Blues (03:38)
B3 Two Finger Plucking (02:14)
B4 Other Tunings (03:49)
B5 A Hint of Flamenco (01:54)
B6 A Rhumba Rhythm (01:47)
B7 The Mexican Blues (02:18)
[Credits]
Pete Seeger (guitar/vocals)
Liner Notes: Pete Seeger, Photographer: David Gahr
[Notes]
Icon of the American folk music revival Pete Seeger teaches folk guitar through a detailed written instruction guide (included in the liner notes) which accompanies in-depth teaching and classic folk song examples on the album itself. He advises: " … if you enjoy playing the guitar, you shouldn’t think of it as practicing, in the formal sense. Rather, simply play for your own enjoyment … "

Pete Seeger - Wimoweh and Other Songs of Freedom and Protest

Folkways Records – FTS 3A18

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: United States
Released: 1968
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 I'm On My Way to Canaan's Land: Pete Seeger (04:20)
A2 Wimoweh: Pete Seeger (02:48)
A3 Wasn't That a Time: Pete Seeger (02:59)
A4 Freiheit: Pete Seeger (03:06)
A5 Study War No More (Down By the Riverside): Pete Seeger and Big Bill Broonzy (05:28)
B1 Hold On: Pete Seeger, Memphis Slim, and Willie Dixon (03:27)
B2 If I Had a Hammer (Hammer Song): Pete Seeger (02:21)
B3 We are Soldiers in the Army: Pete Seeger (04:05)
B4 Mrs. McGrath: Pete Seeger (04:19)
B5 What a Friend We Have in Congress: Pete Seeger (01:58)
B6 Hymn to Nations (Beethoven, Ludwig v.: 9th Symphony): Pete Seeger (02:06)
[Credits]
Pete Seeger (banjo/guitar/vocals) Big Bill Broonzy (guitar) Memphis Slim (piano)
Photographerand Designer: Craig Mierop
[Notes]
This 1968 collection, recorded during live performances, features protest songs as well as old spirituals sung by legendary folk singer Pete Seeger (who is joined on two tracks by Big Bill Broonzy and Memphis Slim). With Seeger's modern interpretations the folk process is truly at work, "making past experience meaningful for present-day life." Liner notes include background information on each of the tracks.

Pete Seeger: American Industrial Ballads

Smithsonian Folkways – CD SF 40058

Format: CD, Reissue, Remastered
Country: United States
Released: 1992
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Struggle & Protest
[Tracklist]
01 Peg and Awl (02:29)
02 The Blind Fiddler (01:17)
03 Buffalo Skinners (02:44)
04 Eight-Hour Day (01:00)
05 Hard Times in the Mill (02:16)
06 Roll Down the Line (03:15)
07 A Hayseed Like Me (01:16)
08 The Farmer is the Man (Who Feeds Us All) (01:43)
09 Come All You Hardy Miners (02:00)
10 He Lies in the American Land (02:01)
11 Casey Jones (The Union Scab) (02:20)
12 Let Them Wear Their Watches Fine (03:41)
13 Cotton Mill Colic (01:41)
14 Seven Cent Cotton and Forty Cent Meat (01:58)
15 Mill Mother's Lament (01:37)
16 Fare Ye Well, Old Ely Branch (02:11)
17 Beans, Bacon, and Gravy (02:56)
18 The Death of Harry Simms (02:14)
19 Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues (01:09)
20 The Ballad of Barney Graham (01:48)
21 My Children are Seven in Number (03:59)
22 Raggedy (02:32)
23 Pittsburgh Town (01:30)
24 Sixty Percent (01:00)
[Credits]
Pete Seeger (banjo/guitar/vocals) Recorder and Producer: Moses Asch, Liner Notes: Irwin Silber, Designer: Carol Hardy, Mastering Engineer: Alan Yoshida
[Notes]
Songs of struggle which emerged from the coal mines, textile mills and acres of farmland, and spoke of issues important to the American laborer. Twenty-four songs written about the unprecedented industrialization of the 19th century, including Peg and Awl, The Farmer is the Man, and Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues. Irwin Silber's notes provide a history of labor folk song and its role in American popular music. "Seeger's straightforward, sincere singing is accompanied by sparse, effective banjo and guitar...an important reissue." — Sing Out

