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400 Years of Folk Music
produced by Steven Smolian (Folkways Records, 1964), 30 mins
In the early 1960s, multi-instrumentalists Steve Addiss, Bill Crofut, and Tim Prentice traveled to China, Southeast Asia, and Africa as part of the State Department's Cultural Exchange Program. This recording features tunes and songs associated with their journeysome from their own repertoire, and some learned...
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produced by Steven Smolian (Folkways Records, 1964), 30 mins
Description
In the early 1960s, multi-instrumentalists Steve Addiss, Bill Crofut, and Tim Prentice traveled to China, Southeast Asia, and Africa as part of the State Department's Cultural Exchange Program. This recording features tunes and songs associated with their journeysome from their own repertoire, and some learned from local musicians during their trip.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Steven Smolian
Date Published / Released
1964
Publisher
Folkways Records
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900 Miles and other R.R. Songs
produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 (Folkways Records, 1953), 43 mins
Railroaders and cowboys share a need for music to bolster their spirits during long days and to celebrate night’s freedom. Cisco Houston sings ballads from the range and from the lonesome track, where "the drivers are still rolling, and the gamblers and work gangs, boomers and bums, are highballing it out of no...
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produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 (Folkways Records, 1953), 43 mins
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Railroaders and cowboys share a need for music to bolster their spirits during long days and to celebrate night’s freedom. Cisco Houston sings ballads from the range and from the lonesome track, where "the drivers are still rolling, and the gamblers and work gangs, boomers and bums, are highballing it out of nowhere, nine hundred miles from home."
CD combines original LP release along with FW02022 Cowboy Ballads.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Moses Asch, 1905-1986
Date Published / Released
1953
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Alan Mills and Jean Carignan: Songs, Fiddle Tunes and a Folk-Tale from Canada
(Folkways Records, 1961), 47 mins
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(Folkways Records, 1961), 47 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1961
Publisher
Folkways Records
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American Ballads
(Folkways Records, 1957), 50 mins
This collection reminds us that the ballad's purpose, first and foremost, is to tell a story. These songs narrate tales of ordinary peoplehoboes and lovers and sailorsand their extraordinary deeds. From "John Henry" to "Lady Margaret," Pete Seeger's expressive style is ideally communicative.
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(Folkways Records, 1957), 50 mins
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This collection reminds us that the ballad's purpose, first and foremost, is to tell a story. These songs narrate tales of ordinary peoplehoboes and lovers and sailorsand their extraordinary deeds. From "John Henry" to "Lady Margaret," Pete Seeger's expressive style is ideally communicative.
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1957
Publisher
Folkways Records
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American Ballads And Folksongs
produced by Kenneth S. Goldstein, 1927-1995 (Folkways Records, 1958), 50 mins
Like Joan O'Bryant's previous Folkways recording, Folksongs and Ballads of Kansas, this album presents folk songs geographically close to O'Bryant's heart. Most of the ballads included here are versions from Kansas, Arkansas, and Missouri, and several were collected through the University of Arkansas Folklore R...
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produced by Kenneth S. Goldstein, 1927-1995 (Folkways Records, 1958), 50 mins
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Like Joan O'Bryant's previous Folkways recording, Folksongs and Ballads of Kansas, this album presents folk songs geographically close to O'Bryant's heart. Most of the ballads included here are versions from Kansas, Arkansas, and Missouri, and several were collected through the University of Arkansas Folklore Research Project.
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Kenneth S. Goldstein, 1927-1995
Date Published / Released
1958
Publisher
Folkways Records
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American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 2
produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 (Folkways Records, 1958), 46 mins
See also: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings reissued series of American Favorite Ballads.to be completed in 2006.
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produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 (Folkways Records, 1958), 46 mins
Description
See also: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings reissued series of American Favorite Ballads.to be completed in 2006.
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Moses Asch, 1905-1986
Date Published / Released
1958
Publisher
Folkways Records
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American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 4
produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 (Folkways Records, 1961), 40 mins
See also: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings reissued series of American Favorite Ballads.
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produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 (Folkways Records, 1961), 40 mins
Description
See also: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings reissued series of American Favorite Ballads.
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Moses Asch, 1905-1986
Date Published / Released
1961
Publisher
Folkways Records
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American Folk Ballads
(Folkways Records, 1964), 46 mins
This collection of ballads from the Kentucky mountains comes from the repertoire of Betty Garland, who learned them from her family. She writes, "I did my best to sing these songs the way I have always heard them so that the original and beautiful tunes of the mountain people won't be lost."
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(Folkways Records, 1964), 46 mins
Description
This collection of ballads from the Kentucky mountains comes from the repertoire of Betty Garland, who learned them from her family. She writes, "I did my best to sing these songs the way I have always heard them so that the original and beautiful tunes of the mountain people won't be lost."
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1964
Publisher
Folkways Records
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American Folk Song Festival: Jean Thomas, The Traipsin' Woman
produced by Jean Bell Thomas, 1882-1982 (Folkways Records, 1960), 54 mins
Created in 1931, the American Folk Song Festival helped Kentucky mountain singers share their music with the world. Perhaps more relevantly, it allowed the rest of the world to hear the music of these singers, including members of the Hatfield and McCoy families. This album was recorded in the 1950s, and feature...
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produced by Jean Bell Thomas, 1882-1982 (Folkways Records, 1960), 54 mins
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Created in 1931, the American Folk Song Festival helped Kentucky mountain singers share their music with the world. Perhaps more relevantly, it allowed the rest of the world to hear the music of these singers, including members of the Hatfield and McCoy families. This album was recorded in the 1950s, and features singers of all ages.
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Jean Bell Thomas, 1882-1982
Date Published / Released
1960
Publisher
Folkways Records
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American Folk Songs Sung by the Seegers
(Folkways Records, 1957), 31 mins
Mike, Peggy, Barbara, and Penny Seeger join forces on this album of folk songs, which includes ballads, lullabies, and ring games. Particularly interesting is the accompanying essay by musicologist Charles Seeger, who writes about the communication between urban and rural musical forms.
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(Folkways Records, 1957), 31 mins
Description
Mike, Peggy, Barbara, and Penny Seeger join forces on this album of folk songs, which includes ballads, lullabies, and ring games. Particularly interesting is the accompanying essay by musicologist Charles Seeger, who writes about the communication between urban and rural musical forms.
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1957
Publisher
Folkways Records
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