The Troubadour's Song - "Uncle Bob" Pavitt, Cassette, 1989

Описание: We were donated this tape among a few cases of cassette tapes found in town. The insert reads:

"Bob Pavitt has been a serious collector (and sometime performer) of folk songs and ballads for over 40 years, and appeared throughout the '50s and early '60s at the Florida Folk Festival. Bob has also performed at the North Carolia Folk Festival and the National Folk Festival, and has lectured on Amercian folk music at several universities. For the past 15 years, he has been a performer at the annual Alaska Folk Festival.

'This Album is dedicated to my Lady Barbera, who has shared the good times and the bad for lo these past 36 years.'

Side A

You Ask Me Why I'm a Hobo - Harry McClintock 0:00
One of the truly memorable songs of the Great Depression, "Haywire Mac" McClintock wrote this around 1933. I learned it form the singing of Larry Hanks in 1981.

Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out 2:18
Bessie Smith recorded this classic blues in the late 20's. I got it from the singing of Eric Von Schmidt in the early 50's.

Tarzan and Superman - Bob Pavitt, 1966 5:10

Wilson Rag (Instrumental) - Elizabeth Cotton 6:30

The Wind Blows Cold In Wyoming - B. Philips 8:15
In the early 50's, Utah Phillips ran a Halfway House, and wrote this plaintive ballad in memory of a guy who didn't quite make it. I consider it one of the best of the 'Railroad Bum' songs.

Goodbye Summer - Paul Roseland 11:40
Paul is one of Alaska's greatest balladeers. He wrote this song back in the 50's, and I was honored to record it on his album "Alaska" in 1967.

Old Trapper's Den - Paul Roseland; arr. Bob Pavitt 15:07
Paul wrote this one in his own "rapper's den" near Talkeetna about 30 years ago.

My Lord, What a Mourning - Traditional 17:43
I first heard this spiritual on a 1931 recording by the great Paul Robeson, and learned this shortened version in the 70's.

Hydroxapropyl Methylcellulose - Bob Pavitt, 1969 20:11

Side B

30-06 ON THE WALL - O'Cotter, Roseland, Pavitt 22:18
A 1915 poem by Pat O'Cotter, this ballad was put to music by Paul Roseland and was arranged by Bob Pavitt in 1967.

PALLET ON YOUR FLOOR - Traditional Blues 25:20
learned this version from the singing of Eric Von Schmidt in 1954.

CAJITA DE MUSICA (Instrumental) - L. Almelda 27:48

WALK PROUD MY SON - Don Grooms 29:30
My friend Don Grooms is a Cherokee Indian who grew up in the mountains of North Carolina and now teaches in Gainesville, Florida. He wrote this powerful song for his mother, and it's the title song of his 1981 album.

JOSEPH BAKER - Pete Coe 32:26
These verses from an old English broadside were "rescued" and put to music by Pete Coe. | learned it from the singing of Mick Moloney, who was the guest artist at the 15th Annual Alaska Folk Festival.

GREENSLEEVES (Instrumental) - Old English Alr 35:43

THE MAYOR IS A GOOD OL' BOY - Hank Bradley (listed but not included on the cassette?)
Hank Bradley is a perceptive and imaginative West Coast musician/songwriter. Having spent over 30 years as a city planner, I can really appreciate this song, which learned in 1981 from the singing of Larry Hanks.

THE TROUBADOUR'S SONG- Old English Ballad 38:27
While this has been my 'favorite' song for almost 40 years, I rarely sing it because there is no way that I could hope to do it justice. I learned it from the singing of the great Burl Ives."