Woody Guthrie Sings Folk Songs, Vol. 2

With Cisco Houston and Sonny Terry

Folkways Records FA-2484

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: United States
Released: 1964
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, & Struggle
[Tracklist]
A1 Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy (02:36)
A2 Talking Hard Work (03:16)
A3 Whoopee Ti-Yi-Yo, Get Along Little Dogies (02:50)
A4 A Picture from Life's Other Side (02:56)
A5 Hen Cackle (02:49)
A6 Danville Girl (02:49)
A7 Put My Little Shoes Away (02:33)
B1 Sally Goodin' (02:13)
B2 Hard, Ain't It Hard (02:45)
B3 Poor Boy (02:18)
B4 The Wreck of the Old 97 (01:53)
B5 Take a Whiff on Me (02:36)
B6 Bed on the Floor (01:59)
B7 Buffalo Gals (02:30)
B8 Going Down the Road Feeling Bad (02:55)
[Credits]
Woody Guthrie (guitar/vocals)
Recorder and Producer: Moses Asch, Liner Notes: Pete Seeger, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
Woody Guthrie was one of America's most prolific songwriters, and of the thousand-odd songs he wrote between 1932 and 1952, some have become classics, recorded by countless musicians all over the world. This album presents some of the folk songs that inspired Woody.

Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection

Smithsonian Folkways – SF CD 40200

Format: 3xCD, Compilation, Remastered
Country: United States
Released: 2012
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
1-01 This Land Is Your Land (Alternate Version) (02:44)
1-02 Pastures of Plenty (02:25)
1-03 Riding in My Car (Car Song) (01:49)
1-04 The Grand Coulee Dam (02:10)
1-05 Talking Dust Bowl (01:51)
1-06 So Long, It's Been Good to Know Yuh (Dusty Old Dust) (03:40)
1-07 Ramblin' Round (02:14)
1-08 Philadelphia Lawyer (02:28)
1-09 Hard Travelin' (02:31)
1-10 Pretty Boy Floyd (03:00)
1-11 Hobo's Lullaby (02:23)
1-12 Talking Columbia (02:28)
1-13 The Sinking of the Reuben James (03:00)
1-14 Jesus Christ (02:37)
1-15 Gypsy Davy (02:49)
1-16 New York Town (02:35)
1-17 Going Down the Road (Feeling Bad) (02:56)
1-18 Hard, Ain't It Hard (02:42)
1-19 The Biggest Thing That Man Has Ever Done (The Great Historical Bum) (02:17)
1-20 This Land Is Your Land (Standard Version) (02:16)
1-21 Jarama Valley (02:52)
1-22 Why, Oh Why? (03:27)
1-23 I've Got to Know (05:32)
2-01 Better World A-Comin' (03:05)
2-02 When That Great Ship Went Down (The Great Ship) (03:17)
2-03 A Dollar Down and a Dollar a Week (01:35)
2-04 Talking Centralia (03:24)
2-05 1913 Massacre (03:35)
2-06 Dirty Overalls (01:55)
2-07 My Daddy (Flies a Ship in the Sky) (02:33)
2-08 Worried Man Blues (02:58)
2-09 Hangknot, Slipknot (02:30)
2-10 Buffalo Skinners (03:16)
2-11 Howdi Do (01:40)
2-12 Jackhammer John (02:36)
2-13 The Ranger’s Command (02:49)
2-14 So Long, It's Been Good to Know You (WWII Version) (02:45)
2-15 What Are We Waiting On? (02:07)
2-16 Lindbergh (03:10)
2-17 Ludlow Massacre (03:28)
2-18 Bad Lee Brown (Cocaine Blues) (02:14)
2-19 Two Good Men (03:45)
2-20 Farmer-Labor Train (02:49)
2-21 The Jolly Banker (02:50)
2-22 We Shall Be Free (03:01)
3-01 I Ain’t Got No Home (In This World Anymore) (03:26)
3-02 Them Big City Ways (02:27)
3-03 Do Re Mi (03:33)
3-04 Skid Row Serenade (03:00)
3-05 Radio Program: The Ballad Gazette With Woody Guthrie (14:20)
3-06 BBC: Children’s Hour July 7, 1944 (08:53)
3-08 WNYC Radio Program: Folk Songs of America December 12, 1940 (16:24)
3-09 Reckless Talk (01:42)
3-10 All Work Together (02:39)
3-11 My Little Seed (02:30)
3-12 Goodnight Little Cathy (02:20)
[Credits]
Woody Guthrie (guitar/harmonica/vocals)
Producer, Liner Notes: Robert Santelli, Jeff Place, Liner Notes: Peter LaChapelle, Guy Logsdon, Audio Restoration: Pete Reiniger, Eric Conn, Joe Gastwirt, David Glasser, Charlie Pilzer, and LeAnn Sonenstein
[Notes]
Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection is a 150-page large-format book with 3 CDs containing 57 tracks, including Woody's most important recordings such as the complete version of "This Land Is Your Land," "Pretty Boy Floyd," "Ain’t Got No Home in This World Anymore," and "Riding in My Car." The set also contains 21 previously unreleased performances and six never-before-heard original songs, including Woody's first known—and recently discovered—recordings from 1939.

