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American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 2

Pete Seeger
American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 2 Ballads fuse the arts of music and storytelling. Through ballads, classic tales of human experience are enshrined in poetry and song. Pete Seeger, an American folk hero and icon of the great "folk revival" of the 1950s & 1960s, hand-selected some of his favorite American ballads to compile a series of classic American song-stories flowing from the bedrock of the American experience. Through these captivating songs, a tale is told of America "once upon a time." This release is the second in a series of Ballad reissues and is an important recording for any fan of American folk music. Compiled and annotated by Jeff Place and Guy Logsdon.

Track Listing

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Barbara Allen Pete Seeger 02:51
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102
Young Man Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn Pete Seeger 01:37
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103
Midnight Special Pete Seeger 03:05
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104
House of the Rising Sun Pete Seeger 02:32
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105
Careless Love Pete Seeger 03:06
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106
Oh, What a Beautiful City (Twelve Gates to the City) Pete Seeger 03:27
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107
Poor Boy Pete Seeger 02:17
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108
Sally Ann Pete Seeger 01:31
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109
The Riddle Song Pete Seeger 02:26
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110
Go Tell Aunt Rhodie Pete Seeger 03:14
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111
The Water is Wide Pete Seeger 03:34
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112
The Fox Pete Seeger 02:05
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113
The Keeper and the Doe Pete Seeger 02:12
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114
Pretty Polly Pete Seeger 03:37
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115
Jesse James Pete Seeger 04:27
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116
Stagolee (Stagger Lee) Pete Seeger 02:13
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117
Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair Pete Seeger 02:31
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118
Camptown Races Pete Seeger 01:31
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119
Blow the Man Down Pete Seeger 02:03
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120
Froggie Went a Courtin' Pete Seeger 02:51
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121
I Had a Rooster (Barnyard Song) Pete Seeger 03:54
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122
Putting On the Style Pete Seeger 02:48
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123
The Farmer's Curst Wife Pete Seeger 02:49
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124
Hard Travelin' Pete Seeger 02:44
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125
Alabama Bound Pete Seeger 02:20
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126
Wimoweh Pete Seeger 03:01
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127
Dink's Song Pete Seeger 02:37