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Solomon Valley Ballads

Eugene Jemison
Solomon Valley Ballads
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Eugene Jemison’s songs about the life of Kansas settlers in the Solomon Valley include adaptations of ballads brought to the prairie from back East, as well as locally-composed songs about the plight of the Plains tribes. His unaffected style conveys the trials and joys of frontier life with honest grace.

Track Listing

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101
Ten Thousand Miles Away Eugene Jemison 1:39
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102
The Ocean Burial Eugene Jemison 2:52
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103
Crossing the Plains Eugene Jemison 1:50
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104
Fair Florilla Eugene Jemison 4:06
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105
The Bachelor's Complaint Eugene Jemison 1:38
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201
Girls, Quit Your Rowdy Ways Eugene Jemison 2:59
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202
The Old Elm Tree Eugene Jemison 4:21
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Come All Ye Merry Hunters Eugene Jemison 2:11
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204
Fair Charlotte Eugene Jemison 5:30

Album Info

Catalog Number(s)

FW02023, FA 2023

Year(s) Released

1954

Label/Collection

Folkways Records

Genre(s)

American Folk

Country(s)

United States

Culture Group(s)

Anglo-American

Instrument(s)

Guitar; Vocals

Credit(s)

Eugene Jemison - Artist, Cover Artwork
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