Bill Monroe & Doc Watson: Live Duet Recordings 1963-1980

Smithsonian Folkways SF CD 40064

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 21 Aug 2012
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass, Country Blues
[Tracklist]
01 Foggy Mountain Top (2:46)
02 What Would You Give In Exchange For Your Soul (4:31)
03 Watson's Blues (2:28)
04 Soldier's Joy (2:47
05 Where Is My Sailor Boy? (What Does The Depp Sea Say?) (3:31)
06 You Won't Be Satisfied That Way (2:02)
07 Kentucky Mandolin (2:00)
08 East Tennessee Blues (2:12)
09 Midnight On The Stormy Deep (4:34)
10 Lonesome Moonlight Waltz (1:35)
11 Banks Of The Ohio (3:33)
12 Fire On The Mountain (1:49)
13 Chicken Reel (1:50)
14 Turkey In The Straw (1:10)
15 Memories Of You (3:11)
16 Have A Feast Here Tonight (Rabbit In A Log) (2:31)
17 Paddy On The Turnpike (2:35)
[Credits]
Bill Monroe (mandolin/vocals) Doc Watson (guotar/vocals)
Recorder and Liner Notes: Ralph Rinzler, Photographers: Peter Feldmann and Robert Yellin
[Notes]
The essential genius of Bill Monroe and Doc Watson resides in their ability to infuse traditional American music with their distinctive musical personalities. Their unparalleled vocal and instrumental skills complement one another on these rare, previously unreleased duets." chronicles the early meetings of two instrumental geniuses." — Billboard

Osborne Brothers: Country Bluegrass

MCA Special Products MCAD-20976

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1996
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
01 Roll Muddy River (2:27)
02 Ruby Are You Mad At Your Man (3:00)
03 The Kind Of Woman I Got (2:25)
04 Blue Heartache (2:06)
05 Don't Let Smokey Mountain Smoke Get In Your Eyes (2:12)
06 Rocky Top (2:35)
07 Lizzie Lou (2:37)
08 Up This Hill And Down (2:20)
09 Georgia Pineywoods (2:09)
10 My Old Kentucky Home (Turpentine And Dandelion Wine) (2:24)
[Credits]
Sonny Osborne (banjo/vocals) Bobby Osborne (mandolin/vocals)
Producer: Owen Bradley and Harry Silverstein, Compiler: Carl Michelakos
[Notes]
MCA Special Products' Country Bluegrass rounds up ten highlights from the Osborne Brothers' recordings for Decca in the '60s. Although these recordings don't find the Osbornes at their most traditional, they're nevertheless quite enjoyable, particularly for casual fans who aren't looking for anything more than a sampler. Among the featured songs are "Roll Muddy River," "Blue Heartache," "Don't Let Smokey Mountain Smoke Get in Your Eyes," "Lizzie Lou," and "My Old Kentucky Home". (AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine)

Ohio Valley Ballads: Bruce Buckley

Folkways Records FA 2025

Format: Vinyl, 10"
Country: US
Released: 1955
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 The Rowan County Crew (3:34)
A2 Pearl Bryan (2:54)
A3 Sidney Allen (2:09)
A4 Sam Bass (2:26)
B1 Lula Viers (3:54)
B2 The Rarden Wreck Of 1893 (The Wreck On The CP & V) (2:12)
B3 John Henry (2:29)
B4 Molly Bonder (3:30)
[Credits]
Bruce Buckley (guitar/vocals)
Producer: Charles Edward Smith
[Notes]
These musical vignettes of historical events feature tales of outlaws, murders, feuds, and trainwrecks. In these fascinating accounts of misfortune in the Ohio River Valley, tragedy finds folk expression. Charles Edward Smith provides extensive notes about the events described in Bruce Buckley's performances.

