Pete Seeger - American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 3 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Recorded during the heart of the great Inchfolk song revivalInch of the 1950s and 60s, Seeger's American Favorite Ballads was and is a classic series of albums. This CD is the first in a series of Ballad reissues, and essential for any fan of American folk music to own.

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.

See also Smithsonian Folkways Recordings reissued series of American Favorite Ballads.