Folkways: The Original Vision

Songs of Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly

Smithsonian Folkways – CD SF 40000

Format: CD, Compilation, Reissue
Country: United States
Released: 2006
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
01 Bring Me a Little Water, Sylvie: Lead Belly (00:49)
02 Pretty Boy Floyd: Woody Guthrie (03:00)
03 Do-Re-Mi: Woody Guthrie (02:31)
04 I Ain't Got No Home in This World Anymore: Woody Guthrie (02:45)
05 Jesus Christ: Woody Guthrie (02:37)
06 Cotton Fields: Lead Belly (02:07)
07 Rock Island Line: Lead Belly (02:02)
08 Grand Coulee Dam: Woody Guthrie (02:10)
09 4, 5, and 9: Lead Belly (02:34)
10 Will Geer Reading Woody Guthrie: Will Geer (00:56)
11 Hard Traveling: Woody Guthrie (02:31)
12 Fannin Street: Lead Belly (03:02)
13 Philadelphia Lawyer: Woody Guthrie (02:29)
14 Hobo's Lullaby: Woody Guthrie (02:24)
15 Bourgeois Blues: Lead Belly (02:18)
16 Gray Goose: Lead Belly (01:25)
17 Irene: Lead Belly (01:53)
18 Vigilante Man: Woody Guthrie (03:23)
19 Gallis Pole: Lead Belly (02:45)
20 This Land Is Your Land: Woody Guthrie (02:17)
21 Talking Hard Work: Woody Guthrie (03:23)
22 Midnight Special: Lead Belly (02:02)
23 In the Pines: Lead Belly (02:07)
24 Pastures of Plenty: Woody Guthrie (02:25)
25 Car Song: Woody Guthrie (01:50)
26 We Shall Be Free: Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly (02:33)
[Credits]
Woody Guthrie (guitar/vocals) and Lead Belly (guitar/vocals)
Producer and Liner Notes: Jeff Place, Producer: Anthony Seeger, Liner Notes: Guy Logsdon, Recorder: Moses Asch, Designer: Denise Arnot, Photographer: Sid Grossman and Charles Peterson, Mastering Engineer: Pete Reiniger
[Notes]
Original Vision is the milestone 1989 recordings of classic roots Americana that helped launch the nonprofit Smithsonian Folkways label. To celebrate the 15th anniversary of this historic album, Smithsonian Folkways expanded the original CD with 6 bonus tracks, enhanced packaging, and extended notes. The album now provides even more insight into the impact of Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly over the last half century. 28-page illustrated booklet, 60 minutes.

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.

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.

The Social Power of Music

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW40231

Format: 4 x CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2019
Genre: Latin, Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Struggle, Protest
[Disk One]
01 We Shall Overcome: The Freedom Singers (02:09)
02 This Land is Your Land: Woody Guthrie (02:48)
03 De colores : Baldemar Velásquez, Aguila Negra (03:02)
04 Union Maid: Bobbie McGee (02:13)
05 If I Had a Hammer: Pete Seeger (01:54)
06 Reclaim the Night: Peggy Seeger (04:33)
07 Estoy aquí: Quetzal (05:21)
08 Deportees: Sammy Walker (04:57)
09 We Are the Children: Chris Kando Iijima, Joanne Nobuko Miyamoto, "Charlie" Chin (02:55)
10 I Woke Up This Morning: Fannie Lou Hamer (02:36)
11 I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die: Country Joe McDonald (02:59)
12 El pobre sigue sufriendo : Andrés Jiménez (03:26)
13 Ballad of the ERA: Kristin Lems (04:11)
14 Where Have All the Flowers Gone?: Pete Seeger (02:06)
15 Blowing in the Wind: The New World Singers (02:32)
16 Quihubo raza: Agustín Lira and Alma (03:50)
17 Solidarity Forever: Joe Glazer (02:30)
18 Joe Hill: Paul Robeson (03:00)
19 Joaquin Murrieta: Rumel Fuentes (03:35)
10 Which Side Are You On?: The Almanac Singers (02:10)
11 Legal/Illegal: Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger (04:12)
12 It Isn't Nice: Barbara Dane, The Chambers Brothers (04:05)
[Disk Two]
01 Amazing Grace: The Old Regular Baptists (02:44)
02 Come By Here: Barbara Dane, The Chambers Brothers (05:33)
03 Will the Circle Be Unbroken: The Strange Creek Singers (03:38)
04 Peace in the Valley: The Paramount Singers (03:50)
05 Many Eagle Set Sun Dance Song: The Pembina Chippewa Singers (02:11)
06 Zuni Rain Dance: Members of Zuni Pueblo (04:41)
07 Calvary: Shape-note singers at Stewart's Chapel (01:27)
08 Northfield: The Old Harp Singers of Eastern Tennessee (01:58)
09 The Call to Prayer / Adhān: Ahmad Al Alawi (02:10)
10 Zikr: Sheikh Xhemail Shehu, members of the Prizren Rifa’i tekke (02:45)
11 Buddhist Chants and Prayers: Tu Huyen, Hai Phat, Tam Thu, Hai Dat (04:34)
12 Kol Nidre: Cantor Abraham Brun (05:05)
13 Dayeinu: Raasche, Alan Mills (01:47)
14 Night Chant: Sandoval Begay (02:12)
15 Hark, Hark: Carolers from the Black Bull, Ecclesfield, UK (03:11)
16 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot: The Princely Players (02:47)
17 The Old Rugged Cross: The Paschall Brothers (05:17)
18 Madre de Dolores : Hermanos de la Morada de Nuestra Señora de Dolores del Alto (02:56)
19 San Miguel : Francia Reyes (04:11)
20 I'll Fly Away: Rose Maddox (02:32)
[Disk Three]
01 Party Down at the Blue Angel Club: Clifton Chenier and His Red Hot Louisiana Band (04:51)
02 San Antonio Rose: Los Reyes de Albuquerque (02:38)
03 Jolie blonde: Austin Pitre (02:47) 04 Shake Your Moneymaker: John Littlejohn (04:19) 05 Beer-Drinking Polka: Flaco Jiménez, Max Baca (02:25) 06 In Heaven There Is No Beer: The Goose Island Ramblers (02:32) 07 SAM: Sam Brothers Five (04:10)
08 Golden Slippers / The Butterfly Whirl: Lester Bradley and Friends (04:31)
09 Sligo Indians / Paddy Clancy's / Larry Redican's / The Rambling Pitchfork: Tony DeMarco (04:21)
10 La entrega de los novios : Lorenzo Martínez (03:46)
31 Rock Dance Song: The Pembina Chippewa Singers (02:20)
12 Pow Wow Song: Chippewa Nation (02:52)
13 Mary Mack: Lilly's Chapel School, Alabama (01:58)
14 Johnny Cuckoo: Janie Hunter and children at home (01:15)
15 Rooster Call: John Henry Mealing and group (04:00)
16 Joy to the World: Elizabeth Mitchell (03:06)
17 Oylupnuv Obrutch: The Golden Gate Gypsy Orchestra (02:01)
18 Liberty Funeral March: The Liberty Brass Band (04:51)
19 Junkanoos #1: Key West Junkanoo Band (03:07)
30 The Star Spangled Banner: Unknown orchestra (01:16)
31 Mardi Gras Medley : ReBirth Jazz Band (04:33)
{Disk Four}
01 Viva la Quince Brigada : Pete Seeger (03:04)
02 Bella ciao : Singers of the "Bella Ciao" production of Spoleto (01:35)
03 A desalambrar : Expresión Joven (05:07)
04 Muato mua N’Gola : Lilly Tchiumba (02:34)
05 Un gigante que despierta (An Awakening Giant): Luis Godoy, Grupo Mancotal (04:03)
06 Hasret : Melike Demirag (03:10)
07 Prisioneros somos : Suni Paz (02:19)
08 Funeral do lavrador : Zelia Barbosa (01:59)
09 Izakunyatheli Afrika Verwoerd : South African refugees in Tanganyika (01:52)
10 The Boy with the Sunlit Smile: Mikis Theodorakis (02:48)
11 Hidup di Bui : Gambang Kromong Slendang Betawi, Kwi Ap (05:34)
12 Man and Buffalo : Caravan (03:40)
13 Why Need We Cry?: Cantor Abraham Brun (02:32)
14 El palomo (The Dove): Grupo Raíz (04:06)
15 Hvem sidder dér bag skærmen : Inger Nielsen (03:08)
16 Mon’ etu ua Kassule: Musician supporters of the MPLA (05:35)
17 Le temps des cerises : Yves Montand (04:37)
18 Chongsun Arirang: Singer from Central Korea (04:03)
19 The Passport: Marcel Khalifé (09:23
20 Inno della Resistenza: Choir of FLN fighters (01:28)
[Credits]
Producer, Writer and Liner Notes: Jeff Place and Huib Schippers, Liner Notes: Meredith Holmgren, Carla Borden, D.A. Sonneborn, James Deutsch and Jack Manischewitz, Writer: Anthony Seeger and Deborah Wong, Photographer: Hiroji Kubota, Mastering Engineer: Pete Reiniger, Designer: Visual Dialogue
[Notes]
From parties to protests to prayer, music is a powerful catalyst for celebration, for change, and for a sense of community. Through making music together, we become bigger than ourselves. Whether singing with our families and friends or with thousands of strangers in an arena, music transforms lives, engages individuals, and connects local and global communities. The Social Power of Music chronicles the vivid, impassioned, and myriad ways in which music binds, incites, memorializes, and moves groups of people. This richly illustrated 124-page book, with 80+ tracks on 4 CDs, invites listeners into musical practices, episodes, and movements throughout the U.S. and beyond. These songs of struggle, devotion, celebration, and migration remind us that music has the potential to change our world.