Scotty Stoneman with the Kentucky Colonels

Rural Rhythm Records RHY 1017

Format: CD, Album, Reissue
Country: US
Released: 2002
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
01 Oklahama Stomp (4:25)
02 Once A Day (4:20)
03 Eighth Of January (5:20)
04 Any Damn Thing (2:22)
05 Lee Highway Blues (2:26)
06 Down Yonder (2:20)
07 Sally Goodin (4:09)
08 A Wound Time Can't Erase (4:14)
09 Shuckin' The Corn (2:21)
10 Listen To The Mockingbird (3:34)
11 Cherokee Waltz (5:00)
12 Cacklin' Hen (3:42)
13 Orange Blossom Special (4:00)
14 Goodnight Irene (2:50)
[Credits]
Scotty Stoneman (fiddle/vocals) Clarence White (guitar/vocals) Roland White (mandolin/vocals) Billy Ray Latham (banjo/vocals) Roger Bush (bass/vocals) Skip Conover (dobro)
Director and Designer: Jeremy Kay, Sleeve Notes: Alex Tottle and Jerry Garcia, Photographers: Steve Caholl, Diane Moore and Johm M. Delgatto, Engineer: Brooks Adam Otis
[Notes]
Recorded June-August 1965 at the Cobble Club , N. Hollywood CA & March 27, 29 at the Ash Grove, Hollywood CA. Digitally re-mastered and expanded edition of this classic 1978 Sierra release features the late great Scotty Stone man who Jerry Garcia called the "Bluegrass Charlie Parker " while others called him "the Jimi Hendrix " of the fiddle. With album notes by the equally late great and Stone man fan, Jerry Garcia, Live in L.A. is the only album featuring this innovative country fiddler with both instrumentals and vocals along with the legendary Kentucky Colonels featuring Clarence White. Mastered from the original audio tapes, this release also features many new, rare photos with additional notes by Richard Greene and Peter Rowan, as well as faithful reproductions of the original LP color graphics plus four bonus track not on the original vinyl LP release.

The Mac Wiseman Story

CMH Records CD-9001

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1995
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
01 Love Letters In The Sand (2:15)
02 Little Blossom (3:08)
03 I've Got No Use For The Women (3:25)
04 Dark Hollow (2:28)
05 The Wreck Of The Old 97 (2:10)
06 The Ballad Of The Lawson Family (2:30)
07 May I Sleep In Your Barn Tonight, Mister (3:06)
08 Bringing Mary Home (3:33)
09 The Girl In The Blue Velvet Band (2:36)
10 I'll Be All Smiles Tonight (3:20)
11 I Wonder How The Old Folks Are At Home (3:00)
12 Jimmie Brown, The Newsboy (2:00)
13 Little Box Of Pine (3:20)
14 Remembering (1:50)
15 These Hands (2:42)
16 The Baggage Coach Ahead (2:41)
17 I Still Write Your Name In The Sand (2:55)
18 Six More Miles (2:11)
19 'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered (2:37)
20 Dreaming Of A Little Cabin (2:49)
[Credits]
Mac Wiseman (guitar/vocals) Clarence "Tater" Tater (fiddle) Billy Edwards (banjo) John Palmer (bass) Arthur Smith (fiddle/mandolin/dobro/guitar) Clay Smith (guitar) David Brakefield (drums)
Producer: Arthur Smith, Eengineers: Hank Poole and Chuck Owens, Mastered by: John Eberle, Cover Photo: Peter Nash
[Notes]
Available for the first time on compact disc in celebration of Mac's 50th anniversary in music, this collection contains 20 of his most requested songs along with extensive album notes. Remixed and remastered by top engineers in Nashville, this is a must for all Mac Wiseman fans! "Love Letters in the Sand", "Wreck of the Old 97", "Jimmie Brown the Newsboy", "Dark Hollow", "I'll Be All Smiles Tonight", etc.

