Virginia Traditions - Virginia Work Songs
Various
- Artist
- Various
- Label
- Global Village Music
- Catalog number
- CD 1007
- Released
- 1998
- Country
- US
- Format
- Reissue
- Barcode
- 759401100726
What’s on it
Virginia Traditions - Virginia Work Songs has 17 tracks, about 44:01 of music.
- 1On A Monday
- 2Oh Lord, They Don't 'Low Me To Beat 'Em
- 3Biting Spider
- 4The Man Was Burning
- 5Can't You Line 'Em
- 6The New Burying Ground
- 7Evalina
- 8Drinking The Wine
- 9Every Mail Day
- 10Lazarus
- 11Sleep On
- 12Come Along Down
- 13I'm Not Paying For Them Singing
- 14On My Way To New Orleans
- 15Wade In The Water
- 16I Don't Want Nobody Stumbling Over Me
- 17Sit Down Servant
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Where it came from
Virginia Traditions: Virginia Work Songs was released in 1998 as part of a field recording project dedicated to preserving the folk music heritage of the Appalachian and Tidewater regions. The collection serves as an ethnomusicological document, compiling authentic work songs that reflect the daily lives, labor, and cultural resilience of Virginia's working-class communities throughout the twentieth century.
The album was produced under the Global Village Music label, which focused on distributing world and traditional American music. By focusing on field recordings, the release aimed to capture the raw, unpolished character of folk performance, emphasizing the communal function of the songs over commercial arrangement. It is recognized by scholars of American folklore as a significant archival effort to prevent the loss of oral traditions that were increasingly overshadowed by modern popular music.
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