As Long as the Grass Shall Grow

Peter La Farge Sings of the Indians

Folkways Records - FN 2532

Format: Vinyl, LP, Albumbr
Country: US
Released: 1963
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Indigenous
[Tracklis]
A1 Look Again to the Wind (02:03)
A2 The Senecas: As Long as the Grass Shall Grow (05:56)
A3 Damn Redskins (02:51)
A4 Tecumseh (01:19)
A5 Take Back Your Atom Bomb (01:14)
A6 Vision of a Past Warrior (01:35)
B1 Coyote, My Little Brother (02:26)
B2 Alaska (01:58)
B3 Custer (02:55)
B4 Trail of Tears (04:19)
B5 Hey, Mr. President (01:35)
B6 The Touriste (01:30)
B7 Last Words (00:30)
[Credits]
Peter La Farge (guitar/vocals)
Producer and Recorder: Moses Asch, Liner Notes:John Collier Sr., Photographer: David Gahr, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
Long before Hollywood dramatized the plight of Native Americans, Peter La Farge was writing about his peoples' experiences, from songs about Tecumseh and the Trail of Tears to a rhyme about the atom bomb: "Take back the megaton / Give us back our lances / We will make our own wars / And we will dance our dances."

Broadside Ballads Vol. 1

Broadside Records – BR 301

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue
Country: US
Released: 1963
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Blowing in the Wind: The New World Singers (2:33)
A2 The Ballad of Old Monroe: Pete Seeger (5:15)
A3 John Brown: Blind Boy Grunt (Bob Dylan) (4:24)
A4 As Long as the Grass Shall Grow: Peter La Farge (5:10)
A5 The Ballad of William Worthy: Phil Ochs (2:11)
A6 Benny Kid Paret: Gil Turner (3:45)
B1 Faubus Foibles: Peter La Farge (1:49)
B2 I Will Not Go Down Under the Ground: Happy Traum with Bob Dylan (3:42)
B3 Only a Hobo: Blind Boy Grunt (Bob Dylan) (2:01)
B4 Talking Devil: Blind Boy Grunt (Bob Dylan) (0:53)
B5 Ain't Gonna Let Segregation Turn Us Around: The Freedom Singers (2:36)
B6 Go Limp: Matt McGinn (2:32)
B7 Bizzness Ain't Dead: The New World Singers (2:32)
B8 The Civil Defense Sign: Mark Spoelstra (3:53)
B9 I Can See a New Day: The New World Singers (4:00)
[Credits]
Producer: Sis Cunningham, Liner Notes: Gordon Friesen
[Notes]
First released in 1963, and later reissued by Smithsonian Folkways to commemorate the folk publication Broadside Magazine, Broadside Ballads, Vol. 1 features artists such as Blind Boy Grunt (Bob Dylan), Peter La Farge, Phil Ochs, and Pete Seeger. With topical songs that vary in subject from civil rights to Vietnam and the nuclear arms race, Broadside Ballads, Vol. 1 is at once a staunch and elucidating account of a generation at odds with the world around it. Recorded in Broadside’s cramped New York apartment, the album is spontaneous and intimate in approach and features vocals, guitar, banjo, and drums. Contains the tracks "The Ballad of Old Monroe," "Faubus Foibles," "I Will Not Go Down Under the Ground (Let Me Die in My Footsteps)," "Only a Hobo," "Talking Devil," "Ain’t Gonna Let Segregation Turn Us Around," and "I Can See a New Day," which are not on The Best of Broadside 1962-1988.

Broadside Ballads Vol. 6: Broadside Reunion

Broadside Records – BR 315

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1972
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A01 Long Time Troubled Road: Eric Andersen (3:30)
A02 Train A-Travelin': Blind Boy Grunt (Bob Dylan) (2:04)
A03 Only Time Will Tell: Bobby Donaghey (1:58)
A04 Dreadful Day: Blind Boy Grunt (Bob Dylan) (1:04)
A05 I'm Goin' to Get My Baby Outa Jail: Len Chandler (5:05)
A06 Tate's Hell: Will McLean (2:52)
A07 A Very Close Friend of Mine: Richard Black (2:39)
A08 Moon Song: Mike Millius (1:48)
A09 Train for Auschwitz: Tom Paxton (3:53)
A10 Hunger and Cold: Phil Ochs (2:31)
B01 Changing Hands: Phil Ochs (2:43)
B02 Drums: Peter La Farge (7:59)
B03 The Ballad of Emmett Till: Blind Boy Grunt (Bob Dylan) (4:40)
B04 The Ballad of Donald White: Blind Boy Grunt (Bob Dylan) (4:32)
B05 Ballad of Jesse James: Sis Cunningham, Mike Millius, Wesley Houston and Friends (3:51)
[Credits]
Designer: Ronald Clyne, Photographer: Diana Davies
[Notes]
Released in 1972, after many of its artists had risen to international acclaim, Broadside Ballads, Vol. 6 contains previously unreleased songs that appeared in the folk publication Broadside Magazine, founded in 1962. With a lineup that includes Blind Boy Grunt (Bob Dylan), Peter La Farge, Phil Ochs, and Tom Paxton, Broadside Ballads, Vol. 6, is unique not only for its varied talent but also because of its source—the songs were mainly recorded during impromptu performances at Broadside's New York apartment throughout the 1960s with little more than guitar and vocals. One of the exceptions is "Drums," Peter La Farge's last public performance in Greenwich Village before his death in 1965.

Peter La Farge Sings Women Blues

Folkways Records – FA 2534

Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1965
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Bad Girl (4:12)
A2 Lone Night Song (1:38)
A3 I Will Bring You Flowers (2:06)
A4 Sundi (2:52)
A5 Handsome Blackarbee (6:56)
A6 The View Is Clear (1:28)
B1 People Ask Me (4:10)
B2 Rainbow Race (2:30)
B3 Dont's Tell Me How I Looked Falling (4:25)
B4 In My Chains (2:37)
B5 Broken Bird (2:25)
B6 Nobody Can Do It Alone (2:47)
B7 Pete's Blues (2:33)
B8 Epitaph Blues (2:18)
[Credits]
Peter La Farge (guitar/vocals)
Designer: Ronald Clyne, Photographer: David Gahr
[Notes]
This album is Peter La Farge's tribute to women—the ones he's loved from afar and the ones he's loved from a-near, the ones who broke his heart and the ones who helped him fix it.