Hermes Nye: Early English Ballads from the Percy and Child Collections

Folkways Records FA 2305

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1957
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Celtic, & World
[Tracklist]
A01 Robin Hood's Golden Prize (3:15)
A02 The Death of Robin Hood (2:34)
A03 Whittingham Fair (2:53)
A04 The Outlandish Knight (3:19)
A05 The Three Ravens- Twa Corbies (3:39)
A06 Binnorie - The Cruel Sister (3:22)
A07 Thomas, The Rhymer (2:30)
A08 Sir Patrick Spens (2:52)
A09 Queen Eleanor's Confession (4:45)
B01 Clerk Saunders (3:02)
B02 Lord Thomas And Fair Ellinor (2:45)
B03 My Love Built Me A Bonnie Bower (2:57)
B04 Mary Hamilton (1:57)
B05 O, Waly, Waly (2:30)
B06 Rob Roy (2:47)
B07 Lizzie Lindsay (2:47)
B08 Glenlogie - Jean O Bethelnie (2:07)
B09 Get Up And Bar The Door (1:59)
B10 The Lament Of The Border Widow (3:27)
B11 King O'Luve - Fause Foodrage (1:25)
[Credits]
Hermes Nye (guitar/vocals)
Designgner: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
Hermes Nye's "sneaking fondness for the English things from Percy and Child" takes center stage on this collection of ballads. The singer's commentaries enliven the notes: for example, Nye writes, "Sir Walter Scott collected ["Binnorie"], and probably had enough integrity not to add to it, although we can never be sure about those old boys."

The Making of "Mama's Cryin' Long" from 'Songs of Our Native Daughters'

Running Time: 7 minutes and 47 seconds

'Songs of Our Native Daughters,' a stunning thirteen-track album based on historical notions and observations of slavery written and performed by Rhiannon Giddens (Carolina Chocolate Drops), Leyla McCalla, Allison Russell (Birds of Chicago), and Amythyst Kiah, will be available February 22, 2018 on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Co-produced by Giddens and Dirk Powell (Balfa Toujours, Joan Baez), the collection portrays the often overlooked suffering, resilience, and agency of black women in the face of intersectional oppression throughout American history.


Our Native Daughters (Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla, Allison Russell)

Slaves Dancing on a South Carolina Plantation

Old plantation in Beaufort County, South Carolina ca.1785-1795

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: The Old Plantation is an American folk art watercolor likely painted in the late 18th century on a South Carolina plantation. It is notable for its early date, its credible, non-stereotypical depiction of slaves on the North American mainland, and the fact that the slaves are shown pursuing their own interests. The artist has been identified as South Carolina slaveholder John Rose, and the painting may depict his plantation in what is now Beaufort County. (Read more...)

John McCutcheon in Concert at the Library of Congress

Running Time: 116 minutes Event Date: 2018/09/12

John McCutcheon plays music exclusively from the collections of the Library's American Folklife Center, including material from Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger's collections, as well as his own. While in his 20s, McCutcheon traveled to Appalachia, collected folk music and learned from some of the legendary greats of traditional music, such as Roscoe Holcomb, I.D. Stamper and Tommy Hunter. In addition to his own fieldwork, McCutcheon also traveled and collected with traditional musician and folklorist Mike Seeger. Most of this fieldwork is part of the permanent collections of the American Folklife Center.

Speaker Biography: John McCutcheon is an American folksinger, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is regarded as a master of the hammered dulcimer, and is also proficient on many other instruments including guitar, banjo, autoharp, mountain dulcimer, fiddle and jawharp. His eclectic catalog of ballads, historical songs, children's songs, love songs, topical satire, fiddle and hammer dulcimer instrumentals, and even symphonic works, are among the broadest in American folk music. His vast repertoire also includes songs from many other contemporary writers. His own songwriting has been hailed by critics around the world; his song "Christmas in the Trenches" is considered a classic and was recently named one of the 100 Essential Folk Songs by NPR. His 36 albums have earned six Grammy nominations.

