Anglo-American Ballads, Vol. 1 (1999)

About this title: Anglo-American Ballads, Vol. 1 was the first of six albums of field recordings issued in 1942 by the Archive of Folk Song in the Library of Congress, and it has subsequently appeared in LP form before this CD. Edited by Alan Lomax, this first volume was recorded between 1936 and 1941. It presents folk songs that were often derived from ballads of Anglo origin, and were largely performed by Southern singers. Most of the selections are a cappella solo vocals, although sometimes there's guitar or banjo accompaniment. Several well-known folk standards are on board: "Barbara Allen," "Pretty Polly" ... read more

Tracks:

1. The House Carpenter
2. The Farmer's Curst Wife
3. The Gypsy Davy [Guthrie/Traditional]
4. Barbara Allen
5. Pretty Polly [Traditional]
6. The Rich Old Farmer
7. The Devil's Nine Questions
8. Old Kimball
9. One Morning in May
10. The Little Brown Bulls
11. The Sioux Indians
12. The Lady of Carlisle [Traditional]
13. Pretty Polly [Ballad]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.