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If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope and Struggle

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Performer

Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014

Producer

Seeger, Anthony

Recorder

Asch, Moses

Producer

Greenberg, Mark, 1945- (liner notes)

Collection Creator

Asch, Moses
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964
Folkways Records

Collection Citation

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Contents

I'd hammer in the morning (introduction). If I had a hammer / Lee Hays, Pete Seeger (1:52) -- Solidarity forever (unions and labor). Banks of marble / Les Rice (3:12) ; Which side are you on? / Florence Reece (2:06) ; Casey Jones (The union scab) / Joe Hill, E.W. Newton (1:54) ; Talking union / Millard Lampell, Lee Hays, Pete Seeger (3:01) ; Joe Hill / Alfred Hayes, Earl Robinson (2:29) ; Union maid / Woody Guthrie (2:12) ; Step by step / Traditional, arr. by Waledmar Hille, Pete Seeger (1:33) ; Solidarity forever / Ralph Chaplin, David Welsh (2:51) -- Study war no more (peace). Where have all the flowers gone / Pete Seeger (2:01) ; Talking atom / Vern Partlow (2:25) ; Crow on the cradle / Sidney Carter (2:21) ; Last night I had the strangest dream / Ed McCurdy (2:21) ; Study war no more (Down by the riverside) / Trad. (3:09) -- We shall overcome (civil rights). Bourgeois blues / Huddie Ledbetter (2:03) ; River of my people / Trad., words by Pete Seeger (3:03) ; Hold on (Hand on the plow) / Trad. (3:16) ; We shall overcome / Trad., adapted by Zilphia Horton, Frank Hamilton, Guy Carawan, Pete Seeger (4:38) -- I'd hammer in the evening (hope). He lies in the American land / Andrew Kovaly, Pete Seeger (1:57) ; Well may the world go / Pete Seeger (2:38) ; Turn, turn, turn / words from the Bible, music and additional words by Pete Seeger (2:43) ; Tomorrow is a highway / Lee Hays, Pete Seeger (3:28) ; Oh, had I a golden thread / Pete Seeger (3:26) ; We'll all be a-doubling Pete Seeger (Tao Rodriquez, vocals; David Amram, dombek; recorded Mar. 1998, Beacon, NY) (1:53) ; Arrange and rearrange Pete Seeger (Rodriquez; Amram) (4:48) ; If I had a hammer / Lee Hays, Pete Seeger (2:10).

Track Information

101 If I Had a Hammer (Hammer Song) / Banjo. 102 Banks of Marble / Banjo. 103 Which Side are You On? / Banjo. 104 Casey Jones (The Union Scab) / Banjo. 105 Talking Union / Banjo. 106 Joe Hill / Banjo. 107 Union Maid / Banjo. 108 Step by Step / Banjo. 109 Solidarity Forever / Banjo. 110 Where Havew All the Flowers Gone? / Banjo. 111 Talking Atom (Old Man Atom) / Banjo. 112 Crow on the Cradle / Banjo. 113 Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream / Banjo. 114 Study War No More (Down by the Riverside) / Banjo. 115 Bourgeois Blues / Guitar. 116 River of My People / Banjo. 117 Hold On (Keep Your Hand on the Plow) / Banjo. 118 We Shall Overcome / Banjo. 119 He Lies in the American Land / Banjo. 120 Well May the World Go / Banjo. 121 Turn, Turn, Turn / Banjo. 122 Tommorow is a Highway / Banjo. 123 Oh, Had I a Golden Thread / Banjo. 124 We'll All Be A-Doubling / Banjo. 125 Arrange and Rearrange / Banjo.
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk550381931-bebf-4287-8983-f5d1a37df665

Local Numbers

FW-COMM-CD-40096-7 FLP.123927 FLP.123927 ;.Smithsonian Folkways.40096

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Folkways 1998

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note

Recorded in: New York, United States.

General

Commercial Smithsonian Folkways: SF 40096 (on container: SF CD 40096). Folk songs and original songs written by Seeger and others. Most selections originally released by Folkways, 1955-1992; includes 3 previously unreleased tracks. Compact disc. Program notes by Mark Greenberg, bibliography, and discography (20 p. : ill.) inserted in container.

Place

United States
New York

Topic

Folksong revival
Topical songs
Banjo
Guitar

Performer

Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014

Producer

Seeger, Anthony

Recorder

Asch, Moses

Producer

Greenberg, Mark, 1945- (liner notes)

Culture

Americans
Anglo-American

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / CD / Commercial / COMM CD

Extent

1 Sound disc (digital, 4 3/4 in.)

Date

1998

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-COMM-CD-40096-7

Type

Archival materials
Sound discs

Collection Rights

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Restrictions

Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
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Record ID

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