  For more information, visit the website of the Library of Congress

Big Joe Williams and Short Stuff Macon: Hell Bound and Heaven Sent Blues

Folkways Records FTS 31004

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country: US
Released:1968
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country Blues, Delta Blues
[Tracklist]
A1 Night Cap Blues: Big Joe Williams (2:55)
A2 My Jack Don't Drink Water No More: Short Stuff Macon (4:00)
A3 Flour Dough Blues: Big Joe Williams (2:45)
A4 Hell-Bound Blues: Short Stuff Macon (2:25)
A5 Big Legged Women, Keep Your Dresses Down: Big Joe Williams (3:10)
A6 Short Stuff Macon's Corinna: Short Stuff Macon (2:45)
B1 Don't Leave Me Here: Big Joe Williams (3:54)
B2 You Rascal, You: Big Joe Williams (1:05)
B3 Messing With That Thing: Short Stuff Macon (2:16)
B4 Bumble Bee: Big Joe Williams (4:12)
B5 If You Can't Fly: Big Joe Williams (2:46)
B6 Rock Road Bad Treatin': Short Stuff Macon (2:18)
[Credits]
Big Joe Williams (guitar/vocals) John Wesley Macon (guitar/vocals)
Producer: Harry Rosenblum, Jr., Designer: Craig Mierop, Liner Notes: Paul Nelson, Engineers: Dick Duman, Graham Gibson and Harry Rosenblum, Jr.
[Notes]
Recorded on the night of May 18, 1964 after a small concert at Bard College, Hell Bound and Heaven Sent Blues documents two blues singers and guitar players, Big Joe Williams and John Wesley "Short Stuff" Macon, amidst a struggling tour with an uncertain future. After a number of intimate shows at clubs, cafes, and schools, the pair had run out of options with no money and little hope other than Big Joe’s notion to "head west." With ragged and road-weary songs like "Don’t Leave Me Here" and "Hell Bound Blues," it’s blatantly apparent just how dire their prospects were. Growing up in rural Crawford, Mississippi, the two had come face to face with adversity since a young age—poverty, racism, and illiteracy were just a few obstacles they faced. Macon spent the first twenty-one years of his life playing his music almost entirely to himself, while Williams struggled on one unsuccessful tour after another. In spite of, or because of this, their strain of Delta blues is unique and idiosyncratic. Williams’ 9-string guitar and Macon’s crackling southern drawl seem as urgent and powerful today as they did in 1964.

Grazz Matazz: Delinquent Minor

Grazz Matazz Music CD S818410

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass, Swing Jazz
[Tracklist]
01 Mapleview Rag (2:41)
02 Walkin' One And Only (3:13)
03 Sunburst (4:16)
04 Oh, Lady Be Good (4:09)
05 One Morning In May (3:07)
06 Delinquent Minor (4:21)
07 Send Me On My Way (3:08)
08 Mitch's Dilemma (3:32)
09 After You've Gone (4:21)
10 Yodel Lady (3:19)
11 Fat Man In The Bathtub (9:03)
[Credits]
Al Petteway (guitar/mandolin/bass/vocals) Pat Petterway (vocals/piano/guitar) Akira Otsuka (mandolin/mandola/vocals) Phil Bloch (fiddle) Mike Auldridge (dobro) Carl Fanning (banjo) Ronnie Freeland (percussion) Carolyn Kellock (bass) Béla Fleck (banjo) Larry Dowdy (bass) Pete Kennedy (guitar) Mark Schatz (bass) Carolyn Kellok (cello) Rick Watson (harpsichord) Jethro Bums (mandolin) Fred Smith (bass)
Producer: Robin Siegel, Photographer: Jim Tyndall, Engineer: Bill Wolf
[Notes]
YOU CAN'T judge a band by the company it keeps -- or can you? After listening to "Delinquent Minor" by the local acoustic trio Grazz Matazz, it hardly seems a coincidence that such stellar instrumentalists as Jethro Burns, Mike Auldridge, Bela Fleck and Pete Kennedy would want to contribute to this album. They know a good thing when they hear it. Take the opening tune: Arlo Guthrie's "Mapleview Rag," while a nifty showcase for Auldridge's Dobro, ultimately leaves no doubt that Grazz Matazz' Al Petteway (on guitar) and Akira Otsuka (on mandolin) can play in the big leagues. Fleet yet expressive, their solos distill the rag's southwestern flavor and fit nicely alongside the playing of fiddler Phil Bloch and banjo player Carl Fanning. The remaining member of the band -- rhythm guitarist, pianist and vocalit Pat Petteway -- makes her debut on a finger- popping rendition of Dan Hicks' "Walkin' One and Only." Petteway's reedy soprano voice is just right for western swing tunes. But it also has a decidedly plaintive edge at times, especially on the traditional tune "One Morning in May" and the jazz standard "After You've Gone," delightful performances both. (Mike Joyce/The Washington Post)

