Anthology Of American Folk Music - Smithsonian Folkway Recordings - 1997
Includes:
* Six CDs in original red square box.
* Handbook of numerical listing of selections (1-84), alphabetical index to titles, artists, first lines, subjects, and instrumentation, and bibliography of references to selections found in this set.
* Large booklet of essays, appreciations, and annotations.
Reissue - Originally released in 1953 as 3 volumes of 2 LPs each, this historic collection is now available as 3 separately packaged boxes containing 6 remastered CDs. (3 jewel cases, 2 CDs per case)
Part of the Smithsonian's Folkways recordings. 1997. Originally collected by Harry Smith between 1927 and 1935.
Its broad scope--from country blues to Cajun social music to Appalachian murder ballads
Condition: Very good. Minor scuffs on box lid, small slit on one edge of box (see picture). Handbook and large booklet in very good condition.
Jewel cases have no scuffs, jewel case inserts are clean, and the CDs are excellent.
Track Listings
Disc: 1
| 1 | Henry Lee - Dick Justice - Dick Justice |
| 2 | Fatal Flower Garden - Nelston's Hawaiians - Nelston's Hawaiians |
| 3 | House Carpenter - Clarence Ashley - Clarence Ashley |
| 4 | Drunkard's Special - Coley Jones - Coley Jones |
| 5 | Old Lady and the Devil - Bill & Belle Reed - Bill, Belle Reed |
| 6 | The Butcher's Boy - Buell Kazee - Buell Kazee |
| 7 | The Wagoner's Lad - Buell Kazee - Buell Kazee |
| 8 | King Kong Kitchie Kitchie Ki-Me-O - Chubby Parker - Chubby Parker |
| 9 | Old Shoes and Leggins - Uncle Eck Dunford - Uncle Eck Dunford |
| 10 | Willie Moore - Richard Burnett and Leonard Rutherford - Richard Burnett And Leonard Rutherford |
| 11 | A Lazy Farmer Boy - Buster Carter and Preston Young - Buster Carter And Preston Young |
| 12 | Peg and Awl - Carolina Tar Heels - Carolina Tar Heels |
| 13 | Ommie Wise - G.B. Grayson - G.B. Grayson |
| 14 | My Name Is John Johanna - Kelly Harrell - Kelly Harrell |
Disc: 2
| 1 | Bandit Cole Younger - Edward L. Crain - Edward L. Crain |
| 2 | Charles Giteau - Kelly Harrel - Kelly Harrel |
| 3 | John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man - Carter Family - Carter Family |
| 4 | Gonna Die with My Hammer in My Hand - Williamson Brothers and Curry - Williamson Brothers And Curry |
| 5 | Stackalee - Frank Hutchison - Frank Hutchison |
| 6 | White House Blues - Charlie Poole and the North Carolina Ramblers - Charlie Poole And The North Carolina Ramblers |
| 7 | Frankie - Mississippi John Hurt - Mississippi John Hurt |
| 8 | When That Great Ship Went Down - William and Versey Smith - William And Versey Smith |
| 9 | Engine 143 - Carter Family - Carter Family |
| 10 | Kassie Jones - Furry Lewis - Furry Lewis |
| 11 | Down on Penny's Farm - Bently Boys - Bently Boys |
| 12 | Mississippi Boweavil Blues - Masked Marvel - Masked Marvel |
| 13 | Got the Farm Land Blues - Carolina Tar Heels - Carolina Tar Heels |
Disc: 3
| 1 | Sail Away Lady - Uncle Bunt Stephens - Uncle Bunt Stephens |
| 2 | The Wild Wagoner - Jilson Setters - Jilson Setters |
| 3 | Wake Up Jacob - Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers - Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers |
| 4 | La Danseuse - Delma Lachney and Blind Uncle Gaspard - Delma Lachney And Blind Uncle Gaspard |
| 5 | Georgia Stomp - Andrew and Jim Baxter - Andrew And Jim Baxter |
| 6 | Brilliancy Medley - Eck Robertson - Eck Robertson |
| 7 | Indian War Whoop - Hoyt Ming & His Pep-Steppers - Hoyt Ming, His Pep-Steppers |
| 8 | Old Country Stomp - Henry Thomas - Henry Thomas |
| 9 | Old Dog Blue - Jim Jackson - Jim Jackson |
| 10 | Saut Crapaud - Columbus Fruge - Columbus Fruge |
