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Five Days Singing, Vol. 1

The New Golden Ring
Five Days Singing, Volume 1, LP artwork
Five Days Singing, Volume 1 by New Golden Ring, LP artwork
Five Days Singing, Volume 1, CD artwork
Five Days Singing, Volume 1 by New Golden Ring, CD artwork

"Actually, the "Golden Ring" has never been an established group of specific individuals; it has always been more a concept, an approach to informal, non-competitive music-making by a gathering of friends, often solo performers in their own right, who simply enjoy singing and playing together"
-Sandy Paton

This is the second incarnation of the Golden Ring, a group of folk performers that originally gathered at the Fox Hollow Festival in the early 1960's, and contributed to the 1964 release A Gathering of Friends for Making Music, one of the most influential recordings of the Folk-Legacy label. Comprised of more than twenty-five musicians, The New Golden Ring presents warm and full-sounding renditions of traditional Anglo-American folk songs, played out of a deep love for tradition and the performance of music as a communal act. Among those heard with The New Golden Ring are Folk-Legacy founders Sandy and Caroline Paton, and frequent Folk-Legacy contributors Joe Hickerson, Ed Trickett, and Howie Mitchell.

This is the first volume of a two-volume set.

Track Listing

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Waterbound The New Golden Ring 03:08
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102
The Waters of Tyne The New Golden Ring 02:56
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103
World of Misery (Shenandoah) The New Golden Ring 03:10
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104
Benjamin Bowmaneer The New Golden Ring 03:22
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105
Over the Waterfall The New Golden Ring 02:23
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106
Ginny's Gone to Ohio The New Golden Ring 03:40
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107
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms The New Golden Ring 03:17
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108
Lord Bateman The New Golden Ring 06:28
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109
The Rolling Hills of the Border The New Golden Ring 03:35
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110
D Composition in C The New Golden Ring 02:22
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111
Poor Howard The New Golden Ring 03:38
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112
Sundown The New Golden Ring 02:21
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113
Temperance Reel The New Golden Ring 01:24
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114
It Soon Be Done The New Golden Ring 02:30