Elizabeth Mitchell: Sunny Day

Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 45064

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 2010
Genre: Children's, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Children's
[Tracklist]
01 Sunny Day (1:32)
02 Shoo Lie Loo (3:10)
03 Mr. Rabbit (1:33)
04 Ooki Na Kuri No Ki No Shita De (Under The Big Chestnut Tree) (1:15)
05 Keep On The Sunny Side (2:56)
06 Lovely Day (2:26)
07 Reggae In The Fields (2:07)
08 Ong Tal Sam (Little Spring) (1:48)
09 Tell It Again (1:22)
10 Green, Green Rocky Road (2:22)
11 School Days (3:43)
12 Mystery Train (2:36
13 Oh, John The Rabbit (1:51)
14 David's Mandolin (2:48)
15 This Little Light Of Mine (2:20
16 Fairy Tale Lullaby (2:30)
17 Elephants All Over The World (2:02)
18 Little Buckaroo (2:37)
19 Tsuki (Moon) (2:19)
[Credis]
Artist: Elizabeth Mitchell, Producers: Waren Defever and Daniel Littleton, Photographers: Tania Barricklo and Laura Levine, Artist: Ida Pearle, Designer: Sonya Cohen Cramer, Engineers: Warren Defever and Pete Reiniger
[Notes]
Sunny Day brings us "handmade" music of the finest kind, for folks of all ages. Elizabeth Mitchell, joined by her husband Daniel Littleton, daughter Storey, and lots of musical friends including Daniel Littleton and the Children of Agape choir from South Africa, weaves a tapestry of loving and spirited songs. Like her previous album You Are My Little Bird, Sunny Day reminds us of the beauty of the natural world and the magic found in the simplest moments of everyday life. 19 tracks, 43 minutes, 28-page booklet.

Chris Thile & Michael Daves: Sleep With One Eye Open

Nonesuch 527603-2

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 2011
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
01 Rabbit In The Log (2:42)
02 Cry, Cry Darling (3:05)
03 Loneliness And Desperation (2:27)
04 Tennessee Blues (3:03)
05 20/20 Vision (3:16)
06 You're Running Wild (2:36)
07 Ookpik Waltz (3:42)
08 My Little Girl In Tennessee (2:50)
09 Sleep With One Eye Open (3:19)
10 Rain And Snow (3:34)
11 Mississippi Waltz (2:27)
12 Bury Me Beneath The Willow (3:47)
13 Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms (3:12)
14 Billy In The Lowground (3:18)
15 It Takes One To Know One (3:18)
16 If I Should Wander Back Tonight (3:48)
[Creduts]
Chris Thile (mandolin/vocals) Michael Daves (guitar/vocals)
Executive Producer: Robert Hurwitz, Designer: Evan Gaffney, Photographer: Eric McNatt, Engineers: Joshua Vance Smith, Mark Petaccia, Robert C. Ludwig and Vance Powell
[Notes]
Mandolin god Chris Thile – former and current leader of Nickel Creek and the Punch Brothers, respectively – is generally known for kicking bluegrass forward: Check out his down-home covers of Radiohead's "Morning Bell" and Pavement's "Spit On A Stranger." This ridiculously blazing set with hot-shit Brooklyn guitarist Michael Daves, recorded at Jack White’s Third Man studio in Nashville (where they also cut a 7″ single with White, "Man In The Middle/Blue Night"), focuses instead on old timey material by Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, and others. Dusty museum pieces they’re not: The uptempo jams are wild-picking shred fests, and the ballads cut deep. On a soulful reading of the traditional "Rain and Snow" (a Grateful Dead staple), the pair's high lonesome harmonies are hollered up like pleas from the depths of a coal mine. That's a place these city-slickers have probably never been. But no doubt they understand the rock-bottom blues. --Rolling Stone

