The Complete Bowdoin College Concert, 1960

~ Release by Pete Seeger (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Copyright: © 2012 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
℗ 2012 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Annotation last modified on 2026-01-06 17:04 UTC.

Tracklist

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2▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Big Rock Candy Mountain
recorded at:
Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, United States (on 1960-03-13)
live recording of:
Big Rock Candy Mountain (on 1960-03-13)
lyricist and composer:
Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock (in 1895)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6696)
3:24
2Just a Dream
recorded at:
Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, United States (on 1960-03-13)
live recording of:
Just a Dream (on My Mind) (on 1960-03-13)
lyricist and composer:
Big Bill Broonzy
publisher:
Leeds Music and Universal-On Backstreet Music, Inc.
1:03
3Oh, What a Beautiful City
recorded at:
Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, United States (on 1960-03-13)
live recording of:
Oh! What a Beautiful City (Twelve Gates to the City) (on 1960-03-13)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Reverend Gary Davis
translated version of:
תריסר שערים
3:34
4In the Sweet Bye and Bye / Preacher and the Slave
recorded at:
Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, United States (on 1960-03-13)
live recording of:
The Preacher and the Slave (on 1960-03-13)
lyricist:
Joe Hill (early 1900s US songwriter) (in 1911)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 9612)
parody version of:
The Sweet By-and-By
3:42
5Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream
recorded at:
Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, United States (on 1960-03-13)
live recording of:
Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream (on 1960-03-13)
lyricist and composer:
Ed McCurdy (folk singer, songwriter)
3:09
6Medley: Colorado Trail / Spanish Is the Loving Tongue / From Here on Up / Texas Girls / We Pity Our Bosses Five / The Scabs Crawl In / Swarthmore Girls
recorded at:
Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, United States (on 1960-03-13)
live medley including a recording of:
Spanish Is the Loving Tongue (on 1960-03-13)
lyricist:
Charles Badger Clark, Jr.
live medley including a recording of:
The Colorado Trail (on 1960-03-13)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:24
7Medley: Open the Door Softly / Road to Athay / Why Do Scotsmen?
recorded at:
Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, United States (on 1960-03-13)
1:11
8Medley: Hold Up Your Petticoat / Where Have All the Flowers Gone? / Step by Step / Joe Hill’s Last Will
recorded at:
Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, United States (on 1960-03-13)
live medley including a recording of:
Last Will of Joe Hill (on 1960-03-13)
writer:
Joe Hill (early 1900s US songwriter) (on 1915-11-18)
live medley including a recording of:
Step by Step (on 1960-03-13)
writer:
Waldemar Hille and Pete Seeger
arranger:
Pete Seeger
live medley including a recording of:
Where Have All the Flowers Gone (on 1960-03-13)
additional lyricist:
Joe Hickerson (in 1960-05)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Seeger (in 1955-10)
publisher:
Sanga Music, Inc. and The Bicycle Music Company (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, overseeing publishing and rights management) (in 1961)
4:34
9Viva la Quince Brigada
recorded at:
Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, United States (on 1960-03-13)
live recording of:
Viva la quince brigada (Long Live the Fifteenth Brigade) (on 1960-03-13)
lyricist:
Bart van der Schelling
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:26
10Suliram (Indonesian Lullaby)
recorded at:
Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, United States (on 1960-03-13)
live recording of:
Suliram (on 1960-03-13)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translated version of:
Suliram
3:13
11Wimoweh
recorded at:
Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, United States (on 1960-03-13)
live cover recording of:
Wimoweh (on 1960-03-13)
lyricist and arranger:
Paul Campbell (songwriting pseudonym used by The Weavers)
composer:
Solomon Linda
version of:
Mbube
33:16
12Michael, Row the Boat Ashore
recorded at:
Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, United States (on 1960-03-13)
live recording of:
Michael Row the Boat Ashore (on 1960-03-13)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arrangement of:
Michael (arr. Dave Fisher)
version of:
Michael (arr. Dave Fisher)
32:28
13Commentary
recorded at:
Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, United States (on 1960-03-13)
0:23
14Bourgeois Blues
recorded at:
Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, United States (on 1960-03-13)
live cover recording of:
The Bourgeois Blues (on 1960-03-13)
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
arranger:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) and John A. Lomax
2:42
15Black Girl / Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
recorded at:
Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, United States (on 1960-03-13)
live cover recording of:
Black Girl (on 1960-03-13)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
version of:
In the Pines (Black Girl)
live recording of:
Kisses Sweeter Than Wine (on 1960-03-13)
lyricist:
Paul Campbell (songwriting pseudonym used by The Weavers)
composer:
Joel Newman
5:20
16Tzena, Tzena, Tzena
recorded at:
Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, United States (on 1960-03-13)
live recording of:
Tzena, Tzena, Tzena (English version) (on 1960-03-13)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
additional composer:
Julius Grossman (Songwriter) (in 1946-11)
composer:
יששכר מירון (Israeli composer) (in 1941)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
translated version of:
צאנה צאנה
3:06
17Worried Man Blues
recorded at:
Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, United States (on 1960-03-13)
live recording of:
Worried Man Blues (on 1960-03-13)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Peer International Corporation (BMI)
arrangement of:
Worried Man Blues
4:11
18Conclusion
recorded at:
Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, United States (on 1960-03-13)
0:52