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1	O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) more music like this by Original Soundtrack The critical consensus at the end of 2000 was that it had been one of the weakest film years in recent memory. Which may have been true, despite O Brother, Where Art Thou?, the Coen brothers' delightfully warm and weird Depression-era re-telling of Homer's Odyssey. But for music lovers, 2000 was an amazing year at the movies, and it produced ... see all copies from $8.09! new only from $13.34!
2	The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1-4 (1999) more music like this by Woody Guthrie Woody Guthrie's Asch Recordings, Vol. 1-4 is another shining example of Smithsonian/Folkways' ability to create a historically important document that is both fun and enriching. Combining four separate compilations (This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1, Muleskinner Blues: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 2, Hard Travelin': The Asch ... see all copies from $42.97! new only from $45.08!
3	Birds, Beasts, Bugs and Fishes (Little & Big) (1998) more music like this by Pete Seeger Previously available on two separate 1955 Folkways LPs (Birds, Beasts, Bugs and Little Fishes and Birds, Beasts, Bugs and Bigger Fishes), this CD combines both of these children's records onto one disc, complete lyrics included in the accompanying booklet. As the titles make plain, the songs were devoted to animals of all sorts; Birds, Beasts, ... see all copies from $11.24! new only from $15.28!
4	We Shall Overcome: The Complete Carnegie Hall Concert (1989) more music like this by Pete Seeger We Shall Overcome: The Complete Carnegie Hall Concert shows that Pete Seeger was at his apex as a performer and as an influential figure in the surging folk movement when John Hammond turned on the Columbia Records tape machine to capture this performance. Out flowed stories, traditional songs, covers of songs by new songwriters like Bob Dylan, ... see all copies from $3.16! new only from $17.76!
5	Childern's Music Collection (1998) more music like this by Various Artists see all copies from $5.70! new only from $5.70!
6	World Gone Wrong (1993) more music like this by Bob Dylan If Good as I Been to You was a strong traditionalist folk record, World Gone Wrong was an exceptional one, boasting an exceptional set of songs given performances so fully realized that they seemed like modern protest songs. Much of this record is fairly obscure to anyone outside of dedicated folk fans; "Delia" (covered by Johnny Cash the ... see all copies from $6.19! new only from $6.19!
7	Classic Mountain Songs (2002) more music like this by Various Artists From the time of its inception in the middle of the 20th century, the Folkways label recorded plenty of traditional folk music from the Southern Appalachians. This well-chosen collection, oriented mostly though not totally toward tracks with vocals, has a couple of dozen examples from the Folkways catalog. Though it's not always totally clear when ... see all copies from $11.04! new only from $11.05!
8	Presenting/In Person (2003) more music like this by The New Christy Minstrels The New Christy Minstrels took ensemble folk music to its logical conclusion. Many vocal groups utilized three or four participants, allowing for multiple lead singers and smooth harmony. The New Christy Minstrels consisted of 14 players, creating something akin to a choral group capable of handling complex arrangements of overlapping male/female ... see all copies from $16.10! new only from $16.10!
9	Folk Music of the World (1991) more music like this by Pete Seeger A CD compilation of two albums Pete Seeger recorded under the same title in the late '50s, Folk Music of the World sounds like Seeger's response to Theodore Bikel's big-selling series of albums devoted to the local folk music of various countries. There's little attempt to be "faithful" in any literal sense, as Seeger performs all of the songs in ... see all copies from $3.22! new only from $3.22!
10	Green Green (2003) more music like this by The New Christy Minstrels This Priceless compilation features a good assortment of the New Christy Minstrels' hits, including "We'll Sing in the Sunshine," "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine," "Blowin' in the Wind," and the title track. While other collections may be more thorough (like the exhaustive Definitive New Christy Minstrels), Green Green should serve the casual fan or ... see all copies from $4.28! new only from $5.72!
11 view cover	Cowboy Songs of the Old West (1994) more music like this by Alan Lomax & Ed McCurdy see all copies from $3.93! new only from $3.93!
12 view cover	Good as I Been to You (1992) more music like this by Bob Dylan Given the acclaim of The Bootleg Series and the perceived disappointment of Under the Red Sky, it seemed like it was time for Dylan to bounce back with a convincing album of original material. Instead, he delivered a record of folk songs, his first straight covers album ever, not to mention his first guitar, harmonica, and voice record since the ... see all copies from $6.19! new only from $6.19!
13 view cover	The Greatest Songs of Woody Guthrie (1972) more music like this by Woody Guthrie A two-record set released on one CD, this collection of great Woody Guthrie songs performed by some of Guthrie's apostles, as well as by Guthrie himself, serves as a nice overview of his music. From the opening notes of "This Land Is Your Land" and a composite arrangement that starts with Guthrie and his guitar, then folds into the Weavers ... see all copies from $12.47! new only from $12.47!
