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...And Ain't I a Woman?
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(Paredon Records, 1977), 42 mins
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Bill McAdoo Sings, Volume II
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(Folkways Records, 1961), 36 mins
This second volume of McAdoo's strong social commentary presents topical songs about the civil rights movement and the Cuban revolution, as well as songs about his childhood and love.
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(Folkways Records, 1961), 36 mins
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Broadsides - Songs and Ballads
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produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 (Folkways Records, 1964), 29 mins
This album of songs mostly composed in the early 1960s includes two songs by Malvina Reynolds, as well as "The New York J-D Blues," composed by a New York teenager puzzled by a misguided subway ad campaign about juvenile delinquency. Much of the material included in this collection was printed in the influential...
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produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 (Folkways Records, 1964), 29 mins
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Canada's Story in Song
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produced by Edith Fulton Fowke, 1913-1996 (Folkways Records, 1960), 1 hour 35 mins

Chants of the Inuit, ballads of French settlers, battle tunes of the British, and songs of Canadian self-rule: singer Alan Mills combines all four to present a rich tapestry of Canadian history in music. Extensive liner notes with full lyrics accompany this collection, which includes and expands upon the materia...

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produced by Edith Fulton Fowke, 1913-1996 (Folkways Records, 1960), 1 hour 35 mins
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Earl Robinson Sings
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(Folkways Records, 1963), 45 mins

This collection of folk music highlights Robinson’s quirky personality with songs such as the science-fiction love tune, "My True Love." Not only does Robinson include notes on every song, accompanied by either piano or guitar, he shares some of his famed work on this album including, "We’re in the Same Boat,...

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(Folkways Records, 1963), 45 mins
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Folk Songs of Ontario
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produced by Edith Fulton Fowke, 1913-1996 (Folkways Records, 1958), 54 mins
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produced by Edith Fulton Fowke, 1913-1996 (Folkways Records, 1958), 54 mins
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The Force of Life
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(Paredon Records, 1974), 43 mins
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FTA! Songs of the GI Resistance
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produced by Barbara Dane, 1927- (Paredon Records, 1970), 53 mins
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produced by Barbara Dane, 1927- (Paredon Records, 1970), 53 mins
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Gazette, Vol. 1
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produced by Irwin Silber, 1925-2010 (Folkways Records, 1958), 48 mins
Twenty topical songs demonstrate that American folk music is still a living, vital, creative force, and can say as much about life today as it does about the past. Pretty Boy Floyd may be dead and gone, but his ballad still provides commentary on the penal system; likewise, "Forty-Two Kids," about school overcrow...
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produced by Irwin Silber, 1925-2010 (Folkways Records, 1958), 48 mins
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