Welcome to America: Songs of the American Immigrants

Social historian and folksinger Joe Glazer here presents 15 songs reflecting the dreams, aspirations, and struggles of some of the immigrant groups that have come to America—Irish, Scandinavian, Jewish, Central European, and Mexican. Originally recorded and released on Glazer's label, Collector Records, the album includes songs written by Woody Guthrie and Oscar Brand as well as Glazer himself. This recording is one of 20 albums by Joe Glazer in the Smithsonian Folkways collection. The liner notes are from the original Collector Records cassette and contain brief information about each song.

Track Listing

101	America, America	Joe Glazer	02:29
102	No Irish Need Apply	Joe Glazer	02:12
103	Pat Works on the Railway	Joe Glazer	02:16
104	Kilkelly	Joe Glazer	05:11
105	When I First Came to This Land	Joe Glazer	04:07
106	Oleanna	Joe Glazer	03:08
107	Swede From North Dakota	Joe Glazer	02:08
108	Song of the Golden Land	Joe Glazer	02:29
109	Mayn Yingele	Joe Glazer	02:09
110	The Raftsmen	Joe Glazer	02:20
111	I Lie in the American Land	Joe Glazer	03:07
112	Farm Worker’s Song	Joe Glazer	02:42
113	Deportees (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)	Joe Glazer	05:16
114	Welcome to America	Joe Glazer	02:18
115	We Shall Overcome	Joe Glazer	02:33