Smithsonian Folkways American Roots Collection

Twenty-six tracks from outstanding Smithsonian Folkways recordings present a panorama of American Roots music. Blues, Bluegrass, ballads, topical songs, and jazz are performed by master musicians. If you have never heard of Smithsonian Folkways or Folkways before, this collection will take you on a trip through American Music; if you have heard some already, you will still be delighted by the breadth and variety of this collection.

Track Listing

101	Penitentary Blues	Lightnin' Hopkins	02:56
102	Sweet Old Chicago	Roosevelt Sykes	02:58
103	Blue Moon of Kentucky	Bill Monroe	02:02
104	If I Had a Hammer	Pete Seeger	02:13
105	Lafayette	Lucinda Williams	03:45
106	Bosco Stomp	Nonc Allie Young, Bessyl Duhon, and Rodney Balfa	03:04
107	Better Day	Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee	03:04
108	Long Road to Travel	Lonnie Johnson	02:22
109	The Cuckoo Bird	Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley	02:35
110	Pretty Saro	Doug and Jack Wallin	02:32
111	Freight Train	Elizabeth Cotten	02:46
112	Old Joe Bone	The New Lost City Ramblers	02:00
113	Have a Feast Here Tonight	Bill Monroe and Doc Watson	02:24
114	Freedom Road	Josh White	02:21
115	This Land is Your Land	Woody Guthrie	02:19
116	Two Good Men	Woody Guthrie	03:49
117	In the Pines	Lead Belly	02:10
118	Irene (Goodnight Irene)	Lead Belly	02:18
119	Somebody's Been Fooling #1	Big Joe Williams	02:52
120	Hesitation Blues	Dave Van Ronk	02:34
121	I'm Gonna Be an Engineer	Peggy Seeger	04:31
122	Delgadina	Mercedez López	02:16
123	I Was Standing by the Bedside of a Neighbor	Michele Lanchester and Sweet Honey in the Rock	03:22
124	Virgo	Mary Lou Williams	02:29
125	Syl-O-Gism	Mary Lou Williams	03:31
126	We Shall Overcome	The Freedom Singers, Dorothy Cotton, and Pete Seeger	02:42