NEWSLETTER #126
American Folk Music
The Almanac Singers -> Various Artists
| THE ALMANAC SINGERS | Prism Leisure 704 | Songs Of Protest | ● CD $8.98 |
| 29 tracks from 1941 by this seminal American folk group that
featured Woody Guthrie, Millard Lampell, Bess Hawes, Pete Seeger, Arthur
Stern, Lee Hayes. The material is a mixture of traditional and topical songs
and some times traditional songs with topical lyrics. Includes I Ride An
Old Paint/ House Of The Rising Sun/ Blow The Man Down/ The Coast Of High
Barbary/ Ballad Of October 16/ Get Thee Behind Me Satan/ Round And Round
Hitler's Grave/ All I Want/ Talking Union/ "C" For Conscriptions, etc. |
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| HOLLY NEAR & RONNIE GILBERT | Appleseed 1066 | Lifetime Extended | ● CD $17.98 |
| Two CD set featuring this two fine folk singers recorded
live at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco in 1983. Originally
as a double LP this reissue features eight previously unissued track. |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | Blue Groove 1420 | Banjoman - A Tribute To Derroll Adams | ● CD $17.98 |
| 21 tracks, 78 mins, highly recommended Superb tribute to
singer/ banjo player Derroll Adams an American folk musician who went to
tour Europe in 1957 and ended up staying there until his death two years ago
at the age of 75. He was a popular performer in Europe as well as a renowned
and irascible character. He befriended many up and coming musicians in
Europe and was a great inspiration and influence. This fine collection
features song written by Derroll, traditional songs he liked to perform and
several tribute songs written about him over the years. The performers here
are mostly friends and associates of Derroll like Ramblin' Jack Elliot,
Donovan, Arlo Guthrie, Ralph McTell, Wizz Jones and others and this tribute
was the brainchild of Dutch singer/ guitarist Hans Theesink whose style here
is most strongly influenced by Derroll. This set is beautifully packaged as
a small hardbound book with a 60 page booklet with extensive notes including
a biography, tributes and reminiscences by fellow performers, song lyrics
and lots of photos of Derroll throughout the years as well as the performers
featured here. (FS) |
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