Since the railroad's rise in the 1800s it has een a thing of musical fascination and fodder for American musicians and songwriter. Railroad work songs, ballads recounting riveting exploits and instrumental echoes of the once familiar sounds of the steam locomotive have enshrined the railroad in America's musical memory. CALSSIC RAILROAD SONGS mines the Smithsonian Folkways archives to create this tribute to a favorite American source of inspiration.
22 Old John Henry Died on the Mountain - Henry Grady Terrell
23 Casey Jones - John D. Mounce
24 Wreck of the Old 97 - Pop Stoneman
25 Midnight Special - Lead Belly
26 Wabash Cannonball - Doc Watson
27 Lost Train Blues - Vernon Sutphin
28 New River Train - Iron Mountain String Band
29 Excerpt from "Three Little Engines and 33 Cars" Recorded By Vinton Wight
Since the railroad's rise in the 1800s it has een a thing of musical fascination and fodder for American musicians and songwriter. Railroad work songs, ballads recounting riveting exploits and instrumental echoes of the once familiar sounds of the steam locomotive have enshrined the railroad in America's musical memory. CALSSIC RAILROAD SONGS mines the Smithsonian Folkways archives to create this tribute to a favorite American source of inspiration.