How to Play the 5-String Banjo by Pete Seeger

Smithsonian Folkways - FW08303

Format: CD, Album, Reissue
Country: United States
Released: 2014
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Instruction
[Tracklist]
01 A Basic Strum (01:09)
02 Now with the left hand (00:22)
03 Now with the index finger (00:56)
04 The Fifth String (00:43)
05 Now take that same song (00:25)
06 Hammering On (01:16)
07 Here's a little bit of the (00:21)
08 Pulling Off (01:10)
09 Well, now, if you study the (00:46)
10 Double Thumbing (00:49)
11 Now, for just one more time (00:23)
12 Now, not all songs, alfterall (00:55)
13 Here's the song. 'Hard Ain't It Hard' (00:28)
14 Frailing (00:59)
15 In the G tuning, you might try (01:02)
16 Now, frailing is the best way (00:50)
17 Three-Finger Picking (01:14)
18 Here's another devleopment of (01:01)
19 Here's the song, "Cindy" (00:21)
20 A Loud Strum (00:55)
21 Here is a variation of the above (00:48)
22 Three Micscellaneous Postscripts (01:06)
23 If you ever want to play a (00:46)
24 A roll is a special banjo effect (00:24)
25 3/4 and 6/8 Time (00:57)
26 Using this method, and a little (00:26)
27 For a more sustained effect (01:37)
28 Incidentally, this type of (01:13)
29 Now 6/8 time is the same (01:05)
30 Blues and Jazz (01:04)
31 Another common blues guitar (00:38)
32 Here's a sample blues passage (00:28)
33 Spanish and South American Guitar Techniques (00:50)
34 Here's one way to get a rhumba (00:55)
36 Here's still another way of (01:36)
37 This last pattern can be (01:00)
[Credits]
Pete Seeger (banjo)
[Notes]
Pete Seeger (1919–2014) was a national treasure who had a long and exceptional career as a folk singer and social activist. Overall, he appears on (or is otherwise associated with) an astonishing total of 123 Smithsonian Folkways recordings. In 1948, Seeger wrote a manual entitled How to Play the 5-String Banjo (originally self-published, the third edition was reprinted in 2013). Then, in 1954, Seeger recorded an instructional album on playing a 5-string banjo. The manual and the recording have influenced aspiring banjo players for generations. On the album Seeger explains and provides examples of basic tunings, strums, and techniques such as "hammering on" and "pulling off" and other aspects of playing. He covers the basics of a variety of styles, including "frailing," 3-finger, blues, jazz, Spanish flamenco, and Latin American rumba styles.

Asch Recordings / 1939-1945 Volume 2

Asch Recordings – ASCH AA 3

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1967
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 On a Monday: Lead Belly (02:17)
A2 Wayfaring Stranger: Burl Ives (01:16)
A3 The Bold Soldier: Burl Ives (01:30)
A4 Mama, Mama / Once I Knew an Old Lady: Alan Lomax (03:06)
A5 Old Woman and the Devil: Pete Seeger (02:36)
A6 House of the Rising Sun: Woody Guthrie (03:01)
A7 Cryderville Jail: Cisco Houston (03:24)
A8 Betty and Dupree: Brownie McGhee (04:07)
A9 Go Tell Aunt Nancy: Folk Group with Pete Seeger, and Bess and Butch Lomax (02:43)
B1 Polly Wolly Doodle: Folk Group with Pete Seeger, and Bess and Butch Lomax (01:34)
B2 Down in the Valley: Folk Group with Pete Seeger, and Bess and Butch Lomax (02:34)
B3 Number 12 Train: Josh White (03:45)
B4 Born to Lose: Les Paul and Mary Ford (03:18)
B5 Johnson Boys: Frank Warner, Pete Seeger, and Bess Lomax Hawes (01:02)
B6 Down in the Valley: Ralph Page (02:55)
B7 Cowboy Waltz: Woody Guthrie (02:08)
B8 Country Dance Music: Tiny Clark and Mr. and Mrs. Siller (02:33)
B9 Bile Them Cabbage Down: Pick-Up Band (03:00)
[Credits]
Producer and Recorder: Moses Asch, Producer and Liner Notes: Charles Edward Smith, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
This compilation of folk ballads from the Moses Asch archives samples songs from many of his favorite singers: Lead Belly, Burl Ives, Alan Lomax, Brownie McGhee, Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie. Volume 2 continues on FW00AA4.