American History in Ballad and Song, Vol.1

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

Folkways Records – FH 5801

Format: 3 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1960
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Disk One]
A01 Washer Lad: Pete Seeger (01:12)
A02 Shamrock: Pete Seeger (02:23)
A03 When I Was Single: Peggy Seeger (01:46)
A04 The Ballad of Tea Party: Hermes Nye (01:26)
A05 The Liberty Song: Ed McCurdy (02:59)
A06 The Dying Sergent: Ed McCurdy (02:50)
A07 The Battle of Saratoga: Hermes Nye (01:54)
A08 Cornwallis Burgoyned: Ed McCurdy (02:23)
A09 Buffalo Skinners: Pete Seeger (02:42)
A10 Davy Crockett: Hermes Nye (04:56)
A11 Sioux Indians: Pete Seeger (03:38)
A12 Greer County Bachelor : Pete Seeger (02:35)
A13 Crossing the Plains: Logan English (04:06)
A14 Cowboy Yodel: Pete Seeger (00:52)
A15 Free Elections: Pete Seeger (01:29)
A16 Jefferson and Liberty: Ed McCurdy (01:54)
A17 Andrew Jackson: Ed McCurdy (02:19)
A18 Oh Dear, What Can The Matter Be?: Elizabeth Knight (01:55)
A19 No Irish Need Apply: Pete Seeger (01:53)
A20 The Harrison Song: Ed McCurdy (02:35)
[Disk Two]
B01 Hail Africa Band: Wallace House (01:53)
B02 Abolitionist Hymn: Hermes Nye (01:24)
B03 The Bonnie Blue Flag: Hermes Nye (03:05)
B04 Cumberland Crew: Hermes Nye (02:48)
B05 General Patterson: Hermes Nye (02:21)
B06 In Charleston Jail: Hermes Nye (01:44)
B07 All Quiet Along the Potomac: Hermes Nye (02:41)
B08 Lincoln and Liberty: Hermes Nye (01:22)
B09 Old Rebel: Hermes Nye (01:45)
B10 Pittsburgh Town: Pete Seeger (01:29)
B11 The Blind Fiddler: Pete Seeger (01:15)
B12 Eight-Hour Day: Pete Seeger (01:00)
B13 My Children Are Seven in Number: Pete Seeger (03:57)
B14 Let Them Wear Their Watches Fine: Pete Seeger (03:39)
B15 Cotton Mill Colic: Pete Seeger (01:38)
B16 Mill Mother's Lament: Pete Seeger (01:36)
B17 The Faith of Harry Simms: Pete Seeger (02:11)
B18 The TVA Song: Pete Seeger (02:01)
B19 Inflation: n/a (01:40)
B20 Sixty Percent: Pete Seeger (01:03)
[Disk Three]
C01 Raggedy: Pete Seeger (02:30)
C02 Seven Cent Cotton and Forty Cent Meat: Pete Seeger (01:56)
C03 Dust Storm Disaster Woody Guthrie 03:12)
C04 Old English Forty Years Ago: Wallace House (06:02)
C05 The Hunters of Kentucky: Wallace House (03:02)
C06 Santa Anna: Hermes Nye (01:23)
C07 Roll Alabama Roll: Hermes Nye (02:03)
C08 Cuba Libre Jerry Silverman 03:05)
C09 The Flood and the Storm: Woody Guthrie (02:01)
C10 Well, What a Time: n/a (03:15)
C11 Japanese Buddhist Service: n/a (00:44)
C12 Indian (Hindu) ReligiousHymn: n/a (02:03)
C13 Moslem Hymn Time: n/a (02:37)
C14 It's the Same All Over: Arthur Samuels (02:12)
C15 To I Hola: The Grail Singers (02:03)
C16 Erdo: The Grail Singers (03:25)
C17 Ntabezikude: The Grail Singers (02:14)
[Credits]
Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
Developed as a teaching guide for junior high school social studies classes, this compilation features 57 songs, mainly about American history and culture. They are organized thematically, with topics including Colonial America, the Civil War, and frontier life. A section on "The World of Man" includes Buddhist, Hindu, and Muslim prayers as well as a Polish, Hungarian, and Zulu song. Most of the tracks originally appeared on other Folkways recordings. Artists include Pete Seeger, Peggy Seeger, Hermes Nye, Wallace House, Ed McCurdy, Woody Guthrie, and The Grail Singers. Liner notes offer song lyrics and lesson plan ideas.

