Movement Soul

Sounds of the Freedom Movement in the South, 1963-64

Folkways Records - FD 5486

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1980
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Struggle, Protest
[Tracklist]
Side-A: Songs, Sermons, Shouts, Prayers, Testimony: n/a (21:04)
Side-B: Songs, Sermons, Shouts, Prayers, Testimony: n/a (21:40)
[Credits]
Producer and Compiler: Moses Moon, Designer: Ronald Clyne, Photographer: Danny Lyon
[Notes]
Songs played a large role in the movement to close the racial divide in America during the 1960s, and prayers, chants, sermons, and shouts were also fundamental to this task. This album features clips of these cries for freedom heard across the southern states of Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and the District of Columbia. At voter registration rallies, in churches, at conferences or during mass meetings these words changed lives.

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.

Borderlands from Conjunto to Chicken Scratch

Music of the Rio Grandr Valley of Texas and Southern Arizona

Smithsonian Folkways – SF CD 40418

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1993
Genre: Latin, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Conjunto, Norteño
[Traclist]
01 La Cuquita: Narciso Martínez (03:07)
02 Gregorio Cortez: Jesus Maya y Timoteo Cantu (02:58)
03 Aunque Me Odies: Lydia Mendoza (02:44)
04 Un Rato No Mas: Beto Villa Orquestra (02:32)
05 Un Adobe y Cuatro Velas: Los Donneños (02:35)
06 Mi Unico Camino: El Conjunto Bernal (03:11)
07 Angel de Mis Anhelos: Rubén Vela y su Conjunto (03:58)
08 Corrido de Gerardo Gonzalez: Ramón Ayala y Bravos del Norte (02:34)
09 El Saino de Donna, Texas: Los Invasores de Nuevo León (03:04)
10 Dados Cargados: Cachorros de Juan Villarreal (03:10)
11 Caso Perdido: Los Dos Gilbertos (02:55)
12 La Calle Flores: Oscar Hernandez (03:09)
13 Quedate: Roberto Pulido y Los Clasicos (03:43)
14 San Javielpo Chu'kuy Kwi: Francisco Molina and Marcelino Valencia (04:04)
15 Ali Oidak Polka Gu-Achi Fiddlers (03:19)
16 Old Man Rooster The Molinas (02:24)
17 Madre Mia Chote Southern Scratch (03:23)
18 Uwaldina y Juan Gonzalez El Conjunto Murrietta (03:37)
[Credits]
Producer: Texas Folklife Resources, Cathy Ragland and Pat Jasper, Translator: Marco Octavio Iniguez, Jim Nicolopulos, Zack Salem and Yolanda Torres, Cover Artwork: Roger Garcia, Mastering Engineer: Henk Kooistra, Designer: Visual Dialogue
[Notes]
A unique musical culture flourishes in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and southern Arizona: Yaqui Pascola dance, Tohono O'odham fiddle band music, and the more contemporary Native American Chicken Scratch sound with traditional conjunto polkas and corridos, Latino-influenced big bands, northern Mexican and German-rooted norteno, modern conjunto and orquestra Tejana. Licensed from four small regional record labels that specialize in this music. In addition to five American Indian tracks, this album also includes 13 Hispanic and Southwestern American songs. 56 minutes.

Dancing Bow and Singing Strings with Tracy Schwarz

Folkways Records – FTS-6524

Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A1 Cindy (5:14)
A2 Mississippi Sawyer (4:00)
A3 Leather Britches (4:53)
A4 Sourwood Mountain (5:09)
B1 Ragtime Annie (5:04)
B2 Sally Ann (4:59)
B3 Cotton-Eyed Joe (5:32)
B4 Cumberland Gap (5:18)
[Credits]
Tracy Schwarz (fiddle) Chris Warner (banjo) Eloise Schwarz (guitar) Dick Staber (mandolin) Peter Schwarz (piano) Earl Yager (bass)
Liner Notes, Designer and Photographer: Eloise Schwarz, Photographer: Connie Coope, Paul Indman and Sally Anne Schwarz
[Notes]
Calling all shingle-lifters and flat-footers! This collection of music is perfect for dancers of all levels. The Schwarz fiddle band plays tunes based on traditional mountain songs such as "Cotton-Eyed Joe" and "Sally Ann." Dancers can start off slowly to perfect their footwork and then really let loose on fast-flying tunes like "Cumberland Gap." Happy clogging!

