The Asch Recordings, 1939 to 1945 - Vol. 2
Various Artists
To finish the FW00AA3 compilation of folk ballads from the Asch Records catalogue, this collection samples songs and instrumentals from many favorite musicians of later fame: Hobart Smith bangs out a rousing “Cindy” on the piano, Woody Guthrie and Sonny Terry paint a scene with “Railroad Blues” using only guitar and harmonica and Richard Dyer-Bennet describes how “Two Maidens Went Milking One Day.” Also highlighting the Rev. Gary Davis, Bascom Lamar Lunsford and Dock Reese.
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Track Listing
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101
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Two Maidens Went Milking One Day | Richard Dyer-Bennet | 2:17 | |
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102
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The Hangman's Tree | Andrew Rowan Summers | 2:57 | |
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103
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Little Mattie Groves (Matty Groves) | John Jacob Niles | 3:00 | |
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104
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The Wife of Usher's Well (Lady Gay) | Cratis D. Williams | 3:22 | |
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105
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Dark Scenes of Winter | Texas Gladden | 1:40 | |
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106
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Railroad Bill | Hobart Smith | 2:40 | |
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107
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Down in the Willow Garden (Rose Connelly) | Hobart Smith, Texas Gladden | 2:53 | |
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108
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Springfield Mountain | Bascom Lamar Lunsford | 2:32 | |
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109
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Bonnie Laboring Boy | George Edwards | 3:00 | |
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110
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Go Down, Old Hannah | Dock Reese | 4:59 | |
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201
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Cindy | Hobart Smith | 2:01 | |
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202
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Clog Dance (Stomp Blues) | Champion Jack Dupree | 2:04 | |
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203
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Fox Chase | Sonny Terry | 2:06 | |
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204
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900 Miles | Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston | 2:42 | |
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205
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Railroad Blues | Woody Guthrie and Sonny Terry | 3:37 | |
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206
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Civil War Parade | Rev. Gary Davis | 5:30 | |
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207
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Tom Tom Workout | Baby Dodds | 1:57 |
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