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This pairing unites two traditional musicians of legendary talent and captures them live in 1963 performing songs like Amazing Grace, Storms Are On the Ocean, and Wabash Cannonball. Reissued with additional songs from the concert and detailed liner notes about their careers by Joe Wilson. 47 minutes. Reissue of Folkways 2426 from 1963 with four previously unreleased tracks. Reissue produced by Dudley Connell and Anthony Seeger. "Truly an une... This pairing unites two traditional musicians of legendary talent and captures them live in 1963 performing songs like Amazing Grace, Storms Are On the Ocean, and Wabash Cannonball. Reissued with additional songs from the concert and detailed liner notes about their careers by Joe Wilson. 47 minutes. Reissue of Folkways 2426 from 1963 with four previously unreleased tracks. Reissue produced by Dudley Connell and Anthony Seeger. "Truly an unexpected pleasure." — Old Time Herald Show more Show less

Field of Study

American Music

Content Type

Music recording

Date Published / Released

1990

Publisher

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Tracks

1. Storms are on the Ocean, 3 mins

2. Go Dig My Grave, 4 mins

3. Spike Driver Blues, 3 mins

4. Over the River Charlie, 1 min

5. Soldier's Joy, 1 min

6. Swing and Turn Jubilee, 2 mins

7. East Virginia, 3 mins

8. Hiram Hubbard, 4 mins

9. Where are You Going?, 2 mins

10. Blue Ridge Mountain Blues, 3 mins

11. Pretty Polly, 2 mins

12. Willie Moore, 3 mins

13. What Will I Do with the Baby-O, 2 mins

14. Pretty Saro, 2 mins

15. Wabash Cannonball, 3 mins

16. House Carpenter, 4 mins

17. Amazing Grace, 4 mins

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Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson at Folk City

Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson at Folk City (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1990)

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Field of Study

American Music

Content Type

Liner note

Date Published / Released

1990

Publisher

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

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Winners and Losers: Campaign Songs from the Critical Elections in American History, Vol. 1

produced by Peter Janovsky, fl. 1978 (Folkways Records, 1978), 46 mins

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Winners and Losers: Campaign Songs from the Critical Elections in American History, Vol. 1

produced by Peter Janovsky, fl. 1978 (Folkways Records, 1978), 46 mins

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Field of Study

American Music

Content Type

Music recording

Contributor

Peter Janovsky, fl. 1978

Date Published / Released

1978

Publisher

Folkways Records

Tracks

1. Overture and Yankee Doodle for Adams, 3 mins

2. American Liberty (The Sovereign Right of Thinking), 2 mins

3. Jefferson and Liberty, 3 mins

4. Jackson- The Hunters of Kentucky, 1 min

5. Jackson and the Militiamen, 2 mins

6. Jackson- Johnny Q. My Jo John, 2 mins

7. Tip and Ty, 2 mins

8. Ye True Hearted Whigs of the Union (Henry Clay), 2 mins

9. Clay and Freilinghuysen (Henry Clay), 3 mins

10. Young Hickory, 1 min

11. Goodbye Harry, 2 mins

12. Slavery is a Hard Foe to Battle, 3 mins

13. Blow Ye Winds in the Morning (John Bell), 1 min

14. Old Uncle Abe (Stephen Douglas), 2 mins

15. Breckenridge and Lane (John Breckenridge), 2 mins

16. People's Nominee, 2 mins

17. The People Had Five Candidates, 2 mins

18. Oh I'm a Good Old Rebel, 1 min

19. Let No Guilty Man Escape (Samuel Tilden), 2 mins

20. Marseillaise for Tilden (Samuel Tilden), 1 min

21. The Bloody Hand of Treason, 3 mins

22. Our Country Must Be Free, 3 mins

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Winners and Losers: Campaign Songs from the Critical Elections in American History, Vol. 1

Winners and Losers: Campaign Songs from the Critical Elections in American History, Vol. 1 (Folkways Records, 1978)

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Field of Study

American Music

Content Type

Liner note

Date Published / Released

1978

Publisher

Folkways Records

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Songs of the Chippewa, Vol. 1: Minnesota Chippewa Game and Social Dance Songs

produced by Paul R. Parthun (Folkways Records, 1977), 43 mins

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Songs of the Chippewa, Vol. 1: Minnesota Chippewa Game and Social Dance Songs

produced by Paul R. Parthun (Folkways Records, 1977), 43 mins

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Field of Study

American Music

Content Type

Music recording

Contributor

Paul R. Parthun

Date Published / Released

1977

Publisher

Folkways Records

Tracks

1. Mocassin Game Songs, 4 mins

2. Mocassin Game Songs, 3 mins

3. Round Dance Song, 1 min

4. War Dance Song, 2 mins

5. 49 Dance Song, 1 min

6. Air Force Song, 2 mins

7. Old War Dance Song, 1 min

8. Give Away or Woman's Dance Song, 2 mins

9. Buffalo Dance, 1 min

10. Founding Song, 2 mins

11. Inside Gathering, 8 mins

12. Outdoor Pow Wow, 1 min

13. Inside Pow Wow, 7 mins

14. Migwitch Mahnomen, 3 mins

15. Flag Lowering Song, 3 mins

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Songs of the Chippewa, Vol. 1: Minnesota Chippewa Game and Social Dance Songs (Folkways Records, 1977)

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Field of Study

American Music

Content Type

Liner note

Date Published / Released

1977

Publisher

Folkways Records

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Musical Holdouts

directed by John Cohen, 1932-; produced by John Cohen, 1932- (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1976), 49 mins

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Musical Holdouts

directed by John Cohen, 1932-; produced by John Cohen, 1932- (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1976), 49 mins

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This classic, entertaining documentary on American traditional music features varied individuals and groups who have not become part of the melting pot of American society.From front porch banjo pickers in Appalachia and the Bluegrass Festival circuit to black children on the Carolina sea islands, cowboys, and Cheyenne and Comanche Indians, they have all retained their cultural identities despite pressures from the mass media and popular culture.... This classic, entertaining documentary on American traditional music features varied individuals and groups who have not become part of the melting pot of American society.From front porch banjo pickers in Appalachia and the Bluegrass Festival circuit to black children on the Carolina sea islands, cowboys, and Cheyenne and Comanche Indians, they have all retained their cultural identities despite pressures from the mass media and popular culture.This remarkable documentary will stimulate discussion in classes in American studies, folklore, ethnomusicology, popular culture, cultural anthropology, sociology, and the arts and humanities. It was produced by renowned filmmaker and musician John Cohen. Show more Show less

Field of Study

American Music

Content Type

Documentary

Contributor

John Cohen, 1932-

Author / Creator

John Cohen, 1932-

Date Published / Released

1975, 1976

Publisher

Berkeley Media