Anthology of American folk music

CD Music recording

Anthology of American folk music [sound recording] / edited by Harry Smith.

Smith, Harry Everett, 1923-1991 (Added Author).

Summary:

Enhanced CD focuses on Smith as an artist and twentieth century luminary and contains rare photos, historic video footage, artists interviews, and additional annotations.

Record details

Physical Description: 6 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Folkways Recordings : p1997.

Content descriptions

General Note:: Compact discs.

Disc 3b (i.e. 6) includes an enhanced CD program of video materials, artist interviews, and additional background information.

Previously released in 1952 as analog discs: Folkways Records: FP 251--FP 253.

Includes facsimile of original (1952) booklet ([28] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.).

"A booklet of essays, appreciations, and annotations pertaining to the Anthology of American folk music ..." (67 p. : ports. ; 31 cm.) laid in container.
Formatted Contents Note:: 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 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 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 1 ; You 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 ; 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 ; 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.
Participant or Performer Note:: Sung and/or played by various performers.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:: Recorded 1927-1932.
System Details Note:: System requirements (Mac): Macintosh (68040 or Power PC); 5 MB RAM, minimum; 2 MB free hard disk space, minimum (for Harry Smith application); System 7.1 or later; Apple CD-ROM extension 5.1.1 or later, installed; QuickTime 2.5 or later, installed; color display (256 or greater colors); CD-ROM drive (2x or faster).

System requirements (Windows): IBM-PC or compatible (486/33 Mhz or faster); 5 MB RAM, minimum; 2 MB free hard disk space minimum (for Harry Smith application); Windows 3.1, 95 or later; QuickTime 2.1 for Windows installed; color display and card (256 or greater colors); SoundBlaster or compatible sound card; CD-ROM drive (2x or faster).