Wolf River Songs

Traditional songs of the Wisconsin lumberjacks are performed by the Walker family. Recorded in 1956 by Sidney Roberston Cowell, the songs are part of Walker family tradition (detailed in the liner notes) sung during cold winters working in logging camps. The songs find their origin in 19th century sailing songs that can be traced back through New England, Eastern Canada and the Great Lakes. The songs are not the usual work songs but instead "They are primarily tale-ballads rather than songs. Their hallmark is a sense of prodigious in human effort and experience."

Track Listing

101	The Little Brown Bulls Robert Walker	03:17
102	The Lost Jimmie Whalen Robert Walker	03:11
103	We Are Anchored by the Roadside, Jim Robert Walker	01:29
104	Foreman Monroe Warde Ford	02:39
105	River Driver's Song Warde Ford	01:18
106	The Keith and Hiles Line Warde Ford	01:31
107	The Nightingales of Spring Warde Ford	03:47
108	The Wild Colonial Boy Robert Walker	01:48
109	Brennan on the Moor Carlton Hawks	02:12
110	Land of Pleasure Elizabeth Walker Ford	01:53
201	The Lowlands Low Warde Ford	03:36
202	Andrew Batan Warde Ford	03:32
203	Young Johnny Warde Ford	02:50
204	The Flying Cloud Robert Walker	04:49
205	The Sinking of the Cumberland Warde Ford	02:46
206	The Wreck of the Lady Sherbrooke Robert Walker	03:15
207	Pretty Polly Clara Hawks Tracy	04:29