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1	Father of the Delta Blues: The Complete 1965 Sessions (1992) more music like this by Son House After being rediscovered by the folk-blues community in the early '60s, Son House rose to the occasion and recorded this magnificent set of performances. Allowed to stretch out past the shorter running time of the original 78s, House turns in wonderful, steaming performances of some of his best-known material. On some tracks, House is supplemented ... see all copies from $6.98! new only from $17.76!
2	The Original Delta Blues (1998) more music like this by Son House Columbia/Legacy's The Original Delta Blues is a fine distillation of the label's double-disc set Father of the Delta Blues, containing 16 highlights from that comprehensive overview of his '60s rediscovery recordings. Curious listeners who are intimidated by the size of the previous set are advised to pick up this terrific sampler instead. ... see all copies from $5.33! new only from $5.33!
3	The Deep River of Song: Alabama (2001) more music like this by Various Artists Recorded between 1934-1940 by folklorist John Lomax, this offers an interesting cross-section of songs sung by "real" people in Alabama. And a cross-section it really is, from blues to spirituals to lullabies to work songs. It's a collection that introduces a voice that should have become well-known -- Vera Ward Hall, who opens the set with a ... see all copies from $15.70! new only from $15.70!
4	Classic African American Ballads from Smithsonian Folkways (2006) more music like this by Various Artists The African American ballads collected on this intriguing set from Smithsonian Folkways don't differ in obvious ways from the British ballad tradition, with the songs in both streams dealing frequently with death, often from romance gone awry, and several of the selections here ("Mouse on the Hill," "Stewball," "St. James Infirmary," "Gallis Pole" ... see all copies from $7.46! new only from $11.05!
5	Classic Railroad Songs from Smithsonian Folkways (2006) more music like this by Various Artists Smithsonian Folkways ninth installment of its popular Classic Series chronicles the golden age of the American railroad. Classic Railroad Songs from Smithsonian Folkways picks up where 2004's Classic Maritime Music collection left off, unearthing previously unheard of gems from their archives along with classics from some of the genre's finest ... see all copies from $11.05! new only from $11.05!
6	Treasury of Library of Congress Field Recordings (1997) more music like this by Various Artists Thirty Library of Congress field recordings from 1933 to 1946, compiled and thoroughly annotated by Stephen Wade. There are many Library of Congress collections, but the diversity of performances on this disc might make one of the better selections for someone who's interested enough in folkloric recordings to have just a few, as opposed to an ... see all copies from $15.84! new only from $15.84!
7	Afro-American Spirituals, Work Songs & Ballads (1998) more music like this by Various Artists Afro-American Spirituals, Work Songs & Ballads is -- beginning to end -- the strongest collection of such field-recorded material focused on work songs available, as of its release in 1998. In addition to recordings of chain-gang work songs, other raw, moving material heard on this compilation includes moans, a congregational shout that borders on ... see all copies from $9.99! new only from $15.29!
8	Steal Away: Songs of Underground Railroad (1998) more music like this by Kim Harris & Reggie A tribute to the bravery and dedication of the people involved in the Underground Railroad, 1998's Steal Away features Kim & Reggie Harris' stirring performances of songs about slavery. Most of the album consists of traditional freedom songs like "Oh Freedom," "No More Auction Block for Me," "Let Us Break Bread Together," "Go Down Moses" and "Now ... see all copies from $16.21! new only from $16.21!
9	The Land Where the Blues Began (1992) more music like this by Alan Lomax This CD (the audio accompaniment to an episode of Alan Lomax's American Patchwork series on American roots music) examines the roots of Mississippi Delta blues. Recorded between 1933 and 1959 by Alan Lomax, Lewis Jones, John W. Work, John A. Lomax, and Herbert Halpert, the CD reveals much about the sources for Delta blues musicians' styles and the ... see all copies from $10.99! new only from $23.56!
10	Caribbean Voyage: Brown Girl in the Ring (1997) more music like this by Alan Lomax Field recordings made by Alan Lomax in 1962 in Trinidad, Tobago, Dominica, St. Lucia, Anguilla, Nevis, and Carriacou. These are 62 group a cappella "game and pass play" songs, some sung by adults, but the majority by children, with spirited handclapping providing the only accompaniment to the voices. These territories were subject to much European ... see all copies from $10.25! new only from $10.25!
11 view cover	Caribbean Voyage: Martinique (2001) more music like this by Alan Lomax In the liner notes to this CD, a pamphlet approaching the thickness of the Swiss train schedule, it is admitted almost immediately that Caribbean Voyage: Martinique is hardly a thorough, balanced, or representative overview of this island's musical culture. History and geography are among the important reasons that so many different styles of ... see all copies from $6.73! new only from $14.89!
12 view cover	Caribbean Voyage: East Indian Music in the West Indies (1999) more music like this by Alan Lomax Rounder's third volume in this part of their extended Alan Lomax field recording series focuses on a batch of 1962 recordings showcasing a cultural cross-breed of traditional Asian and newly created, Creolized East Indian music. In the 13 musical selections you'll hear amazing recordings of Hindu wedding songs, Muslim tassa drumming, Madrasi ... see all copies from $9.18! new only from $9.18!
13 view cover	Caribbean Voyage: Dominica - Creole Crossroads (1999) more music like this by Alan Lomax The history of the recording industry can be described superficially as the development of mediums with longer and longer playing time. Whether this benefits the pop industry with its three-minute song obsession is questionable, but there's no denying the impact on documentation of world music. Projects such as the Caribbean field recordings of ... see all copies from $14.94! new only from $14.94!