Country Gospel Song

RBF Records – RBF19

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1971
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Country, Gospel
[Tracklist]
A1 I Know That Jesus Set Me Free: Ernest Phipps and His Holiness Singers (02:44)
A2 To the Work: Alfred G. Karnes (02:54)
A3 God Moves on the Water: Blind Willie Johnson (03:01)
A4 Honey in the Rock: Blind Mamie and A.C. Forehand (02:43)
A5 My Mother is Waiting for Me in Heaven Above: The Smith Brothers (02:57)
A6 The Lion and the Tribes of Judah: Lonnie McIntorsh (03:10)
A7 Just as Soon as My Feet Strike Zion, Lord I Won't Be Troubled No More: Rev. J.M. Gates (03:10)
B1 Lonesome Valley: The Carter Family (02:58)
B2 The Little Black Train: The Carter Family (02:54)
B3 Jesus, Lover of My Soul: Uncle Dave Macon (02:59)
B4 Walking with My Saviour: The Freeman Quartet (02:45)
B5 Wouldn't Mind Dying: Blind Mamie Forehand (03:12)
B6 Take Your Burden to the Lord: Blind Willie Johnson (02:58)
B7 Went Up in the Clouds of Heaven: Ernest Phipps and His Holiness Singers (02:46)
[Creduts]
Producer: Samuel Charters, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
This compilation of religious music from the 1920s and 1930s American South brings together black and white performers to show the relationships and differences between the two styles. Both styles share more elements of text and music than their secular counterparts, even though different influences shape both.

Jazz 1913-1926 Some Beginnings

RBF Records – RF 31

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1977
Genre: Jazz, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Ragtime, Swing, Dixieland
[Tracklist]
A1 You Can't Get Away From It: Bert Williams (02:53)
A2 Down Home Rag: James Europe's Society Orchestra (03:25)
A3 Raggin' the Scale: Fred Van Eps (02:42)
A4 Round the Corner: Dabney's Band (03:20)
A5 I'm Done: Eddie Hunter, Alex Rogers, and C. Luckyeth Roberts (03:20)
A6 You Gotta See Mama Every Night: Gene Fosdick's Hoosiers (03:00)
A7 Masculine Women! Feminine Men!: Friar's Inn Orchestra (03:25)
B1 Taint Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do: Matson's Creole Serenaders (04:15)
B2 Graysom Street Blues: Black and Blue Trio (02:57)
B3 Nobody Knows and Nobody Cares Blues: Sara Martin, Bubber Miley, and Phil Worde (02:56)
B4 When My Sugar Walks Down the Street: The New Orleans Orchestra (02:43)
B5 Weary Blues: The Vic Meyers Orchestra (03:02)
B6 Old Time Blues: Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds (03:03)
B7 In Harlem's Araby: The Good Time Band (02:39)
[Credits]
Producer: Samuel Charters, Photographer: Walker Evans, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
This exploration into the beginnings of jazz brings together the sounds of vaudeville banjoes, dance orchestras, novelty songs, blues singers, and the first recording of New York stride piano. Connected by their fascination with syncopation, the artists on this album all contributed to the early development of this exciting genre.

