| Description |
1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Deep river of song
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Alan Lomax collection
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| Note |
Compact disc. |
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Program notes by Alan Lomax, compiled and adapted by Anna Lomax Chairetakis and song texts ([32] p. : ill., ports.) inserted in container. |
| Contents |
Blow, Liza, blow (3:34) -- Roll him along (2:46) -- Round the Bay of Mexico (1:27) -- Bowline (1:32) -- Long time ago (3:14) -- When you go to sea (1:40) -- Histe up the John B. Sail (2:34) -- John Bully (2:30) -- Stand up from below (1:18) -- When the whale get strike (1:42) -- A great storm pass over (2:52) -- Mary, come join our religion (1:39) -- Swing your tail (1:31) -- Come down, you roses (1:46) -- O the last one (2:25) -- I may be gone (2:24) -- All night, Jesus, all night (2:01) -- Sittin' down 'longside of my Lord (3:25) -- Dig my grave (3:15) -- Down in the valley (2:36) -- Time (3:18) -- Job (3:41) -- Here am I (2:12) -- I bid you goodnight (3:33). |
| Performer |
Sung and played by native musicians. |
| Event |
Field recordings from Andros and Cat Islands, Bahamas in 1935 made by Alan Lomax and Mary Elizabeth Barnicle for the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress. |
| Subject |
Sea songs -- Bahamas -- Andros Island.
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Sea songs -- Bahamas -- Cat Island.
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Spirituals (Songs) -- Bahamas -- Andros Island.
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Spirituals (Songs) -- Bahamas -- Cat Island.
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Folk music -- Bahamas -- Andros Island.
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Folk music -- Bahamas -- Cat Island.
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| Added Author |
Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002.
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Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth, 1891-1978.
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| Added Title |
Chanteys and anthems from Andros and Cat Island |
| Music No. |
11661-1822-2 Rounder Records |
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