Anthology of American folk music / edited by Harry Smith.
| Other author | Smith, Harry, 1923-1991 |
| Format | Audio (CD) |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Folkways/Sony Music Special Products, ℗1997. |
| Description | 6 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | American folk music |
| Contents | v. 1. Ballads: Henry Lee ; Fatal flower garden ; House carpenter ; Drunkard's special ; Old lady and the devil ; The butcher's boy ; The 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 John 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 ; The 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, part one ; 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: The 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 ; The mountaineer's courtship ; The 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 ; The Lone Star Trail ; Fishing blues. |
| General note | Originally released by Folkways Records, 1952 (FP 251--FP 253). |
| General note | Compact discs; in box (31 cm.). |
| General note | Disc 6 can also be played on CD-ROM drive to access video materials, artist interviews, and additional background information. |
| General note | Booklet containing essays, program notes, details of the recordings and bibliography (67 p. : ports. ; 31 cm.) laid in container. |
| General note | Includes facsimile of original (1952) booklet ([28] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.). |
| Performer | Various performers. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded 1927-1932. |
| Publisher number | SFW 40090 Smithsonian Folkways/Sony Music Special Products |
| Publisher number | FP 251--FP 253 Folkways Records |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk | OCD-8 BK 1 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Music | Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk | OCD-8 BK 2 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Music | Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk | OCD-8 V. 1 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Music | Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk | OCD-8 V. 2 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Music | Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk | OCD-8 V. 3 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |