Philadelphia Folk Festival: 40th Anniversary (2001)

About this title: This whopping five-disc set commemorates the Philadelphia Folk Festival's 40th anniversary. There's definitely no shortage of music here, each of the five discs filled to the brim. And there's also no shortage of folk superstars, either. Some of the more noteworthy performances include Fairport Convention's "Walk a While," Bonnie Raitt's "Talkin' Fishin' Blues," Nanci Griffith's "From a Distance," Taj Mahal's "Cakewalk Into Town," Ricky Skaggs' "Rawhide," and Richard Thompson's "Bee's Wing," to just name a few. Every performer gets just one song, which is a bit disappointing, but at least ... read more

Tracks:

1. Scots Piping [Traditional]
2. Walk Awhile [Swarbrick/Thompson]
3. Green, Green, Rocky Road [Traditional]
4. If I Had My Way [Davis]
5. Open Up Them Pearly Gates [Traditional]
6. Kokomo Blues [McDowell]
7. Talkin' Fishin' Blues [Guthrie]
8. Did You Hear John Hurt? [Paxton]
9. Ain't No Tellin' [Hurt]
10. Irish Dance Medley: Boys of Ballisodaire/Longford Collector [Traditional]
11. Here's to Cheshire, Here's to Cheese (Froggy) [Haworth]
12. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face [MacColl]
13. Panama Limited [White]
14. City of New Orleans [Goodman]
15. Sharon [Bromberg]
16. Farewell Toast/Boatman [Traditional]
17. These Are the Days [Raskins/Miles/Laub/]
18. Hoedown [Copland]
19. No Love Today [Smither]
20. Watchin' the River Go By [Hartford]
21. Sensitive New Age Guys [Lavin/Gorka]
22. Wild Goose Chase [Traditional]
23. Hit or Miss [Gordon]
24. Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking) [Ian]
25. Hello in There [Prine]
26. From a Distance [Gold]
27. Georgia State Patrol/Deep Gap Salute [Rogers]
28. I'm Alright [Wainwright III]
29. When I'm Gone [Roderick]
30. Ciorcirlia [Traditional]
31. People My Age [Gorka]
32. Le Jig Francais [Doucet]
33. Going Up [Doyle]
34. My Father's House [Bibb]
35. Tanglewood Tree [Carter]
36. My Heart in Rio [Lopez]
37. Old Dominion [Clem]
38. Ode to a Butterfly [Thile]
39. Cakewalk into Town [Mahal]
40. Simple Gearle [Earle]
41. Rawhide [Monroe]
42. This Town Is Wrong [Nields]
43. Minnie the Moocher [Calloway/Gaskill/Mi]
44. Olympic Reel [Traditional]
45. The Golden Apples of the Sun [Traditional]
46. Beeswing [Thompson]
47. St. Mary of Regrets [Werner]
48. Alturas [Traditional]
49. You Jacobites by Name [Traditional]
50. Beg to Differ [Larkin]
51. Ring-Around-A-Rosie-Rag [Guthrie]
52. Darcy Farrow [Gillette/Campbell]
53. I Ain't Marching Anymore [Ochs]
54. Devil's Dream/Sailor Hornpipe [Traditional]
55. I Blinked Once [Forbert]
56. El Pajarillo [Traditional]
57. Drag Queens in Limousines [Gauthier/Harmon]
58. Goodnight Irene [Leadbelly/Lomax]

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