Seeger,Mike Tipple Loom & Rail: Song Of The Indust CD

As the American South moved from a primarily agrarian economy to an industrial one, the change was felt strongly by country musicians, and it revolutionized every aspect of their music. In Tipple, Loom, & Rail Mike Seeger explores the style and commentary of southern industrial songs. Extensive liner notes by labor scholar and folklorist Archie Green in a new, easy to read format.

1. Factory Girl 2. Coal Creek Troubles 3. Edward Lewis R 4. Come All You Coal Miners 5. The Miner's Blues 6. Harlan County Blues 7. Cotton Mill Blues 8. The Reckless Motor Man 9. The New Market Wreck 10. Cotton Mill Colic 11. The Virginian Strike of '23 12. Roane County Strike at Harriman Tennessee 13. The Hard Working Miner 14. Hard Times in These Mines 15. Spinning Room Blues 16. The Death of John Henry 17. Death of John Henry