Pete Seeger - American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 1 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

This collection reminds US that the ballad's purpose, first and foremost, is to tell a story. These songs narrate tales of ordinary people-hoboes and lovers and sailors-and their extraordinary deeds. From InchJohn HenryInch to InchLady Margaret,Inch Pete Seeger's expressive style is ideally communicative.

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Ballads fuse the arts of music and storytelling.3 Pete Seeger, an American folk hero and icon of the great Inchfolk revival of the 1950s & 1960 s, hand selecton some of his favorite American ballads to compile a series of classic American song-stories flowing from the bedrock tof the American experience. Throught these captivaiting songs, a tale is told of America Inchonce upon a timInch. This CD is the second in a series of Ballad reissues and an important recording for any fan of American folk music.