American Ballads

This collection reminds us that the ballad's purpose, first and foremost, is to tell a story. These songs narrate tales of ordinary peoplehoboes and lovers and sailorsand their extraordinary deeds. From "John Henry" to "Lady Margaret," Pete Seeger's expressive style is ideally communicative.
Track Listing
101
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Pretty Polly | Pete Seeger | 3:41 | |
102
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The Three Butchers | Pete Seeger | 2:54 | |
103
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John Henry | Pete Seeger | 4:34 | |
104
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Jay Gould's Daughter | Pete Seeger | 2:45 | |
105
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The Titanic Disaster | Pete Seeger | 3:47 | |
106
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Fair Margaret and Sweet William | Pete Seeger | 2:56 | |
107
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John Hardy | Pete Seeger | 3:36 | |
201
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The Golden Vanity | Pete Seeger | 3:56 | |
202
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Gypsy Davy | Pete Seeger | 5:03 | |
203
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Farmer's Curst Wife | Pete Seeger | 2:53 | |
204
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Down in Carlisle (In Castyle There Lived a Lady) | Pete Seeger | 3:24 | |
205
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St. James Hospital | Pete Seeger | 2:58 | |
206
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Jesse James | Pete Seeger | 4:33 | |
207
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Barbara Allen | Pete Seeger | 2:57 |