Bound for Glory: Songs and Story of Woody Guthrie

Folkways Records FA 2481

Format: Vinyl, LP, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1956
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Stagolee (3:42)
A2 Little Sack of Sugar / Ship in the Sky / Swimmy Swim (6:00)
A3 Vigilante Man (4:13)
A4 Do Re Mi (3:04)
A5 Pastures Of Plenty (2:50)
A6 Grand Coulee Dam (3:27)
B1 This Is Your Land (3:15)
B2 Talking Fishing Blues (4:05)
B3 The Sinking of the Reuben James (3:50)
B4 Jesus Christ (3:22)
B5 Better World A-Coming (3:51)
[Credits]
Woody Guthrie (guitar/vocals) Will Geer (Narration)
Recorder: Moses Asch, Editor: Millard Lampell, Designer: Anton Refregier
[Notes]
"Woody's songs have a way of taking hold, because they speak in the voice of the people that you can't beat down, you can't scare and you can't starve out. They are songs with the rhythm of work in them, with the echo of anger against poverty and meanness. Songs filled with the determination of a people to damn well endure," writes Millard Lampell in this album's liner notes.

Tipple, Loom & Rail: Songs of the Industrialization of the South sung and played by Mike Seeger

Folkways Records FH 5273

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1966
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 A Factory Girl (2:31)
A2 Coal Creek Troubles (4:19)
A3 Edward Lewis (2:28)
A4 Come All You Coal Miners (2:11)
A5 The Miner's Blues (2:49)
A6 Harlan County Blues (2:55)
A7 Cotton Mill Blues (3:13)
A8 The Reckless Motorman (3:05)
B1 The New Market Wreck (3:44)
B2 Cotton Mill Colic (2:41)
B3 The Virginia Strike Of '23 (2:26)
B4 Roane County Strike At Harriman, Tennessee (3:02)
B5 The Hard Working Miner (2:58)
B6 Hard Times In These Mines (2:37)
B7 Spinning Room Blues (2:39)
B8 The Death Of John Henry (2:54)
[Credits]
Mike Seeger (fiddle/guitar/vocals)
Liner Notes: Archie Green
[Notes]
As the American South moved from a primarily agrarian economy to an industrial one, the change was felt strongly by country musicians, and it revolutionized every aspect of their music. In Tipple, Loom, & Rail Mike Seeger explores the style and commentary of southern industrial songs. Extensive liner notes by labor scholar and folklorist Archie Green in a new, easy to read format.

Classic Protest Songs from Smithsonian Folkways

Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40197

Format:CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released:2009
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style:Folk
[Tracklist]
01 Freedom Now Chant: Mass-meeting Participants In Hattiesburg, Mississippi (0:26)
02 Jesus Christ: Woody Guthrie (2:37)
03 Bourgeois Blues: Lead Belly (2:18)
04 Black, Brown, And White: Big Bill Broonzy (2:42)
05 Baby, I've Been Thinking: Janis Ian (2:41)
06 Blowin' In The Wind: The New World Singers (2:28)
07 This Land Is Your Land: Steve Forbert, Jack Hardy, Jill Burkee & Mark Dann (4:39)
08 Turn, Turn, Turn: Liz Getz (3:04)
09 As Long As The Grass Will Grow: Peter La Farge (5:07)
10 Talking Pay TV: Phil Ochs (2:34)
11 Masters Of War: The Bergerfolk (4:07)
12 Waist Deep In The Big Muddy: Pete Seeger (2:57)
13 Agent Orange: Peggy Seeger (3:51)
14 Strange Fruit: Brother John Sellers (2:20)
15 How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live: New Lost City Ramblers (3:34)
16 I'm Going To Write The Governor Of Georgia: Champion Jack Dupree (3:13)
17 When We Make It Through: Barbara Dane (5:25)
18 Evicted Tenant: Sis Cunningham (2:06)
19 Corrido De César Chávez: Los Perros Del Pueblo Nuevo (3:02)
20 Gone, Gone, Gone: Red Shadow (2:14)
21 Spirits Of The Revolution: Larry Estridge (5:09)
22 We Shall Overcome: Guy Carawan (3:40)
[Credits]
Compiler: Mark Gustafson, Compiler and Liner Notes: Jeff Place, Engineer: Pete Reiniger, Photographer: Diana Davies
[Notes]
War, social injustice, personal plaints, and calls for action have long fueled musical creation and performance. In Classic Protest Songs, Mark Gustafson and Jeff Place tap the historic Smithsonian audio collections to compile 22 songs favored by leaders of antiwar, civil rights, industrial labor, farm worker, and other struggles to air their grievances. Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Janis Ian, Big Bill Broonzy, Pete Seeger, Barbara Dane, Guy Carawan, Phil Ochs, and other marquee artists let their voices ring out with calls for peace and justice.

