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.

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.

Pete Seeger - American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 3 [COMPACT DISCS] date 07/27/2004