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American Folk Songs Sung by the Seegers

The Seeger Family
American Folk Songs Sung by the Seegers
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Mike, Peggy, Barbara, and Penny Seeger join forces on this album of folk songs, which includes ballads, lullabies, and ring games. Particularly interesting is the accompanying essay by musicologist Charles Seeger, who writes about the communication between urban and rural musical forms.

Track Listing

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Old Molly Hare The Seeger Family 2:32
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102
When I First Came to This Land The Seeger Family 2:33
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103
Jane, Jane (Three Mockingbirds) The Seeger Family 1:35
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104
The Rich Irish Lady The Seeger Family 3:32
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105
My Home's Across the Smoky Mountains The Seeger Family 2:35
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106
Freight Train Blues The Seeger Family 2:48
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201
The Wedding Dress Song The Seeger Family 2:11
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202
The Brown Girl (Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender) The Seeger Family 3:57
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203
Five Times Five The Seeger Family 2:06
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204
The Kicking Mule The Seeger Family 2:39
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205
Dance to Your Daddy The Seeger Family 1:16
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206
Goodbye, Little Bonnie The Seeger Family 2:51

Album Info

Catalog Number(s)

FW02005, FA 2005

Year(s) Released

1957

Label/Collection

Folkways Records

Genre(s)

American Folk

Country(s)

United States

Culture Group(s)

Anglo-American

Instrument(s)

Autoharp; Banjo; Fiddle; Guitar; Mandolin

Credit(s)

Seeger Family - Artist
 Barbara Seeger - Artist
 Peggy Seeger - Artist
 Penny Seeger - Artist
 Mike Seeger - Artist
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