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Folk Songs of Vermont

Margaret MacArthur: Folk Songs of Vermont (Folkways FH 5314)

Folk Songs of Vermont
Margaret MacArthur

Folkways Records FH 5314 (LP, USA, 1962)
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Cover design by Ronald Clyde

Liner notes (PDF) at Smithsonian Global Sound

Musicians

Margaret MacArthur: vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, dulcimer

Tracks

Side 1

  1. The Needle’s Eye (Roud 4506) (0.27)
  2. Carrion Crow (Roud 891) (1.36)
  3. Gypsy Davy (Roud 1; Child 200; G/D 2:278; Henry H124) (1.57)
  4. Jennie Jenkins (Roud 731) (2.00)
  5. Linktem Blue (Reeling Song) (Roud 24880) (0.20)
  6. Cherries Are Ripe (1.28)
  7. Trot Trot to Boston (Roud 44406) (0.53)
  8. This Very Unhappy Man (1.40)
  9. Aunt Jemima (Roud 15452) (1.15)
  10. Gorion-Og (3.57)
  11. The Scolding Wife (Roud 2132) (0.56)
  12. Riddles (0.24)

Side 2

  1. Old Mr. Grumble (Roud 281; Laws Q1; Henry H702) (2.11)
  2. Single Again (Roud 436) (1.21)
  3. New Hampshire Miller (Roud 138; Laws Q21; G/D 3:703) (3.03)
  4. What the Old Hen Said (Roud 5451) (1.15)
  5. Mother in the Graveyard (Roud 2286) (2.17)
  6. Marlboro Merchants (Roud 25213) (6.40)

All tracks trad. except

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The Old Songs

Margaret MacArthur: The Old Songs (Philo PH 1001)

The Old Songs
Margaret MacArthur

Philo Records PH 1001 (LP, USA, 1975)
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Recorded by Michael Couture at Earth Audio Techniques, North Ferrisburg, Vermont;
Mastered by Pet Helffrich;
Sleeve notes by Margaret MacArthur and Limda Morley;
Photography by Jim Barker and Susan Szasz;
Cover art by Ruth Adams;
Design by Huston Associates

Musicians

Margaret MacArthur: vocals, harp [1, 5, 10], dulcimer [2, 4, 7, 9, 11], rhythm guitar [8];
Dan MacArthur: guitar [3-4, 7-8], bass guitar [6, 12], harmony vocals [6];
Gordon Bok: 12-string acoustic guitar [6, 12], bass guitar [3]

Tracks

Side 1

  1. Haste to the Wedding / Speed the Plough (2.30)
  2. The Ballad of Robban’s First Ride (3.36)
  3. Bonnie Black Bess (Roud 620; Laws L9) (5.04)
  4. Growling Old Man and Cackling Old Woman / Pig Town Fling (2.55)
  5. Diamonds of Derry (Roud 7081) (3.25)
  6. Hills of Dover (3.13)

Side 2

  1. Fair Maid on the Shore (Roud 181; Laws K27) (4.06)
  2. Boomer Johnson (Roud 10630) (4.11)
  3. Dewdrop (Roud 803; Henry H504) (2.41)
  4. Bummer’s Reel / House of Gray (2.21)
  5. Dearest Dear (Roud 3601; G/D 8:1540) (4.51)
  6. Old Songs (4.25)

All tracks trad. except
Track 2 Malvina Reynolds;
Track 6 John Nutting;
Track 12 David W. Hanni