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Song Samples (MP3 Format)
Ten And Nine (2.926 MB mp3 file)
We Shall Not Be Moved (2.606 MB mp3 file)
Thirty-six songs document the changes in the human condition as America evolved from an agrarian nation to an industrial nation. Playing time: one hour, thirty minutes.
"A valuable compilation of songs sung during the U.S. industrial revolution and labor movement from the 1860s to the 1930s...Very useful supplementary material for the teaching of this period of history to all age levels." --- Choice
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Disk 1 Disk 2
Part One:
The Industrial Revolution
Songs from England, Scotland, Canada and the United States, sung by miners, weavers, mill workers, shoemakers, sailors and railroad workers, tell of the impact of industrialization on rural life, urbanization and the human condition.
The Songs:
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Weave Room Blues
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The Ballad Of Springhill
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Ten And Nine (2.926 MB mp3 file)
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The Blind Fiddler
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Hard Times In The Mill
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Peg And Awl
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The Work Of The Weavers
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Part Two:
The Industrial Revolution
The second phase of the Industrial Revolution includes the development of electric generators, the internal combustion engine, the wireless and the telephone.
The Songs:
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The Weary Cutters
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The Royal Telephone
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Blow The Man Down
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The Farmer Is The Man
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Pat Works On The Railway
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In My Merry Oldsmobile
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Part Three:
The Labor Movement 1860s to 1930s
The songs depict the early struggles of America's working people: skilled workers, industrial workers and farm workers; and glorify their martyrs, heroes and heroines. The music also brings to life the creation of America's labor unions.
The Songs:
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Solidarity Forever
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Cotton Mill Girls
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Storm The Fort
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A Ballad Of Dead Girls
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Eight Hour Day
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I.L.G.W.U.
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My Sweetheart's A Mule In The Mine
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I Ain't Got No Home
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The Preacher And The Slave
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We Shall Not Be Moved (2.606 MB mp3 file)
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Joe Hill
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Which Side Are You On?
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The Death Of Mother Jones
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Part Four:
The Labor Movement 1930s to 1980s
This presentation chronicles labor's rise to major economic and political power, and explores the problems which have faced (and some which still face) organized labor: strikebreakers techniques, union corruption, immigrant labor, child labor, convict labor, automation, foreign competition, computers and the shift from manufacturing to service industry.
The songs:
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Sit Down
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Huelga
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The CIO Is Bigger Than It Used To Be
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Ninos Campesinos
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The Yablonski Murder
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My Old Man
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Buddy Won't You Roll Down The Line
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Automation
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Kumbaya
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Aragon Mill
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Nosotros Venceremos
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