This Land is my Land: American Work Songs

Songs to Grow On Volume 3

Folkways Records - FC 7027

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1951
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 This Land is Your Land: Woody Guthrie (2:35)
A2 Lumberman's Alphabet: Sam Eskin (3:07)
A3 Down the Hatch: Bill Bonyun (1:26)
A4 Jerry, Go and Oil That Car: Harry "Haywire Mac" McClintock (2:38)
A5 The Young Man Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn: Pete Seeger (1:14)
A6 Talking Columbia: Woody Guthrie (2:38)
B1 Old Blue: Cisco Houston (2:08)
B2 Dark as the Dungeon: Cisco Houston (2:38)
B3 Whoopie Ti-Yi-Yo, Get Along Little Dogies: Cisco Houston (1:37)
B4 Old Man: Lead Belly (2:33)
B5 Haul Away Joe: Lead Belly (2:28)
[Credits]
Producer and Recorder: Moses Asch, Cover Artwork: Irwin Rosenhouse
[Notes]
Six of the best known American folksingers — Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Bill Bonyon, Sam Eskin, "Mac" McClintock, Cisco Houston and Lead Belly — come together to sing work songs, including a miner's song, a cowboy song, a lumbermen's song, a fishermen’s song and a farmer’s song.

Classic Railroad Songs from Smithsonian Folkways

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW CD 40192

Series: Smithsonian Folkways Classic Series
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2006
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
01 An excerpt from "Rail Dynamics": n/a (0:24)
02 Train 45: The New Lost City Ramblers (2:18)
03 Kassie Jones: Furry Lewis (2:56)
04 Jay Gould's Daughter: Pete Seeger (2:38)
05 Railroad Bill: Walt Robertson (2:08)
06 Linin' Track: Lead Belly (1:15)
07 Freight Train: Elizabeth Cotten (2:43)
08 Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill: Cisco Houston (2:30)
09 Zack, the Mormon Engineer: L. M. Hilton (2:02)
10 Lost Train Blues: Virginia Mountain Boys (2:57)
11 The FFV: Annie Watson (3:52)
12 He's Coming to Us Dead: The New Lost City Ramblers (3:15)
13 The Train That Carried My Girl from Town: Doc Watson (2:18)
14 Rock Island Line: Lead Belly (2:03)
15 Lonesome Train: Doc Watson, Woody Guthrie, and Cisco Houston (3:31)
16 John Henry: Sonny Terry, Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston (2:42)
17 The Wreck of the Number Nine: Rosalie Sorrels (1:36)
18 Freight Train Blues: Brownie McGhee (3:36)
19 The New Market Wreck: Mike Seeger (3:39)
20 Jerry, Go Oil That Car: Harry "Haywire Mac" McClintock (2:37)
21 Way Out in Idaho: Rosalie Sorrels (3:34)
22 Old John Henry Died on the Mountain: Henry Grady Terrell (1:55)
23 Casey Jones: John D. Mounce (0:20)
24 Wreck of the Old 97: Ernest V. Stoneman (2:51)
25 Midnight Special: Lead Belly (2:03)
26 Wabash Cannonball: Doc Watson (3:17)
27 Lost Train Blues: Vernon Sutphin (1:13)
28 New River Train: Iron Mountain String Band (4:26)
29 Excerpt from "Three Little Engines and 33 Cars": n/a (0:25)
[Credits]
Compiler and Liner Notes: Jeff Place, Photographer: Jack Delano, Designer: Communication Visual, Engineer: Pete Reiniger
[Notes]
As 19th-century America expanded, so too did the "ribbons of iron" that crisscrossed the vast landscape and sparked the imagination of music-makers. Work songs, ballads recounting riveting exploits, and instrumental echoes of the once familiar sounds of the steam locomotive have enshrined the railroad in our musical memory. Classic Railroad Songs mines the Smithsonian Folkways archives to create this tribute to a favorite American source of inspiration. 36-page booklet. 71 minutes.

