La Resource 8/62

This session features predominantly leader/chorus singing of chanteys (sailor songs), story songs (Nancy stories), pass-play (a game typically played by unmarried teenagers), and other genres. In his field log, Alan Lomax names a number of individuals who participated in this session and (unless otherwise specified by Lomax) they are all listed as "possible" performers.

Humble-o

Hurrow, Hurrow-é

Bo-mwen Donc Chere Dodo

Interview with unidentified man about pass-play

Vio Violé

Yankee Man Comin' Every Day

Interview with unidentified man about Yankee Man Comin' Every Day

Mary And Martha

Meet Me On The Road

Waterloo, My Boy, Turn Me Round (I)

Waterloo, My Boy, Turn Me Round (II) (with interview)

Élé Misi-o

I Want To Hear Somebody Pray

I Promise The Lord

Labour Party

Interview with Daniel Aikens about Labour Party and maroon (cooperative labor) songs

Interview with Daniel Aikens about Blow The Man Down

Unidentified story song (fragment)

Interview with Charles Bristol about his story song

Timi Timi, Séwa (part 1)

Interview with Newton Joseph about Timi Timi, Séwa

Timi Timi, Séwa (part 2)

Shame, Shame, Shame For Uncle Riley

Long Time Ago (Caesar Boy)

Roll, Roll, Roll and Go

It's Time For A Man Go Home

I'm Rocking My Baby To Sleep

Interview with Virginia Joseph about I'm Rocking My Baby To Sleep

For My Own Money

Interview with Margaret Henry about For My Own Money

Interview with Millicent Duncan about the song Coca-Cola Good To Drink

Anana-o

Interview with Beatrice Dick about Anana-o

Dolphus Coker

Score Di Black Girl

Hush Baby Hush

Jean, Ay, Jean, Kay-mwen Bwoule

Interview with Sugar Adams and tothers about cantiques / Jean, Ay, Jean, Kay-mwen Bwoule (fragment)

Demba-o

Interview with Lawrence Solon about Demba-o

Nearer My God To Thee (fragment)

Talk/ambience

You Go Lay Down In Cacapool

Interview with Lawrence Solon and others about You Go Lay Down In Cacapool

Blow The Man Down

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