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40 Most Popular American Folk Songs (CD 1)
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produced by Paul Espinoza, fl. 1968 and Margie Butler; performed by Paul & Margie (ARC Music Productions, 1998), 1 hour 11 mins
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produced by Paul Espinoza, fl. 1968 and Margie Butler; performed by Paul & Margie (ARC Music Productions, 1998), 1 hour 11 mins
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40 Most Popular American Folk Songs (CD 2)
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produced by Paul Espinoza, fl. 1968 and Margie Butler; performed by Paul & Margie (ARC Music Productions, 1998), 1 hour 12 mins
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produced by Paul Espinoza, fl. 1968 and Margie Butler; performed by Paul & Margie (ARC Music Productions, 1998), 1 hour 12 mins
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All Day Singin' - Louisiana and Smoky Mountain Ballads
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produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 (Folkways Records, 1958), 20 mins
On this collection, Adelaide Van Wey juxtaposes the Anglo-American ballads of the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina with songs from French Creole Louisiana. As the title track enjoins, "Bring along your fiddle and guitar too; come along Mary, oh, come along, do!"
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produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 (Folkways Records, 1958), 20 mins
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The Asch Recordings, 1939 to 1945 - Vol. 2
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produced by Charles Edward Smith, 1904-1970 and Moses Asch, 1905-1986 (Folkways Records, 1967), 48 mins

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.

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produced by Charles Edward Smith, 1904-1970 and Moses Asch, 1905-1986 (Folkways Records, 1967), 48 mins
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The Asch Recordings, 1939 to 1945 - Vol. 2
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produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 and Charles Edward Smith, 1904-1970 (Folkways Records, 1967), 49 mins

To finish the FW00AA3 compilation of folk ballads from the Asch Records catalogue, this collection samples songs and instrumentals from many favorite musicians of later fame: Hobart Smith bangs out a rousing “Cindy” on the piano, Woody Guthrie and Sonny Terry paint a scene with “Railroad Blues” using only...

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produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 and Charles Edward Smith, 1904-1970 (Folkways Records, 1967), 49 mins
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Cisco Houston Sings Songs of the Open Road
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produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 (Folkways Records, 1960), 28 mins
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.
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produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 (Folkways Records, 1960), 28 mins
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Classic American Ballads from Smithsonian Folkways
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produced by Daniel E. Sheehy (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2015), 1 hour 14 mins, 25 page(s)
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produced by Daniel E. Sheehy (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2015), 1 hour 14 mins, 25 page(s)
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Digging in the Dust: Home Recordings 1976
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performed by Mark Fosson, fl. 1993-2015 (Tompkins Square Records, 2012), 40 mins, 11 page(s)
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performed by Mark Fosson, fl. 1993-2015 (Tompkins Square Records, 2012), 40 mins, 11 page(s)
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Dulcimer Songs and Solos
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produced by Paul Clayton, 1931-1967 (Folkways Records, 1962), 53 mins

Paul Clayton plays a three-string southern mountain dulcimer and sings songs that largely originated in North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee. About this album, Clayton says “I have tried to demonstrate the versatility of the dulcimer and to show it as an instrument capable of a variety of moods an...

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produced by Paul Clayton, 1931-1967 (Folkways Records, 1962), 53 mins
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(Folkways Records, 1964), 50 mins
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