VA - The History Of American Folk: Songs Of Hope And Struggle (2010)

These seventy-five recordings are songs of hope and struggle sung by a collection of pioneers of American folk. Highlights include contributions from Odetta, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Josh White, The Kingston Trio, The Carter Family, The Weavers, Burl Ives, Leadbelly and many more of your all-time favorites. All tracks have been digitally remastered for optimum listening. Enjoy quintessential Folk classics such as Tom Dooley, John Brown’s Body, The Wreck Of The Old ‘97, Wildwood Flower, Big Rock Candy Mountain, Kisses Sweeter Than Wine, The Bluetail Fly, This Land Is Your Land, and more!

Tracklist:

CD 1
1. Kingston Trio, The - Tom Dooley (3:03)
2. Pete Seeger - John Brown´s Body (2:57)
3. Woody Guthrie - Little Black Train (2:30)
4. Odetta - Sail Away Ladies (2:21)
5. Cisco Houston - The Wreck Of The Old 97´ (1:19)
6. Carter Family, The - Wildwood Flower (2:27)
7. Ramblin Jack Elliot - The Boll Weevil (3:05)
8. Pete Seeger - Frankie and Johnny (4:27)
9. Leadbelly - Black Snake Moan (3:09)
10. Woody Guthrie - Greenback Dollar (1:54)
11. Josh White - Stragne Fruit (3:12)
12. Burl Ives - On Springfield Mountain (2:26)
13. Weavers, The - The Frozen Logger (2:33)
14. Cisco Houston - The Old Chrisholm Trail (1:55)
15. Carter Family, The - Keep On The Sunny Side (1:17)
16. Josh White - Live The Life (2:19)
17. Odetta - Chilly Winds (2:42)
18. Ramblin Jack Elliot - It´s Hard, Ain´t it Hard (3:21)
19. Pete Seeger - I´ve Been Working On The Railroad (1:24)
20. Leadbelly - Easy Rider (3:10)
21. Kingston Trio, The - Everglades (2:21)
22. Josh White - Timber (2:08)
23. Weavers, The - Oh My Darlin Clementine (2:50)
24. Burl Ives - I Know Where I´m Going (1:27)
25. Harry Belafonte - Scarlet Ribbons (3:16)

CD 2
1. Pete Seeger - We Shall Not Be Moved (2:16)
2. Burl Ives - The Big Rock Candy Mountain (2:37)
3. Weavers, The - Kisses Sweeter Than Wine (2:58)
4. Lead Belly - Blue Tail Fly (2:18)
5. Woody Guthrie - This Land Is Your Land (2:37)
6. Josh White - I Gave My Love a Cherry (The Riddle Song) (2:38)
7. Weavers, The - So Long It's Been Good to Know You (3:22)
8. Lead Belly - Where Did You Sleep Last Night? (3:03)
9. Woody Guthrie - House of the Rising Sun (2:57)
10. Josh White - John Henry (3:12)
11. Weavers, The - On Top of the Old Smokey (2:42)
12. Pete Seeger - Frog Went a Courting (4:21)
13. Burl Ives - Cowboy's Lament (Streets of Laredo) (2:26)
14. Lead Belly - Rock Island Line (2:05)
15. Josh White - Wanderings (3:15)
16. Woody Guthrie - Grand Coulee Dam (2:11)
17. Weavers, The - If I Had a Hammer (2:00)
18. Burl Ives - Worried Man Blues (2:37)
19. Pete Seeger - The Fox (1:45)
20. Odetta - Santy Anno (1:55)
21. Almanac Singers - I Ride an Old Paint (2:34)
22. Weavers, The - Along the Colorado Trail (3:03)
23. Ramblin' Jack Elliott - Mule Skinner Blues (5:23)
24. Burl Ives - Darlin' Cory (3:13)
25. Lead Belly - Goodnight Irene (2:34)

CD 3
1. Odetta - Alabama Bound (1:43)
2. Burl Ives - Billy Boy (2:53)
3. Weavers, The - Bring a Little Water Sylvie (2:45)
4. Woody Guthrie - Brown Eyes (2:59)
5. Ramblin' Jack Elliott - Old Blue (2:48)
6. Burl Ives - The Ballad of Rodger Young (3:09)
7. Odetta - Jack O'Diamonds (3:14)
8. Sonny Terry - Sometime (2:51)
9. Lead Belly - John Hardy (3:14)
10. Pete Seeger - Fare You Well Polly (2:12)
11. Cisco Houston - Ezekiel Saw the Wheel (2:15)
12. Woody Guthrie - Pastures Od Plenty (2:27)
13. Weavers, The - Lonesome Traveller (2:39)
14. Pete Seeger - He Lies in the American Land (1:54)
15. Burl Ives - Old Dan Tucker (1:18)
16. Lead Belly - Midnight Special (3:06)
17. Odetta - Another Man Done Gone (2:11)
18. Josh White - Like a Natural Man (2:52)
19. Ramblin' Jack Elliott - Pretty Boy Floyd (3:02)
20. Pete Seeger - Ox Driver's Song (1:53)
21. Cisco Houston - Bury Me Beneath the Weeping Willow (2:46)
22. Burl Ives - Go Tell Aunt Rhody (1:13)
23. Burl Ives - Erie Canal (1:40)
24. Odetta - Glory, Glory (2:13)
25. Weavers, The - Wasn't That a Time? (2:58)