You've Been a Friend to Me

Sonya Cohen Cramer (1965–2015) was raised in a family committed to revitalizing the oldest songs of the American musical canon. Like her father John Cohen of The New Lost City Ramblers, Sonya shared a belief in the transformative qualities of folk songs and traditional ballads. You’ve Been a Friend to Me is the first collection featuring Sonya’s singing, and it reveals the full arc of her musical life through collaborations with her aunt Peggy Seeger, uncle Pete Seeger, Elizabeth Mitchell, Daniel Littleton, and the folk-fusion group Last Forever. While shaped by the roots of her family tree, the radiating and clear sound of Sonya’s voice is distinctly her own.  

Track Listing

1	Oh, Blue	Sonya Cohen Cramer featuring Penny Seeger Cohen	02:04
2	A Squirrel Is a Pretty Thing	Sonya Cohen Cramer featuring Peggy Seeger	01:38
3	When I Was Most Beautiful	Sonya Cohen Cramer featuring Pete Seeger	02:55
4	Hide and Seek	Sonya Cohen Cramer, Last Forever	03:23
5	In the Pines	Sonya Cohen Cramer, Last Forever	02:35
6	Louis Collins / Spike Driver Blues	Sonya Cohen Cramer, Last Forever	03:50
7	All for You	Sonya Cohen Cramer, Last Forever	05:45
8	You've Been a Friend to Me	Sonya Cohen Cramer featuring Elizabeth Mitchell and Daniel Littleton	03:24
9	Black Jack Davey	Sonya Cohen Cramer featuring Elizabeth Mitchell and Daniel Littleton	05:23
10	No Place to Fall	Sonya Cohen Cramer featuring Elizabeth Mitchell and Daniel Littleton	03:06
11	Oh the Wind and Rain	Sonya Cohen Cramer featuring Elizabeth Mitchell and Daniel Littleton	03:32
12	The Blacksmith	Sonya Cohen Cramer featuring Elizabeth Mitchell and Daniel Littleton	03:15
13	Singing My Troubles Away	Sonya Cohen Cramer featuring Elizabeth Mitchell and Daniel Littleton	02:57
14	Lowlands	Sonya Cohen Cramer featuring Elizabeth Mitchell and Daniel Littleton	05:04
15	The Blackest Crow	Sonya Cohen Cramer featuring Elizabeth Mitchell and Daniel Littleton	02:16
16	Sidewalk Wildflower	Sonya Cohen Cramer	04:46
17	A Life That's Good	Sonya Cohen Cramer	03:08