Various - Virginia Traditions - Virginia Work Songs mp3 flac

Tracklist

1	–John Williams And Unknown Artist	On A Monday	3:32
2	–Willie Williams	Oh Lord, They Don't 'Low Me To Beat 'Em	2:29
3	–Willie Williams And Group	Biting Spider	2:29
4	–Joe Lee	The Man Was Burning	1:13
5	–James Wilson , With R. Ramsey , George Goram, R. Brown , J. Kirby, Lemuel Jones, C. Meekins , And Ed Lewis	Can't You Line 'Em	1:47
6	–Willie Williams And Group	The New Burying Ground	3:11
7	–Crew Of The "Charles J. Colonna"	Evalina	3:16
8	–Walter Kegler And The Crew Of The "Barnegat"	Drinking The Wine	1:50
9	–William Thompson , With John Ball , William Carter , E.B. Chewning, Capt. Matthew Gaskins, Aurelius Henderson, William Johnson , Eddie Laws, Benjamin Smith , And William Smith	Every Mail Day	2:36
10	–William Thompson , With John Ball , William Carter , E.B. Chewning, Capt. Matthew Gaskins, Aurelius Henderson, William Johnson , Eddie Laws, Benjamin Smith , And William Smith	Lazarus	3:00
11	–Lena Thompson , Lucy Scott , And Lucy Smith	Sleep On	2:25
12	–John Mantley , With Raleigh Griffin, Ernest Johnson , Lee Wynn , And William Wynn	Come Along Down	1:55
13	–Lee Wynn	I'm Not Paying For Them Singing	1:40
14	–Lee Wynn And John Mantley	On My Way To New Orleans	2:29
15	–Reverend Timothy Hayes* , With Beulah Brown, Ruth Coston, Nathaniel McKelvin, Everette Ware , And Rosa Wilson	Wade In The Water	3:17
16	–Creola Johnson With Audrey Davis And Unknown Artist	I Don't Want Nobody Stumbling Over Me	3:49
17	–Reverend Timothy Hayes* , With Beulah Brown, Ruth Cotson, Nathaniel McKelvin, Everette Ware , And Rosa Wilson	Sit Down Servant	3:03

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Global Village Music

Credits

• Liner Notes – Glen Hinson
• Recorded By – Alan Lomax (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6), Benjamin O. Colonna (tracks: 7), Glen Hinson (tracks: 9 to 17), Harold Spivacke (tracks: 4), John Lomax* (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Reissue Producer – Michael Schlesinger , Roddy Moore, Vaughan Webb

Notes

The work-related singing of watermen, factory workers, crab pickers, and gandy dancers.

Originally issued on LP on BRI Records BRI 007, in 1983 (BRI Records issued by the Blue Ridge Institute of Ferrum College, Ferrum, Virginia).

"...a 40 pp. booklet containing performer biographies, numerous photographs, and an extensive essay is available from the Blue Ridge Institute of Ferrum College."

Recorded in Virginia, USA, except tracks 7 & 8 :
Tracks 1 to 3, A5, A6 : Virginia State Penitentiary, Richmond, May 1936.
Track 4 : Powhatan State Farm, State Farm, June 14, 1936.
Track 7 : off the coast of Wildwood, N.J., 1955.
Track 8 : off the coast of Crab Island, N.J., August 8, 1950.
Tracks 9 & 10 : Weems, April 1980.
Track 11 : Rappahannock Oyster Company, Bluff point, November 5, 1980.
Track 12 : Colonna's shipyard, Norfolk, April 12, 1980.
Track 13 : Norfolk, November 14, 1980.
Track 14 : Colonna's shipyard, Norfolk, November 16,1980.
Track 15 : Marshall Seafood Company, Glass, February 28, 1980.
Track 16 : C.C. Conway Seafood, Wicomico, November 15, 1979.
Track 17 : Marshall Seafood Company, Glass, July 13, 1979.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 759401100726

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BRI 007	Various	Virginia Traditions - Virginia Work Songs ‎(LP, Comp)	BRI Records	BRI 007	US	1983