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American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 3

Pete Seeger
American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 3 Pete Seeger has long set the standard for interpreters of American traditional and topical songs. Armed with a silken, irresistible voice, bold faith in the power of song and a five-string banjo or twelve-string guitar, he offers up his music not just as entertainment, but as a means of making the world a better place. This third volume in a series of compilations of songs from the Folkways Records classic American Favorite Ballads series of the 1950s and 1960s again features Pete Seeger interpreting some of the classic songs from America’s history. These are the songs that children sing at camp and learn at school like their parents before them. This recording includes extensive notes on the history of these songs. Compiled and annotated by Jeff Place and Guy Logsdon.

Track Listing

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Gypsy Davy* Pete Seeger 04:59
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Deep Blue Sea Pete Seeger 02:14
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New River Train Pete Seeger 02:59
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St. James Hospital Pete Seeger 02:55
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E-ri-e Canal Pete Seeger 03:20
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106
St Louis Blues Pete Seeger 02:22
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107
Boll Weevil Pete Seeger 03:52
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108
The Girl I Left Behind Pete Seeger 01:10
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109
When I First Came to This Land Pete Seeger 02:40
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110
The Titanic Pete Seeger 03:43
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111
Elanoy Pete Seeger 01:48
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Lady of Carlysle Pete Seeger 03:19
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113
My Good Man (Our Goodman) Pete Seeger 02:38
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Golden Vanity Pete Seeger 03:50
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Ain’t It a Shame Pete Seeger 01:47
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Swanee River Pete Seeger 03:02
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117
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child Pete Seeger 04:31
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118
The Boys from County Mayo Pete Seeger 02:24
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119
No Irish Need Apply Pete Seeger 01:54
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120
Paddy Works on the Railroad Pete Seeger 02:25
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121
Arkansas Traveler Pete Seeger 02:41
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122
When I Was Single Pete Seeger 01:17
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123
Wond’rous Love Pete Seeger 01:38
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124
Ground Hog Pete Seeger 03:48
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125
Old Blue Pete Seeger 02:22
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126
She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain Pete Seeger 01:56
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Erie Canal Pete Seeger 02:34