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Headlines and Footnotes: A Collection of Topical Songs

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Performer

Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014

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

Peg and awl (2:24) -- The Titanic (3:40) -- Sinking of the Reuben James (2:15) -- Listen Mr. Bilbo (1:59) -- Hold the line (4:34) -- Passing through (2:48) -- Coal Creek march ; Payday at Coal Creek ; Roll down the line (6:38) -- I come and stand at every door (2:24) -- Times a-getting hard (2:20) -- Little boxes (1:51) -- From way up here (2:39) -- The battle of Maxton Field (2:26) -- My get up and go (2:31) -- The bells of Rhymney (5:34) -- Waist deep in the big muddy (2:56) -- Guantanamera (5:51) -- There once was a woman who swallowed a lie (3:30) -- Wasn't that a time (2:54) -- Viva la Quince Brigada (2:58) -- Wimoweh (2:16) -- English is cuh-ray-zee (3:39) -- Odds on favorite (1:48) -- A little of this and that (2:28).

Track Information

101 Peg and Awl / Banjo. 102 Titanic, The (When That Great Ship Went Down) / Banjo. 103 The Sinking of the Reuben James / Banjo. 104 Listen, Mr. Bilbo / Banjo. 105 Hold the Line / Banjo. 106 Passing Through / Banjo. 107 Coal Creek March / Banjo. 107 Pay Day at Coal Creek / Banjo. 107 Roll Down the Line / Banjo. 108 I Come and Stand at Every Door / Banjo. 109 Times A-Getting Hard / Banjo. 110 Little Boxes / Guitar. 111 From Way Up Here / Guitar. 112 The Battle of Maxton Field / Banjo. 113 My Get Up and Go / Banjo. 114 The Bells of Rhymney / Guitar. 115 Waist Deep in the Big Muddy / Banjo. 116 Guantanamera / Guitar. 117 There Once Was a Woman Who Swallowed a Lie / Banjo. 118 Wasn't That a Time / Banjo. 119 Viva La Quince Brigada / Banjo. 120 Wimoweh / Banjo. 121 English is Cuh-Ray-Zee (English is Crazy) / Banjo. 122 Odds on Favorite / Banjo. 123 A Little of This and That / Banjo.
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk51d6c837c-9515-4777-993e-f275b9e8a872

Local Numbers

FW-COMM-CD-40111-7 FLP.126850 FLP.126850 ;.Smithsonian Folkways.40111

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Folkways 1999

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note

Recorded in: New York, United States.

General

Commercial Smithsonian Folkways: SFW 40111 (on container: SFW CD 40111). "A collection of topical songs"--Container. Includes some previously unreleased material. Compact disc. Program notes by Mark Greenberg, bibliography, discography, and selected lyrics (23 p. : ports.) inserted in container.

Place

United States
New York

Topic

Folksong revival
Folk songs -- United States
Banjo
Guitar

Performer

Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014

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

1999

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-COMM-CD-40111-7

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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CFCHFOLKLIFE

Record ID

ebl-1649170801566-1649171786965-1

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