This is from the Smithsonian Folkways album Songs of the Civil War.
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Tramp, Tramp, Tramp: The Harvesters
April 12, 2011Goober Peas: The New Lost City Ramblers
April 12, 2011This is from the Smithsonian Folkways album Songs of the Civil War.
Going On: Gordon Bok
April 11, 2011Well, Well, Well: The Highwaymen
April 11, 2011Gil Robbins, a folk singer, guitarist and member of the early 1960s group the Highwaymen has died. He was 80. Shortly before Gil Robbins joined the Highwaymen, the group had a major hit with “Michael,” its version of “Michael, Row the Boat Ashore.” When Robbins joined in 1962, he took the group in a more political direction, playing and singing baritone on five albums until their 1964 breakup.


