Smithsonian Folkways American Roots Collection (CD)

Twenty-six tracks from outstanding Smithsonian Folkways recordings present a panorama of American Roots music. Blues, Bluegrass, ballads, topical songs, and jazz are performed by master musicians. If you have never heard of Smithsonian Folkways or Folkways before, this collection will take you on a trip through American Music; if you have heard some already, you will still be delighted by the breadth and variety of this collection.

Track Listing:

1.) Penitentary Blues - Lightnin' Hopkins

2.) Sweet Old Chicago - Roosevelt Sykes 

3.) Blue Moon of Kentucky - Bill Monroe

4.) If I Had a Hammer - Pete Seeger

5.) Lafayette - Lucinda Williams

6.) Bosco Stomp - Nonc Allie Young, Bessyl Duhon, and Rodney Balfa

7.) Better Day - Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee

8.) Long Road to Travel - Lonnie Johnson

9.) The Cuckoo Bird - Doc Watson and Clarenece Ashley

10.) Pretty Saro - Doug and Jack Wallin

11.) Freight Train - Elizabeth Cotten

12.) Old Joe Bone - The New Lost City Ramblers 

13.) Have a Feast Here Tonight - Bill Monrow and Doc Watson

14.) Freedom Road - Josh White 

15.) This Land is Your Land - Woody Guthrie 

16.) Two Good Men - Woody Guthrie 

17.) In the Pines - Lead Belly

18.) Irene (Goodnight Irene) - Lead Belly

19.) Somebody's Been Fooling #1 - Big Joe Williams 

20.) Hesitation Blues - Dave Van Ronk

21.) I'm Gonna Be an Engineer - Peggy Seeger

22.) Delgadina - Mercedez López

23.) I Was Standing by the Bedside of a Neighbor - Michele Lanchaster and the Sweet Honey in the Rock

24.) Virgo - Mary Lou Williams 

25.) Syl-O-Gism - Mary Lou Williams

26.) We Shall Overcome - The Freedom Singers, Dorothy Cotten, and Pete Seeger