"From the folklore collections." Program notes by the editor, texts and glossaries inserted in each container. Production notes: Recorded at Washington, D.C., 1949 under a special grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
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105 Mean Old Southern / Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry. Guitar,Harmonica.
108 Poor Man But a Good Man / Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry. Guitar,Harmonica.
108 Stranger Blues / Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry. Guitar,Harmonica.
101 Fife and Drum / Fife and Drum Group. Fife,Drum.
102 Chevrolet / Fife and Drum Group. Fife,Drum.
103 All the Pretty Little Horses / Sea Island Singers.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-1104
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Rhode Island, United States.
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Sonny and Brownie--Living with the blues; Sonny Terry--My baby done changed the lock on my door; Sea Island Singers--Join the band--Peas in the rye (2x)--Join the band--Draw me a bucket of water--Things are coming my way--Little Johnny Brown--Moses--Before this time anothrer year--What a time
Track Information:
102 My Baby Changed the Lock on the Door / Sonny Terry. Harmonica. English language.
103 Join the Band / Sea Island Singers. Sea Islands--Creole dialect.
101 Born and Living the Blues / Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee. Harmonica. English language.
104 Peas in the Rye / Sea Island Singers. Sea Islands--Creole dialect.
106 Join the Band / Sea Island Singers. Sea Islands--Creole dialect.
107 Draw Me a Bucket of Water / Sea Island Singers. Sea Islands--Creole dialect.
108 Things Are Coming My Way / Sea Island Singers. Sea Islands--Creole dialect.
109 Little Johnny Brown / Sea Island Singers. Sea Islands--Creole dialect.
110 Moses / Sea Island Singers. Sea Islands--Creole dialect.
111 Before This Time Another Year / Sea Island Singers. Sea Islands--Creole dialect.
112 What a Time / Sea Island Singers. Sea Islands--Creole dialect.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-1105
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Rhode Island, United States.
General:
CDR copy
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Country Gentlemen--I ain't going to work tomorrow--Letter to Tom--John Hardy--Fields have turned brown--These men of God--Little sparrow; Pete Seeger--Lonesome traveller--Wasn't that a time--Freedom, come all ye; Ramblin' Jack Elliott----San Francisco Bay Blues--Car song--Talking Columbia--Glasgow toon; Bessie Jones--Pay me my money down--Rolling on; Alan Mills--Children's number song; Hedy West--I am a pilgrim; Jean Carignan--Mason's apron
Track Information:
101 I Ain't Going to Work Tomorrow / Country Gentlemen (Musical group), Charlie Waller, John Duffey. Banjo,Guitar,Mandolin.
102 A Letter to Tom / Country Gentlemen (Musical group), Charlie Waller, John Duffey. Banjo,Guitar,Mandolin.
103 John Hardy / Country Gentlemen (Musical group), Charlie Waller, John Duffey. Banjo,Guitar,Mandolin.
104 The Fields Have Turned Brown / Country Gentlemen (Musical group), Charlie Waller, John Duffey. Banjo,Guitar,Mandolin.
105 These Men of God / Country Gentlemen (Musical group), Charlie Waller, John Duffey. Banjo,Guitar,Mandolin.
106 Little Sparrow / Country Gentlemen (Musical group), Charlie Waller, John Duffey. Banjo,Guitar,Mandolin.
108 Lonesome Traveller / Pete Seeger. Banjo.
109 Freedom, Come All Ye / Pete Seeger. Banjo.
110 San Francisco Bay Blues / Jack Elliott. Guitar.
111 Car Song / Jack Elliott. Guitar.
112 Talking Columbia / Jack Elliott. Guitar.
113 Glasgow Toon / Jack Elliott. Guitar.
114 Pay Me My Money Down / Bessie Jones.
116 Children's Number Song / Alan Mills. Guitar.
117 I am a Pilgrim / Hedy West. Guitar.
118 Mason's Apron / Jean Carignan. Fiddle.
108 Wasn't That a Time? / Pete Seeger. Banjo.
115 Rolling On / Bessie Jones.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-1511
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: New York, United States, September 16, 1961.
General:
CDR copy
Tape #2 of 3, recording of 1961 Carnegie Hall Hootenanny, annually sponsored by Sing Out! magazine. Theme of traveling songs. MC'd and performances by Pete Seeger, with Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Hedy West, Alan Mills, Jean Carignan, Bessie Jones, and The Country Gentlemen. Most unreleased by Folkways, but Country Gentlemen bonus tracks from concert appear on SFW40133 "On the Road (and More)." See FW-ASCH-7RR-4874 and FW-ASCH-7RR-4964.
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Talking 'bout a good time --That's all right --Jesus knows all about my troubles --Talk --Lay down body --I'm gonna sit at the welcome table & prayer --Been in the storm so long
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-1557
General:
Folkways 3842
CDR copy Recorded by Guy Carawan on John Island, South Carolina.
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Down on me --Reborn again --Row Michael row --Johnny Cuckoo --Old lady from Booster --Shoo turkey --Mr. Postman die --Water my flowers --Rabbit and partridge --Improvised blues --Jack & Mary and the Devil.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-1658
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: United States, South Carolina, John's Island (S.C.).
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Folkways 3842
CDR copy Field recordings made in the early 1960s by Guy and Candie Carawan
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Story about hootin' owls--Sandaree-All hid--Juba--Rice and peas--Kneebone--Oh, day, yonder come day--If you want to please your captain--Ain't it hard to be a farmer
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-1845
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: United States, California, Berkeley (Calif.), 1962.
General:
CDR copy Tape Info: The following tapes were recorded at the 1962 University of California - Berkeley Folk Festival. Many other tapes in the CFCH Archives were recorded at the same festival. FW-ASCH-7RR-1845, recorded on 6/27, 1962, is reel 1 of a "Folksong Concert" featuring Bessie Jones, of the Georgia Sea Islands. She sings children's songs, spirituals and work songs. A song list in the tape box lists five additional songs she presumably sang after the tape ended.
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Somebody knocking on the door--Preservation of the Gullah language--A look down the road
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FW-ASCH-7RR-2193
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INCLUDES LETTER FROM REEVES TO ASCH 12/6/54; RACONTEUR; CDR copy This is radio program by Dick Reeves about Gullah culture and spirituals
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Bessie Jones on her life on St Simons island off the coast of Georgia, during the 5th annual University of California-Berkeley Folk Festival, 27 June 1962. Program titled: "Georgia Sea Islands Folk Songs"
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Merritt Herring--See see rider (frag.)--I crossed the Rocky Mountains--Trouble in mind--Boll weevil; Bessie Jones--You must come to the door--Buzzard lope--Walk Daniel--Kneebox bend--Juba
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-4051
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: United States, California, Berkeley (Calif.), June 29, 1962.
General:
CDR copy-4051 was recorded at the same Cabaret session of the UC - Berkeley Folk Festival as -4050, but apparently was recorded earlier, as the original tape reel says "Reel I." After several songs featuring the MC (see above) Bessie Jones is introduced; she sings songs, mainly game songs, from the Georgia Sea Islands.
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