Product Overview
Title: Anthology Of American Folk Music
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Format: CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, Box Set
Country: US
Released: 1997
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Cajun, Country, Gospel, Delta Blues, Folk
Volume One: The Ballads
1-1 Henry Lee 3:28
1-2 Fatal Flower Garden 2:58
1-3 The House Carpenter 3:16
1-4 Drunkard's Special 3:16
1-5 Old Lady And The Devil 3:05
1-6 The Butcher's Boy 3:05
1-7 The Wagoner's Lad 3:05
1-8 King Kong Kitchie Kitchie Ki-Me-O 3:09
1-9 Old Shoes And Leggins 3:01
1-10 Willie Moore 3:16
1-11 A Lazy Farmer Boy 3:00
1-12 Peg And Awl 2:59
1-13 Ommie Wise 3:12
1-14 My Name Is John Johanna 3:13
2-15 Bandit Cole Younger 2:57
2-16 Charles Giteau 3:05
2-17 John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man 2:57
2-18 Gonna Die With My Hammer In My Hand 3:26
2-19 Stackalee 3:01
2-20 White House Blues 3:31
2-21 Frankie 3:28
2-22 When That Great Ship Went Down 2:58
2-23 Engine 143 3:19
2-24 Kassie Jones 6:16
2-25 Down On Penny's Farm 2:50
2-26 Mississippi Boweavil Blues 3:09
2-27 Got The Farm Land Blues 3:17
Volume Two: Social Music
3-28 Sail Away Lady 2:58
3-29 The Wild Wagoner 3:17
3-30 Wake Up Jacob 2:55
3-31 La Danseuse 2:56
3-32 Georgia Stomp 2:47
3-33 Brilliancy Medley 3:01
3-34 Indian War Whoop 3:13
3-35 Old Country Stomp 2:55
3-36 Old Dog Blue 3:04
3-37 Saut Crapaud 2:49
3-38 Acadian One-Step 3:00
3-39 Home Sweet Home 3:00
3-40 Newport Blues 2:58
3-41 Moonshiner's Dance Part One 2:40
4-42 You Must Be Born Again 1:31
4-43 Oh Death Where Is Thy Sting 1:29
4-44 Rocky Road 2:44
4-45 Present Joys 2:53
4-46 This Song Of Love 2:58
4-47 Judgement 2:25
4-48 He Got Better Things For You 2:54
4-49 Since I Laid My Burden Down 3:19
4-50 John The Baptist 3:05
4-51 Dry Bones 3:00
4-52 John The Revelator 3:21
4-53 Little Moses 3:14
4-54 Shine On Me 3:03
4-55 Fifty Miles Of Elbow Room 2:43
4-56 In The Battlefield For My Lord 3:20
Volume Three: Songs
5-57 The Coo Coo Bird 2:56
5-58 East Virginia 3:01
5-59 Minglewood Blues 3:44
5-60 I Woke Up One Morning In May 3:04
5-61 James Alley Blues 3:07
5-62 Sugar Baby 2:58
5-63 I Wish I Was A Mole In The Ground 3:21
5-64 Mountaineer's Courtship 2:44
5-65 The Spanish Merchant's Daughter 3:18
5-66 Bob Lee Junior Blues 3:11
5-67 Single Girl, Married Girl 2:47
5-68 La Vieux Soulard Et Sa Femme 3:10
5-69 Rabbit Foot Blues 2:57
5-70 Expressman Blues 3:01
6-71 Poor Boy Blues 2:24
6-72 Feather Bed 3:16
6-73 Country Blues 2:59
6-74 99 Year Blues 3:07
6-75 Prison Cell Blues 2:47
6-76 See That My Grave Is Kept Clean 2:55
6-77 C'Est Si Triste Sans Lui 3:01
6-78 Way Down The Old Plank Road 3:01
6-79 Buddy Won't You Roll Down The Line 3:15
6-80 Spike Driver Blues 3:17
6-81 K.C. Moan 2:33
6-82 Train On The Island 3:00
6-83 The Lone Star Trail 3:15
6-84 Fishing Blues 2:45
Comes in a 12x12x0.75" box as 3 double CDs, to imitate the original vinyl release of 3 double LPs, with a copy of the original "Handbook" written by Harry Smith and a "Booklet of Essays, Appreciations and Annotations Pertaining to the Anthology Of American Folk Music" which contains information on the artists, the origins of the songs, their discographies and other versions of the songs.
