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35 Song Hits by Great Black Songwriters: Bert Williams, Eubie Blake, Ernest Hogan and OthersRastus Johnson, U.S.A.
1913: Come and See the Big Parade
1915: They'd Sooner Sleep on Thistles
1890s, Vol. 1: Wipe Him Off the Land
1890's, Vol. 2: Wear Yer Bran' New Gown
Actionable Offenses: Indecent Phonograph Recordings From The 1890s
Africa and the Blues
Alan Mills and Jean Carignan: Songs, Fiddle Tunes and a Folk-Tale from Canada
Ballads and Songs of the Blue Ridge Mountains: Persistence and Change
Stemming from a want to preserve the dwindling unique oral traditions of the Blue Ridge Mountain back-country region, Eric Davidson, Paul Newman and Caleb Finch performed field recordings of songs that exemplified the evolution of ballads in the region, creating an anthology of music that characterized the musica...
Stemming from a want to preserve the dwindling unique oral traditions of the Blue Ridge Mountain back-country region, Eric Davidson, Paul Newman and Caleb Finch performed field recordings of songs that exemplified the evolution of ballads in the region, creating an anthology of music that characterized the musical mountain traditions. Originating from folk music of the British Isles, many of the songs are performed with little or no instrumental...
Stemming from a want to preserve the dwindling unique oral traditions of the Blue Ridge Mountain back-country region, Eric Davidson, Paul Newman and Caleb Finch performed field recordings of songs that exemplified the evolution of ballads in the region, creating an anthology of music that characterized the musical mountain traditions. Originating from folk music of the British Isles, many of the songs are performed with little or no instrumental accompaniment. These beautiful archaic folk melodies have retained their roots in the ballad and lament tradition, sung here by both men and women (traditionally ballads were sung only by women) with occasional lively banjo accompaniments.
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