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Broadside Ballads, Vol. 1

Various Artists
Broadside Ballads, Vol. 1

First released in 1963, and later reissued by Smithsonian Folkways to commemorate the folk publication Broadside Magazine, Broadside Ballads, Vol. 1 features artists such as Blind Boy Grunt (Bob Dylan), Peter La Farge, Phil Ochs, and Pete Seeger. With topical songs that vary in subject from civil rights to Vietnam and the nuclear arms race, Broadside Ballads, Vol. 1 is at once a staunch and elucidating account of a generation at odds with the world around it. Recorded in Broadside’s cramped New York apartment, the album is spontaneous and intimate in approach and remains an important document of the Folk Revival.

Liner notes include lyrics, photos, newspaper articles, sheet music, and writing by Gordon Friesen.

Track Listing

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101
The New World Singers
02:33
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102
Pete Seeger
05:15
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103
Blind Boy Grunt
04:24
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104
Peter La Farge
05:10
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105
Phil Ochs
02:11
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106
Gil Turner
03:45
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201
Peter La Farge
01:49
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202
Happy Traum
03:42
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203
Blind Boy Grunt
02:01
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204
Blind Boy Grunt
00:53  
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205
The Freedom Singers
02:36
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206
Matt McGinn
02:32
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207
The New World Singers
02:32
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208
Mark Spoelstra
03:53
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209
The New World Singers
04:00