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The Martins and the Coys (The Alan Lomax Collection. The Concert and Radio Series. The Ballad Operas) CD, 1819, Rounder, 2000. $15.98.
Described on the CD sleeve as 'a fascinating curio in the Alan Lomax collection' this radio broadcast plus half a dozen bonus tracks gives a fascinating insight into the musical and political state of the folk-song revival in the USA during the Second World War. Produced by Alan Lomax and written by Elizabeth Lyttleton (Lomax's then wife) the broadcast features Woody Guthrie, Burl Ives, Pete Seeger singing and taking acting and narrating roles. Other significant performers include Will Geer (who may be seen in a number of old US movies on daytime TV, as...