Folk Songs of Four Continents

Sung by Pete Seeger with the Song Swappers

Folkways Records – FW 6911

Format: Vinyl, LP, 10", Album
Country: US
Released: 1955
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Bring Me a Little Water, Silvy (03:00)
A2 Ah, Si Mon Moine (02:15)
A3 Bimini Gal (01:44)
A4 The Greenland Whalers (03:32)
B1 Mi Caballo Blanco (03:31)
B2 Oleanna (02:03)
B3 Banuwa Yo (01:50)
B4 Ragupati Ragava Rajah Ram (01:51)
B5 Hey, Daroma (02:18)
[Creadits]
Pete Seeger (banjo/vocals) Song Swappers (chorus)
Producer and Recorder: Moses Asc, Designer: Irwin Rosenhouse
[Notes]
Released in 1955, Folk Songs of Four Continents consists of nine songs performed by The Song Swappers and Pete Seeger. Songs from The Bahamas, Canada, Chile, India, Israel, Liberia, Norway, and the United States are featured. Members of the Song Swappers have no formal music training; their mission was to provide music that was accessible for listeners and easily learned. The songs were selected to encourage group singing. Liner notes include song lyrics and brief descriptions of each song.

American History in Ballad and Song Vol.2

Junior High School Social Studies prepared by Albert Barouh and Theodore O. Cron

Folkways Records – FH 5802

Format: 3 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1962
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A01 Skada In America: Gene Bluestein (02:13)
A02 Bragg Talk: Harry Jackson (01:34)
A03 Immigrant Worker: Michael Quill (00:45)
A04 He Lies in The American Land: Pete Seeger (01:59)
A05 German-American Loyalty: James Watson Gerard (02:49)
A06 American Indian Loyalty Oath: John Oberly (01:03)
A07 Two Good Men: (03:15)
A08 Ballad of Sherman Wu: Pete Seeger (02:07)
A09 Immortality: Williams Jennings Bryan (02:09)
A10 The Lord's Prayer: Dora Bliggen (02:06)
B01 F.D.R's Back Again: The New Lost City Ramblers (02:20)
B02 Then And Now: Oscar Brand (02:45)
B03 Puerto Ricans in New York: Tony Schwartz (02:43)
B04 Roll On Columbia: Pete Seeger (03:35)
B05 Conestoga Wagoner's Complaint: Vivien Richman (01:46)
B06 Trusts: William Howard Taft (01:54)
B07 Banks of Marble: Pete Seeger (03:11)
B08 The Farmer: Theodore Roosevelt (01:35)
B09 The Farmer is the Man : Gene Bluestein (01:37)
C01 One-Third Of a Nation: Franklin D. Roosevelt (01:56)
C02 Pastures of Plenty: Woody Guthrie (02:07)
C03 Labor Strife: Aunt Molly Jackson (04:48)
C04 Ludlow Massacre: Woody Guthrie (03:28)
C05 Money, Money, Money: Tony Schwartz (01:42)
C06 Too Old to Work: John Greenway (02:04)
C07 Corruption: Broadcast (00:32)
C08 Teacher's Blues: Pete Seeger (02:16)
C09 The Taxation Tyranny: Elizabeth Knight (01:42)
D01 Van Buren: Oscar Brand (00:44)
D02 The Political Smear: Broadcast (03:04)
D03 If He's Good Enough For Lindy: Oscar Brand (02:00)
D04 I'm a Migrant: Will Geer (00:51)
D05 Keep Moving: The New Lost City Ramblers (02:12)
D06 Too Many Bookmakers: Broadcast (01:43)
D07 The Delinquent: Malvina Reynolds (04:12)
D08 Let's Move It: Frederic Ramsey, Jr. (01:22)
D09 The Negro Voter: Martin Luther King, Jr. (00:25)
D10 Desegregation at Little Rock: Dwight Eisenhower and Orval Faubus (00:42)
D11 The State of Arkansas: Pete Seeger (02:01)
D12 The Supreme Court: Dwight Eisenhower and Orval Faubus (01:14)