Negro Folk Music of Africa and America

Ethnic Folkways Library – FE 4500

Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Box Set
Country: US
Released: 1951
Genre: Funk / Soul, Folk, World, & Country
Style: African, Gospel, Religious
[Tracklist]
A1 Igane Kamalume: n/aIngane Kamalume (02:36)
A2 Shayisa Inkasa: n/aShayisa Inkasa (02:33)
A3 Music of Boatmen: n/a (02:55)
A4 Bara Sanabo - Bara: n/a (03:09)
A5 Bara Sanabo - Bara: n/a (03:11)
B1 Traveling Song: n/a (01:55)
B2 Festival Song: n/a (03:36)
B3 Swahili Bina Adamu: n/a (03:13)
B4 Tigrai Ballad: n/a (03:08)
B5 Amhara Ballad: n/a (03:06)
C1 Jesha Cult Song: n/a (03:53)
C2 Cowherds' Festival: n/a (03:07)
C3 Worksong: n/a (03:12)
C4 Juba Dance: n/a (02:11)
C5 Nago Dance: n/a (03:39)
C6 Merengue--Chere Maman: Chere Maman (01:55)
C7 Gallinita Toma Tu Maiz: n/a (02:29)
D1 Lucumi Song: n/a (02:43)
D2 Ajo Ajo: n/a (02:45)
D3 Beli Dance: n/a: 00:57)
D4 What Shall I Do to be Saved?: Dock Reed (02:34)
D5 Didn't You Hear My Lord When He Called: Rich Amerson and Earthy Anne Coleman (03:40)
D6 My Name Has Been Written Down: Rosie Hibler (02:26)
D7 Move Members Move: Rosie Hibler (02:04)
[Credits]
Producer: Harold Courlander and Dick Waterman, Writer (Introduction): Richard Alan Waterman, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
The 24 selections included in the 1951 compilation "Negro Folk Music of Africa and America" provide a sample of musical styles from Africa, and the African diaspora in South America, the Caribbean, and the Southern United States. This anthology demonstrates the continuation of African musical traditions into The New World. According to producer Harold Courlander, "in some parts of the Americas it is possible to find old African songs and dances that are still know' in almost identical form in local African communities." The album includes songs such as "Ingane Kamalume" from South Africa, "Jesha Cult Song" from Brazil, and "Didn't You Hear My Lord When He Called?" from Alabama, USA. In addition, a 6-page booklet of liner notes by Harold Courlander features a brief description of African music and its influence in other regions and detailed song descriptions.

Creation's Journey: Native American Music

Presented by the National Museum of the American Indian

Smithsonian Folkways – SF CD 40410

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1994
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Aboriginal, Native American
[Tracklist]
01 Prairie Chicken Dance: The Blackfoot Crossing Singers (02:00)
02 Scalp Dance / Victory Dance: Comanche Singers (04:08)
03 Two-Step: Inform Your Grandma: D.J. Nez (02:01)
04 Crown Dance: Ramsey Burnette (02:36)
05 Butterfly Dance: Peter Garcia and Carpio Trujillo (10:18)
06 New Women's Shuffle Dance: Young Nation Singers (06:28)
07 Constitution Breakdown: Lee Cremo Trio (02:11)
08 Sheehan's Reel / Pigeon on the Gate: Lee Cremo Trio (02:25)
09 A Beautiful Life: The Kingfisher Trio (02:06)
10 On the Jericho Road: The Kingfisher Trio (02:35)
11 Helana: Elena and Nicholas Charles and Joe Chief, Jr. (01:30)
12 Hello Song: Elena and Nicholas Charles and Joe Chief, Jr. (02:43)
13 Ladies Dance: Kwakiutl Singers (05:59)
14 Peace Dance: Kwakiutl Singers (02:21)
15 Sata Kallta: Comunidad Aymara de Laqaya (04:30)
16 Axawiri Imilla: Comunidad Aymara de Laqaya (06:56)
17 Son de la Danza de los Mixes: Zapotec Singers (04:32)
[Credits]
Producer: Charlotte Heth & Terence Winch, Designer: Roger Gorman, Engineer: David Glasser
[Notes]
From powwow music to Christian songs in Cherokee to Irish reels, Native peoples from the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Bolivia present living traditions and crossovers to Euro-American musics. Recorded in New York City and Washington D.C., in 1992 and 1993. Package includes detailed notes in a beautifully illustrated booklet. An eloquent expression of enduring creativity, vibrant cultural life, and diverse artistry. 64 minutes. "A wondrous exhibition of Native American music."

