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American Guitar
produced by Ed Badeaux, fl. 1958 (Folkways Records, 1958), 53 mins
Released in 1960, American Guitar features musician and former Sing Out! editor Ed Badeaux performing popular Southern country songs. Badeaux's survey of 19 songs in eight guitar accompaniment styles—performed on a nylon-stringed classical guitar—demonstrates examples of both finger-picked and flat-picked te...
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produced by Ed Badeaux, fl. 1958 (Folkways Records, 1958), 53 mins
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Released in 1960, American Guitar features musician and former Sing Out! editor Ed Badeaux performing popular Southern country songs. Badeaux's survey of 19 songs in eight guitar accompaniment stylesperformed on a nylon-stringed classical guitardemonstrates examples of both finger-picked and flat-picked techniques. 19 tracks, 53 minutes, with liner notes including song descriptions, photos, and guitar accompaniment tablature.
Released in 1960, American Guitar features musician and former Sing Out! editor Ed Badeaux performing popular Southern country songs. Badeaux's survey of 19 songs in eight guitar accompaniment stylesperformed on a nylon-stringed classical guitardemonstrates examples of both finger-picked and flat-picked techniques. 19 tracks, 53 minutes, with liner notes including song descriptions, photos, and guitar accompaniment tablature.
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World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Ed Badeaux, fl. 1958
Date Published / Released
1958
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Black Banjo Songsters of North Carolina and Virginia
produced by Cecilia Conway and Scott Odell (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1998), 1 hour 4 mins
The sounds and social history of African American banjo playing—32 superb instrumentals and vocals, recorded between 1974 and 1997. Extensively annotated with performer's life histories, tunings, lyrics, bibliography, and discography. The banjo's gourd ancestors came to the Americas with enslaved Africans, forg...
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produced by Cecilia Conway and Scott Odell (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1998), 1 hour 4 mins
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The sounds and social history of African American banjo playing—32 superb instrumentals and vocals, recorded between 1974 and 1997. Extensively annotated with performer's life histories, tunings, lyrics, bibliography, and discography. The banjo's gourd ancestors came to the Americas with enslaved Africans, forging the link between West African griots and performers of 20th-century blues and string-band music. 64 minutes.
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Cecilia Conway, Scott Odell
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
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A Folk Concert in Town Hall, New York
(Folkways Records, 1959), 46 mins
This live recording of three very different singers presents Jean Ritchie's southern ballads, Oscar Brand's sea songs and "atomic blues," and Dave Sear's repertoire of Scottish songs. The three enjoy working together, and their enthusiasm is audible in both the music and the spoken introductions to several tracks...
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(Folkways Records, 1959), 46 mins
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This live recording of three very different singers presents Jean Ritchie's southern ballads, Oscar Brand's sea songs and "atomic blues," and Dave Sear's repertoire of Scottish songs. The three enjoy working together, and their enthusiasm is audible in both the music and the spoken introductions to several tracks.
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1959
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Folk Music of the Newport Folk Festival, Vol. 2
produced by Irwin Silber, 1925-2010 (Folkways Records, 1961), 31 mins
This volume is half of a two-recording set that includes recordings not issued on the Vanguard or Elektra Newport compilations. Intended to represent music from the American South and then-current trends in folk singing, the album features Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry, the New Lost City Ramblers, Frank Warner, Joh...
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produced by Irwin Silber, 1925-2010 (Folkways Records, 1961), 31 mins
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This volume is half of a two-recording set that includes recordings not issued on the Vanguard or Elektra Newport compilations. Intended to represent music from the American South and then-current trends in folk singing, the album features Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry, the New Lost City Ramblers, Frank Warner, John Greenway, Guy Carawan, and Fleming Brown.
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Irwin Silber, 1925-2010
Date Published / Released
1961
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Freight Train and Other North Carolina Folk Songs and Tunes
(Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1989), 36 mins
This complete reissue of Elizabeth Cotten's first LP is best known for containing the original recording of her classic Freight Train. The breadth of her repertoire and endearing style have captivated generations of guitarists and fans of traditional American music. Freight Train includes guitar and banjo accomp...
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(Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1989), 36 mins
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This complete reissue of Elizabeth Cotten's first LP is best known for containing the original recording of her classic Freight Train. The breadth of her repertoire and endearing style have captivated generations of guitarists and fans of traditional American music. Freight Train includes guitar and banjo accompanied songs and tunes and features Mike Seeger's updated notes that include comments on cotten's life, musical style and song lyrics....