Cowboy Songs on Folkways

Smithsonian Folkways – SF 40043

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1991
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Honky Tonk, Country
[Tracklist]
01 Morning Grub Holler: Harry Jackson (0:18)
02 Round-Up Cook: Harry Jackson (0:48)
03 Chisholm Trail: The Tex-i-an Boys (3:00)
04 Whoopie Ti-Yi-Yo, Get Along Little Dogies: Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston (3:01)
05 Little Joe, the Wrangler: Cisco Houston (2:39)
06 Little Joe, the Wrangler's Sister Nell: Harry Jackson (3:28)
07 Utah Carl: Harry "Haywire Mac" McClintock (1:30)
08 Put Your Little Foot: The Tex-i-an Boys (1:25)
09 Trail to Mexico: Peter La Farge (2:27)
10 Las Chapparreras: Peter Hurd (1:21)
11 Buffalo Skinners: Woody Guthrie (3:15)
12 Zebra Dun: Ray Reed (3:51)
13 Some Cowboy Brag Talk: Harry Jackson (1:34)
14 Horse Wrangler: Roger Welsch (3:07)
15 Strawberry Roan: Harry Jackson (4:55)
16 The Tex-I-An Boys: John A. Lomax, Jr. (1:52)
17 Out on the Western Plains (Cow-Cow Yicky Yicky Yea): Lead Belly (1:33)
18 Jesse James: Woody Guthrie (3:00)
19 Home on the Range: Pete Seeger (1:51)
20 Empty Cot in the Bunkhouse Tonight: Rosalie Sorrels (2:12)
21 Springtime in the Rockies: Lead Belly (3:04)
22 Lone Star Trail: Dave Fredrickson (2:54)
23 Rodeo Hand: Peter La Farge (1:47)
24 Philadelphia Lawyer (Reno Blues): Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston (2:31)
25 The Dying Cowboy: Cisco Houston (3:01)
26 Devil Made Texas: Hermes Nye (2:08)
[Credits]
Producer: Guy Logsdon, Designer: Joan Wolbier, Photographer: Luis Alfonso Jimenez
[Notes]
Fifteen performers sing, boast, tell stories, holler, and recite poetry on 26 tracks that portray the life and times of honest, hard-working cowboys. Features performers from many backgrounds with a wide variety of musical styles. Includes Pete Seeger's Home on the Range, Cisco Houston's Little Joe and the Wrangler, Woody Guthrie's Get Along Little Dogies, several old tales from the range, including Chisholm Tale and Jesse James, and Rosalie Sorrells's version of Gene Autry's 1943 hit There's an Empty Cot in the Bunkhouse. "Abundant evidence of the rich legacy...of real cowboys provided by their music and poetry." — Dirty Linen

Classic African-American Ballads from Smithsonian Folkways

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW40191

Series: Smithsonian Folkways Classic Series
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2006
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
01 Mouse on the Hill (Froggie Went a-Courting): Warner Williams with Jay Summerour (3:44)
02 Casey Jones: K.C. Douglas (1:23)
, 03 John Hardy: Lead Belly (2:43)
04 Railroad Bill: John Jackson (3:33)
05 Stewball: Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon (3:33)
06 John Henry: Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (4:04)
07 St. James Infirmary: Snooks Eaglin (2:20)
08 Staggerlee (Stackolee): John Cephas and Phil Wiggins (5:03)
09 Lost John: Convict Group, Ramsey and Retrieve State Farms (4:54)
10 Betty and Dupree: Josh White (3:45)
11 Old Riley / Here, Rattler, Here: Lead Belly (1:58)
12 The Race of the Jim Lee and Katy Adam: Jazz Gillum, Memphis Slim (2:27)
13 The Titanic: Pink Anderson (2:49)
14 Frankie and Johnny: Big Bill Broonzy (2:07)
15 White House Blues: Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain Boys (1:59)
16 Louis Collins: John Jackson (3:18)
17 Bad Lee Brown (Late One Night): Woody Guthrie (2:14)
18 Luke and Mullen: Horace Sprott (2:25)
19 Duncan and Brady: Dave Van Ronk (3:00)
20 Gallis Pole (The Maid Freed from the Gallows): Lead Belly (2:45)
21 Boll Weevil: Pink Anderson (3:04)
22 Delia's Gone: Josh White Jr. (3:45)
[Crtedits]
Producer and Liner Notes: Barry Lee Pearson, Designer: Joe Parisi, Engineer: Pete Reiniger
[Notes]
Classic African-American Ballads is a sampling of an important, historic, and engaging slice of America's Black music heritage. The heyday of the Black ballad tradition (1890-1920) left a lasting strain of creativity and a monument to African American life of the time. Ranging from songs created from the heritage of the English ballad, to social commentary vilifying abusive white authority figures, to "blues ballads," this album reminds us of the enormity and constant evolution of African American musical tradition. 36-page booklet. 22 tracks. 67 minutes.

