From the early 1940s to the early 1960s - the golden era of the American Folk Revival - New York, and especially Greenwich Village, was at the heart of the action. This release gives the full account of what went on in those exciting times, from Woody Guthrie to Bob Dylan and beyond, and many places in between. The aforementioned are joined by many other key artists who were drawn to the fertile scene, including Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Leadbelly, The Weavers, Josh White and Odetta along with some of the lesser lights who were also influential. 100 tracks over 4 CDs with a 24 page booklet with essay, rare pictures and discographical information. A perfect primer for anyone interested in this very important time in the history of popular music. TRACK LISTING: DISC ONE - Woody Guthrie - Tom Joad Pt. 1 / Woody Guthrie - Tom Joad Pt. 2 / Leadbelly - The Midnight Special / Leadbelly - New York City / The Almanac Singers - C For Conscription / The Almanac Singers - The Strange Death Of John Doe / Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee - Workingman's Blues / Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee - Back Home Blues / The Almanac Singers - Dear Mr. President / The Almanac Singers - I Ride An Old Paint / Josh White - Strange Fruit / The Union Boys - Jim Crow / Tom Glazer & Josh White - We've Got A Plan / Pete Seeger - Casey Jones / Burl Ives - Foggy, Foggy Dew / Burl Ives - Big Rock Candy Mountain / Seeger, Glazer, Hays & Wood - A Dollar Ain't A Dollar Anymore / Burl Ives - On Springfield Mountain / Leadbelly - Rock Island Line / The Weavers - On Top Of Old Smoky / Harry Belafonte - Scarlet Ribbons / Cisco Houston - The Wreck Of The Old '97 / Cisco Houston - What Did The Deep Blue Sea Say / Woody Guthrie & Cisco Houston - Bury Me Beneath The Weeping Willow / The Weavers - Kisses Sweeter Than Wine. DISC TWO - The Weavers - Goodnight, Irene / Josh White - Live The Life / Ramblin' Jack Elliott - Old Blue / Ramblin' Jack Elliott - Mule Skinner Blues / Odetta - Another Man Done Gone / Odetta - Jack O' Diamonds / Odetta - Glory, Glory / The Tarriers - The Banana Boat Song / The Tarriers - Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill / Ramblin' Jack Elliott - The Boll Weevil / Jimmie Driftwood - Old Joe Clark / Jimmie Driftwood - I'm Too Young To Marry / Odetta - Sail Away Ladies, Sail Away / Elizabeth Cotton - Freight Train / Elizabeth Cotton - Wilson Rag / Elizabeth Cotton - When I Get Home / Kingston Trio - Tom Dooley / Paul Clayton - Will The Weaver / Paul Clayton - Stay Away From The Girls / Paul Clayton - The Farmer's Nagging Wife / New Lost City Ramblers - Don't Let Your Deal Go Down / Erik Darling - Salty Dog / Erik Darling - Pretty Polly / Erik Darling - Hard Luck Blues / Erik Darling - Candy Man. DISC THREE - Pete Seeger - Banks Are Made Of Marble / The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem - The Real Old Mountain Dew / The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem - The Parting Glass / Dave Van Ronk - In The Pines / Dave Van Ronk - Betty & Dupree / Kingston Trio – Everglades / The Brothers Four – Greenfields / The Brothers Four - Nine Pound Hammer / Bob Gibson - Yes I See / Bob Gibson - Daddy Roll 'Em / Bob Dylan - Talkin' New York / Bob Dylan - Highway 51 / Bob Dylan - Baby Let Me Follow You Down / Bob Dylan - Freight Train Blues / Rev. Gary Davis - Bad Company Brought Me Here / Rev. Gary Davis - No One Can Do Me Like Jesus / Rev. Gary Davis - Lost Boy In The Wilderness / Clarence Ashley & Doc Watson - Honey Baby Blues / Clarence Ashley & Doc Watson - God's Gonna Ease My Troublin' Mind / Doc Watson - Old Ruben / Doc Watson - I'm Going Back To Jericho / Dave Van Ronk - See That My Grave Is Kept Clean / Dave Van Ronk - Dink's Song / The Highwaymen - Johnny With The Bandy Legs / Carolyn Hester - The Water Is Wide. DISC FOUR - Rolf Cahn & Eric Von Schmidt - Columbus Stockade / Rolf Cahn & Eric Von Schmidt - Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out / Rolf Cahn & Eric Von Schmidt - Frankie & Albert / Rolf Cahn & Eric Von Schmidt - Make Me A Pallet / The New Christy Minstrels - Nine Hundred Miles / The Highwaymen - Whiskey In The Jar / New Lost City Ramblers - The Coo Coo Bird / New Lost City Ramblers - Goodbye Old Booze / Peter, Paul and Mary- Early In The Morning / Peter, Paul and Mary - If I Had A Hammer / Mike Seeger - John Hardy / Mike Seeger - Worried Blues / Judy Collins - Little Brown Dog / Judy Collins – Fannerio / The Limeliters - Sweet Water Rolling / The Limeliters - Those Were The Days / The Greenbriar Boys - Down The Road / The Greenbriar Boys - Amelia Earhart's Last Flight / The Swagmen - Jessie James / Oscar Brand - Cotton-Eyed Joe / Jean Ritchie - The Poor And Rambling Boy / Jean Ritchie - Pretty Betty Martin / Jean Ritchie - Two Little Children / Jean Ritchie - The Wreck On The Highway / Pete Seeger - Turn! Turn! Turn!