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Bluegrass From the Blue Ridge: A Half Century of Change: Country Band Music of Virginia

produced by Paul Newman and Eric H. Davidson, 1937-2015 (Folkways Records, 1967), 47 mins

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Don't Mourn-Organize!: Songs of Labor Songwriter Joe Hill

produced by Lori Elaine Taylor, 1957-2010 (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1990), 55 mins

Joe Hill's powerful songs moved Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Utah Phillips, Si Kahn, and countless others to blend politics and song. This dramatic tribute to the Industrial Workers of the World songwriter and activist Joe Hill, features songs by and about Hill performed by Billy Bragg, Hazel Dickens, Earl Robinso...

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The Mississippi River of Song: A Musical Journey Down the Mississippi

produced by John Junkerman (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1998), 2 hours 11 mins

This two-hour, 36 track, musical journey down the Mississippi from the headwaters to the delta captures the power and diversity of American music in the late 20th century. The music, recorded between 1995 and 1997 in small towns and large cities along the river, reflects centuries of interaction and experimentati...

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Music of the World's Peoples: Vol. 4

produced by Henry Cowell, 1897-1965 (Folkways Records, 1958), 51 mins

Tour the world of music, experiencing an Ituri Forest Pygmy circumcision rite, virtuosic Swiss yodeling and kanéka (a Hawaiian version of reggae). Part of a five-volume series, this nineteen-track compilation gives a summary of many diverse musical styles. (See also FW04504, FW04505, FW04506, FW04508.)

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