The Newport Folk Festival, 1960 Vol. 1

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Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
A1	East Virginia Blues recorded at: Freebody Park in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (from 1960-06-24 until 1960-06-26) live recording of: East Virginia Blues lyricist and composer: A.P. Carter publisher: APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))	Pete Seeger		2:55
A2	In the Evening banjo: Pete Seeger vocals: Pete Seeger recorded at: Freebody Park in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (from 1960-06-24 until 1960-06-26)	Pete Seeger		2:38
A3	Hieland Laddie banjo: Pete Seeger guitar: Oscar Brand vocals: Oscar Brand and Pete Seeger recorded at: Freebody Park in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (from 1960-06-24 until 1960-06-26) live recording of: Highland Laddie lyricist: [traditional] (special purpose artist) and Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist) composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4691)	Pete Seeger		2:17
A4	Hobo Blues (or Dusty Road) recorded at: Freebody Park in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (from 1960-06-24 until 1960-06-26) live recording of: Hobo Blues lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) writer: Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)	John Lee Hooker		3:25
A5	Maudie recorded at: Freebody Park in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (from 1960-06-24 until 1960-06-26) live recording of: Maudie lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)	John Lee Hooker		2:44
A6	Tupolo (or Backwater Blues) double bass [string bass]: Bill Lee (bassist, composer, father of Spike Lee) guitar: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) vocals: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) recorded at: Freebody Park in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (from 1960-06-24 until 1960-06-26) live recording of: Backwater Blues lyricist and composer: Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (in 1927) piano arranger: James P. Johnson (in 1927)	John Lee Hooker		3:27
A7	A Si Mon Moine Voulait Danser fiddle: Jean Carignan vocals: Alan Mills (Canadian folk singer) recorded at: Freebody Park in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (from 1960-06-24 until 1960-06-26) live recording of: Ah ! si mon moine voulait danser lyricist and composer: folklore (special purpose artist)	Alan Mills		1:23
A8	Le Reel Du Pendu solo fiddle: Jean Carignan recorded at: Freebody Park in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (from 1960-06-24 until 1960-06-26) live recording of: Reel du pendu composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist)	Jean Carignan		1:31
A9	I Know an Old Lady fiddle: Jean Carignan lead vocals [unaccompanied vocal]: Alan Mills (Canadian folk singer) recorded at: Freebody Park in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (from 1960-06-24 until 1960-06-26) live recording of: I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly lyricist: Rosemary Bonne composer: Alan Mills (Canadian folk singer) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 9375)	Alan Mills		2:54
A10	La Bastringue autoharp and fiddle: Mike Seeger banjo: Tom Paley guitar: John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019) vocals: Jimmy Driftwood and Alan Mills (Canadian folk singer) recorded at: Freebody Park in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (from 1960-06-24 until 1960-06-26) live recording of: La Bastringue writer: La Bolduc	Alan Mills		1:32
B1	Brian Boru solo bagpipe: Tom Makem recorded at: Freebody Park in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (from 1960-06-24 until 1960-06-26) live recording of: Brian Boru lyricist: Caitlín Maude and Alan Stivell composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) and Alan Stivell	Tom Makem		1:24
B2	Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye recorded at: Freebody Park in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (from 1960-06-24 until 1960-06-26) live recording of: Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3137)	Tom Makem		3:52
B3	The Whistling Gypsy banjo: Pete Seeger guitar: Eric Weisberg vocals: Tom Makem recorded at: Freebody Park in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (from 1960-06-24 until 1960-06-26) live recording of: The Whistling Gypsy composer: Frank Baron	Tom Makem		4:06
B4	Old Joe Clark banjo: Peter Seeger musical bow [bow]: Jimmy Driftwood vocals: Jimmy Driftwood recorded at: Freebody Park in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (from 1960-06-24 until 1960-06-26) live recording of: Old Joe Clark lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3594)	Jimmy Driftwood		2:22
B5	The Unfortunate Man guitar: Jimmy Driftwood vocals: Jimmy Driftwood recorded at: Freebody Park in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (from 1960-06-24 until 1960-06-26)	Jimmy Driftwood		3:59
B6	Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms autoharp and fiddle: Mike Seeger banjo: Tom Paley guitar: John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019) recorded at: Freebody Park in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (from 1960-06-24 until 1960-06-26) live recording of: Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist)	The New Lost City Ramblers		3:08
B7	The Man of Constant Sorrow autoharp: Mike Seeger recorded at: Freebody Park in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (from 1960-06-24 until 1960-06-26) live recording of: Man of Constant Sorrow (traditional, arranger neutral) writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist)	Mike Seeger		3:05
B8	Foggy Mountain Top autoharp and fiddle: Mike Seeger banjo: Tom Paley guitar: John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019) recorded at: Freebody Park in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (from 1960-06-24 until 1960-06-26) live recording of: Foggy Mountain Top lyricist and composer: A.P. Carter	The New Lost City Ramblers		2:38

Credits

Release

manufactured by:	Vanguard Recording Society, Inc.

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/5591994 [info]

Release Group

part of:	Newport Folk Festival (releases taken from the festival) (order: 1)

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Barcode:: [none]
Format:: 12" Vinyl
Length:: 49:20

Additional details

Type:: Album + Live
Packaging:: Cardboard/Paper Sleeve
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data Quality:: Normal

Labels

Vanguard
VRS 9083

Release events

United States
1960

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