Credits:

Various Artists

Description:

The hidden world of modern folk music. This groundbreaking early modern folk compilation sheds light on the forerunners of singer-songwriters and musicians active in the 1970s, including Maria Mulder, Carly Simon, and Van Dyke Circle. The smiling early days of such talents as John Phillips of the Mamas & Papas, Roger McGinn of the Byrds, Carly Simon, Maria Mulder, Van Dyke Parks, and many others. Disc-1 explores the musicality and germination of these artists in the context of modern folk music, with a surprising selection of artists in Disc-2, which includes some of the most popular numbers from the modern folk boom that everyone has heard at least once. This definitive 2-disc set is suitable for a wide range of generations, serving not only as a nostalgic introduction to the past, but also as an introduction to the music of the past. Commentary: Toru Sunaga

Tracklisting:

DISC-1
01. 500 MILES / THE JOURNEYMEN
02. GREEN.GREEN / THE NEW CHRISTY MINSTRELS
03. GOLDEN VANITY (45 SINGLE VERSION) / CHAD MITCHELL TRIO
04. LEAVIN ON A JET PLANE / THE MITCHELL TRIO
05. ROAD TO FREEDOM / THE KINGSTON TRIO
06. RICHLAND WOMAN / JIM KWESKIN & JUG BAND (MARIA D'AMATO /MARIA MULDAUR)
07. PLANE WRECK AT LOS GATOS / DAVE GUARD & THE WHISKEYHILLS SINGERS
08. LA BAMBA / JOSE FELICIANO
09. ONCE I HAD A TRUE LOVE / SIMON SISTERS
10. THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS / THE CUMBERLAND THREE
11. SEVEN DAFFODILS / THE GREENWOOD COUNTRY SINGERS
12. GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN / SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
13. RYE WHISKEY / JESSE COLIN YOUNG
14. THE WRECK OF THE JOHN B/ THE WILCOX THREE
15. A MAN AND FLOWER / KIYOKO ITO

DISC-2
01. TOM DOOLEY / THE KINGSTON TRIO
02. BLOWIN' IN THE WIND / PETER. PAUL & MARY
03. GREENFIELDS / THE BROTHERS FOUR
04. DONNA DONNA / JOAN BAEZ
05. PACK UP YOUR SORROWS/ JUDY COLLINS
06. FOUR STRONG WINDS / IAN & SYLVIA
07. CRUEL WAR / PETER. PAUL & MARY
08. GREENBACK DOLLAR / THE KINGSTON TRIO
09. SEVEN DAFFODILS / THE BROTHERS FOUR
10. WALK RIGHT IN / THE ROOFTOP SINGERS
11. JORDAN'S RIVER / THE MODERN FOLK QUARTET
12. GONE THE RAINBOW / PETER. PAUL & MARY
13. SAN FRANCISCO BAY BLUES / THE ROOFTOP SINGERS
14. WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO THE RAIN / JOAN BAEZ
15. A SWALLOW SONG / MIMI & RICHARD FARINA
16. TAKE MY TRUE LOVE BY THE HAND / THE LIMELITERS
17. PORTLAND TOWN / JOAN BAEZ
18. COTTON FIELDS / THE HIGHWAYMEN
19. WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE / THE KINGSTON TRIO
20. PUFF.THE MAGIC DRAGON / PETER. PAUL & MARY

BONUS TRACK
21. WASHINGTON SQUARE / THE VILLAGE STOMPERS