When Will They Ever Learn: Story Of Us Folk Music – When Will They Ever Learn: Story Of Us Folk Music [CD]

Description

100-track, 4-disc box set covering an era when folk music shed it’s hootenanny skin by addressing political and social issues while becoming more open to change, embracing rock, country and high-class folk pop. This anthology was compiled and annotated by Mick Houghton, author of the acclaimed Sandy Denny biography (I’ve Always Kept A Unicorn) and Becoming Elektra – The True Story Of Jac Holzman’s Visionary Record Label.

Tracklist:

1. The Kingston Trio – Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
2. The Brothers Four – 500 Miles
3. The Limeliters – John Riley
4. The Journeymen – All the Pretty Little Horses
5. Anita Carter – Fair and Tender Ladies
6. Odetta – Long Time Gone
7. Peter Lafarge – Ira Hayes
8. Dave Van Ronk – Candy Man
9. The New Christy Minstrels – Green, Green
10. The Big 3 – Come Away Melinda
11. Simon ; Garfunkel – Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream
12. Bob Gibson – Fare Thee Well (Dink’s Song)
13. Paul Clayton – Spanish Is a Loving Tongue
14. Hamilton Camp – Pride of Man
15. The Simon Sisters – Motherless Child
16. Tom Paley – the Cuckoo
17. Dian ; the Greenbriar Boys – Cannon Ball Blues
18. The Even Dozen Jug Band – on the Road Again
19. The Jim Kweskin Jug Band – Minglewood
20. John Koerner – Southbound Train
21. Hoyt Axton – Bring Your Lovin’
22. The Mugwumps – I Don’t Wanna Know
23. Dick Rosmini – 900 Miles to Go
24. Martin and Neil – Morning Dew
25. Malvina Reynolds – What Have They Done to the Rain?
26. Pete Seeger – the Bells of Rhymney
27. Tom Paxton – I Can’t Help But Wonder Where I’m Bound
28. Judy Collins – Me and My Uncle
29. Bonnie Dobson – Country Girl Blues
30. Hedy West -The Davison-Wilder Blues
31. Judy Henske – High Flying Bird
32. Jackie de Shannon – When You Walk in the Room
33. The Modern Folk Quartet – the Bells
34. Au Go Go Singers -Where I’m Bound
35. Koerner, Ray ; Glover – Fine Soft Land
36. Jesse Colin Young – Four in the Morning
37. Fred Neil -The Water Is Wide
38. Bob Dylan – Mr Tambourine Man
39. Paul Simon – the Sound of Silence
40. Barry McGuire – Eve of Destruction
41. PF Sloan -Take Me for What I’m Worth
42. Cher – See See Rider
43. Len Chandler – Shadow Dream Chaser of Rainbows
44. Mark Spoelstra – White Winged Dove
45. Kathy ; Carol – Green Rocky Road
46. Richie Havens – Morning, Morning
47. David Blue – Grand Hotel
48. Boz Scaggs – Baby Let Me Follow You Down
49. Tim Rose – Hey Joe (You Shot Your Woman Down)
50. We Five – You Were on My Mind
51. The Mamas and the Papas – Creeque Alley
52. The Byrds – I Come and Stand at Every Door
53. Gene Clark – the French Girl
54. The Lovin’ Spoonful – Rain on the Roof
55. Scott McKenzie – Like An Old Time Movie
56. Bob Lind – Mister Zero
57. M.F.Q. – Night Time Girl
58. Ramblin’ Jack Elliott – Danville Girl
59. Doc Watson- Worried Blues
60. Phil Ochs – There But for Fortune
61. Fred Neil – Everybody’s Talkin’
62. Gordon Lightfoot – for Lovin’ Me
63. Tim Hardin – Reason to Believe
64. Bobby Darin – If I Were a Carpenter
65. Norma Tanega – Walkin’ My Cat Named Dog
66. Pat Kilroy – Cancereal
67. Tim Buckley – Once I Was
68. Nico – I’ll Keep It with Mine
69. The Grateful Dead – Cold Rain and Snow
70. The Leaves – Codine
71. The Youngbloods – Get Together
72. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Buy for Me the Rain
73. Jim ; Jean – Changes
74. Jesse Lee Kincaid – Baby You Come Rolling Cross My Mind
75. Billy Edd Wheeler – High Flying Bird
76. Kaleidoscope – Banjo
77. John Stewart – You Can’t Look Back
78. Johnny Cash ; June Carter – Pack Up Your Sorrows
79. Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton – the Last Thing on My Mind
80. The Dillards – Close the Door Lightly
81. The Holy Modal Rounders – Dame Fortune
82. Bonnie Dobson – Morning Dew
83. Mickey Newbury – Just Dropped in
84. H.P. Lovecraft – Spin, Spin, Spin
85. Pearls Before Swine – These Things Too
86. Danny Kalb and Stefan Grossman – Requiem for Patrick Kilroy
87. Taj Mahal – Corinna
88. The Insect Trust – Mountain Song
89. Vince Martin – Summerwind
90. Dino Valente – Time
91. Karen Dalton -Little Bit of Rain
92. Tom Rush – Tin Angel
93. Steve Noonan – Shadow Dream Song
94. Jerry Jeff Walker- Mr Bojangles
95. Arlo Guthrie – Coming in to Los Angeles
96. Linda Ronstadt ; the Stone Poneys – Wings
97. Eric Andersen – (We Were) Foolish Like the Flowers
98. Townes Van Zandt -Tecumseh Valley
99. Judy Henske ; Jerry Yester – Three Ravens
100. Anne Murray – Thirsty Boots

UPC: 5013929434738
Label: Strawberry
Release Date: 8.29.25
Format: CD