Greenwich Village Folk Scene / Various Greenwich Village Folk Scene / Various CD

There are many key tracks on this compilation of late-Fifties/early-Sixties folk recordings - but none are more significant than track eight, disc two. The Kingston Trio's version of 'Tom Dooley' opened the floodgates by topping the US chart in 1958, inspiring a five-year folk boom that would give many soon-to-be familiar names their start in music. Folk music had been an integral part of American culture for decades. But the boom - revival, call it what you will - that flowered in the coffee houses of New York's Greenwich Village as the Fifties closed would inspire a new generation to pick up their acoustic guitars. To take yourself back to the halcyon days of Bob, Joanie and Tom Dooley, just press play!

1. Talkin' New York - Bob Dylan 2. Willie Seton (Live) - Tom Paxton 3. If I Had a Hammer - Peter, Paul ; Mary 4. House of the Rising Sun - Joan Baez 5. Yes I See - Bob Gibson 6. John Hardy - Mike Seeger 7. Where Have All the Flowers Gone? - the Kingston Trio 8. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine - Pete Seeger 9. Take This Hammer - the Tarriers 10. Little Sadie - Doc Watson 11. Nine Pound Hammer - the Brothers Four 12. I Ain't Got No Home in This World Anymore - Ramblin' Jack Elliott 13. Fannerio - Judy Collins 14. Those Were the Days - the Limeliters 15. Johnny with the Bandy Legs - the Highwaymen 16. Down the Road - the Greenbriar Boys (Feat John Herald) 17. Jessie James - the Swagmen 18. Cotton-Eyed Joe - Oscar Brand 19. Lonesome Traveler - the Tarriers 20. This Land Is Your Land - Woody Guthrie 21. Turn! Turn! Turn! - Pete Seeger 22. Nine Hundred Miles - the New Christy Minstrels 23. Wildwood Flower - Joan Baez 24. Early in the Morning - Peter, Paul ; Mary 25. Freight Train Blues - Bob Dylan 26. Little Brown Dog - Judy Collins 27. Daddy Roll 'Em - Bob Gibson 28. Tom Dooley - the Kingston Trio 29. Worried Blues - Mike Seeger 30. Peg and Awl - Doc Watson ; Clarence Ashley 31. Sweet Water Rolling - the Limeliters 32. Amelia Earhart's Last Flight - the Greenbriar Boys (Feat John Herald) 33. Greenfields - the Brothers Four 34. Jack O'Diamonds - Ramblin' Jack Elliott 35. New York Town - Woody Guthrie 36. Whiskey in the Jar - the Highwaymen 37. This Train - Peter, Paul ; Mary 38. Pretty Peggy-O - Bob Dylan 39. Don't Let Your Deal Go Down - Mike Seeger 40. My Dog's Bigger Than Your Dog (Live) - Tom Paxton 41. Silver Dagger - Joan Baez 42. Stream of Whiskey - Doc Watson 43. Highway 51- Bob Dylan 44. Death of John Henry - Ramblin' Jack Elliott 45. Nobody Knows - the Brothers Four 46. A Wayfaring Stranger - the Limeliters 47. Sad and Lonesome Day - Mike Seeger 48. Mean Talking Blues - Woody Guthrie 49. Springhill Mine Disaster - Bob Gibson 50. Lemon Tree - Peter, Paul ; Mary 51. Golden Apples of the Sun - Judy Collins 52. A Worried Man - the Kingston Trio 53. Dona Dona Dona (Live) - the Chad Mitchell Trio 54. Tough Luck - Doc Watson 55. The Green Leaves of Summer - the Brothers Four 56. Everywhere I Look This Mornin' - the Limeliters 57. Careless Love - Joan Baez ; Bill Wood 58. The Water Is Wide - Carolyn Hester 59. Baby, Let Me Follow You Down - Bob Dylan 60. We Shall Overcome (Live) - Pete Seeger