American History in Ballad and Song, Vol.1

Various Artists

Developed as a teaching guide for junior high school social studies classes, this compilation features 57 songs, mainly about American history and culture. They are organized thematically, with topics including Colonial America, the Civil War, and frontier life. A section on "The World of Man" includes Buddhist, Hindu, and Muslim prayers as well as a Polish, Hungarian, and Zulu song.

Most of the tracks originally appeared on other Folkways recordings. Artists include Pete Seeger, Peggy Seeger, Hermes Nye, Wallace House, Ed McCurdy, Woody Guthrie, and The Grail Singers. Liner notes offer song lyrics and lesson plan ideas.

EN ESPAÑOL

Desarrollado como una guía docente para las clases de estudios sociales de secundaria, esta compilación incluye cincuenta y siete canciones, principalmente acerca de la historia y la cultura estadounidense. Están organizadas temáticamente, con temas como la América colonial, la Guerra Civil y la vida de frontera. Una sección sobre ”El mundo del hombre“ (The World of Man) incluye oraciones budistas, hindúes y musulmanas, así como una canción polaca, húngara y Zulú.

La mayoría de las pistas han aparecido originalmente en otras grabaciones de Folkways. Artistas incluídos como Pete Seeger, Peggy Seeger, Hermes Nye, Wallace House, Ed McCurdy, Woody Guthrie y The Grail Singers. Las notas ofrecen letras de las canciones e ideas para el plan de lección.

Track Listing

101	Washer Lad	Pete Seeger	1:12
102	Shamrock	Pete Seeger	2:23
103	When I Was Single	Peggy Seeger	1:46
104	The Ballad of Tea Party	Hermes Nye	1:26
105	The Liberty Song	Ed McCurdy	2:59
106	The Dying Sergent	Ed McCurdy	2:50
107	The Battle of Saratoga	Hermes Nye	1:54
108	Cornwallis Burgoyned	Ed McCurdy	2:23
109	Buffalo Skinners	Pete Seeger	2:42
110	Davy Crockett	Hermes Nye	4:56
111	Sioux Indians	Pete Seeger	3:38
112	Greer County Bachelor (Starving to Death on My Government Claim)	Pete Seeger	2:35
113	Crossing the Plains	Logan English	4:06
114	Cowboy Yodel	Pete Seeger	0:52
115	Free Elections	Pete Seeger	1:29
116	Jefferson and Liberty	Ed McCurdy	1:54
117	Andrew Jackson	Ed McCurdy	2:19
118	Oh Dear, What Can The Matter Be?	Elizabeth Knight	1:55
119	No Irish Need Apply	Pete Seeger	1:53
120	The Harrison Song	Ed McCurdy	2:35
121	Hail Africa Band	Wallace House	1:53
122	Abolitionist Hymn	Hermes Nye	1:24
123	The Bonnie Blue Flag	Hermes Nye	3:05
124	Cumberland Crew	Hermes Nye	2:48
125	General Patterson	Hermes Nye	2:21
126	In Charleston Jail	Hermes Nye	1:44
127	All Quiet Along the Potomac	Hermes Nye	2:41
128	Lincoln and Liberty	Hermes Nye	1:22
129	Old Rebel	Hermes Nye	1:45
130	Pittsburgh Town	Pete Seeger	1:29
131	The Blind Fiddler	Pete Seeger	1:15
132	Eight-Hour Day	Pete Seeger	1:00
133	My Children Are Seven in Number	Pete Seeger	3:57
134	Let Them Wear Their Watches Fine	Pete Seeger	3:39
135	Cotton Mill Colic	Pete Seeger	1:38
136	Mill Mother's Lament	Pete Seeger	1:36
137	The Faith of Harry Simms	Pete Seeger	2:11
138	The TVA Song	Pete Seeger	2:01
139	Inflation	n/a	1:40
140	Sixty Percent	Pete Seeger	1:03
141	Raggedy	Pete Seeger	2:30
142	Seven Cent Cotton and Forty Cent Meat	Pete Seeger	1:56
143	Dust Storm Disaster	Woody Guthrie	3:12
144	Old English Forty Years Ago	Wallace House	6:02
145	The Hunters of Kentucky	Wallace House	3:02
146	Santa Anna	Hermes Nye	1:23
147	Roll Alabama Roll	Hermes Nye	2:03
148	Cuba Libre	Jerry Silverman	3:05
149	The Flood and the Storm	Woody Guthrie	2:01
150	Well, What a Time	n/a	3:15
151	Japanese Buddhist Service	n/a	0:44
152	Indian (Hindu) ReligiousHymn	n/a	2:03
153	Moslem Hymn Time	n/a	2:37
154	It's the Same All Over	Arthur Samuels	2:12
155	To I Hola	The Grail Singers	2:03
156	Erdo	The Grail Singers	3:25
157	Ntabezikude	The Grail Singers	2:14