The Enhanced CD (CD 6) includes interviews with some of the artists or their relatives, videos and pictures of Harry Smith's various other collections. It also includes a video of Harry Smith receiving a Grammy award. (Note: The "Enhanced" interactive interfaces were designed for 1997 Windows and Mac "classic" [System 7.1, QT 2.5] operating systems. DXR files also required a Macromedia Director-based app. As of 2023, they will not run with ease on most modern Macs or PCs, though some individual Quicktime files may be readable on some modern Macs, by accessing the folders.)
Track positions are from 1 to 84 on the release.
Original "Folkways Records" catalog numbers as they appear on the releases:
Catalog number on "Volume One: Ballads" is FP 251.
Catalog number on "Volume Two: Social Music" is FP 252.
Catalog number on "Volume Three: Songs" is FP 253.
Barcode and other identifiers
Barcode 0 93074 00902 4
Barcode 093074009024
Other FP 251
Other FP 252
Other FP 253
Mastering SID Code IFPI L330
Mould SID Code IFPI 501E
Matrix / Runout DIDP-093904 3 A06
Mastering SID Code IFPI L323
Mould SID Code IFPI 5028
Matrix / Runout DIDP-093913 1 A07
Mastering SID Code IFPI L323
Mould SID Code IFPI 5012
Matrix / Runout DIDP-093914 3 A01
Mastering SID Code IFPI L330
Mould SID Code IFPI 5046
Matrix / Runout DIDP-093915 3 A09
Mastering SID Code IFPI L330
Mould SID Code IFPI 5003
Matrix / Runout DIDP-093916 1 A06
Mastering SID Code IFPI L322
Mould SID Code IFPI 5003
Matrix / Runout DIDP-001330 2 A03
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Format: CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, Box Set
Country: US
Released: 1997
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Cajun, Country, Gospel, Delta Blues, Folk
Volume One: The Ballads
1-1 Henry Lee 3:28
1-2 Fatal Flower Garden 2:58
1-3 The House Carpenter 3:16
1-4 Drunkard's Special 3:16
1-5 Old Lady And The Devil 3:05
1-6 The Butcher's Boy 3:05
1-7 The Wagoner's Lad 3:05
1-8 King Kong Kitchie Kitchie Ki-Me-O 3:09
1-9 Old Shoes And Leggins 3:01
1-10 Willie Moore 3:16
1-11 A Lazy Farmer Boy 3:00
1-12 Peg And Awl 2:59
1-13 Ommie Wise 3:12
1-14 My Name Is John Johanna 3:13
2-15 Bandit Cole Younger 2:57
2-16 Charles Giteau 3:05
2-17 John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man 2:57
2-18 Gonna Die With My Hammer In My Hand 3:26
2-19 Stackalee 3:01
2-20 White House Blues 3:31
2-21 Frankie 3:28
2-22 When That Great Ship Went Down 2:58
2-23 Engine 143 3:19
2-24 Kassie Jones 6:16
2-25 Down On Penny's Farm 2:50
2-26 Mississippi Boweavil Blues 3:09
2-27 Got The Farm Land Blues 3:17
Volume Two: Social Music
3-28 Sail Away Lady 2:58
3-29 The Wild Wagoner 3:17
3-30 Wake Up Jacob 2:55
3-31 La Danseuse 2:56
3-32 Georgia Stomp 2:47
3-33 Brilliancy Medley 3:01
3-34 Indian War Whoop 3:13
3-35 Old Country Stomp 2:55
3-36 Old Dog Blue 3:04
3-37 Saut Crapaud 2:49
3-38 Acadian One-Step 3:00
3-39 Home Sweet Home 3:00
3-40 Newport Blues 2:58
3-41 Moonshiner's Dance Part One 2:40
4-42 You Must Be Born Again 1:31
4-43 Oh Death Where Is Thy Sting 1:29
4-44 Rocky Road 2:44
4-45 Present Joys 2:53