14 view cover	Italian Treasury: Lombardia (2005) more music like this by Alan Lomax Recorded in 1954, a year that renowned archivist/ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax described as one of the happiest of his life, the Italian Treasury recordings were the first to document old-world/rural Italy in a field setting. Lombardia, a northern region that borders Switzerland, is the second most populous area -- next to Rome -- and is rich in ... see all copies from $16.10! new only from $16.10!
15 view cover	Angola Prison Worksongs (1997) more music like this by Various Artists Angola Prison Worksongs is a harrowing disc to listen to, not so much for the music as because of the circumstances of the recording. These field recordings from Angola prison, circa 1959, are more valuable as a social-historical document than for purely musical value. These work songs are sung by prisoners to the accompaniment of jackhammers, ... see all copies from $12.20! new only from $15.33!
16 view cover	King of the Delta Blues (2005) more music like this by Son House King of the Delta Blues is a single-disc set that collects Son House's Library of Congress sessions for Alan Lomax in 1940 and 1941, and House's huge rasping voice and vibrant slide guitar style are everywhere here, both on the solo selections and on a handful of African-American string band pieces that finds friends Leroy Williams (harmonica), ... see all copies from $11.48! new only from $11.48!
17 view cover	Blues from the Big House (2007) more music like this by Various Artists Blues from the Big House pairs two classic albums of prison field recordings, the first recorded at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman (the dreaded Parchman's Farm that pops up in so many old Delta blues songs) in 1947 by Alan and John Lomax and released on LP as Parchman Farm: Yazoo Delta Blues, while the second was tracked by Harry ... see all copies from $15.27! new only from $15.27!
18 view cover	Negro Blues and Hollers (1962) more music like this by Various Artists These 12 tracks were collected in a joint project by the Library of Congress and Fisk University in 1941 and 1942, concentrating on Mississippi country blues as well as the field hollers and spirituals that were the blues' direct ancestors. A couple of these performers are actually pretty well known; Son House has three cuts and contributes to the ... see all copies from $14.83! new only from $22.81!
19 view cover	Caribbean Voyage: Caribbean Sampler (1999) more music like this by Alan Lomax This is the first entry in a multi-volume set exploring the Caribbean side of recordings made by Alan Lomax on his explorations for songs the world over, this batch emanating from 1962. When Lomax went song collecting in the Lesser Antilles -- the chain of small islands that form the southeastern edge of the Caribbean Sea -- these islands were all ... see all copies from $14.83! new only from $14.83!
20 view cover	Ballad Legacy: The Alan Lomax Portait Series (2001) more music like this by Texas Gladden A wonderfully comprehensive overview of the recordings of traditional ballad singer Texas Gladden, Ballad Legacy is a near-essential document for fans of the near-extinct genre. Although somewhat ethnomusicalogical in its bent, the set and its superbly assembled accompanying booklet never come off as overly academic, though the average folk music ... see all copies from $7.99! new only from $16.10!
21 view cover	Southern Journey, Vol. 12: Georgia Sea Islands (1998) more music like this by Various Artists Because of their isolation, the folk and gospel music of the African-American communities of the Georgia Sea Islands showed stronger ties to African forms, and sometimes had a lilt more associated with the Bahamas and Caribbean. Alan Lomax recorded the 18 biblical songs and spirituals on this recording in 1959 and 1960, and although much has ... see all copies from $10.74! new only from $15.29!
22 view cover	World Library of Folk and Primitive Music, Vol. XVII: Romania (2001) more music like this by Alan Lomax Nestled in between Hungary and Serbia on its western border, and Moldova and the Black Sea on its eastern border, is the country of Romania. A Roman province beginning in about 100 AD, the country has been overrun by barbarian hordes, converted to Eastern Orthodox Christianity, occupied by Nazis, ruled by the Communists, and -- since 1989 -- on ... see all copies from $15.29! new only from $15.29!
23 view cover	Caribbean Voyage: The French Antilles - We Will Play Love Tonight! (2004) more music like this by The Alan Lomax Collection This is the latest installment in the massive Caribbean Voyage series from Rounder Records, drawn from field recordings made by Alan Lomax during a swing through the Lesser Antilles and the Eastern Caribbean in 1962. This time out, Lomax surveys Creole music from the former French colonies of Guadeloupe, St. Barthelemy, and Martinique, and while ... see all copies from $4.69! new only from $16.10!
24 view cover	The Caribbean Voyage: Trinidad, The 1962 Field Recordings (2000) more music like this by Alan Lomax Caribbean Voyage: Trinidad presents Alan Lomax's 1962 field recordings of Trinidad's traditional carnival festivities, spotlighting the famous Shrovetide festival. Kalendas, maypole songs, calypso, Hosay and Hosein drumming, and interviews with the performers capture the diverse roots traditional Caribbean culture, as well as the changes it was ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $18.07!
25 view cover	Explorer Series: The Bahamas - The Real Bahamas (2003) more music like this by Various Artists While this isn't actually a Joseph Spence album, it might as well be, since he and his extended family play a big part on this disc, starting with the very first track. Recorded in 1966 (although Spence's "Don't Take Everybody to Be Your Friend" was actually recorded in the U.S. during Spence's first tour), it's a revelation in the way the ... see all copies from $11.27! new only from $11.27!

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