BARCODE: 0093074007822 TITLE: Dyer-Bennet1 by RichardDyer-Bennett (CD1997) ...BARCODE: 0093074007822 TITLE: Dyer-Bennet 1 by Richard Dyer-Bennett (CD 1997) ARTIST: Richard Dyer-Bennett FORMAT: CD GENRE: Folk RECORD LABEL: Smithsonian Folkways TRACKS: 1 Group 1 2 Oft In The Stilly Night 3 Molly Brannigan 4 Down By The Sally...more
Bold lusty wickedly funny unexpurgated. Fireside conversation in the time of Q...Bold lusty wickedly funny unexpurgated. Fireside conversation in the time of Queen Elizabeth I and songs in the same free spirit read and sung by Richard Dyer-Bennet.more
RichardDyer-Bennet (1913-1991) played a major role in the folkmusic revival ...Richard Dyer-Bennet (1913-1991) played a major role in the folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s. He founded his own record label in 1955 in order to maintain artistic control over the sound quality repertory and style of his performances. His...more
This new album from Richard Shindell features a great line-up of Shindell orig...This new album from Richard Shindell features a great line-up of Shindell originals (including a new signature song entitled The Next Best Western) as well as a dynamic cover of the Youngblood s classic Darkness Darkness. Servicing to Americana radio.more
An American singer-songwriter musician and poet Rod McKuen was one of the best...An American singer-songwriter musician and poet Rod McKuen was one of the best-selling poets in the United States during the late 1960s. McKuen released a wide range of recordings which included popular music spoken word soundtracks and classical music...more
American folklorist Harold Courlander compiled this series (Negro FolkMusic o...American folklorist Harold Courlander compiled this series (Negro Folk Music of Alabama) from the recordings he made in rural Alabama in 1950. The album is an attempt to counter the stereotypes of black music that were popular in America during the...more
This album is the fifth in a series of volumes dedicated to American negro mus...This album is the fifth in a series of volumes dedicated to American negro music showcasing spirituals performed by Dock Reed (1878-1958) and Vera Hall Ward (1902-1964). Reed was a deeply religious man whose repertoire was stayed within spiritual music...more
Woody Guthrie was one of America s most prolific songwriters and of the thousa...Woody Guthrie was one of America s most prolific songwriters and of the thousand-odd songs he wrote between 1932 and 1952 some have become classics recorded by countless musicians all over the world. This album presents some of the folk songs that...more
Born in Jefferson County Kentucky in 1892 John Jacob Niles was one of the most...Born in Jefferson County Kentucky in 1892 John Jacob Niles was one of the most prolific private collectors of Anglo-American folk songs. His work predates Cecil Sharp s by nearly a decade and this record-a reissue of Niles 78rpm discs-celebrates his...more
One of the most important recordings from the 1960s folk revival. Newly remast...One of the most important recordings from the 1960s folk revival. Newly remastered featuring original artwork five bonus tracks from two rare EPs and unpublished photographs.more
Beginning in 1977 folklorist Art Rosenbaum traveled around northern Georgia ma...Beginning in 1977 folklorist Art Rosenbaum traveled around northern Georgia making field recordings of singers who learned their music from the oral tradition. The outcome was a two-volume anthology and a book by the same title. The first half of...more
Songs originating in the Frontier Era in and around Pittsburgh were rediscover...Songs originating in the Frontier Era in and around Pittsburgh were rediscovered by Jacob A. Evanson sung here by Vivien Richman. While there are a few cheerful and amusing ditties ( Pittsburg Town Soho on a Saturday Night ) most have a tone that...more