Ballads and Songs of Tradition: From the Folk-Legacy Archives

An influential label during the folk revival of the 1960s, Folk-Legacy Records offered exceptional examples of revival interpreters and original field recordings from tradition-bearers of Anglo-American folk music. This collection, originally released in 2000, consists of several field recordings from the late 1950s and early 1960s, recorded by the label’s co-founders Sandy Paton and Lee Hagerty during the earliest years of the label’s existence. Featuring performers from the British Isles and the United States, many names familiar to the Folk-Legacy catalog are present, including Frank Proffitt, Jeannie Robertson, and Marie Hare, in addition to field recordings from otherwise unknown and unrecorded singers and instrumentalists. Similarly, while many of the selections on this album are versions of known songs and ballads, others are rare; extensive notes compiled by Paton detail the history of the songs and the circumstances of their recording. Together, Ballads and Songs of Tradition speaks to the core mission of Folk-Legacy Records—to preserve and transmit traditional music.

Track Listing

101	Cutty's Wedding	Jeanie Robertson	01:22
102	Gyps of David	Frank Proffitt	02:57
103	Gypsy Davy	Lawrence Older	01:01
104	Are You Sleeping, Maggie?	Jeannie Robertson	01:41
105	Hind Horn	Joe Estey	06:43
106	My Bonny Boy	Lizzie Higgins	03:26
107	Bonny James Campbell	Frank Proffitt	01:25
108	The House Carpenter (1)	Lee Monroe Presnell	04:39
109	The House Carpenter (2)	Dave Thompson	01:51
110	Twa Brothers	Jeannie Robertson	06:28
111	The Jolly Tinker	James Brown	03:16
112	Tom Sherman's Barroom	Vern Smelser	02:33
113	Lost Jimmy Whalen	Marie Hare	07:59
114	I'll Get Married A-Sunday	William Harrison Burnett	02:03
115	The Bunch of Watercresses	Joe Estey	04:10
116	The Overgate	Jeannie Robertson	02:28
117	The Young Man Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn	Vern Smelser	01:11
118	Sweet Sixteen	William Harrison Burnett	01:42
119	He Never Came Back	Harriet Griffin	02:59
120	The Old Arm Chair (1)	Lee Monroe Presnell	03:40
121	The Old Arm Chair (2)	Grant Rogers	04:19