| 11 | Acadian One-Step - Joseph Falcon - Joseph Falcon |
| 12 | Home Sweet Home - Breaux Freres - Breaux Freres |
| 13 | Newport Blues - Cincinnati Jug Band - Cincinnati Jug Band |
| 14 | Moonshiner's Dance (Part One) - Frank Cloutier and the Victoria Cafe Orchestra - Frank Cloutier And The Victoria Cafe Orchestra |
Disc: 4
| 1 | You Must Be Born Again - Rev. J.M. Gates - Rev. J.M. Gates |
| 2 | Oh Death Where Is Thy Sting - Rev. J.M. Gates - Rev. J.M. Gates |
| 3 | Rocky Road - Alabama Sacred Harp Singers - Alabama Sacred Harp Singers |
| 4 | Present Joys - Alabama Sacred Harp Singers - Alabama Sacred Harp Singers |
| 5 | This Song of Love - Middle Georgia Singing Conv. No. 1 - Middle Georgia Singing Conv. No. 1 |
| 6 | Judgement - Sister Mary Nelson - Sister Mary Nelson |
| 7 | He Got Better Things for You - Memphis Sanctified Singers - Memphis Sanctified Singers |
| 8 | Since I Laid My Burden Down - Elders McIntorsh & Edwards' Sanctified Singers - Elders McIntorsh, Edwards' Sanctified Singers |
| 9 | John the Baptist - Rev. Moses Mason - Rev. Moses Mason |
| 10 | Dry Bones - Bascom Lamar Lunsford - Bascom Lamar Lunsford |
| 11 | John the Revelator - Blind Willie Johnson - Blind Willie Johnson |
| 12 | Little Moses - Carter Family - Carter Family |
| 13 | Shine on Me - Ernest Phipps & Holiness Singers - Ernest Phipps, Holiness Singers |
| 14 | Fifty Miles of Elbow Room - Rev. F.W. McGee - Rev. F.W. McGee |
| 15 | In the Battlefield for My Lord - Rev. D.C. Rice and Congregation - Rev. D.C. Rice And Congregation |
Disc: 5
| 1 | The Coo Coo Bird - Clarence Ashley - Clarence Ashley |
| 2 | East Virginia - Buell Kazee - Buell Kazee |
| 3 | Minglewood Blues - Cannon's Jug Stompers - Cannon's Jug Stompers |
| 4 | I Woke Up One Morning in May - Didier Hebert - Didier Hebert |
| 5 | James Alley Blues - Richard 'Rabbit' Brown - Richard 'Rabbit' Brown |
| 6 | Sugar Baby - Dock Boggs - Dock Boggs |
| 7 | I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground - Bascom Lamar Lunsford - Bascom Lamar Lunsford |
| 8 | Mountaineer's Courtship - Ernest and Hattie Stoneman - Ernest And Hattie Stoneman |
| 9 | The Spanish Merchant's Daughter - Stoneman Family - Stoneman Family |
| 10 | Bob Lee Junior Blues - Memphis Jug Band - Memphis Jug Band |
| 11 | Single Girl, Married Girl - Carter Family - Carter Family |
| 12 | Le Vieux Soulard Et Sa Femme - Cleoma Breaux & Joseph Falcon - Cleoma Breaux, Joseph Falcon |
| 13 | Rabbit Foot Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson - Blind Lemon Jefferson |
| 14 | Expressman Blues - Sleepy John Estes & Yank Rachell - Sleepy John Estes, Yank Rachell |
Disc: 6
| 1 | Poor Boy Blues - Ramblin' Thomas - Ramblin' Thomas |
| 2 | Feather Bed - Cannon's Jug Stompers - Cannon's Jug Stompers |
| 3 | Country Blues - Dock Boggs - Dock Boggs |
| 4 | 99 Year Blues - Julius Daniels - Julius Daniels |
| 5 | Prison Cell Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson - Blind Lemon Jefferson |
| 6 | See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - Blind Lemon Jefferson - Blind Lemon Jefferson |
| 7 | C'est Si Triste Sans Lui - Cleoma and Ophy Breaux and Joseph Falcon - Cleoma And Ophy Breaux And Joseph Falcon |
| 8 | Way Down the Old Plank Road - Uncle Dave Macon - Uncle Dave Macon |
| 9 | Buddy Won't You Roll Down the Line - Uncle Dave Macon - Uncle Dave Macon |
| 10 | Spike Driver Blues - Mississippi John Hurt - Mississippi John Hurt |
| 11 | K.C. Moan - Memphis Jug Band - Memphis Jug Band |
| 12 | Train on the Island - J.P. Nestor - J.P. Nestor |
| 13 | The Lone Star Trail - Ken Maynard - Ken Maynard |
| 14 | Fishing Blues - Henry Thomas - Henry Thomas |