The Traditional Music of Beech Mountain, North Carolina

Vol. II: The Later Songs and Hymns

Folk-Legacy Records – FSA 23

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1965
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Hymns
[Tracklist]
A01 Precious Memories: Ottie "Coot" Greene, Margie Harmon, and R.L. Harmon (03:45)
A02 I Went to See My Suzie: Lee Monroe Presnell (01:07)
A03 Johnson Boys: Buna Hicks and Viola Hicks (00:42)
A04 The Courting Case: Lena Armstrong and Etta Jones (02:08)
A05 Baldheaded End of the Broom: Lee Monroe Presnell (01:34)
A06 More Pretty Girls Than One: Captain Hicks and Viola Hicks (01:26)
A07 Roger's Gray Mare: Lena Armstrong and Etta Jones (01:12)
A08 Soldier John: Rosa Presnell (01:35)
A09 Cripple Creek: Buna Hicks and Viola Hicks (00:45)
A10 The Soldier and the Lady: Margie Harmon and R.L. Harmon (02:49)
A11 Old Virginny: Lee Monroe Presnell (02:18)
A12 Where the Soul of Man Never Dies: Ottie "Coot" Greene, Margie Harmon, and R.L. Harmon (03:05)
B01 Tobacco Union: Lena Armstrong (01:05)
B02 In Dublin City (Laws L 12)
: Lee Monroe Presnell (02:08)
B03 Three Dulcimer Numbers: Captain Hicks and Viola Hicks (04:00)
B04 Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss: Buna Hicks (01:00)
B05 Little Maggie: Tab Ward (03:34)
B06 Little Maggie: Lee Monroe Presnell (01:31)
B07 I'm Going That Way: Ottie "Coot" Greene, Margie Harmon, and R.L. Harmon (01:18)
B08 Going Away Tomorow: Buna Hicks (01:24)
B09 Look up, Look Down That Old Railroad: Lee Monroe Presnell (01:46)
B10 Angel Band: Ottie "Coot" Greene, Margie Harmon, and R.L. Harmon (03:07)
B11 Amazing Grace: Beech Mountain singers (01:52)
[Creduts]
Producer and Liner Notes: Sandy Paton, Producer: Lee B. Haggerty
[Notes]
"These two recordings were made from field tapes recorded over a period of several years during which we enjoyed repeated visits to friends on Beech Mountain in northwestern North Carolina. When programming them, we found it appropriate to divide them as we did. On the first volume you will find a number of Child ballads and ancient songs, plus gospel songs from the days of the old camp meetings. The second volume contains songs that have entered our tradition more recently, along with several hymns as they are sung in harmony today in the little church in Beech Creek. These two recordings are important and authentic examples of home-made music in the Appalachian tradition." -Sandy Paton, Folk-Legacy Records

Crossroads: Southern Routes

Smithsonian Folkways – SF CD 40080

Format: CD, Compilation, Enhanced
Country: US
Released: 1996
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Latin, Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country, Bluegrass, Gospel, Folk, Rockabilly
[Tracklist]
01 Rising Sun: Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry, and Coyal McMahan (02:40)
02 Statesboro Blues: The Allman Brothers Band (04:15)
03 Blue Monk: The Dirty Dozen Brass Band (03:34)
04 Les Quatre Vieux Garcons: Dewey Balfa, Peter Schwarz, and Tony Balfa (02:05)
05 Travelin' Shoes: Vera Hall (01:36)
06 Woke Up This Mornin' With My Mind on Freedom: The Freedom Singers (02:29)
07 Mice and the Bad Angel/Turtle's Song to the Wolf: Betty Mae Jumper (01:22)
08 Brother John/Iko Iko: The Neville Brothers (05:33)
09 White House Blues: Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys (02:03)
10 Blue Suede Shoes: Carl Perkins (02:14)
11 Anque Me Odies: Lydia Mendoza (02:43)
12 Apartment #9: Tammy Wynette (02:58)
13 Too Many Hungry Mouths Around the Table: Denise La Salle (03:50)
14 Southbound: Doc Watson, Merle Watson (02:41)
15 I'd Rather Be an Old Time Christian: The Kingsmen (02:01)
16 There is None Like Him: The Mississippi Mass Choir (04:47)
[Credits]
Producer and Liner Notes: Kip Lornell, Producer: Jon Kertzer and Steve Moreland, Liner Notes: Anthony Seeger, Designer: Scott Stowell
[Notes]
Blues, bluegrass, rockabilly, soul/blues, freedom songs, and other genres on this recording all have deep roots in southern culture and have influenced music worldwide. In a CD player, the 16 songs and liner notes introduce regional southern traditions. In a compatible CD-ROM drive, the music is complemented by hundreds of photos, texts, maps, audio and video clips and artist interviews. Hear the American South and discover the roots of American musical traditions. Artists include Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry, The Allman Brothers, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Les Quatre Vieux Garcons (Dewey Balfa), Vera Hall, The SNCC Freedom Singers, Betty Mae Jumper, Neville Brothers, Bill Monroe, Carl Perkins, Lydia Mendoza, Tammy Wynette, Denise LaSalle, Doc and Merle Watson, The Kingsmen, and Mississippi Mass Choir. "The best enhanced CD yet." — U.S. News and World Report

