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Alan Lomax, Zora Neale Hurston, and Mary Elizabeth Barnicle Expedition Collection: Vol. 45

(Alexander Street, 2009), 24 mins

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Alan Mills and Jean Carignan: Songs, Fiddle Tunes and a Folk-Tale from Canada

(Folkways Records, 1961), 47 mins

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American Ballads

(Folkways Records, 1957), 50 mins

This collection reminds us that the ballad's purpose, first and foremost, is to tell a story. These songs narrate tales of ordinary people—hoboes and lovers and sailors—and their extraordinary deeds. From "John Henry" to "Lady Margaret," Pete Seeger's expressive style is ideally communicative.

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American Ballads And Folksongs

produced by Kenneth S. Goldstein, 1927-1995 (Folkways Records, 1958), 50 mins

Like Joan O'Bryant's previous Folkways recording, Folksongs and Ballads of Kansas, this album presents folk songs geographically close to O'Bryant's heart. Most of the ballads included here are versions from Kansas, Arkansas, and Missouri, and several were collected through the University of Arkansas Folklore R...

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American Choral Sampler

conducted by William Edward Childs, 1957- and Roger Hall, 1942-; performed by The Old Stoughton Musical Society Chorus (American Music Recordings, 1992), 33 mins

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American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 1

produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 (Folkways Records, 1957), 48 mins

See also: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings reissued series of American Favorite Ballads.

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American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 2

produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 (Folkways Records, 1958), 46 mins

See also: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings reissued series of American Favorite Ballads.to be completed in 2006.

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American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 3

produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 (Folkways Records, 1959), 45 mins

See also: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings reissued series of American Favorite Ballads.

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American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 4

produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 (Folkways Records, 1961), 40 mins

See also: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings reissued series of American Favorite Ballads.

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American Folk Song Festival: Jean Thomas, The Traipsin' Woman

produced by Jean Bell Thomas, 1882-1982 (Folkways Records, 1960), 54 mins

Created in 1931, the American Folk Song Festival helped Kentucky mountain singers share their music with the world. Perhaps more relevantly, it allowed the rest of the world to hear the music of these singers, including members of the Hatfield and McCoy families. This album was recorded in the 1950s, and feature...

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