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Been in the Storm So Long - Spirituals & Shouts, Children's Game Songs, and Folktales

Moving Star Hall Singers
Been in the Storm So Long - Spirituals & Shouts, Children's Game Songs, and Folktales

This recording was made over a period of two years to accompany a folklife study of the southern rural African-American community of Johns Island off the coast of South Carolina. Producer Guy Carawan documents the "rich oral tradition of folk expression" of Moving Star Hall, a central gathering place for community members to express themselves through sermon, song, testimony and prayer evocative of the oldest forms of African American folk life and slave culture. 17 songs, 43 minutes, with liner notes by Guy Carawan featuring excerpts from his book, Ain't You Got a Right to the Tree of Life? : The People of Johns Island, South Carolina--Their Faces, Their Words, and Their Songs, song lyrics and pictures.

Track Listing

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Talking 'Bout a Good Time Moving Star Hall Singers 01:13
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That's All Right Moving Star Hall Singers 02:35
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Jesus Knows All About My Troubles Moving Star Hall Singers 03:20
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Talk: Esau Jenkins Moving Star Hall Singers 01:28
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Lay Down Body Moving Star Hall Singers 03:34
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I'm Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table / Our Father: Prayer (medley) Moving Star Hall Singers 05:58
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Been In the Storm So Long Moving Star Hall Singers 03:04
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Down On Me Moving Star Hall Singers 03:01
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Reborn, Reborn Again Moving Star Hall Singers 02:49
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Row, Michael, Row Moving Star Hall Singers 01:44
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Johnny Cuckoo Moving Star Hall Singers 01:12
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Old Lady Come From Booster Moving Star Hall Singers 01:02
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Shoo Turkey Moving Star Hall Singers 01:21
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Mr. Postman Die Moving Star Hall Singers 01:03
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Water My Flowers Moving Star Hall Singers 01:18
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The Rabbit and the Partridge Moving Star Hall Singers 02:09
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Jack and Mary and the Devil Moving Star Hall Singers 06:40