Dorrk Dot Com

For this playlist, roughly covering the Colonial Era through the end of the 19th Century, I discovered several rich compilations of early American folk songs. One of the most interesting was John Allison’s Witches and War Whoops, a collection of songs contemporary with the early witch trials and clashes with Indians. Also coming in handy was the soundtrack to Ken Burns’ Civil War series and Bruce Springsteen’s wonderful revisiting of classic American folk music.

1 – No More Kings – Lynn Ahrens (Schoolhouse Rock)
2 – Running Bear – Johnny Preston
3 – Susanna Martin – John Allison
4 – Yankee Doodle – Tex Ritter
5 – Shot Heard ‘Round The World – Bob Dorough (Schoolhouse Rock)
6 – When Johnny Comes Marching Home – The Union Confederacy
7 – Preamble – Lynn Ahrens (Schoolhouse Rock)
8 – America: My Country Tis of Thee – Arthur Middleton
9 – Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye – Janis Ian
10 – Three – Ring Government – Lynn Ahrens (Schoolhouse Rock)
11 – Jefferson and Liberty – Earl Robinson
12 – Star Spangled Banner – Thomas Chalmers
13 – Battle of New Orleans – Johnny Horton
14 – Thousands Are Sailing to Amerikay – Tim O’brien
15 – Ballad of Davy Crockett – Fess Parker
16 – Oregon Trail – Woody Guthrie
17 – Oh, Susannah – Lisa Loeb and Elizabeth Mitchell
18 – Home on the Range – Tex Ritter
19 – Red River Valley – Woody Guthrie
20 – It Covers the Hillsides – Midlake
21 – Oh, Bury Me not – Johnny Cash
22 – Remember the Alamo – Tex Ritter
23 – Ode to Little Wild Bill – Sonny Campbell
24 – Goober Peas – Norman Blake & Nancy Blake
25 – Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah [Song Of The South] – James Baskett
26 – Swing Low Sweet Chariot – Southern Four
27 – John Brown’s Body – Marah
28 – Abraham Lincoln (Parts 1 & 2) – Earl Robinson
29 – Gettysburg Address – Tex Ritter
30 – Lincoln And Liberty – The Union Confederacy
31 – Battle Hymn of the Republic – The Abyssinian Baptist Church Sanctuary Choir
32 – The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down – Joan Baez
33 – Booth Killed Lincoln – Pat Enright
34 – Amazing Grace – Sufjan Stevens
35 – Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin’ – Rodgers and Hammerstein
36 – She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain – Tex Ritter
37 – Mr Custer – Larry Verne
38 – North to Alaska – Johnny Horton
39 – My Darling Clementine – Tex Ritter
40 – Land of Billy the Kid – Sonny Campbell
41 – Beautiful Dreamer – James Bryan, Norman & Nancy Blake
42 – I Wish I Was in Dixie’s Land – Bob ‘n’ John Minstrels
43 – Ol’ Man River – Oscar Hammerstein II and Jerome Kern
44 – John Henry – Bruce Springsteen
45 – Erie Canal – Bruce Springsteen
46 – Great American Melting Pot – Bob Dorough (Schoolhouse Rock)
47 – Wells Fargo Wagon – Meredith Wilson
48 – Pledge of Allegiance – Tex Ritter
49 – Ya Got Trouble – Meredith Wilson

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