D13 The Grand Wizard of the Klu Klux Klan: Freedom Riders (00:18)
D14 They Go Wild Over Me: The Freedom Riders (01:42)
E01 First, Fifth and Sixth Amendments: Broadcast (02:51)
E02 The Communist 11: Vito Marcantonio (00:54)
E03 Land of the Daily Worker: Joe Glazer (00:58)
E04 Landing of the A.E.F: General John Pershing (01:32)
E05 Let's Bury the Hatchet: Ernest Hemingway (00:55)
E06 The Spanish Civil War: Woody Guthrie (01:47)
E07 Valley of Jarama (Jarama Valley): Woody Guthrie (02:54)
E08 Isolationism: Charles A. Lindberg (01:09)
E09 Quarantine Speech: Franklin D. Roosevelt (02:01)
E10 The Sinking of the Reuben James: Woody Guthrie (02:54)
F01 The League of Nations: Franklin D. Roosevelt (01:15)
F02 The United Nations: Franklin D. Roosevelt (01:21)
F03 The Marshall Plan: Robert A. Taft (00:44)
F04 Isolationism: Robert A. Taft (01:09)
F05 The Red Issue: Henry Wallace (02:13)
F06 Little Joe the Rustler: Joe Glazer (02:26)
F07 The Baruch Plan: Bernard Baruch (00:27)
F08 Strontium 90: Bann the Bomb Recording (2:50)
F09 Nuclear Control: John F. Kennedy (00:45)
F10 Doomsday Blues: Dwight Eisenhower and Orval Faubus (02:47)
F11 Inagural Address: John F. Kennedy (02:12)
F12 Then We'll Have Peace: Pete Seeger (01:52)
[Credits]
Producer: Moses Asch, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
Originally intended as a teaching aid for senior high school social studies and covering a broad scope of civic, government, economic, citizenship and immigration issues, this compilation provides a provocative mid-century impression of America culled from witnesses to the first half of the twentieth century. We are treated to songs from Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and Malvina Reynolds; speeches from Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Williams Jennings Bryan; so-called "brag talk" by cowboys; and pronouncement of an oath of loyalty by Chief John Oberly of the "Osage Tribe of Indians" affirming that he will not conspire with any political parties to overthrow the US government.

Pete Seeger - Traditional Christmas Carols

Folkways Records – FA 2311

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1967
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 'Twas On A Night Like This (3:28)
A2 Mary Had A Baby (2:42)
A3 Glory To That New Born King (2:34)
A4 What Child Is This? (1:45)
A5 Rise Up, Shepherd, And Follow (1:36)
A6 Carol Of The Beasts (2:02)
A7 Traditional Tune (1:44)
B1 The First Noel (5:41)
B2 Behold That Star (2:15)
B3 Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming (1:57)
B4 Masters In This Hall (1:23)
B5 Traditional Tune (On Hillel) (0:52)
B6 Twelve Gates To The City (3:24)
[Credits]
Pete Seeger (banjo/guitar/vocals)
Designer and Recorder: Moses Asch, Photographer: John Vachon
[Notes]
Long a seasonal favorite, this collection of 13 charming Christmas carols from French, English, Italian, and African American traditions captures the Christmas spirit with wonderful universality. These international holiday favorites include Twelve Gates to the City, Mary Had a Baby, and The First Noel. "A real alternative to the wall of strings or the overly sweet sound of many Christmas collections." — Dirty Linen