American music--folk
Publisher: Folkways Records
Published: 1952
Language: eng
Format: [sound recording]
Subjects: English Folk songs; Blues (Music)
Other titles: Anthology of American folk music.; American folk music.
Notes: Title on containers: Anthology of American folk music; title on program note booklets: American folk music.

Edited by Harry Smith.

In 3 containers.

Identical booklets containing program notes and bibliographical and discographical references (28 p. ill.) laid in each container.

Various performers.

Recorded between 1927 and 1932.
Table of contents: title: v. 1.  Ballads: Henry Lee.  Fatal flower garden.  House carpenter.  Drunkards special.  Old lady and Devil.  The butcher boy.  The wagoners lad.  King Kong Kitchie.  Shoes and leggins.  Willie Moore.  Lazy farmer boy.  Pet and awl.  Ommie Wise.  John Johanna.  Cole Younger.  Charles Giteau.  John Hardy.  John Henry.  Stackalee.  White House blues.  Frankie.  The Titanic.  Engine 143.  Kassie Jones.  Penny's Farm.  Boweavil blues.  Farm land blues.; title: 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.  Arcadian one-step.  Home sweet home.  Newport blues.  Moonshiners dance.  Born again.  Oh death.  Rocky road.; title: (Cont.) Present joys.  This song of love.  Judgment.  Better things.  Laid my burden down.  John the Baptist.  Dry bones.  John the revelator.  Little Moses.  Shine on me.  50 miles of elbow room.  In the battlefield.; title: v. 3.  Songs: The coo coo bird.  East Virginia.  Minglewood blues.  One morning in May.  James Alley.  Sugar baby.  I wish I was a mole.  Mountaineer's courtship.  Merchant's daughter.  Bob Lee Junior.  Single girl.  Le vieux soulard.  Rabbit foot blues.  Expressman blues.  Poor boy blues.  Feather bed.  Country blues.  99 year blues.  Prison cell blues.  Two white horses.  C'est si triste.  Down Plank Road.  Roll down the line.  Spike driver blues.  K. C. moan.  Train on the island.  Lone star trail.  Fishing blues.