Reuben Hoar Library (Littleton)

Anthology of American folk music, edited by Harry Smith

eng

folk music

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Anthology of American folk music

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Recorded 1927-1932; previously released (1952)

edited by Harry Smith

v. 1. Ballads: Henry Lee -- Fatal flower garden -- House carpenter -- Drunkard's special -- Old lady and the devil -- Butcher's boy -- Wagoner's lad -- King kong kitchie kitchie ki-me-o -- Old shoes and leggins -- Willie Moore -- Lazy farmer boy -- Peg and awl -- Ommie Wise -- My name is Johanna -- Bandit Cole Younger -- Charles Giteau -- John Hardy was a desperate little man -- Gonna die with my hammer in my hand -- Stackalee -- White House blues -- Frankie -- When that great ship went down -- Engine 143 -- Kassie Jones -- Down on Penny's farm -- Mississippi boweavil (boll weevil) blues --Got the farm land blues. -- v. 2. Social music: Sail away lady -- Wild wagoner -- Wake up Jacob -- La danseuse -- Georgia stomp -- Brilliancy medley -- Indian war whoop -- Old country stomp -- Old dog blue -- Saut crapaud -- Acadian one-step -- Home sweet home -- Newport blues -- Moonshiner's dance -- Must be born again -- Oh death where is thy sting -- Rocky road -- Present joys -- This song of love -- Judgement -- He got better things for you -- Since I laid my burden down -- John the Baptist -- Dry bones -- John the revelator -- Little Moses -- Shine on me -- Fifty miles of elbow room --I'm in the battlefield for my Lord -- v. 3. Songs: Coo coo bird -- East Virginia -- Minglewood blues -- I woke up one morning in May -- James Alley blues -- Sugar baby -- I wish I was a mole in the ground -- Mountaineer's courtship -- Spanish merchant's daughter -- Bob Lee Junior blues -- Single girl, married girl -- Le vieux soulard et sa femme -- Rabbit foot blues -- Expressman blues -- Poor boy blues -- Feather bed -- Country blues -- 99 year blues -- Prison cell blues -- See that my grave is kept clean -- C'est si triste sans lui -- Way down the old plank road -- Buddy won't you roll down the line -- Spike driver blues -- K.C. moan -- Train on the island -- Lone star trail -- Fishing blues

American folk music