Tuesday, August 25, 2020

VA - Vanguard Roots of Folk [2002] (3 x CD's)




ROOTS OF FOLK

VA - Vanguard Roots of Folk [2002] (3 x CD's)

Vanguard was one of the leading folk labels of the 1960s, with a great and varied lineup of artists with both to its own studio releases and its anthologies of performances from the Newport Folk Festivals. This is a three-CD set of Vanguard material from that era, encompassing live and studio tracks by many of the major icons of the time. The list is pretty amazing. Vanguard was a quality record company, production was to an unusually high standard for the day.

This offering features a comprehensive overview to coincide with “Vanguard Records” capitalization of folk music’s increasing popularity commencing back in 1950. Naturally, these selections are culled from the now historical “Vanguard Records” archives. The three CDs are divided into distinct folk based genres: CD1 Roots of Folks, CD2 Singers & Songwriters, and CD3 Folk Blues. You will hear Cisco Houston’s patriotic classic, “This Land Is Your Land,” and Doc Watson’s “Tom Dooley.” Vietnam protest singers such as Phil Ochs and the inimitable Northern California band, “Country Joe & The Fish are featured as well. Essentially, this three-pack is awash with one masterwork after another. The producers also include an informative timeline style glimpse of the progression and outgrowths of folk.  This wonderfully appealing product conjures up memories of both the good and bad while also serving as a testament to America’s beauty and wherewithal. More importantly – we are treated to a series of topical statements from many of this genre’s most prolific raconteurs. A great collection of Americana. Blues, folk, and what we now call Roots music.  (Amazon)


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Track lists

CD1


01    Paul Robeson    Joe Hill    2:56
02    Leon Bibb    Irene    3:21
03    Weavers    Kumbaya    2:52
04    Cisco Houston    This Land is Your Land    2:42
05    Ramblin' Jack Elliott    Roll on Buddy    2:02
06    Odetta    Another Man Done Gone    2:33
07    Judy Collins    Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season)    4:10
08    Weavers    If I Had a Hammer    2:18
09    Joan Baez    Donna Donna    3:15
10    Jimmie Driftwood    The Battle of New Orleans    2:59
11    Doc Watson & Clarence Ashley    Amazing Grace    3:52
12    Maybelle Carter    It Takes a Worried Man    3:10
13    Sandy Bull    Little Maggie    4:10
14    Elizabeth Cotten    Freight Train    4:02
15    Doc Watson    Tom Dooley    3:14

CD2

01    Buffy Sainte-Marie    The Universal Soldier    2:20
02    Eric Andersen    Violets of Dawn    3:49
03    Kingston Trio    M.T.A.    3:37
04    Rooftop Singers    Walk Right In    2:36
05    Donovan Feat. Joan Baez    Catch the Wind    2:16
06    Mimi & Richard Fariña    Pack Up Your Sorrows    3:00
07    Joan Baez Feat. Bob Dylan    It Ain't Me Babe    3:35
08    Chambers Brothers    People Get Ready    3:29
09    Phil Ochs    I Ain't Marchin' Anymore    2:38
10    Tom Paxton    Ramblin' Boy    3:29
11    Jerry Jeff Walker    Mr. Bojangles    3:53
12    Patrick Sky    Many a Mile    3:18
13    Ian & Sylvia    Early Morning Rain    3:58
14    Jim Kweskin & the Jug Band Feat. Geoff Muldaur    Jug Band Music    3:00
15    Country Joe and the Fish    Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die Rag    3:44

CD3


01    Mississippi John Hurt    Candy Man    2:56
02    Skip James    I'm So Glad    1:56
03    John Hammond    Seventh Son    2:31
04    Odetta    Rambling Round Your City    4:06
05    Reverend Gary Davis    Samson and Delilah    3:40
06    Dave Van Ronk    Cocaine    3:50
07    Son House    Empire State Express    4:07
08    Jesse Fuller    San Francisco Bay Blues    2:53
09    Lightnin' Hopkins    Baby Please Don't Go    2:45
10    Chambers Brothers    See See Rider    3:11
11    Muddy Waters    Walkin' Blues    4:07
12    Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee    Drink Muddy Water    2:57
13    John Lee Hooker    Great Fire of Natchez    4:33
14    Pete Seeger Feat. Willie Dixon & Lafayette Leake    Midnight Special    2:56
15    Paul Butterfield Blues Band    Blues With a Feeling    3:56

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6 comments:

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  2. Hi BB, thanks for a chance to revisit these after
    oh so many years ago = Cheers!

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  3. Very nice Vanguard compi. Could be a Butterboy one....

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  4. This is swell, Butter. A friend of mine is a former A&R guy with Vanguard. I'm probably not going to mention this to him... industry folks sometimes tend towards excitable.

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  5. A restore here Butter?
    Appreciative! Bless...

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    1. Hi Winter Hills,
      New links established, tested and working.

      Cheers.

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