Broadside Ballads 1 / Var Broadside Ballads 1 / Var CD

First released in 1963, and later reissued by Smithsonian Folkways to commemorate the folk publication Broadside Magazine, Broadside Ballads, Vol. 1 features artists such as Blind Boy Grunt (Bob Dylan), Peter La Farge, Phil Ochs, and Pete Seeger. With topical songs that vary in subject from civil rights to Vietnam and the nuclear arms race, Broadside Ballads, Vol. 1 is at once a staunch and elucidating account of a generation at odds with the world around it. Recorded in Broadside's cramped New York apartment, the album is spontaneous and intimate in approach and features vocals, guitar, banjo, and drums. Contains the tracks "The Ballad of Old Monroe," "Faubus Foibles," "I Will Not Go Down Under the Ground (Let Me Die in My Footsteps)," "Only a Hobo," "Talking Devil," "Ain't Gonna Let Segregation Turn US Around," and "I Can See a New Day," which are not on The Best of Broadside 1962-1988. Liner notes include lyrics, photos, newspaper articles, sheet music, and writing by Gordon Friesen.

1. Blowin' in the Wind - New World Singers 2. Ballad of Old Monroe - Pete Seeger 3. John Brown - Blind Boy Grant 4. As Long As the Grass Shall Grow - Peter la Farge 5. The Ballad of William Worthy - Phil Ochs 6. Benny Kid Paret - Gil Turner 7. Faubus Follies - Peter la Farge 8. I Will Not Go Down Under the Ground (Let Me Die in My Footsteps) - Happy Traum 9. Only a Hobo - Blind Boy Grant 10. Talking Devil - Blind Boy Grant 11. Ain't Gonna Let Segregation Turn Us Around - Freedom Singers 12. Go Limp - Matt McGinn 13. Bizness Ain't Dead - New World Singers 14. The City Defense Sign - Mark Spoelstra 15. I Can See a New Day - New World Singers