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I Hear America Singing - Rivers

This week on 'I Hear America Singing', Ross explores the rivers of America, from the mighty Mississippi to the Mussellshell and the Columbia. Before we had railroads and interstate highways, rivers were important means of transportation and became enmeshed in songs and stories.

I Hear America Singing - Rivers

1. River by Liam Clancy
2. Watching the River Flow by Bob Dylan
3. Ol’ Man River by Paul Robeson
4. Big River by The Highwaymen
5. Gonna Go Down the River by Kingston Trio
6. Shenandoah by Pete Seeger
7. Banks of the Ohio by Monroe Brothers
8. New River Train by Mike Seeger and Paul Brown
9. The Banks of the Mussellshell by Ian Tyson
10. Roll On, Columbia by Cisco Houston
11. Red River Valley by Woody Guthrie
12. Texas River Son by Lyle Lovett
13. If I Couldn’t Get Down to the River by Steven Fromholz
14. Deep River by Leon & Eric Bibb
15. Down to the River to Pray by Alison Krauss
16. River of Love by Amy Fradon & Leslie Ritter
17. Old Rivers by Walter Brennan

A native of Austin, Texas, Ross grew up in the midst of the Urban Folk Revival of the 1950s and 60s. His first introduction to folk music was the Kingston Trio with their million selling albums. From there, he went forward, backwards and sideways collecting music all along the way. He is a retired librarian and a student of history.