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False Love
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produced by Paul Clayton, 1931-1967; performed by Paul Clayton, 1931-1967; in Dulcimer Songs and Solos (Folkways Records, 1962), 2 mins

Paul Clayton plays a three-string southern mountain dulcimer and sings songs that largely originated in North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee. About this album, Clayton says “I have tried to demonstrate the versatility of the dulcimer and to show it as an instrument capable of a variety of moods an...

produced by Paul Clayton, 1931-1967; performed by Paul Clayton, 1931-1967; in Dulcimer Songs and Solos (Folkways Records, 1962), 2 mins
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Fair Ellender
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produced by Irwin Silber, 1925-2010; performed by Mike Seeger, 1933-2009; in Folk Music of the Newport Folk Festival, Vol. 1 (Folkways Records, 1961), 4 mins
This volume is half of a two-recording set that includes recordings not issued on the Vanguard or Elektra Newport compilations. It features folk songs and ballads sung by Irish, Canadian, and American singers, as well as selections from Louisiana blues singers Willie Thomas and Butch Cage.
produced by Irwin Silber, 1925-2010; performed by Mike Seeger, 1933-2009; in Folk Music of the Newport Folk Festival, Vol. 1 (Folkways Records, 1961), 4 mins
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All My Lovin'
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produced by Brian Bauers and Christine Lavin, 1952-; performed by Christine Lavin, 1952-; in Folkzinger (Appleseed, 2005), 4 mins
Folksinger and songwriter Christine Lavin's 17th release (and third for Appleseed Records) is very much a New York album, not so much as a stated theme, but the feel of the city and the after effects of 9/11 seem to drift in and out of the background of these songs like a half-remembered dream. Lavin hasn't by any...
produced by Brian Bauers and Christine Lavin, 1952-; performed by Christine Lavin, 1952-; in Folkzinger (Appleseed, 2005), 4 mins
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Frank Hamilton Sings Folk Songs
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produced by Raeburn Flerlage, 1915-2002 (Folkways Records, 1962), 42 mins
This solo album contains ten tracks sung and accompanied by Frank Hamilton, who grew up in Los Angeles and first heard folk music in his teens. By dint of luck and perseverance, he learned how to play the harmonica from Woody Guthrie, toured the south with Guy Carawan, and eventually founded Chicago's renowned Ol...
produced by Raeburn Flerlage, 1915-2002 (Folkways Records, 1962), 42 mins
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(Folkways Records, 1956), 46 mins
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Willie Moore
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performed by Old Reliable String Band; in The Old Reliable String Band (Folkways Records, 1963), 4 mins
Roy Berkeley, Artie Rose, and Tom Paley (once a member of the New Lost City Ramblers) play a host of old favorites from old time string band recordings from the 1920s and 1930s, including "I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes," "Blue Yodel," and "Streets of Glory."
performed by Old Reliable String Band; in The Old Reliable String Band (Folkways Records, 1963), 4 mins
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Vivien Richman Sings Folk Songs of West Pennsylvania
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(Folkways Records, 1959), 45 mins
Songs originating in the Frontier Era in and around Pittsburgh were rediscovered by Jacob A. Evanson, sung here by Vivien

Richman. While there are a few cheerful and amusing ditties ("Pittsburg Town" "Soho on a Saturday Night") most have a tone that reflects the bleak landscape of an emerging industrial town pai...

(Folkways Records, 1959), 45 mins
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