Smithsonian Folkways American Roots Collection

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW40062

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1996
Genre: Jazz, Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Gospel, Bluegrass, Cajun, Folk, Country
[Tracklist]
01 Penitentary Blues: Lightnin' Hopkins (2:56)
02 Sweet Old Chicago: Roosevelt Sykes (2:58)
03 Blue Moon of Kentucky: Bill Monroe (2:02)
04 If I Had a Hammer (Hammer Song): Pete Seeger (2:13)
05 Lafayette: Lucinda Williams (3:45)
06 Bosco Stomp: Nonc Allie Young, Bessyl Duhon, and Rodney Balfa (3:04)
07 Better Day: Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (3:04)
08 Long Road to Travel: Lonnie Johnson (2:22)
09 The Cuckoo Bird (The Coo-Coo Bird): Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley (2:35)
10 Pretty Saro: Doug and Jack Wallin (2:32)
11 Freight Train: Elizabeth Cotten (2:46)
12 Old Joe Bone: The New Lost City Ramblers (2:00)
13 Have a Feast Here Tonight: Bill Monroe and Doc Watson (2:24)
14 Freedom Road: Josh White (2:21)
15 This Land is Your Land: Woody Guthrie (2:19)
16 Two Good Men (Sacco and Vanzetti): Woody Guthrie (3:49)
17 Black Girl (In the Pines): Lead Belly (2:10)
18 Irene (Goodnight Irene): Lead Belly (2:18)
19 Somebody's Been Fooling #1: Big Joe Williams (2:52)
20 Hesitation Blues: Dave Van Ronk (2:34)
21 I'm Gonna Be an Engineer: Peggy Seeger (4:31)
22 Delgadina: Mercedez López (2:16)
23 I Was Standing by the Bedside of a Neighbor: Michele Lanchester and Sweet Honey (3:22)
24 Virgo: Mary Lou Williams (2:29)
25 Syl-O-Gism: Mary Lou Williams (3:31)
26 We Shall Overcome: The Freedom Singers, Dorothy Cotton, and Pete Seeger (2:42)
[Credits]
Compiler & Producer: Anthony Seeger & Amy Horowitz, Designer: Visual Dialogue, Engineer: David Glasser & Lea Anne Sonenstein
[Notes]
Twenty-six tracks from outstanding Smithsonian Folkways recordings present a panorama of American Roots music. Blues, Bluegrass, ballads, topical songs, and jazz are performed by master musicians. If you have never heard of Smithsonian Folkways or Folkways before, this collection will take you on a trip through American Music; if you have heard some already, you will still be delighted by the breadth and variety of this collection.

If You Ain't Got The Do-Re-Mi

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW40195

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: Mar 13, 2007
Genre: Reggae, Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Country Blues, Calypso
[Tracklist]
01 Wall Street Rag: Ann Charters (3:51)
02 Empty Pocket Blues: Pete Seeger (1:29)
03 Do-Re-Mi: Woody Guthrie (2:31)
04 Bill Morgan and His Gal: The New Lost City Ramblers (2:55)
05 One Meat Ball: Josh White (3:09)
06 Jim Fisk: June Lazare (2:51)
07 Gallis Pole: Lead Belly (2:44)
08 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?: Joe Glazer (3:59)
09 Yankee Dollar: Lord Invader (2:28)
10 If I Had a Million Dollars: Speckled Red (4:25)
11 Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out: Rolf Cahn and Eric Von Schmidt (4:46)
12 If I Lose, I Don't Care: The New Lost City Ramblers (2:57)
13 Banks of Marble: Pete Seeger (3:13)
14 The Old Arm Chair: Gale Huntington (3:36)
15 The Money Rolls In: Derek Lamb (1:18)
16 Business: Pete Seeger (2:04)
17 If You Lose Your Money: Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (2:40)
18 Union Maid: Almanac Singers (2:08)
19 Greenback Dollar: Kilby Snow (1:45)
20 The Miller and His Sons: Horton Barker (3:12)
21 Penny's Farm: Pete Seeger (1:47)
22 Billy Grimes the Rover: The New Lost City Ramblers (2:28)
23 Ida Mae: Joe Glazer (2:20)
24 Last Gold Dollar: Bascom Lamar Lunsford (1:15)
25 Black Dog Blues: The Stoneman Family (2:10)
26 I Don't Want Your Millions Mister: Almanac Singers (2:54)
27 Pretty Boy Floyd: Woody Guthrie (3:03)
[Credits]
Compilers: Jack Manischewitz and John Herzog, Liner Notes: Jeff Place, Designer: Joe Parisi, Engineer: Pete Reiniger
[Notes]
As a subject, money has always generated great interest. If You Ain't Got the Do Re Mi celebrates the songs and singers whose words express the human side of money: hope or frustration, criticism or humor, desire or avowed disinterest. This compilation from the Smithsonian Folkways archive marks the opening of the Museum of American Finance on New York City’s Wall Street, and lets the voices of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Lead Belly, and other folk music legends ring out their stories of rags and riches. 24-page booklet. 74 minutes.

Classic Labor Songs from Smithsonian Folkways

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW40166

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2006
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
01 Joe Hill: Paul Robeson (3:01)
02 Bread and Roses: Bobbie McGee (2:30)
03 Casey Jones (The Union Scab): Pete Seeger and the Almanac Singers (1:55)
04 We Shall Not Be Moved / Roll the Union On: Joe Glazer (2:23)
05 Roll the Union On: John Handcox (1:07)
06 Cotton Mill Colic: Mike Seeger (2:38)
07 The Mill Was Made of Marble: Joe Glazer (3:59)
08 Aragon Mill: Peggy Seeger (3:09)
09 Talking Union: Almanac Singers (3:02)
10 1913 Massacre: Woody Guthrie (3:36)
11 The Preacher and the Slave: Utah Phillips (2:19)
12 Which Side are You On?: Florence Reece / The Almanac Singers (2:35)
13 Hold the Fort: Joe Uehlein (3:58)
14 Union Maid: New Harmony Sisterhood Band (3:06)
15 Too Old to Work: Joe Glazer (2:51)
16 Black Lung: Hazel Dickens (3:22)
17 Been Rolling So Long (Truck Driving Man): Larry Penn (4:00)
18 VDT: Tom Juravich (1:56)
19 Automation: Joe Glazer (2:34)
20 I’m Union and I’m Proud: Eddie Starr (2:57)
21 I’m a Union Card: Kenny Winfree (2:27)
22 Carpal Tunnel: John O'Connor (2:37)
23 We Just Come to Work Here, We Don’t Come to Die: Anne Feeney (2:49)
24 One Day More: Elaine Purkey (3:38)
25 We Do the Work: Jon Fromer (2:41)
26 De Colores: Baldemar Velasquez and Aguila Negra (2:59)
27 Solidarity Forever: Joe Glazer (2:28)
[Credits]
Compilers: Jeff Place and Joe Glazer, Photographer: Arthur Siegel, Engineer: Pete Reiniger
[Notes]
Songs of the American labor movement over the 20th century called for just wages, dignity, and a fair shake. They voiced grievances, affirmed the value of the worker to society, and expressed hope for life in a more just world. Classic Labor Songs from Smithsonian Folkways is a collage of these voices—champions of the movement, singing songs with a passion and love for their fellow workers that rings just as true today as it did then. Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Joe Glazer, the Almanac Singers, and more chronicle the history of the American labor movement in stirring song.