14 view cover	The Mayor of MacDougal Street: Rarities 1957-69 (2005) more music like this by Dave Van Ronk Dave Van Ronk's death in 2002 took away one of the key architects of the Great Folk Revival of the late 1950s and early 1960s, and while Van Ronk never made the kind of broad cultural impact that younger musicians like Bob Dylan or Joan Baez made at the time, his steady mentoring is everywhere apparent in the urban folk movement of the day. Known ... see all copies from $12.51! new only from $12.51!
15 view cover	Song and Play Time with Pete Seeger (1960) more music like this by Pete Seeger This 1960 recording is one of about ten children's music albums Seeger issued on Folkways, and offers no particular surprises or themes. It's just Seeger on guitar and banjo, as usual, delivering standards like "She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain," "Skip to My Lou," "I've Been Workin' on the Railroad," and "Little Sally Walker" with enthusiasm ... see all copies from $11.24! new only from $15.06!
16 view cover	Children's Concert at Town Hall (1963) more music like this by Pete Seeger see all copies from $5.33! new only from $5.33!
17 view cover	If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope & Struggle (1998) more music like this by Pete Seeger Pete Seeger's repertoire was not limited to songs with specific sociopolitical goals, and the most familiar versions of his most popular tunes were done for Columbia. Still, it's hard to imagine doing better than this compilation of Folkways recordings (most from the late '50s and '60s) if you want evidence of Seeger's importance and skills as a ... see all copies from $15.28! new only from $15.28!
18 view cover	Dear Companion (2007) more music like this by Meg Baird Meg Baird is the ever-restless lead vocalist from Espers. Dear Companion is her first solo album on Drag City. Full of traditional songs, well-chosen covers, and originals, it stands outside the freak folk scene, and doesn't remind the listener of her primary band, either. Accompanied only by her acoustic guitar, Baird employs humor together with ... see all copies from $13.57! new only from $13.57!
19 view cover	Greatest Hits (1957) more music like this by The Weavers This is an excellent double-disc compilation of this group's more directly folk-related work from the mid 50s to the mid 60s. Note, however, that these are not the original Weavers recordings of their hits. William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide see all copies from $7.93! new only from $14.22!
20 view cover	Sings for Children (1999) more music like this by Leadbelly A dozen of these 28 songs were first issued on the 1960 Folkways album Negro Folk Songs for Young People. But this is not so much a CD expansion of that album as a lengthy compilation of children-friendly performances from the 1940s that uses Negro Folk Songs for Young People as its core. The additional tracks were recorded by Moe Asch of Folkways ... see all copies from $13.75! new only from $14.83!
21 view cover	Shake Sugaree (2004) more music like this by Elizabeth Cotten Elizabeth Cotten was a national treasure. She didn't begin recording until she was 66 years old (in 1958), but a simple song she had written when she was 11, "Freight Train," became a staple of the folk revival in the 1960s, and her frequent concerts and appearances on the folk circuit were legendary for their unassuming grace and wisdom, not to ... see all copies from $13.61! new only from $15.13!
22 view cover	Leadbelly's Last Sessions (1994) more music like this by Leadbelly Four CDs containing the best part of Leadbelly's only recordings on magnetic recording tape, which allowed him to stretch his songs to their usual length for the first time on record. The clarity of the recording, the presence of the between-song comments, and the selection of material makes this a seminal part of any serious collection. Bruce ... see all copies from $39.50! new only from $45.75!
23 view cover	The Time Has Come (1971) more music like this by Anne Briggs Anne Briggs' second album appeared in 1971, but in sharp contrast to her debut, where she'd sung traditional music with scarcely any accompaniment, this was virtually all contemporary material, most of it self-penned, with Briggs playing guitar and bouzouki. Included was the title track, which had already been covered by former boyfriend Bert ... see all copies from $14.25! new only from $14.25!
24 view cover	Columbia River Collection (1988) more music like this by Woody Guthrie In May 1941, Woody Guthrie began working for the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), a job that required him to write songs to promote development (dams) on the Columbia River. He would later claim that he wrote a song per day during his month-long association with the BPA, making it one of the most productive periods of his life. Several of ... see all copies from $8.98! new only from $16.21!
25 view cover	Where I'm Bound (1964) more music like this by Bob Gibson Bob Gibson was a folksinger in the mid-'50s before folk singing became cool. Along with Hamilton Camp, he made a big splash in 1961 with At the Gate of Horn, and by the time he released Where I'm Bound in 1964, the folk revival was winding down. Like a number of albums from the revival, much of Where I'm Bound holds fast to tradition by featuring ... see all copies from $14.38! new only from $14.38!

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