FTX - 942 AMERICAN BALLADS & FOLK SONGS - 2

Guy Carawan & Peggy Seeger (gtr & banjo)

These two young and gifted folksingers, students of the Lomax and Seeger families, recorded by Peter Kennedy in 1958, formed the backing group for the recordings Peter made of Alan Lomax. The choice of repertoire and arrangement was influenced by the Lomax books of American ballads and Folksong. The technique of Guy and Peggy's 5-string banjo and acoustic guitar laid the foundation for the post-war revival in Britain and America.

1. DIDN'T HE RAMBLE (Derby Ram)- GC (with banjo) & PS (with gtr) - 2'55"

2. OLD BLUE - GC (with gtr) - 2'28"

3. FOD - PS (with banjo) - 1'48"

4. RAILROAD BILL - GC (with banjo) & PS (gtr)- 2'53"

5. JOHNSON BOYS PS (with banjo) GC (gtr)- 2'39"

6. PRETTY SARO - GC (with recorder) PS (banjo) - 3'26"

7. THE COUNTRY COURTSHIP - PS & GC (with banjos) - 1'38"

8. WHEN I WAS SINGLE (Single Girl, Married Girl)- PS (with gtr) - 2'09"

9. THE KICKIN'MULE - GC (banjo), PS (banjo & ch) - 2'27"

10. IN THE WILDERNESS -- PS (with banjo & chorus) - 1'52"

11. BLACK-EYED SUSIE - GC (with banjo) - 1'41"

12. TRAIN ON THE ISLAND - PS (with banjo) - 3'04"

13. CHICKENS THEY ARE CROWIN' - GC (with recorder) - 1'46"

14. RIDIN' IN A BUGGY - PS (with banjo)- 1'34"

15. BLACK IS THE COLOUR - GC (with gtr) - 2'27"

16. PAPER OF PINS (Keys of Canterbury)- GC (gtr) & PS (banjo) - 2'10"

17. LORD LOVEL - PS (with gtr) - 3'40"

18. SOURWOOD MOUNTAIN - PS & GC (with banjos) - 2'01"

19. THE TWO SISTERS - PS (with banjo) - 5'37"

20. GROUND HOG - GC (with banjo) talk bef - 2'10"

21. MARY ANNE - PS (with gtr)- 2'21"

22. DANCE, BOATMAN, DANCE - GC (banjo) & PS (gtr) - 1'29"

23. BYE 'M BYE - PS (banjo) & GC (gtr) - 2'01"

24. SKIP TO MY LOU - PS (banjo) & GC (gtr) - 1'55"

Recorded and edited by Peter Kennedy 1958.