Smithsonian Folkways FW-32318-CCD Grand Canal Ballads- History of the Erie Canal (Discontinued)

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Instrument(s) Autoharp; Banjo; Dobro; Fiddle; Mandolin.

Language(s) English.

Year of Recording 1981.

Record Label Folkways Records.

Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.

Credits Artist Golden Eagle String Band ; Cover photo by Jim Dusen ; Design by Ronald Clyne.

101 Oh! Dat Low Bridge The Golden Eagle String Band 0:33.

102 Paddy on the Canal The Golden Eagle String Band 4:00.

103 Dark-Eyed Canaller The Golden Eagle String Band 1:47.

104 I'm Afloat on the Erie Canal The Golden Eagle String Band 2:09.

105 Ballad of the Erie Canal The Golden Eagle String Band 2:44.

106 Boating on a Bull-Head The Golden Eagle String Band 3:48.

107 Meeting on the Waters of the Hudson and Erie The Golden Eagle String Band 2:33.

201 The Er-ie Vocal The Golden Eagle String Band 3:30.

202 A Trip on the Erie The Golden Eagle String Band 1:18.

203 That Long Canal The Golden Eagle String Band 3:57.

204 Canawler, Canawler, Hoggee on the Towpath The Golden Eagle String Band 1:54.

205 The Raging Canal The Golden Eagle String Band 5:33.

206 The Aged Pilot Man The Golden Eagle String Band 0:12.

207 Low Bridge The Golden Eagle String Band 0:10.