Bergerfolk, Vol. 2: Happy Landings, Family Folk Singing

The Bergerfolk

On this 1973 recording, musical family band The Bergerfolk offer a wide selection of folk songs from traditional ("Free Little Bird") to modern ("The Circus" by Don McLean). The group is composed of banjo-playing patriarch Steve, his wife Phoebe on guitar and autoharp, and their five children: Claudia, Jennifer, Margaret, Jonathan, and Emily-Kate. This is the second of four albums they recorded for Folkways Records.

One of the best-known songs heard here is the famous anti-war anthem "Masters of War," written and originally recorded by Bob Dylan. The Bergerfolk close with Peter Yarrow’s "Weave Me the Sunshine." Lyrics and instrumentation credits for all tracks are included in the liner notes.

Track Listing

101	Amelia Earhart	The Bergerfolk	4:28
102	Storms Are on the Ocean,The	The Bergerfolk	3:13
103	Soldier's Joy	The Bergerfolk	1:20
104	Oh, Had I a Golden Thread	The Bergerfolk	4:09
105	Go Tell Aunt Rhodie	The Bergerfolk	1:18
106	Annie Laurie	The Bergerfolk	3:12
107	Poor Howard	The Bergerfolk	3:46
108	Masters of War	The Bergerfolk	4:15
201	Bright Morning Stars	The Bergerfolk	2:06
202	E-rie-ee	The Bergerfolk	1:33
203	Orphans of Wealth	The Bergerfolk	1:54
204	Doney Gal	The Bergerfolk	1:18
205	My Pigeon House / My Biggest Dream (medley)	The Bergerfolk	2:06
206	Free Little Bird	The Bergerfolk	3:58
207	Circus	The Bergerfolk	1:24
208	Thinnest Man,The	The Bergerfolk	4:01
209	Weave Me the Sunshine	The Bergerfolk	3:06