Various Artists - The Golden Age Of American Popular Music: The Folk Hits - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The first folk sampler from the legendary Tradition tag of the 1950's featuring such iconoclasts as Odetta, Etta Baker, Oscar Brand, John Jacob Niles and many others Album Tracks 1. The Bird's Courtship - Ed McCurdy W/ Erik Darling 2. O?Donnell Aboo - Tommy Makem W/ the Clancy Brothers 3. John Henry - Mrs. Etta Baker 4. The Hearse Song - Colyn Davies 5. Rodenos - El Ni?O de Ronda 6. Johnny's Gone to Hilo - Paul Clayton 7. Dark As a Dungeon - Glenn Yarbrough 8. Johnny Lad - Ewan MacColl W/ Peggy Seeger 9. Ha-Na-Ava Ba-Ba-Not - Hillel and Aviva 10. I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago-Oscar Brand W/F. Hellerman 11. Keel Row - Isla Cameron 12. The Fairy Boy - Seamus Ennis 13. The Gambling Suitor - Jean Ritchie and Paul Clayton 14. Spiritual Trilogy - Odetta 15. South Australia - a. L. Lloyd 16. Lulle Lullay - John Jacob Niles 17. Whiskey You?Re the Devil - Liam Clancy 18. I Loved a Lass - Ewan MacColl 19. Carraig Donn - Mary O?Hara 20. Rosie-C.B. And 10 Others with Axes, Mississippi St Penitentiary 21. Sail Away Ladies - Odetta 22. Ain't No More Cane on This Brazis - Alan Lomax 23. Railroad Bill - Mrs. Etta Baker 24. Billy Boy - Ed McCurdy 25. When I Was Single - David Hammond 26. Donna, Donna - Italian Brass Band and Chorus

The perfect introduction to Topic Records the worlds oldest surviving independent record tag, a 2 CD set featuring 28 specially selected tracks from the labels vast catalogue. The story of Topic is synonymous with the growth of folk as a musical and social movement in Britain and these recordings demonstrate the bridge between modern music and a traditional art form. On this 2 CD set you will find some of the most remarkable singers, songs and tunes - either drawn directly from the tradition or inspired by it. Tracks featured include John Tam's, Unity, Steve Ashley's, Ships of Shame, Dick Gaughan's, Both Sides the Tweed and Ewan MacColl's, Dirty Old Town. Many of the tracks deal with social issues of the time and there are also re-workings of great traditional story songs like - Anne Briggs' Blackwater Side, Mike Watersons' Tamlyn, Nic Jones' Canadee-i-o and the majestic performances by Martin Simpson, Shirley Collins, Davy Graham, Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy and The Watersons. Topic also offers up June Tabor and Oysterband cover version of Joy Divisions classic Love Will Tear Us Apart. Pentangle, Andrew Cronshaw, Brass Monkey, Vin Garbutt, Johnny Handle, Bill Caddick, The Cheviot Ranters, Cilla Fisher and Artie Tresize, Silly Sisters, Tim Van Eyken, Peter Bellamy and Oak - the list goes on - a fulfilling and haunting introduction to the great legacy of the folk tradition and Topic RecordsCD1Dick Gaughan - Both Sides The Tweed /Nic Jones - Canadee -i-o / Davy Graham - Angi / Shirley Collins - The Sweet Primeroses / Martin Simpson - Never Any Good /Andrew Cronshaw - Wasps In The Woodpile / Pentangle - The Time Has Come / Anne Briggs - Blackwater Side / Martin Carthy - Scarborough Fair / Eliza Carthy - Worcester City / Ewan MacColl - Dirty Old Town. / The Watersons - Pace-Egging Song / Silly Sisters - Hedger And Ditcher / John Tams - Unity. (Raise Your Banners High)CD 2

One of the most influential recordings in the entire Tradition records catalog, the 1963 LP Anthology of the Twelve String Guitar is a treasured artifact that has been relished by generations of guitar fans as one of the cornerstones of recorded guitar history Album Tracks 1. Bull Durham - Glen Campbell 2. Nashville - Mason Williams 3. 12 String Guitar Rag - Bob Gibson 4. Saints Soul Song - James (Roger) McQuinn 5. Color Him Folky - Howard Roberts 6. My Little Maggie - Joe Maphis 7. Blues Wail - Billy Strange 8. Honey Miss Me When I'm Gone - Mason Williams 9. Cottonfields - Howard Roberts 10. Six By Twelve - Joe Maphis