Pete Seeger
This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1
Dust Bowl Ballads
The Weavers

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Folksongs are songs that have stood the test of time to become an almost subconscious part of musical heritage. While the term is often used to describe, essentially, any song written by a folk musician, folksongs as an AMG style refers to pre-20th century traditional songs that have been passed down through many generations. They may be American or European in origin, but folksongs are often old enough that no one quite knows the exact details of those origins. These are the songs usually credited on albums as "traditional" or "public domain."

Folksongs Artists Highlights

Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger
The Weavers
The Weavers
Odetta
Odetta
Elizabeth Cotten
Elizabeth Cotten
Ella Jenkins
Ella Jenkins
Lead Belly
Lead Belly

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Folksongs Album Highlights

This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1
Woody Guthrie
This Land Is Your Land: ...
Dust Bowl Ballads
Woody Guthrie
Dust Bowl Ballads
King of the 12-String Guitar
Lead Belly
King of the 12-String ...
The Best of the Decca Years
The Weavers
The Best of the Decca Years
Rainbow Race
Pete Seeger
Rainbow Race
This-A-Way, That-A-Way
Ella Jenkins
This-A-Way, That-A-Way

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Folksongs Song Highlights

Title/Composer Performer Stream
Jesse James Woody Guthrie
Tom Joad, Pt. 1
Woody Guthrie
Death Letter Blues, Pt. 1 Lead Belly
Tzena, Tzena, Tzena The Weavers
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) Pete Seeger
Last Train to Nuremberg Pete Seeger
I Love to Ride Ella Jenkins
Black Snake Moan
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Palaces of Gold Martin Carthy
Ground Hog Almanac Singers

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