On the Beach at Waikiki

Hawaiian Guitar from the 'Teens to the' Fifties

Folkways Records – RF S612

Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1981
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Hawaiian
[Tracklist] A1 Indiana Mar
ch: Hanapi Trio (02:36)
A2 Smiles, Then Kisses: Louise, Ferera and Greenus (02:42)
A3 Hawaiian Echoes: Louise, Ferera and Greenus (02:54)
A4 Along the Way to Waikiki: Helen Louise and Frank Ferera (03:07)
A5 Roses of Yesterday: The Hawaiian Islanders (02:53)
A6 One Summer Night: Yale Hawaiian Trio (02:38)
A7 South Wind: Yale Hawaiian Trio (02:35)
B1 Hilo-Hawaiian March: Kane's Hawaiians (02:59)
B2 Drowsy Waters: Kane's Hawaiians (02:56)
B3 On the Beach at Waikiki: Helen Louise and Frank Ferera (03:05)
B4 Clarinet Marmalade: Six and Seven-Eighths String Band (02:09)
B5 Medley in "D": Six and Seven-Eighths String Band (02:10)
B6 High Society: Six and Seven-Eighths String Band (03:39)
B7 Hawaiian Dreams: Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra (03:13)
[Credits]
Compiler: Samuel Charters, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
As the original liner notes insist, the Hawaiian guitar craze that surprised the nation in the 1920s did not end—it just changed to incorporate different repertoires and styles, including jazz, ragtime, and country music. This collection celebrates the heyday of slack-key guitar recording, in all its color.

Music of the Alasvan Kutchin Indians

Ethnic Folkways Library

Folkways Records – FE 4070

Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1974
Genre: Folk, World, & Country Style: Folk, Native American
[Tracklist]
A01 Song of the Snow Geese Flying over the Mouth of the Yukon: Daniel John (01:36)
A02 Love Song: Lily Pitka (00:29)
A03 Love Song: Sheenjit Gwiizuu: Lily Pitka (00:25)
A04 Love Song: Goodbye Sheenyaa: Lily Pitka (00:29)
A05 Medicine Song: Shenyati's Owl Song: Silas John (02:14)
A06 Medicine Song: Stanley Luke (01:24)
A07 Medicine Song: Johnny Frank (00:20)
A08 War Song: Johnny Frank (00:32)
A09 Crow Dance Song: Myra Robert (00:57)
A10 Crow Dance Song: Lily Pitka (00:36)
A11 Song of Tribute: Myra Robert (00:48)
A12 Song of Tribute: Myra Robert (00:41)
A13 The Boy in the Moon: Myra Robert (01:36)
A14 New Year's Song: Lily Pitka (00:48)
A15 Goodby Song: Lily Pitka (00:40)
A16 Steamboat Song: Silas John (01:06)
B01 Red River Jig, Ch'eenatsii Ch'aradzaa: Charlie Peter and Stanley Frank (01:45)
B02 Duck Dance, Dats'an Ch'aradzaa: Charlie Peter and Stanley Frank (01:51)
B03 Brandy: Charlie Peter and Stanley Frank (02:39)
B04 Rabbit Dance, Ge Ch'aradzaa: Jimmy and Lawrence Roberts (01:32)
B05 Virginia Reel: Charlie Peter (01:50)
B06 Double Jig: Charlie Peter (01:47)
B07 Fox Trot: Charlie Peter and Stanley Frank (01:05)
B08 Eight Couple, Neekee Do: Charlie Peter and Stanley Frank (01:39)
B09 Square Dance, Second Part: Charlie Peter and Stanley Frank (02:05)
B10 Four Hand Reel, Lady's Earring Dance, Neets'ee T'yaa: Charlie Peter and Stanley Frank (01:12)
[Credits]
Recorder and Liner Notes: Craig Mishler, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
The Kutchin (also known as Gwich'in) Indians live across Central and Eastern Alaska, the Yukon, and the Northwest Territories. Their vocal music represents the more traditional way of experiencing music―unaccompanied singing. Their instrumental music, especially played on the fiddle, reflects the influence of explorers, traders, and missionaries on musical tastes. The Gwich’in adopted not only the music that whites introduced but jigs, reels, and square dances. There are several instances as well of Gwich’in adapting Native dance forms to this Western style of music.

