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The Bahamas: Islands of Song

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The Bahamas: Islands of Song

This compilation of music from the Bahamas includes goombay rake-and-scrape dance bands (goombay refers to both the skin drum and the ensemble as a whole), spirituals, and fingerpicking guitar music. All the performers on this recording participated in the 1994 Festival of American Folklife, an annual event presented on the Mall in Washington, D.C., by the Smithsonian Institute’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. They were recorded in Nassau on 2 and 3 February 1995.

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Track Listing

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You ain't hurryin' me Dicey Doh Singers 02:32
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Girl, if I write you Nat Saunders 02:35
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Watermelon is spoilin' on the vine Thomas Cartwright and the Boys 02:44
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Rain children Sons of Andros 02:10
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When I get inside Cat Island Mites and Friends 01:31
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I'm going home on the morning train Israel Forbes 02:46
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107
Big belly man polka Ed Moxey's Rake 'n Scrape 02:22
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108
All in the woods Avis Armbrister and Almeda Campbell 03:19
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Let the church roll on Dicey Doh Singers 02:08
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Lynn Nat Saunders 02:46
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Went to the bight Cat Island Mites 01:36
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Nobody's darling but mine Thomas Cartwright and the Boys 02:37
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Christian automobile Sons of Andros 02:15
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Let me call you sweetheart Israel Forbes 02:25
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Sloop John B Dicey Doh Singers 02:10
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Jimmy bend a tree while it's young Thomas Cartwright and the Boys 02:45
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Round and round the bar room Nat Saunders, Huelon Newbold, and Orlando Turnquest 03:30
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118
Roll of pin Alvis Armbrister and Almeda Campbell 04:29
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Dry bones Sons of Andros 03:01
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Bid you goodnight Cat Island Mites 02:59
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The Timestable Ed Moxey's Rake 'n Scrape 02:14
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God sent Jonah Israel Forbes 02:50
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Liar Dicey Doh Singers 02:13