The Music
Music is the way people have communicated their
feelings and situations, throughout time. Click on the titles below to hear the
recordings. They are in Real Player files. Give them a minute to load up, ok?
All Recordings here are from The Library of Congress, American
Folklife Center, WPA Sidney Robertson Cowell Collection. Thanks!
"Contest Song" (no lyrics) Native American performed by Omaha Native Americans.
"Aa Kjore Vatten aa kjore ve" Norwegian (Hauling Water and Hauling Wood) performed by Alf Nilssen
"Billy Boy" English performed by William T. Day, unaccompanied vocals.
"Addio, mamma" Italian (Goodbye, Mama) performed by Louis Brangone, unaccompanied vocals. TURN UP THE volume for this one...but, don't forget to turn it down :)
"Ad sigla" . . . (Ryma #7) Icelandic in Old Norse ( To sail a boat, to ride a horse...are the three finest things in life) performed by John Olafson, unaccompanied vocals.
"Arroz con leche" (Rice Pudding) Puerto Rican performed by Cruz Losada, unaccompanied vocals.
"The Days of 49" Anglo-American performed by Ponce Leon, unaccompanied vocals.
"Seann brogan" (Worn Out Shoes) Scottish performed by Mary A. McDonald, unaccompanied vocals.