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.

Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard: Who's That Knocking?

Folkways Records – FTS 31055

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1965
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A1 Walkin' In My Sleep (2:00)
A2 Can't You Hear Me Calling (3:12)
A3 Darling Nellie Across The Sea (2:15)
A4 Difficult Run (1:30)
A5 Coal Miner's Blues (2:40)
A6 Gabriel's Call (2:12)
A7 Just Another Broken Heart (2:40)
A8 Take Me Back To Tulsa (2:13)
B1 Who's That Knocking? (2:52)
B2 Cowboy Jim (2:00)
B3 Long Black Veil (3:20)
B4 Lee Highway Blues (1:55)
B5 Lover's Return (2:45)
B6 Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar (2:53)
B7 I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling (3:05)
[Credits]
Hazel Dickens (bass/vocals) Alice Gerrard (guitar/vocals) Lamar Grier (banjo) Chubby Wise (fiddle) David Grisman (mandolin)
Producer and Mastering Engineer: Peter K. Siegel, Sleeve Notes: Bill Vernon, Liner Notes: Neil V. Rosenberg and James Deutsch, Designer: Cooley Design Lab, Cover Photo: Dorothea Lange
[Notes]
Initially released in 1965, Who's That Knocking? is the first album by Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard. With this trailblazing record, Hazel and Alice shattered the glass ceiling of male-dominated bluegrass, which had typically relegated women to minor musical roles at best. Hazel and Alice’s hard-edged, soulful harmonies were firmly rooted in the older music traditions of the rural South. Their steadfast devotion to their powerful, driving style inspired generations of women in bluegrass, country music, and even punk. They are accompanied on this album by Chubby Wise, arguably the architect of bluegrass fiddling; David Grisman, whose mandolin improvisations changed the landscape of acoustic music; and Lamar Grier, who played banjo as a member of Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys in the 1960s. Unavailable on vinyl for decades, Who's That Knocking? was remastered in 2021 by its original producer Peter K. Siegel, and has been reissued with its original artwork and liner notes.

Sam Bush - Radio John: Songs of John Hartford

Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40254

Format: CD
Country: US
Released:: October 21, 2022
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass, Country
[Tracklist]
01 California Earthquake (03:24)
02 Down (03:29)
03 In Tall Buildings (03:29)
04 A Simple Thing As Love (03:19)
05 John McLaughlin (01:50)
06 Morning Bugle (02:50)
07 No End Of Love (03:25)
08 Granny Wontcha You Smoke Some Marijuana (02:58)
09 I'm Still Here (03:19)
10 Radio John (05:02)
[Credits]
Executive Producer: Lynn Bush, Producer and Liner Notes: Sam Bush, Liner Notes: Jon Weisberger and James Deutsch, Illustrator: William Matthews, Engineer: Rick Wheeler, David Glasser and Airshow Mastering
[Notes]
Radio John: Songs of John Hartford is Sam Bush’s heartfelt tribute to his hero and mentor, John Hartford. With dedication, admiration, and love, Bush takes on personal favorites from Hartford’s vast catalog, including songs he played with Hartford on stage and in the studio in the 1970s. Bush plays every instrument on nearly every cut, pouring himself into the performances. Radio John is a testament to the impact Hartford had on American traditional music as a songwriter, an instrumentalist, and, most importantly, someone who fostered the careers of musicians like Bush and countless others reinventing roots music in the last half of the 20th century.

Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard: Pioneering Women of Bluegrass

The Definitive Edition

Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40252

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: October 21, 2022
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
01 I Just Got Wise (02:29)
02 Walkin' in My Sleep (02:07)
03 The One I Love Is Gone (03:07)
04 Weary Lonesome Blues (02:42)
05 Long Black Veil (03:18)
06 Cowboy Jim (02:02)
07 Memories of Mother and Dad (02:35)
08 Sugar Tree Stomp (02:05)
09 Mommy Please Stay Home With Me (03:12)
10 Gabriel's Call (02:13)
11 Coal Miner's Blues (02:43)
12 Difficult Run (01:31)
13 Who's That Knocking? (02:57)
14 A Tiny Broken Heart (03:01)
15 Can't You Hear Me Calling? (03:13)
16 Darling Nellie Across the Sea (02:18)
17 Won't You Come and Sing for Me? (02:44)
18 Lee Highway Blues (01:38)
19 A Distant Land to Roam (02:58)
20 Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar (02:53)
21 Take Me Back to Tulsa (02:13)
22 They're at Rest Together (T.B. Blues) (03:25)
23 John Henry (01:48)
24 Just Another Broken Heart (02:42)
25 Train on the Island (01:39)
26 Lover's Return (03:05)
27 I Hear a Sweet Voice Calling (03:07)
28 Childish Love (02:55)
[Credits]
Producer and Liner Notes: Peter K. Siegel, Liner Notes: Hazel Dickens, Alice Gerrard, Laurie Lewis and James Deutsch, Photographer: John Cohen and Carl Fleischhaue
[Notes]
The soaring harmonies and driving string-band sound of Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard shattered the glass ceiling of male-dominated bluegrass in the 1960s. Hazel and Alice’s influence on music – and not just roots music – is hard to overstate. They’ve been acknowledged by artists as diverse as country superstars Naomi and Wynonna Judd, champion flat-picker Molly Tuttle, and proto-feminist punk rocker Kathleen Hanna. Their steadfast devotion to their own hard-hitting style inspired generations of women in bluegrass. Pioneering Women of Bluegrass: The Definitive Edition collects all the songs from Hazel and Alice’s two groundbreaking Folkways albums, and a previously unreleased bonus track, all remastered by their original producer Peter Siegel. They are joined on these recordings by such bluegrass legends as Chubby Wise and David Grisman. The CD booklet includes an expanded set of essays by Hazel, Alice, Laurie Lewis, and Peter Siegel, as well as iconic photographs by John Cohen and Carl Fleischhaue.

Classic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian Folkways

Smithsonian Folkways Classic Series

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW CD 40093

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2003
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Fol, Old Timek
[Tracklist]
01 Sugar Hill: The Iron Mountain String Band (03:35)
02 Bill Morgan and His Gal: The New Lost City Ramblers (02:57)
03 Country Blues: Dock Boggs (03:52)
04 Little Sadie: Clarence Ashley (02:20)
05 Susannah Gal: Frank Bode and Tommy Jarrell (02:59)
06 Wednesday Night Waltz: Clark Kessinger (03:07)
07 Cyclone of Rye Cove: The New Lost City Ramblers (03:05)
08 I'm Leaving You This Lonesome Song: Maybelle Carter and Sara Carter Bayes (02:37)
09 Carroll County Blues: Doc Watson and Fred Price (01:42)
10 Don't Let Your Deal Go Down: Sam and Kirk McGee (03:03)
11 Trouble in Mind: Roscoe Holcomb (02:18)
12 Chilly Winds: Wade Ward (01:08)
13 Going Down the Road Feeling Bad: David, Bill and Billie Ray Johnson (02:25)
14 Pretty Polly: Lee Sexton (02:13)
15 Bonaparte's Retreat: Mike Seeger (01:29)
16 Concord Rag: J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers (02:15)
17 John Henry: George Pegram (02:18)
18 Bowling Green: Cousin Emmy with The New Lost City Ramblers (01:49)
19 Fine Times in Our House: John W. Summers (03:12)
20 Streets of Glory: Old Reliable String Band (02:10)
21 Policeman: The Spare Change Boys (02:53)
22 Soldier's Joy: Joe and Tommy Thompson (02:15)
23 House of David Blues: Red Clay Ramblers with Al McCanless (01:27)
24 Ship in the Clouds: Andy Cahan, Lisa Ornstein and Laura Fishleder (01:46)
25 Late Last Night: Sam and Kirk McGee (02:26)
26 Look Down That Lonesome Road: Gaither Carlton (02:07)
27 Down Yonder: Gordon Tanner, Joe Miller, and John Patterson (02:38)
28 Jaybird March: Etta Baker and Cora Phillips (01:51)
29 John Brown's Dream: The New Lost City Ramblers (01:35)
[Credits]
Compiler and Liner Notes: Jeff Place
[Notes]
This collection of old-time social and instrumental string-band music spotlights instrumental prowess. Old-time music features playing styles that pre-date bluegrass, emerging from the string band tradition stretching back to the early years of United States history. Both African-American and Anglo-American ingredients are at its core, the banjo having African origins, the fiddle European. Some of the most revered sources of old-time roots music—Dock Boggs, Roscoe Holcomb, Wade Ward, Tommy Jarrell, and more—are heard playing in their original styles. The Grateful Dead's cover of "Don't Let Your Deal Go Down" and Bob Dylan's rendition of Clarence Ashley's "Little Sadie" clearly attest to the continuing influence of these songs. Compiled and annotated by Jeff Place.