Classic American Ballads from Smithsonian Folkways

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW40215

Series: Smithsonian Folkways Classic Series
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2015
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country Style: Folk, Country [Tracklist}
01 Banks of the Ohio: Doc Watson and Bill Monroe (3:32)
02 Blue Mountain Lake: Pete Seeger (2:47)
03 Claude Allen: Hobart Smith (3:50)
04 Cole Younger: Dock Boggs (1:50)
05 Cowboy’s Lament (Streets of Laredo): Buck Ramsey (3:21)
06 Boll Weevil: Sam Hinton (2:12)
07 Duncan and Brady: Lead Belly (1:08)
08 Floyd Collins: Paul Clayton (3:27)
09 Frankie and Johnny: Rolf Cahn and Eric Von Schmidt (6:39)
10 John Henry: John Jackson (3:22)
11 Jesse James: Sis Cunningham, Mike Millius, and Wes Houston (3:51)
12 Billy the Kid: Woody Guthrie (2:04)
13 The Death of the Lawson Family: Glen Neaves (1:54)
14 Naomi Wise: Doug Wallin (3:06)
15 Pearl Bryan: Bruce Buckley (2:54)
16 Sam Bass: Hermes Nye (1:59)
17 Springfield Mountain: Bascom Lamar Lunsford (2:31)
18 Tom Dooley: Glen Neaves, Roscoe Russell, Ivor Melton, Warren Brown, Ted Lundy (2:11)
19 Tying a Knot in the Devil's Tail: Cisco Houston (2:14)
20 Young Charlotte: Pete Seeger (4:05)
21 Wasn't That a Mighty Storm?: The Tex-i-an Boys (2:41)
22 Zebra Dun: Joan O'Bryant (2:32)
23 The Titanic: Pink Anderson (2:52)
24 The Louisville Burglar: The Iron Mountain String Band (3:09)
25 The F.F.V. (Engine 143): Annie Watson (3:56)
[Credits]
Compilers: Jeff Place, Katie Ortiz and Max Smith, Editor: Carla Borden, Designer: Joe Parisi
[Notes]
Born of the British ballad, its American offspring was the blank canvas for all type of tale, the more calami­tous or scandalous, the better. Jesse James and Billy the Kid, train wrecks and hurricanes, the Titanic and Tom Dooley, fatal lovers' quarrels and foiling the devil, all and more were normal fare, served up in a song. Classic American Balla

Woody Guthrie's Songs to Grow On Sung by Jack Elliott

Folkways Records – FC 7501

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1961
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Children
[Tracklist]
A1 Jig Along Home (2:37)
A2 Car Song (1:54)
A3 Swimmy Swim (2:03)
A4 Don't You Push Me Down (2:03)
A5 Why, Oh Why? (3:20)
A6 Put Your Finger in the Air (3:18)
A7 Wake Up (3:55)
B1 Pretty and Shiny-O (1:12)
B2 Clean-O (2:37)
B3 Pick it Up (2:32)
B4 Dance Around (1:45)
B5 Howdido (1:26)
B6 My Little Seed (2:44)
B7 Build a House (2:09)
B8 Needle Song (2:10)
B9 We All Work Together (2:46)
[Credits]
Ramblin' Jack Elliott (guitar/harmonica/vocals)
Liner Notes: Woody Guthrie, Designer: Moses Asch
[Notes]
Today, many people are only aware of Woody Guthrie's songs for adults, such as "This Land Is Your Land," but Guthrie (1912–1967) was also a successful and prolific composer of songs for children. Filled with whimsy and enthusiasm, dealing with events in the lives of young children, the songs are as much fun to sing today as they were fifty years ago. Perhaps no performer, other than Guthrie himself, is as well qualified to sing these songs (intended primarily for children ages four to six) as Ramblin' Jack Elliott (born 1931). He lived for a time in the Guthrie household and so perfected Guthrie's style that Guthrie is supposed to have exclaimed, "Jack sounds more like me than I do!"

Woody Guthrie: Poor Boy

Folkways Records - FTS 31010

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1968
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Baltimore To Washington (2:58)
A2 Little Black Train (2:30)
A3 Who's Going To Shoe Your Pretty Feet (2:29)
A4 Slip Knot (2:34)
A5 Poor Boy (2:25)
A6 Mean Talking Blues (3:27)
A7 Stepstone (2:57)
B1 Bed On The Floor (2:27)
B2 Little Darling (2:13)
B3 Miner's Song (2:14)
B4 Train Blues (3:19)
B5 Danville Girl No. 2 (3:23)
B6 Ride Old Paint 3(3:04)
[Credits]
Woody Guthrie (guitar/vocals) Cisco Houston (vocals) Sonny Terry (harmonica)
Recorder: Moses Asch, Designer and Photographer: Craig Mierop
[Notes]
Woody Guthrie was perhaps the most important folk musician of the twentieth century, inspiring a generation of singers and musicians such as Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, and many more. Guthrie sang about many topics, but he was particularly known for being a voice of the poor and downtrodden, and the recordings on Poor Boy showcase this side of his work. The recordings were made in the mid-1940s and were originally released under the name Bed on the Floor. he liner notes feature an excerpt from Born to Win, Guthrie's book of drawings, letters, lyrics, and stories. Six tracks feature additional singing by Cisco Houston, and two feature harmonica accompaniment by Sonny Terry.

