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Early Years – The First Albums 1959–1961 / Joan Baez [2 CDs]

Joan Baez is one of the most revered and important names in contemporary folk music, a pioneer of the protest movement in the 1960 alongside Bob Dylan and others. In 1959, with two other folk enthusiasts, she recorded a number of songs in a friend’s cellar, and that became the album Folk Singers Round Harvard Square, from which all the titles featuring Joan are included here.

(Acrobat)

2CD# MOB341220 $17.99

Scott Joplin: Ragtime Piano Gems

16 of the best known and loved piano works by Scott Joplin, the King of Ragtime. “Bolcom is known as a pianist who made excellent LPs of ragtime, Gershwin, and several types of American ‘vernacular’ music. A composer himself, he brings a great understanding of the music of Joplin. This album illustrates how adventurous this creator could be and also provides a near-perfect example of ragtime – a little masterpiece” (Gramophone). (Alto)

1CD# MOB414039 $10.99

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Most Popular American Folk Songs [2 CDs]

Margie Butler and Paul Espinoza perform 40 of the most famous and influential American folk songs ever written. The songs reflect a wide range of musical styles that have influenced the multitude of singers and songwriters who have contributed to American folk music. This essential folk collection includes: This Land is Your Land, All My Trials, John Henry, City of New Orleans, Irene, Goodnight, Mr. Tambourine Man, and many more. (ARC Music)

2CD# EUCD2464 $18.99

The Very Best of Bluegrass [3 CDs]

The Very Best Of Bluegrass is a an essential collection for any fan of the genre. All 75 tracks have been digitally remastered for optimum listening with contributions from all the essential big-name artists from Bill Monroe to Lester Flatt and The Blue Sky Boys. Songs include “Orange Blossom Special,” “Foggy Mountain Breakdown,” “Blue Moon of Kentucky,” “Sunny Side of the Mountain,” and more. (Not Now Music)

3CD# MOB490507 $14.99

Early Hot Jazz & Ragtime

This compilation of early jazz and ragtime dates from a very early recording (Eli Green’s Cakewalk from 1898) to the 1920s. The sources are from pianola rolls, 78 rpm records and phonograph cylinders. The rolls on this recording were played on an Orchestrelle player attachment 65/88 note made around 1905. The first known player is thought to be the 1863 Furneaux ‘Pianista.’ (Saydisc)

1CD# CDSDL451 $18.99