Girls We Met at the Medicine Show

Tommy Scott, Scotty Lee, Okl Bleb & The Tommy Scott Old Time Medicine Show Band

Folkways Records – FTS 31079

Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1980
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Old Time
[Tracklist]
A1 You Ain't Worth It (02:22)
A2 My Mary (02:36)
A3 I Found It (02:17)
A4 Stacey (03:05)
A5 You Bought the Ticket (02:23)
A6 Lying Lips and Crying Eyes (03:02)
B1 Virginia (02:50)
B2 Mr. Moon (02:24)
B3 My Good Luck Piece (02:53)
B4 Why Don't Somebody Write Me a Lovesong (02:52)
B5 I Want to Keep It That Way (02:58)
[Credits]
Liner Notes: Jackie Phelps, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
The wagons and horses may have been traded for tour buses, and the purveyors of snake oil replaced by highly skilled pickers and flutists, but Tommy Scott and his Old Time Medicine Show Band provide old-school entertainment every bit as enjoyable as their nineteenth-century travelling namesakes. Combining the sincerity and musicality of country music with uplifting pop, this collection will definitely have you tapping your feet, and just might make you want to quit your day job to join Tommy Scott and the Old Time Medicine Show Band aboard the tour bus.

The Nashville Sit-in Story

Songs and Scenes of Nashville Lunch Counter Desegregation

Folkways Records – FH 5590

Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1960
Genre: Blues, Non-Music, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Gospel, Political, Field Recording, Rhythm & Blues
[Tracklist]
A1 We Shall Overcome (03:54)
A2 The Lunch Counter Incident (00:47)
A3 I'm Going to Sit at the Welcome Table "We Shall Not Be Moved" (04:29)
A4 Jail Sequence "You Better Leave Segregation Alone" "Your Dog Loves My Dog" (05:03)
A5 Court Room Scene, "I Hope We'll Meet Again" "Moving On" The Trial (08:32)
B1 Reason for the Sit-in Movement Interviews (05:58)
B2 Remarks by Reverend C. Tindell Vivien (02:19)
B3 Scene on Mayor's Steps (03:58)
B4 Victory Meeting (05:36)
[Credits]
Producer and Liner Notes: Guy Carawan, Liner Notes: Rev. Kelly Miller Smith, Peggi Alexander, and E. Angeline Butler, Engineer: Willard Electronics and Mel Kaiser
[Notes]
"On February 13, 1960 approximately 124 students from American Baptist Theological Seminary, Fisk University, and Tennessee A & I State University staged their first sit-in demonstrations at three stores in the Nashville downtown area." Inspired by the courageous acts of these students, Guy Carawan compiled this collection of songs which chronicles the history of the Tennessee sit-ins, peaceful protests in reaction to the unfair and discriminatory practices of storeowners in Nashville. Extensive liner notes contextualize and accompany the collection.