This complete reissue of Elizabeth Cotten's first LP is best known for containing the original recording of her classic Freight Train. The breadth of her repertoire and endearing style have captivated generations of guitarists and fans of traditional American music. Freight Train includes guitar and banjo accompanied songs and tunes and features Mike Seeger's updated notes that include comments on cotten's life, musical style and song lyrics. Cotten's self-taught, upside-down, left-handed style made her one of the most original guitar and banjo players in the history of American folk music. Several of her deeply personal compositions, such as the immortal Freight Train and Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie, are included. "...[A] classic and belongs in every collection..." — Blues Review Quarterly
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Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1989
Publisher
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
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Gazette, Vol. 1
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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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 overcrowding, remains relevant.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Irwin Silber, 1925-2010
Date Published / Released
1958
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Guy Carawan Sings Something Old, New, Borrowed and Blue - Guy Carawan, Vol. 2
(Folkways Records, 1959), 48 mins
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(Folkways Records, 1959), 48 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1959
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Lead Belly Sings Folk Songs
produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1989), 33 mins
Vital 1940s recordings of 15 songs featuring Lead Belly performing solo and accompanied by Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, and Sonny Terry. Tracks include Stewball, Lining Track, and On a Monday. "...[Lead Belly's] powerful, fluid baritone and brilliant 12-string playing have a clarity never heard on older records...
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produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1989), 33 mins
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Vital 1940s recordings of 15 songs featuring Lead Belly performing solo and accompanied by Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, and Sonny Terry. Tracks include Stewball, Lining Track, and On a Monday. "...[Lead Belly's] powerful, fluid baritone and brilliant 12-string playing have a clarity never heard on older records...emotional singing...[and] deeply banked political fires..." — Boston Globe
"...[Lead Belly's] powerful, fluid baritone and brill...
Vital 1940s recordings of 15 songs featuring Lead Belly performing solo and accompanied by Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, and Sonny Terry. Tracks include Stewball, Lining Track, and On a Monday. "...[Lead Belly's] powerful, fluid baritone and brilliant 12-string playing have a clarity never heard on older records...emotional singing...[and] deeply banked political fires..." — Boston Globe
"...[Lead Belly's] powerful, fluid baritone and brilliant 12-string playing have a clarity never heard on older records...emotional singing...[and] deeply banked political fires..." -- Boston Globe
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Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Moses Asch, 1905-1986
Date Published / Released
1989
Publisher
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
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Lead Belly's Last Sessions
(Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1994), 4 hours 31 mins
Spontaneous, intimate, spellbinding recordings from 1948. Four discs contain 96 songs and include the two remaining unissued tracks from the Last Sessions, plus Lead Belly's best-known songs such as Midnight Special, Goodnight Irene, and Rock Island Line. The 24-page booklet contains rare photos, articles, origi...
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(Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1994), 4 hours 31 mins
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Spontaneous, intimate, spellbinding recordings from 1948. Four discs contain 96 songs and include the two remaining unissued tracks from the Last Sessions, plus Lead Belly's best-known songs such as Midnight Special, Goodnight Irene, and Rock Island Line. The 24-page booklet contains rare photos, articles, original documentation, technical notes, biography, bibliography, and discography. Produced and annotated by Frederic Ramsey, Jr. Reissue c...
Spontaneous, intimate, spellbinding recordings from 1948. Four discs contain 96 songs and include the two remaining unissued tracks from the Last Sessions, plus Lead Belly's best-known songs such as Midnight Special, Goodnight Irene, and Rock Island Line. The 24-page booklet contains rare photos, articles, original documentation, technical notes, biography, bibliography, and discography. Produced and annotated by Frederic Ramsey, Jr. Reissue compiled and annotated by Anthony Seeger, Matt Walters and Jeff Place. "Rich in tone and pungent with history and personality." — Goldmine
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Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
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Music Down Home: An Introduction to Negro Folk Music, U.S.A.
produced by Charles Edward Smith, 1904-1970 (Folkways Records, 1965), 1 hour 28 mins
This 1965 recording traces the evolution of African American folk music from the South.The oral tradition of folk music in the African American community has demonstrated a perseverence through the eras of slavery and segregation while embracing and influencing American popular music through songs, lyrics and perf...
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produced by Charles Edward Smith, 1904-1970 (Folkways Records, 1965), 1 hour 28 mins
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This 1965 recording traces the evolution of African American folk music from the South.The oral tradition of folk music in the African American community has demonstrated a perseverence through the eras of slavery and segregation while embracing and influencing American popular music through songs, lyrics and performance.
33 songs, 1.4 hours, with liner notes by producer Charles Edward Smith detailing the historical underpinnings of African Ameri...
This 1965 recording traces the evolution of African American folk music from the South.The oral tradition of folk music in the African American community has demonstrated a perseverence through the eras of slavery and segregation while embracing and influencing American popular music through songs, lyrics and performance.
33 songs, 1.4 hours, with liner notes by producer Charles Edward Smith detailing the historical underpinnings of African American folk music and background notes on songs including lyrics.
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Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Charles Edward Smith, 1904-1970
Date Published / Released
1965
Publisher
Folkways Records
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