Songs of a New York Lumberjack
Folklorist Ellen Stekert collected the eighteen songs on this album from Ezra "Fuzzy" Barhight, a retired lumberjack in Cohocton, New York. Here, she sings a selection of songs that Fuzzy learned from his mother and from other lumbermen in northern Pennsylvania and southern New York.
Track Listing
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101
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Bounding the U.S. | Ellen Stekert | 2:02 | |
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102
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Hills of Glenshee | Ellen Stekert | 2:41 | |
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103
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The Western Pioneers | Ellen Stekert | 1:47 | |
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104
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The Two Sisters | Ellen Stekert | 1:37 | |
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105
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Johnny Troy | Ellen Stekert | 4:58 | |
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106
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Poor Old Anthony Rolly | Ellen Stekert | 3:07 | |
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107
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Pat Murphy of the Irish Brigade | Ellen Stekert | 1:43 | |
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108
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The Drummer Boy | Ellen Stekert | 2:34 | |
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109
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The Trouble Down at Homestead | Ellen Stekert | 2:20 | |
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201
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The Fox | Ellen Stekert | 1:51 | |
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202
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The Cumberland and the Merrimac | Ellen Stekert | 3:02 | |
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203
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The Singular Dream | Ellen Stekert | 2:39 | |
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204
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Lakes of Ponchatrain | Ellen Stekert | 1:48 | |
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205
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The Black Cook | Ellen Stekert | 4:08 | |
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206
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Abe Lincoln Went to Washington | Ellen Stekert | 1:52 | |
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207
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The Shanty Boy and the Farmer's Son | Ellen Stekert | 3:07 | |
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208
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Les Raftsman | Ellen Stekert | 1:25 | |
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209
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The Jealous Lover | Ellen Stekert | 3:06 |
Album Info
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