Treasures of traditional folksong from northern Minnesota including archival recordings from 1924.
[To Work Upon the Railroad]
Performer:
Is Part Of:
In eighteen hundred and sixty four, I landed on Columbia's shore,
Bad luck to the ship that brought me o’er, to work upon the railroad.
Song Text Source:
Transcription of recording
Collector:
Gordon, Robert Winslow, 1888-1961
Date Recorded:
September, 1924
Track Duration (h:m:s):
0:19
Original Medium:
wax cylinder
Repository:
American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Call Number/Physical Location:
AFS 19010A: G53 Misc 085
Notes:
The only song Gordon recorded from Dean that is not printed in Dean's songster "The Flying Cloud"
Rights:
Duplication of sound recordings may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
MFC Reference Number:
MCD_A011
This activity is made possible by the voters of
Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State
Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation
from the arts and cultural heritage fund.