Negro Alabama 6: Ring / Var Negro Alabama 6: Ring / Var CD

American folklorist Harold Courlander compiled this series (Negro Folk Music of Alabama) from recordings he made in rural Alabama in 1950. The album is an attempt to counter the stereotypes of Black music that were popular in America during the middle of the 20th century. This sixth volume begins with ring and line games which were recorded at various rural Alabama schools. Ring games are played with children standing in a circle, often holding hands; the leader stands outside the circle performing some action. To get the idea, imagine "Duck, Duck, Goose." (The identical ring game recordings are found on FW07004.) They are followed by miscellaneous children's songs, work songs, Blues, Hymns, and relatively modern Gospel songs. Liner notes written by Harold Courlander include directions on how to play various ring games.

1. Mary Mack 2. Bob a Needle 3. Watch That Lady 4. Old Lady Sally Wants to Jump 5. Loop de Loop 6. Green Green Rocky Road 7. Rosie Darling Rosie 8. I Must See 9. Bluebird Bluebird 10. May Go 'Round the Needle 11. Stooping on the Window 12. Charlie Over the Ocean 13. Session with Celina Lewis, (A)Catch That Squirrel, (B)Sangar Ee, (C) Whoa Mule, Can't Get the Saddle on, 14. Water on the Wheel 15. Go Pray Ye 16. Captain Holler Hurry 17. John Henry 18. Going to Have a Talk with the Chief of Police 19. Meet Me in the Bottoms 20. When the Role Is Called in Heaven 21. I Moaned and I Moaned 22. I'm Standing in a Safety Zone