Lonesome Valley: A Collection of American Folk Music

Folkways Records – FA 2010

Format: Vinyl, LP, 10"
Country: US
Released: 1951
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist] A1 Down In The Valley: Pete Seeger, Bess Lomax, Tom Glazer, Butch Hawes (2:35)
A2 The Rambler: Cisco Houston (3:18)
A3 Arthritis Blues: Butch Hawes (3:23)
A4 Polly Wolly Doodle All Day: Pete Seeger, Bess Lomax, Tom Glazer, Butch Hawes (1:55)
B1 Lonesome Traveler: Lee Hays, Pete Seeger, Dock Reese, Hally Wood, Bess Lomax (1:55)
B2 On Top Of Old Smoky: Cisco Houston (1:35)
B3 Black Eyed Suzie: Pete Seeger (2:12)
B4 Cowboy Waltz: Woody Guthrie (2:06)
B5 Sowing On The Mountain: Cisco Houston, Woody Guthrie (2:29)
[Notes]
This album of "second takes" by Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and others is a collector's gem. The original liner notes—which include lyrics for each song—write, "On re-hearing, the spirit of the performances was so good that Folkways felt that it would be a shame not to have its many friends hear them."

Songs of the Spanish Civil War, Vol. 2

Folkways Records – FH 5437

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1962
Genre: Brass & Military, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Historical Song
[Tracklis]
A1 Jarama: Woody Guthrie
A2 On The Jarama Front: Ernst Busch with Chorus and Orchestra
A3 Ballad of The XI Brigade: Ernst Busch with Chorus and Orchestra
A4 Hans Beimler, Comerade (New Words): Ernst Busch with Chorus and Orchestra
A5 The Thaelmann-Column (New Words): Ernst Busch with Chorus and Orchestra
B1 Santa Espina: People of Catalonia, Spain
B2 Sevillanos: People of Seville, Spain
B3 The Road To Aviles: People of Asturias, Spain
B4 La Guardia Rossa - Song of The Garibaldi Battalion (Italian): Bart Van Der Schelling
B6 La Joven Guardia - French Song For The Spanish Youth: Bart Van Der Schelling
B7 Au Devant De La Vie (As Sung by French-Belgian Battalion): Bart Van Der Schelling
[Credits]
Recorder: Moses Asch, Designer: Ronald Clyne, Liner Notes: Milton Robinson and Moe Fishman [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. This recording contains a selection of pro-democracy, anti-fascist songs from that conflict including Woody Guthrie's version of "Jarama," a song about the Americans' involvement on the Republican side. Also featured are Spanish songs the Americans remembered especially fondly, several anti-fascist songs sung in German by Ernst Busch, and songs of combatants who had been captured and interned. Extensive liner notes include a history of the conflict and song lyrics. In 2014 this release and FW05436 Songs of the Spanish Civil War, Vol. 1 were re-issued in full with new liner notes as SFW40188 Songs of the Spanish Civil War, Volumes 1 & 2.

That's Why We're Marching: World War II and the American Folksong Movement

Smithsonian Folkways SF CD 40021

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1996
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
01 Freedom Road: Josh White (2:20)
02 Talking Sailor (Talking Merchant Marine): Woody Guthrie (3:03)
03 The Ballad of October 16: Almanac Singers (2:49)
04 Billy Boy: Almanac Singers (2:23)
05 Plow Under: Almanac Singers (2:27)
06 I'm Gonna Put My Name Down: Tom Glazer (3:04)
07 What are We Waiting On?: Woody Guthrie (2:09)
08 Citizen C.I.O.: The Union Boys (2:31)
09 The Sinking of the Reuben James: Woody Guthrie (3:01)
10 You Better Get Ready: The Union Boys (2:32)
11 If You Want to Do Your Part: Lead Belly (2:56)
12 Move Into Germany: The Union Boys (3:00)
13 So Long, It's Been Good to Know You: Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston (2:47)
14 The Martins and the Coys: The Union Boys (3:01)
15 Hitler Song: Lead Belly (4:34)
16 Sally Don't You Grieve: Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston (2:25)
17 Jimmy Longhi Story: Vincent "Jimmy" Longhi (6:05)
18 When the Yanks Go Marching In: Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, and Sonny Terry (2:46)
19 Round and Round Hitler's Grave: Almanac Singers (1:10)
20 Fuhrer: Josh White (3:11)
21 Miss Pavlichencko: Woody Guthrie (2:30)
22 National Defense Blues: Lead Belly, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Willie Smith & George Foster (3:14)
23 Gee, But I Want to Go Home (Army Life): Lead Belly (1:47)
24 Looking for a Home: Pete Seeger (3:10)
25 Now That's It's All Over (He'll Go Back to Selling Shoes): Pete Seeger (2:10)
[Credits]
Producer and Liner Notes: Guy Logsdon and Jeff Place, Recorder: Moses Asch, Mastering Engineer: David Glasser
[Notes]
Artists include Woody Guthrie, Almanac Singers, Lead Belly, Tom Glazer, Cisco Houston, Pete Seeger, Josh White, Burl Ives, and others. Few people have heard these songs composed and sung from 1940 to 1945 by artists primarily known for their influence on American folk music after 1945. Both the protest songs and the pro-war songs are assembled for the first time in this historic compilation; they present the conflicts, the hopes, and the way songs were used to raise morale during World War II. 25 tracks, including Mr. Hitler, Talking Sailor, Ballad of October 16, and Sinking of the Reuben James. Notes include artist biographies and bibliography. Compiled and annotated by Jeff Place and Guy Logsdon. "A great slice of history...also a great musical performance." — Daily News