4-46 This Song Of Love 2:58
4-47 Judgement 2:25
4-48 He Got Better Things For You 2:54
4-49 Since I Laid My Burden Down 3:19
4-50 John The Baptist 3:05
4-51 Dry Bones 3:00
4-52 John The Revelator 3:21
4-53 Little Moses 3:14
4-54 Shine On Me 3:03
4-55 Fifty Miles Of Elbow Room 2:43
4-56 In The Battlefield For My Lord 3:20
Volume Three: Songs
5-57 The Coo Coo Bird 2:56
5-58 East Virginia 3:01
5-59 Minglewood Blues 3:44
5-60 I Woke Up One Morning In May 3:04
5-61 James Alley Blues 3:07
5-62 Sugar Baby 2:58
5-63 I Wish I Was A Mole In The Ground 3:21
5-64 Mountaineer's Courtship 2:44
5-65 The Spanish Merchant's Daughter 3:18
5-66 Bob Lee Junior Blues 3:11
5-67 Single Girl, Married Girl 2:47
5-68 La Vieux Soulard Et Sa Femme 3:10
5-69 Rabbit Foot Blues 2:57
5-70 Expressman Blues 3:01
6-71 Poor Boy Blues 2:24
6-72 Feather Bed 3:16
6-73 Country Blues 2:59
6-74 99 Year Blues 3:07
6-75 Prison Cell Blues 2:47
6-76 See That My Grave Is Kept Clean 2:55
6-77 C'Est Si Triste Sans Lui 3:01
6-78 Way Down The Old Plank Road 3:01
6-79 Buddy Won't You Roll Down The Line 3:15
6-80 Spike Driver Blues 3:17
6-81 K.C. Moan 2:33
6-82 Train On The Island 3:00
6-83 The Lone Star Trail 3:15
6-84 Fishing Blues 2:45
Comes in a 12x12x0.75" box as 3 double CDs, to imitate the original vinyl release of 3 double LPs, with a copy of the original "Handbook" written by Harry Smith and a "Booklet of Essays, Appreciations and Annotations Pertaining to the Anthology Of American Folk Music" which contains information on the artists, the origins of the songs, their discographies and other versions of the songs.
The Enhanced CD (CD 6) includes interviews with some of the artists or their relatives, videos and pictures of Harry Smith's various other collections. It also includes a video of Harry Smith receiving a Grammy award. (Note: The "Enhanced" interactive interfaces were designed for 1997 Windows and Mac "classic" [System 7.1, QT 2.5] operating systems. DXR files also required a Macromedia Director-based app. As of 2023, they will not run with ease on most modern Macs or PCs, though some individual Quicktime files may be readable on some modern Macs, by accessing the folders.)
Track positions are from 1 to 84 on the release.
Original "Folkways Records" catalog numbers as they appear on the releases:
Catalog number on "Volume One: Ballads" is FP 251.
Catalog number on "Volume Two: Social Music" is FP 252.
Catalog number on "Volume Three: Songs" is FP 253.
Barcode and other identifiers
Barcode 0 93074 00902 4
Barcode 093074009024
Other FP 251
Other FP 252
Other FP 253
Mastering SID Code IFPI L330
Mould SID Code IFPI 501E
Matrix / Runout DIDP-093904 3 A06
Mastering SID Code IFPI L323
Mould SID Code IFPI 5028
Matrix / Runout DIDP-093913 1 A07
Mastering SID Code IFPI L323
Mould SID Code IFPI 5012
Matrix / Runout DIDP-093914 3 A01
Mastering SID Code IFPI L330
Mould SID Code IFPI 5046
Matrix / Runout DIDP-093915 3 A09
Mastering SID Code IFPI L330
Mould SID Code IFPI 5003
Matrix / Runout DIDP-093916 1 A06
Mastering SID Code IFPI L322
Mould SID Code IFPI 5003
Matrix / Runout DIDP-001330 2 A03
