VA - Greenwich Village: The Folk Scene (2014)

There are many key tracks on this compilation of late-Fifties/early-Sixties folk recordings - but none are more significant than track eight, disc two. The Kingston Trio's version of 'Tom Dooley' opened the floodgates by topping the US chart in 1958, inspiring a five-year folk boom that would give many soon-to-be familiar names their start in music. Folk music had been an integral part of American culture for decades. But the boom - revival, call it what you will - that flowered in the coffee houses of New York's Greenwich Village as the Fifties closed would inspire a new generation to pick up their acoustic guitars. To take yourself back to the halcyon days of Bob, Joanie and Tom Dooley, just press play.

Tracklist:

CD 1

01. Bob Dylan - Talkin' New York (3:20)
02. Tom Paxton - Willie Seton (Live) (2:51)
03. Peter, Paul & Mary - If I Had A Hammer (2:01)
04. Joan Baez - House Of The Rising Sun (2:57)
05. Bob Gibson - Yes I See (1:59)
06. Mike Seeger - John Hardy (2:42)
07. The Kingston Trio - Where Have All The Flowers Gone? (3:03)
08. Pete Seeger - Kisses Sweeter Than Wine (2:59)
09. The Tarriers - Take This Hammer (2:35)
10. Doc Watson - Little Sadie (2:19)
11. The Brothers Four - Nine Pound Hammer (2:48)
12. Ramblin' Jack Elliott - I Ain't Got No Home In This World Anymore (2:17)
13. Judy Collins - Fannerio (3:08)
14. The Limeliters - Those Were The Days (3:07)
15. The Highwaymen - Johnny With The Bandy Legs (3:18)
16. The Greenbriar Boys (Featuring John Herald) - Down The Road (2:00)
17. The Swagmen - Jessie James (2:21)
18. Oscar Brand - Cotton-Eyed Joe (1:34)
19. The Tarriers - Lonesome Traveler (1:54)
20. Woody Guthrie - This Land Is Your Land (2:18)

CD 2

01. Pete Seeger - Turn! Turn! Turn! (3:13)
02. The New Christy Minstrels - Nine Hundred Miles (2:22)
03. Joan Baez - Wildwood Flower (2:36)
04. Peter, Paul & Mary - Early In The Morning (1:37)
05. Bob Dylan - Freight Train Blues (2:18)
06. Judy Collins - Little Brown Dog (3:15)
07. Bob Gibson - Daddy Roll 'Em (2:53)
08. The Kingston Trio - Tom Dooley (3:05)
09. Mike Seeger - Worried Blues (3:28)
10. Doc Watson & Clarence Ashley - Peg And Awl (2:13)
11. The Limeliters - Sweet Water Rolling (2:29)
12. The Greenbriar Boys (Featuring John Herald) - Amelia Earhart's Last Flight (3:43)
13. The Brothers Four - Greenfields (3:04)
14. Ramblin' Jack Elliott - Jack O'Diamonds (2:23)
15. Woody Guthrie - New York Town (2:38)
16. The Highwaymen - Whiskey In The Jar (2:45)
17. Peter, Paul & Mary - This Train (2:11)
18. Bob Dylan - Pretty Peggy-O (3:24)
19. Mike Seeger - Don't Let Your Deal Go Down (3:20)
20. Tom Paxton - My Dog's Bigger Than Your Dog (Live) (1:40)

CD 3

01. Joan Baez - Silver Dagger (2:28)
02. Doc Watson - Stream Of Whiskey (2:09)
03. Bob Dylan - Highway 51 (2:53)
04. Ramblin' Jack Elliott - Death Of John Henry (4:07)
05. The Brothers Four - Nobody Knows (2:59)
06. The Limeliters - A Wayfaring Stranger (3:09)
07. Mike Seeger - Sad And Lonesome Day (3:30)
08. Woody Guthrie - Mean Talking Blues (3:28)
09. Bob Gibson - Springhill Mine Disaster (2:04)
10. Peter, Paul & Mary - Lemon Tree (2:57)
11. Judy Collins - Golden Apples Of The Sun (3:52)
12. The Kingston Trio - A Worried Man (2:52)
13. Chad Mitchell Trio - Dona Dona Dona (Live) (3:14)
14. Doc Watson - Tough Luck (2:27)
15. The Brothers Four - The Green Leaves Of Summer (2:57)
16. The Limeliters - Everywhere I Look This Mornin' (2:03)
17. Joan Baez & Bill Wood - Careless Love (2:27)
18. Carolyn Hester - The Water Is Wide (3:44)
19. Bob Dylan - Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (2:36)
20. Pete Seeger - We Shall Overcome (Live) (4:51)