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Andrew Rowan Summers
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Andrew Rowan Summers

(Folkways Records, 1957), 31 mins
Dulcimer player and singer Andrew Rowan Summers gives listeners his distinctive renditions of ballads from the Anglo-Irish tradition, as well as a version of "Au Claire de la Lune" translated by famous writer Katherine Anne Porter.
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Andrew Rowan Summers

(Folkways Records, 1957), 31 mins
Description
Dulcimer player and singer Andrew Rowan Summers gives listeners his distinctive renditions of ballads from the Anglo-Irish tradition, as well as a version of "Au Claire de la Lune" translated by famous writer Katherine Anne Porter.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1957
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Anglo-American Ballads
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Anglo-American Ballads

produced by Hermes Nye, 1908-1981 (Folkways Records, 1952), 22 mins
Sung on record and described in liner notes with Hermes Nye’s characteristic down-home humor, Anglo-American ballads on this album come from a variety of sources, from an Elizabethan torch song in Shakespeare’s Hamlet to a version of "John Peel" taken from a Girl Scout songbook!
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Anglo-American Ballads

produced by Hermes Nye, 1908-1981 (Folkways Records, 1952), 22 mins
Description
Sung on record and described in liner notes with Hermes Nye’s characteristic down-home humor, Anglo-American ballads on this album come from a variety of sources, from an Elizabethan torch song in Shakespeare’s Hamlet to a version of "John Peel" taken from a Girl Scout songbook!
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Hermes Nye, 1908-1981
Date Published / Released
1952
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Animals, Vol.1
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Animals, Vol.1

(Folkways Records, 1956), 24 mins
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Animals, Vol.1

(Folkways Records, 1956), 24 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1956
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Another County Heard From
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Another County Heard From

(Folkways Records, 1960), 47 mins
Malvina Reynolds writes, "Story telling and making rhymes have always been the thing with me.... Some years ago I got a guitar and was up to my neck in the folk songs rediscovered by the great collectors of that time. Pretty soon my verses were emerging with tunes attached." This album features fifteen of Reyno...
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Another County Heard From

(Folkways Records, 1960), 47 mins
Description
Malvina Reynolds writes, "Story telling and making rhymes have always been the thing with me.... Some years ago I got a guitar and was up to my neck in the folk songs rediscovered by the great collectors of that time. Pretty soon my verses were emerging with tunes attached." This album features fifteen of Reynolds' songs.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1960
Publisher
Folkways Records
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As Long as the Grass Shall Grow: Peter La Farge Sings of the Indians
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As Long as the Grass Shall Grow: Peter La Farge Sings of the Indians

(Folkways Records, 1963), 30 mins
Long before Hollywood dramatized the plight of Native Americans, Peter La Farge was writing about his peoples' experiences, from songs about Tecumseh and the Trail of Tears to a rhyme about the atom bomb: "Take back the megaton / Give us back our lances / We will make our own wars / And we will dance our dances."
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As Long as the Grass Shall Grow: Peter La Farge Sings of the Indians

(Folkways Records, 1963), 30 mins
Description
Long before Hollywood dramatized the plight of Native Americans, Peter La Farge was writing about his peoples' experiences, from songs about Tecumseh and the Trail of Tears to a rhyme about the atom bomb: "Take back the megaton / Give us back our lances / We will make our own wars / And we will dance our dances."
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1963
Publisher
Folkways Records
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The Asch Recordings, 1939 to 1945 - Vol. 2
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The Asch Recordings, 1939 to 1945 - Vol. 2

produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 and Charles Edward Smith, 1904-1970 (Folkways Records, 1967), 49 mins

To finish the FW00AA3 compilation of folk ballads from the Asch Records catalogue, this collection samples songs and instrumentals from many favorite musicians of later fame: Hobart Smith bangs out a rousing “Cindy” on the piano, Woody Guthrie and Sonny Terry paint a scene with “Railroad Blues” using only...

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The Asch Recordings, 1939 to 1945 - Vol. 2

produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 and Charles Edward Smith, 1904-1970 (Folkways Records, 1967), 49 mins
Description

To finish the FW00AA3 compilation of folk ballads from the Asch Records catalogue, this collection samples songs and instrumentals from many favorite musicians of later fame: Hobart Smith bangs out a rousing “Cindy” on the piano, Woody Guthrie and Sonny Terry paint a scene with “Railroad Blues” using only guitar and harmonica and Richard Dyer-Bennet describes how “Two Maidens Went Milking One Day.” Also highlighting the Rev. Gary Da...

To finish the FW00AA3 compilation of folk ballads from the Asch Records catalogue, this collection samples songs and instrumentals from many favorite musicians of later fame: Hobart Smith bangs out a rousing “Cindy” on the piano, Woody Guthrie and Sonny Terry paint a scene with “Railroad Blues” using only guitar and harmonica and Richard Dyer-Bennet describes how “Two Maidens Went Milking One Day.” Also highlighting the Rev. Gary Davis, Bascom Lamar Lunsford and Dock Reese.

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Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Moses Asch, 1905-1986, Charles Edward Smith, 1904-1970
Date Published / Released
1967
Publisher
Folkways Records
Tracks
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The Asch Recordings, 1939 to 1945 - Vol. 2
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The Asch Recordings, 1939 to 1945 - Vol. 2

produced by Charles Edward Smith, 1904-1970 and Moses Asch, 1905-1986 (Folkways Records, 1967), 48 mins

This compilation of folk ballads from the Moses Asch archives samples songs from many of his favorite singers: Lead Belly, Burl Ives, Alan Lomax, Brownie McGhee, Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie. Volume 2 continues on FW00AA4.

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The Asch Recordings, 1939 to 1945 - Vol. 2

produced by Charles Edward Smith, 1904-1970 and Moses Asch, 1905-1986 (Folkways Records, 1967), 48 mins
Description

This compilation of folk ballads from the Moses Asch archives samples songs from many of his favorite singers: Lead Belly, Burl Ives, Alan Lomax, Brownie McGhee, Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie. Volume 2 continues on FW00AA4.

Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Charles Edward Smith, 1904-1970, Moses Asch, 1905-1986
Date Published / Released
1967
Publisher
Folkways Records
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