Pete Seeger - American Favorite Ballads 2
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Artist: Pete SeegerBrand: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2003-06-24
Model: SFW40151
Music Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Soundtracks:
- Barbara Allen
- Young Man Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn
- Midnight Special
- House Of The Rising Sun
- Careless Love
- Oh, What A Beautiful City
- Poor Boy
- Sally Ann
- The Riddle Song
- Go Tell Aunt Rhody
- The Water Is Wide
- The Fox
- The Keeper And The Doe
- Pretty Polly
- Jesse James
- Stagolee
- Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair
- Camptown Races
- Blow The Man Down
- Froggie Went A Courtin'
- I Had A Rooster (Barnyard Song)
- Putting On The Style
- The Farmer's Curst Wife
- Hard Travelin'
- Alabama Round
- Wimoweh
- Dink's Song
Free Music Notes for American Favorite Ballads 2
Free Music Review: Excellent resource to rediscover our musical heritage
Hit: 5 Stars
Folksinger, banjoplayer, songwriter Pete Seeger was born in New York in 1919, the son of musicologist Charles Louis Seeger and violin teacher Constance de Clyver. A political activist, he fought injustice. Seeger was a member of the Almanac Singers and The Weavers in the 40s. During the 50s and 60s, he recorded for Folkways Records. In fact, he was so prolific, there were 38 albums released for Folkways between 1950 and 1964. From 1957-62, Seeger's 5-record "American Favorite Ballads" series were a cornerstone of the collection. "American Favorite Ballads" has apparently been reissued in two volumes. The songs were, and still are, essential items for the folk music enthusiast. As Seeger always believed, we should be singing and enjoying these old songs. And he had a knack for involving his audiences, interacting with them in ways that stimulated their active participation. While not all of the songs on this Volume 2 CD are true ballads in the strict definition of the term, each tells a strong story. With extensive liner notes, and 27 songs totaling 73 minutes, there are many songs that we'll immediately recognize while others are a little more obscure. All are sung by Seeger, most accompanied only with banjo or 12-string guitar. This is an excellent resource for all Americans to rediscover their musical heritage and favorite story songs. (Joe Ross, staff writer, Bluegrass Now)
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Ballads fuse the arts of music and storytelling. Through ballads, classic tales of human experience are enshrined in poetry and song. Pete Seeger, an American folk hero and icon of the great "folk revival" of the 1950s & 1960s, hand-selected some of his favorite American ballads to compile a series of classic American song-stories flowing from the bedrock of the American experience. Through these captivating songs, a tale is told of America "once upon a time." This CD is the second in a series of Ballad reissues and is an important recording for any fan of American folk music. Compiled and annotated by Jeff Place and Guy Logsdon.
LYRICSLyric transcriptions as permissible by the publisher available here.
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