English Folk songs
'We Shall Overcome': Unconventional Folk
Bruce Springsteen's new album is a departure for him. We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions features Springsteen singing folk songs made famous by Pete Seeger.
Reevaluating Dock Boggs.
Rock historian Ed Ward on Moran Lee Boggs, otherwise known as Dock Boggs, who played banjo like a blues guitar in the 1920s. Boggs died in 1971. His recordings have been collected on a new CD "Dock Boggs: Country Blues" (Reventant label)
An Important Chapter in the History of Blues Preserved by the Library of Congress.
Rock historian Ed Ward reviews an MCA release of Muddy Waters' songs folklorist Alan Lomaz recorded in the field.
A Critical Group in the Urban Folk Revival.
Critic Milo Miles reviews "Blues, Rags, and Hollers," a reissue of a 1963 debut album of Koerner, Ray, and Glover (Red House Records Elektra).
Bob Dylan's New Album is an Improvement.
Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews the new Bob Dylan album, "World Gone Wrong." (Columbia)
Working Toward "A Vision Shared"
To help fund the Smithsonian's purchase of the Folkways Records collection, a number of artists are raising money with an album of Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly covers. Rock critic Ken Tucker says Bruce Springsteen and Brian Wilson give standout performances.