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Folk Songs Of The Hills

Merle Travis

Original release : 1947

Capitol

The original release of this material was an 8 song 78 rpm box set. There have been a number of subsequent releases with varying numbers of additional tracks. A selection of these are listed below.

Tracks

1947 release;

  • Nine Pound Hammer (Travis)
  • John Henry (Traditional)
  • Sixteen Tons (Travis)
  • Dark as a Dungeon (Travis)
  • That's All (Travis)
  • Over by Number Nine (Travis)
  • I Am a Pilgrim (Traditional)
  • Muskrat (Traditional)
1957 LP release (title: Back Home);
  • Nine Pound Hammer (Travis)
  • John Henry (Traditional)
  • Sixteen Tons (Travis)
  • Dark as a Dungeon (Travis)
  • That's All (Travis)
  • Over by Number Nine (Travis)
  • I Am a Pilgrim (Traditional)
  • Muskrat (Traditional)
  • John Bolin (Traditional)
  • Possum up a Simmon Tree (Traditional)
  • Barbara Allen (Traditional)
  • Lost John (Traditional)
1996 Capitol CD release;
  • Nine Pound Hammer (Travis)
  • John Henry (Traditional)
  • Sixteen Tons (Travis)
  • Dark as a Dungeon (Travis)
  • That's All (Travis)
  • Over by Number Nine (Travis)
  • I Am a Pilgrim (Traditional)
  • Muskrat (Traditional)
  • This World is Not My Home (Traditional)
  • John Bolin (Traditional)
  • Possum up a Simmon Tree (Traditional)
  • Barbara Allen (Traditional)
  • Lost John (Traditional)
Expanded versions that include music from other albums have also been released.

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