Negro Folk Music of Alabama, Vol. 6: Ring Game Songs and Others

American folklorist Harold Courlander compiled this series (Negro Folk Music of Alabama) from recordings he made in rural Alabama in 1950. The album is an attempt to counter the stereotypes of black music that were popular in America during the middle of the 20th century. This sixth volume begins with ring and line games which were recorded at various rural Alabama schools. Ring games are played with children standing in a circle, often holding hands; the leader stands outside the circle performing some action. To get the idea, imagine “Duck, Duck, Goose.” (The identical ring game recordings are found on FW07004.) They are followed by miscellaneous children's songs, work songs, blues, hymns, and relatively modern gospel songs.
Liner notes written by Harold Courlander include directions on how to play various ring games.
Track Listing
101
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Mary Mack | Lilly's Chapel School (Ala.) | 2:00 | |
102
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Bob a Needle | Lilly's Chapel School (Ala.) | 0:54 | |
103
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Watch That lady | Lilly's Chapel School (Ala.) | 1:20 | |
104
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Old Lady Sally Wants to Jump | Lilly's Chapel School (Ala.) | 0:51 | |
105
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Loop de Loop | Lilly's Chapel School (Ala.) | 1:47 | |
106
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Green Green Rocky Road | Lilly's Chapel School (Ala.) | 1:29 | |
107
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Rosie Darling Rosie | Brown's Chapel School | 1:37 | |
108
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I Must See | Brown's Chapel School | 1:37 | |
109
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Bluebird Bluebird | Pilgrim Church School (Ala.) | 1:13 | |
110
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May Go 'Round the Needle | East York School (Ala.) | 2:35 | |
111
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Stooping on the Window | East York School (Ala.) | 1:10 | |
112
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Charlie Over the Ocean | East York School (Ala.) | 0:55 | |
201
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Session with Celina Lewis, (a)Catch That Squirrel, (b)Sangar ee, (c) Whoa Mule, Can't Get the Saddle On,... | Celina Lewis | 5:14 | |
202
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Water on the Wheel | Annie Grace Horn Dodson | 0:48 | |
203
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Go Pray Ye | Annie Grace Horn Dodson | 2:37 | |
204
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Captain Holler Hurry | Willie Turner | 1:27 | |
205
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John Henry | Willie Turner | 2:16 | |
206
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Going to Have a Talk with the Chief of Police | Peelee Hatchee (Emanuel Jones) | 1:48 | |
207
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Meet Me in the Bottoms | Davie Lee | 1:36 | |
208
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When the Role is Called in Heaven | Joe Brown, Harrison Ross, and Willie John Strong | 2:40 | |
209
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I Moaned and I Moaned | Joe Brown, Harrison Ross, and Willie John Strong | 1:21 | |
210
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I'm Standing in a Safety Zone | Rosie N. Winston | 2:53 |