Another CD-album from the Bear Family Records - Roots & Folk Music - Troubadours - Folk And The Roots Of American Music

In the one hundred years that folk music has been recorded in the United States, the tradition has embraced ballads - mostly new, but some transplanted from Europe, political statements, personal introspection, and much more. Now the story is here from the 1920s to the 1970s and beyond in four exclusive 3-CD sets. Through this music, we feel it all from the isolation of early twentieth century Appalachia through the economic and political upheavals of the Depression, War, and Civil Rights eras to contemporary west coast singer-songwriters looking within for inspiration. The story is here: original artists and original versions in stunning sound with detailed notes from folk scholar Dave Samuelson.

The fourth and final volume is even more eclectic, featuring America's best-selling poet, Rod McKuen, as well as old school folkies like Malvina Reynolds (Little Boxes), country rock pioneers like the Byrds (Hickory Wind), John Stewart, Nilsson, John Denver (Take Me Home Country Roads, Back Home Again), as well as John Hartford's original Gentle On My Mind - the song that changed country music, Townes Van Zandt's original Pancho And Lefty, and Kris Kristofferson's game-changing compositions, Me And Bobby McGee and Help Me Make It Through The Night. This set also includes John Prine, Steve Goodman, Gordon Lightfoot, and Joni Mitchell, artists who have helped to bring the folk tradition into the twenty-first century.

Track Listing

• Rod Mckuen - Cat's In The Cradle
• Rod Mckuen - Love's Been Good To Me
• Rod Mckuen - Seasons In The Sun
• Mason Williams - Long Time Gone
• Mark Spoelstra - The Times I've Had
• Mark Spoelstra - She's Gone
• Mark Spoelstra - Five And Twenty Questions
• Dian James - If I Were Free
• Dian James - He Was A Friend Of Mine
• Malvina Reynolds - Little Boxes
• Richard Fariña & Mimi - Pack Up Your Sorrows (Acoustic Version)
• Richard Fariña & Mimi - The Falcon
• Richard Fariña & Mimi - Birmingham Sunday
• Richard Fariña & Mimi - Bold Marauder
• Richard Fariña & Mimi - A Swallow Song
• Byrds - Hickory Wind
• Gene Clark - Tried So Hard
• Dillard And Clark Expedition - Train Leaves Here This Morning
• Tim Buckley - Once I Was
• John Stewart - July, You're A Woman
• John Stewart - California Bloodlines
• Harry Nilsson - One (Is A Lonely Number)
• Harry Nilsson - Rainmaker
• Michael Nesmith - Joanne
• Michael Nesmith - Calico Girl Friend
• John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads
• John Denver - Rocky Mountain High
• John Denver - Back Home Again

• Jimmie Driftwood - The Battle Of New Orleans
• Jimmie Driftwood - Tennessee Stud
• Jimmie Driftwood - What Color Is The Soul Of A Man
• Obray Ramsey - Rain And Snow
• Hedy West - 500 Miles
• Hedy West - Cotton Mill Girls
• Jean Ritchie - The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore
• Jean Ritchie - Blue Diamond Mines
• Jean Ritchie - Black Waters
• Billy Edd Wheeler - Coal Tattoo
• Billy Edd Wheeler - Blistered
• Billy Edd Wheeler - Jackson
• Billy Edd Wheeler - High Flying Bird
• John Hartford - Gentle On My Mind
• John Hartford - Natural To Be Gone
• John Hartford - California Earthquake
• John Hartford - Steamboat Whistle Blues
• Mickey Newbury - How I Love Them Old Songs
• Mickey Newbury - Sweet Memories
• Jerry Jeff Walker - Mr Bojangles
• Townes Van Zandt - Pancho And Lefty
• Steve Young - Seven Bridges Road
• Jesse Winchester - Brand New Tennessee Waltz
• Jesse Winchester - Yankee Lady
• Kris Kristofferson - Me And Bobby Mcgee
• Kris Kristofferson - Help Me Make It Through The Night
• Kris Kristofferson - Casey's Last Ride

• Mike Settle - Settle Down
• Mike Settle - Sing Hallelujah
• Hoyt Axton - Greenback Dollar
• Hoyt Axton - Thunder 'n' Lightnin'
• Bob Gibson - Blues Around My Head
• Bob Gibson - Where I'm Bound
• Gibson, Bob & Camp, Hamilton (Bob) - Daddy Roll 'em
• Spider John Koerner - Good Time Charlie
• Shel Silverstein - The Unicorn
• Shel Silverstein - Bury Me In My Shades
• John Prine - Sam Stone
• John Prine - Angel From Montgomery
• John Prine - Paradise
• John Prine - Souvenirs
• Steve Goodman - City Of New Orleans
• Ian & Sylvia - Four Strong Winds
• Ian & Sylvia - You Were On My Mind
• Ian & Sylvia - Some Day Soon
• Ian & Sylvia - Summer Wages
• Gordon Lightfoot - For Loving Me
• Gordon Lightfoot - Early Morning Rain
• Gordon Lightfoot - Did She Mention My Name'
• Bonnie Dobson - Morning Dew
• Maclellan, Gene & Doucette, Blair - Snowbird
• Gene Maclellan - Put Your Hand In The Hand
• Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now

Additional Details

Label: Bear Family Records

Genre: Folk

Run Time: 257 mins

Release Date: 07/25/14

UPC: 5397102174049