Genre: Folk
Original Release: 10/10/2006
1. Sunflower River Blues
3:21
2. St. Louis Blues
3:18
3. Poor Boy Long Ways From Home
2:27
4. When The Springtime Comes Again
4:55
5. Some Summer Day
3:27
6. Spanish Dance
2:07
7. Take A Look At That Baby
1:27
8. I'm Gonna Do All I Can For My Lord
9. The Last Steam Engine Train
2:19
10. In Christ There Is No East Or West
2:46
11. Give Me Cornbread When I'm Hungry
3:12
12. Dance Of The Inhabitants Of The Palace Of King Philip Of Spain
3:19
13. Revolt Of The Dyke Brigade
3:03
14. On The Sunny Side Of The Ocean
3:54
15. Spanish Two-Step
2:21
16. America
7:43
17. Fare Forward Voyagers
23:39
18. Desperate Man Blues
3:59
The title of this compilation is a little misleading. Although it is indeed an anthology, and the most recent two tracks were recorded in 1977, nothing was recorded as early as 1959. In fact, nothing was recorded before the mid-'60s. If you believe the track notes, nothing was recorded before 1967, though it should be pointed out that the two tracks from The Dance of Death & Other Plantation Favorites, given a recording date of 1967 on this CD, are given a recording date of 1964 on Takoma's reissue of that very album. Anyway, although this is fine music, as a survey it's not exactly balanced, with the 15 tracks on the original LP coming from just five albums, though John Fahey Read More
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