The Asch Recordings, 1939 to 1945 - Vol. 2
Various Artists
This compilation of folk ballads from the Moses Asch archives samples songs from many of his favorite singers: Lead Belly, Burl Ives, Alan Lomax, Brownie McGhee, Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie. Volume 2 continues on FW00AA4.
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Track Listing
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On a Monday | Lead Belly | 2:17 | |
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102
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Wayfaring Stranger | Burl Ives | 1:16 | |
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103
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The Bold Soldier | Burl Ives | 1:30 | |
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104
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Mama, Mama / Once I Knew an Old Lady | Alan Lomax | 3:06 | |
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105
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Old Woman and the Devil | Pete Seeger | 2:36 | |
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106
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House of the Rising Sun | Woody Guthrie | 3:01 | |
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107
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Cryderville Jail | Cisco Houston | 3:24 | |
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108
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Betty and Dupree | Brownie McGhee | 4:07 | |
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109
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Go Tell Aunt Nancy | Folk Group with Pete Seeger, and Bess and Butch Lomax | 2:43 | |
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201
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Polly Wolly Doodle | Folk Group with Pete Seeger, and Bess and Butch Lomax | 1:34 | |
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202
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Down in the Valley | Folk Group with Pete Seeger, and Bess and Butch Lomax | 2:34 | |
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203
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Number 12 Train | Josh White | 3:45 | |
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204
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Born to Lose | Les Paul and Mary Ford | 3:18 | |
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205
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Johnson Boys | Frank Warner, Pete Seeger, and Bess Lomax Hawes | 1:02 | |
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206
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Down in the Valley | Ralph Page | 2:55 | |
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207
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Cowboy Waltz | Woody Guthrie | 2:08 | |
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208
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Country Dance Music | Tiny Clark and Mr. and Mrs. Siller | 2:33 | |
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209
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Bile Them Cabbage Down | Pick-Up Band | 3:00 |
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