THE ROSE AND THE BRIAR includes most of the songs treated in the Rose And the Briar Book. On this CD the saga of the American ballad unfolds much as the songs themselves appeared in the historical record, from classic recordings dating to the 1920s and 1930s to brand new recordings, made especially for this collection.
9 Buddy Bolden's Blues (I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say) - Jelly Roll Morton
10 The Coo Coo Bird - Clarence Ashley
11 Volver, Volver - Vincente Fernandez
12 The Foggy Foggy Dew - Burl Ives
13 Black, Brown and Beige, Part IV (Come Sunday) - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Mahalia Jackson
14 El Paso - Marty Robbins
15 Trial of Mary Maguire - Bobby Patterson
16 Down from Dover - Dolly Parton
17 Sail Away - Randy Newman
18 Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts - Bob Dylan
19 Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen
20 Blackwatertown - the Handsome Family
THE ROSE AND THE BRIAR includes most of the songs treated in the Rose And the Briar Book. On this CD the saga of the American ballad unfolds much as the songs themselves appeared in the historical record, from classic recordings dating to the 1920s and 1930s to brand new recordings, made especially for this collection.
