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The $100 Guitar Project
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composed by Nick Didkovsky; performed by Nick Didkovsky (Bridge, 2013), 26 secs
composed by Nick Didkovsky; performed by Nick Didkovsky (Bridge, 2013), 26 secs
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1, 2, 3 and a Zing Zing Zing
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(Folkways Records, 1953), 25 mins

Created as a sample of what one might hear on a typical summer day in New York City, Tony Schwartz’s 1952 soundscape features the street games and songs of children of West Midtown Manhattan. The distinctive variety of rhythms and melodies are demonstrative of the nationalities represented in one of the many et...

(Folkways Records, 1953), 25 mins
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5 String Banjo & 12 String Guitar
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performed by Don Parmley & Billy Strange (GNP Crescendo, 2006), 27 mins
performed by Don Parmley & Billy Strange (GNP Crescendo, 2006), 27 mins
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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
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
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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50 Years: Where Do You Come From? Where Do You Go?
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produced by John Cohen, 1932-, Mike Seeger, 1933-2009 and Tracy Schwarz, 1938-; performed by The New Lost City Ramblers (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2009)

Collectively known as the New Lost City Ramblers, Mike Seeger, John Cohen, and Tom Paley were pioneers in the revival of Southern mountain music during the folk music revival of the late 1950s and early 1960s. They brought the sounds of genuine old-time string band music and early bluegrass to eager city and colle...

produced by John Cohen, 1932-, Mike Seeger, 1933-2009 and Tracy Schwarz, 1938-; performed by The New Lost City Ramblers (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2009)
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78 Blues: Folksongs and Phonographs in the American South
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written by John Minton (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2008), 302 page(s)
written by John Minton (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2008), 302 page(s)
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400 Years of Folk Music
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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 journey—some from their own repertoire, and some learned...
produced by Steven Smolian (Folkways Records, 1964), 30 mins
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900 Miles and other R.R. Songs
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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...
produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 (Folkways Records, 1953), 43 mins
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