From the Mountains to the Sea with Jeff and Gerret Warner

Running Time: 96 minutes Event Date: 2018/07/20

"From the Mountains to the Sea is a two-hour live presentation with multimedia, focusing on the Anne and Frank Warner collection, one of the great treasures in the American Folklife Center archives, containing a wealth of material collected by the husband-and-wife team of folklorists from 1938 to 1966, as they traveled through rural America in search of old songs. This important collection contains such seminal field recordings as North Carolina farmer Frank Proffitt's rendition of the murder ballad "Tom Dooly." This field recording was adapted and recorded in 1958 by The Kingston Trio, whose version became a number one hit, won the very first Grammy in country music, and set off the folk boom of the 1960s. Frank Warner was also a popular folksinger, and the Warners' sons, Jeff and Gerret, got their start as musicians backing up their dad on his recordings and performances. They have been renowned performing musicians for more than 50 years. Career musicians and filmmakers, they created this two-hour live multimedia presentation about the Warner collection, featuring not only their own performances, but also the voices of the singers recorded by their parents across rural America, along with corresponding photographs of the tradition bearers and their homes. It is full of the warmth of the Warners and the country wit of their new friends. Jeff and Gerret grew up listening to the songs and stories of the traditional singers their parents met during their folksong collecting trips, and they offer valuable insights into the lives and adventures of one of the nation's most eminent families of folksong collectors. In so doing, they contribute immensely to our understanding of the Warner collection, one of the most important in the American Folklore Center archives. The event was co-sponsored by the Folklore Society of Greater Washington.

  For more information, visit the website of the Library of Congress

The Folk Music of the Newport Folk Festival 1959-60 Vol.2

Folkways Records FA 2432

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1961
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Blues, Folk, Bluegrass
A1 The Midnight Special: Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (3:31)
A2 Living with the Blues: Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (2:57)
A3 Instrumental: The New Lost City Ramblers (1:07)
A4 Hop High Ladies: The New Lost City Ramblers (1:36)
A5 Take a Drink on Me: The New Lost City Ramblers (2:19)
A6 As I Was Out Walking: Frank Warner (2:14)
A7 Fod!: Frank Warner (1:46)
A8 Asheville Junction: Frank Warner (1:57)
B1 Rake and a Rambling Blade: Fleming Brown (3:17)
B2 Tom Hubbard: Fleming Brown (4:16)
B3 Talking Dust Bowl: John Greenway (3:00)
We Shall Overcome: Guy Carawan (3:50)
[Credits]
Liner Notes: Irwin Silber, Photographers: Dave Gahr, W. Field and Ted Bettancourt
[Notes]
This volume is half of a two-recording set that includes recordings not issued on the Vanguard or Elektra Newport compilations. Intended to represent music from the American South and then-current trends in folk singing, the album features Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry, the New Lost City Ramblers, Frank Warner, John Greenway, Guy Carawan, and Fleming Brown.

Cisco Houston Sings Songs of the Open Road

Folkways Records FA 2480

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1960
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country Blues, Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Mule Skinner Blues (6:32)
A2 Git Along Little Dogies (1:58)
A3 The Erie Canal (1:47)
A4 Hobo's Lullaby (1:54)
A5 East Virginia Blues (1:39)
A6 Travel On (1:37)
B1 Pie In The Sky (3:05)
B2 Mysteries Of A Hobo's Life (1:09)
B3 Soup Song (1:36)
B4 Beans, Bacon And Gravy (2:22)
B5 Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (3:11)
B6 Cryderville Jail (3:16)
B7 I Ain't Got No Home (1:42)
[Credits]
Cisco Houston (guitar/vocals)
Producer and Recorder: Moses Asch, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
In the liner notes, Cisco Houston writes that he's been from coast to coast at least thirty times and has traveled a "good part" of the world as well. This album presents thirteen songs about the tribulations and joys of life on the road.